Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema £829,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané £625,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix £580,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé £497,000/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly £497,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio £472,000/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland £450,000/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen £436,000/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski £432,000/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala £414,000/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves £414,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman £414,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah £400,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane £381,000/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic £369,000/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Portsmouth 2022/23 - player wages

Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Dane Scarlett on £12,000 per week · see the current Portsmouth wage bill

WEEKLY WAGE BILL £100k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £5.2m
SQUAD SIZE51
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £4k

We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.

Then and now

Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27 — 139% higher than the £99,510 of 2022/23.

Current squad →

Where the money went in 2022/23

Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each

Goalkeepers
£6,380 · 6%
Defenders
£30,580 · 31%
Midfielders
£18,150 · 18%
Attackers
£44,400 · 45%

2022/23 squad salaries

Portsmouth squad salaries for the 2022/23 season. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
Watch PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY AGE POSITION NATION COMPARE
Dane Scarlett
£12,000
£624,000 18 ST England
Joe Pigott
£8,100
£421,200 28 ST England
Colby Bishop
£5,400
£280,800 25 ST England
Marlon Pack
£4,900
£254,800 31 DM England
Matt Macey
£4,900
£254,800 27 GK England
Owen Dale
£4,800
£249,600 23 AM RL England
Joe Rafferty
£4,100
£213,200 28 D/WB RL Ireland
Joe Morrell
£4,100
£213,200 25 DM Wales
Ryley Towler
£3,700
£192,400 20 D LC, DM England
Ronan Curtis
£3,700
£192,400 26 AM LC, F C Ireland
Sean Raggett
£3,600
£187,200 28 D C England
Connor Ogilvie
£3,400
£176,800 26 D LC England
Di'Shon Bernard
£3,400
£176,800 21 D RC England
Denver Hume
£3,400
£176,800 23 D/WB L England
Zak Swanson
£3,000
£156,000 21 D RL England
Michael Jacobs
£2,900
£150,800 30 AM RLC England
Paddy Lane
£2,800
£145,600 21 AM RL N.Ireland
Ryan Tunnicliffe
£2,700
£140,400 29 DM, AM C England
Tom Lowery
£2,600
£135,200 24 DM Wales
Clark Robertson
£2,400
£124,800 28 D LC Scotland
Kieron Freeman
£2,000
£104,000 30 D RC Wales
Louis Thompson
£2,000
£104,000 27 D C, DM Wales
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
£1,700
£88,400 24 WB L, AM RL, ST England
Joshua Oluwayemi
£810
£42,120 21 GK England
Jayden Reid
£810
£42,120 21 AM RC, F C England
Jay Mingi
£760
£39,520 21 DM England
Liam Vincent
£590
£30,680 19 D/WB L England
Harry Jewitt-White
£530
£27,560 18 DM Wales
Toby Steward
£310
£16,120 17 GK England
Alfie Bridgman
£250
£13,000 18 DM England
Dan Gifford
£250
£13,000 18 AM RC, F C England
Brian Quarm
£180
£9,360 16 D/WB R, AM RC Ghana
Josh Dockerill
£180
£9,360 17 M C England
Adam Payce
£180
£9,360 17 M C, ST England
Charlie Williams
£180
£9,360 16 M C England
Elliott Simpson
£180
£9,360 16 AM RC England
Malachi Osei-Owusu
£180
£9,360 16 GK England
Jack Fox
£180
£9,360 16 D RC England
Bastian Smith
£180
£9,360 16 GK England
Maxwell Hurst
£180
£9,360 16 ST England
Kevin Bosaka
£180
£9,360 16 AM RC England
Daniel Murray
£180
£9,360 16 DM England
Mitch Aston
£180
£9,360 16 DM England
Koby Mottoh
£180
£9,360 15 AM RL England
Harvey Laidlaw
£180
£9,360 16 D/WB L England
Destiny Ojo
£180
£9,360 17 AM RL, ST England
Billy Fuller
£180
£9,360 17 ST England
Gabriel Kamavuako
£180
£9,360 17 AM/F C England
Kayden Traynor
£180
£9,360 17 D R England
Jamie Howell
£180
£9,360 17 D RC England
Spencer Spurway
£180
£9,360 16 D C England

Wage vs age, 2022/23

Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young

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Squad wage pyramid

Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took

PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
28
Under £1k
8%
1
£1k-£2k
2%
19
£2k-£5k
65%
2
£5k-£10k
14%
1
£10k-£25k
12%

Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.

Contract expiries

When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out

2023
20 players
2024
26 players
2025
2 players
2026
3 players

Frequently asked questions

Portsmouth wages, 2022/23

What was Portsmouth's wage bill in 2022/23?

Portsmouth paid £99,510 a week in 2022/23 - £5,174,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.

Who was the highest paid Portsmouth player in 2022/23?

Dane Scarlett was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £12,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £3,706.

What was the average Portsmouth salary in 2022/23?

The average Portsmouth player aged 22 or over earned £3,706 a week in 2022/23, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.

How do Portsmouth's 2022/23 wages compare with now?

Portsmouth pay £238,190 a week in 2026/27, 139% higher than the £99,510 of 2022/23. The current squad is 45 players against 51 then.

More Portsmouth seasons

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