Preston North End 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Louis Moult on £8,000 per week · see the current Preston North End wage bill
We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Preston North End pay £217,465 a week in 2026/27 — 85% higher than the £117,290 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Moult | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Paul Gallagher | £7,800 | £405,600 | 32 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Declan Rudd | £7,400 | £384,800 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Ben Pearson | £6,500 | £338,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Daryl Horgan | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Greg Cunningham | £6,200 | £322,400 | 26 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Tom Clarke | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Barkhuizen | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Billy Bodin | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Daniel Johnson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | AM LC | Jamaica | ||
| Callum Robinson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Josh Harrop | £5,100 | £265,200 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sean Maguire | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Tommy Spurr | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | D LC | England | ||
| Alan Browne | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Calum Woods | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | D RLC | England | ||
| Chris Maxwell | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | GK | Wales | ||
| Paul Huntington | £3,800 | £197,600 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Davies | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | D LC | England | ||
| Darnell Fisher | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| John Welsh | £3,100 | £161,200 | 33 | DM | England | ||
| Josh Earl | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Charlie Ager | £730 | £37,960 | 25 | M C | England | ||
| Connor Simpson | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Mathew Hudson | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Armer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Fensome | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Kamol Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Harry Garstang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Michael Howard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Myles Mason | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Oscar O'Neil | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Kian Smart | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Stead | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alex Wood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Adam OReilly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Cameron Day | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Charlie Lyons | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Précieux Ngongo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | Congo | ||
| Joshua Pollard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Callum Lenton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Lewis Simmons | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/M R | England | ||
| Hafizul Rahman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Darren Brannigan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jerome Jolly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| James Cottam | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Baxter | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | 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 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 47 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Preston North End wages, 2017/18
What was Preston North End's wage bill in 2017/18?
Preston North End paid £117,290 a week in 2017/18 - £6,099,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 47. We hold a wage for all 47 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Preston North End player in 2017/18?
Louis Moult was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £8,000 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £5,167.
What was the average Preston North End salary in 2017/18?
The average Preston North End player aged 22 or over earned £5,167 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 47. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Preston North End's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Preston North End pay £217,465 a week in 2026/27, 85% higher than the £117,290 of 2017/18. The current squad is 52 players against 47 then.