Portsmouth 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Stuart O'Keefe on £9,000 per week · see the current Portsmouth wage bill
We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 13 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27 — 224% higher than the £73,540 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart O'Keefe | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Stephen Henderson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Brett Pitman | £6,500 | £338,000 | 29 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Anton Walkes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Matty Kennedy | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Luke McGee | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Christian Burgess | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Thompson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Matt Clarke | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Danny Rose | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | DM, M LC | England | ||
| Conor Chaplin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dion Donohue | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Wales | ||
| Gareth Evans | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Jack Whatmough | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Jamal Lowe | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Kal Naismith | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Ollie Hawkins | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | D C, ST | England | ||
| Ben Close | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Connor Ronan | £1,030 | £53,560 | 19 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Brandon Haunstrup | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | D RL | England | ||
| Adam May | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Andrew Greig | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Sylvain Deslandes | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | D LC | France | ||
| Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Jez Bedford | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Theo Widdrington | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Alex Bass | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Chandler | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Bradley Lethbridge | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Dandy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Freddie Read | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Josh Flint | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| James Whiting | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Joe Hancott | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Oscar Johnston | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Leon Maloney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Matt Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Dan Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Jordan Brooks | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Canada | ||
| Matt Mayes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Collins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 42 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Portsmouth wages, 2017/18
What was Portsmouth's wage bill in 2017/18?
Portsmouth paid £73,540 a week in 2017/18 - £3,824,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 42. We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Portsmouth player in 2017/18?
Stuart O'Keefe was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £9,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £3,600.
What was the average Portsmouth salary in 2017/18?
The average Portsmouth player aged 22 or over earned £3,600 a week in 2017/18, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 42. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Portsmouth's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27, 224% higher than the £73,540 of 2017/18. The current squad is 45 players against 42 then.