Preston North End 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Josh Murphy on £25,000 per week · see the current Preston North End wage bill
We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 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 — 19% lower than the £269,920 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Daniel Iversen | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Daniel Johnson | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | AM C | Jamaica | ||
| Alan Browne | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Emil Riis | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Ali McCann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Cameron Archer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Greg Cunningham | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Declan Rudd | £9,400 | £488,800 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Patrick Bauer | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Scott Sinclair | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ben Whiteman | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Brad Potts | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | WB R, AM RC | England | ||
| Izzy Brown | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Liam Lindsay | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Sean Maguire | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | AM L, ST | Ireland | ||
| Tom Barkhuizen | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | WB R, AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Andrew Hughes | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | D LC | Wales | ||
| Matt Olosunde | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | D/WB R | U.S.A. | ||
| Paul Huntington | £5,800 | £301,600 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Ryan Ledson | £5,700 | £296,400 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Bambo Diaby | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Connor Ripley | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Sepp van den Berg | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Ched Evans | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | ST | Wales | ||
| Joe Rafferty | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | D/WB RL | Ireland | ||
| Josh Earl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Mathew Hudson | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Lewis Leigh | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ethan Walker | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Joe Rodwell-Grant | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Oliver Lombard | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Finlay Wallbank | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Kitt Nelson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Kian Taylor | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Rio Pemberton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Finlay Cross-Adair | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Teddy Mfuni | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Aaron Bennett | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Dana De Oliveira Amaral | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D R, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Noah Mawéné | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Declyn Duggan | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Vaughn Green | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jacob Slater | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Mikey O'Neil | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Josh Seary | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Levi Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| James Pradic | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kian Best | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | D LC | England | ||
| Joe Blanchard | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Harry Nevin | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC | Ireland | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Preston North End wages, 2021/22
What was Preston North End's wage bill in 2021/22?
Preston North End paid £269,920 a week in 2021/22 - £14,035,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Preston North End player in 2021/22?
Josh Murphy was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £25,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £9,395.
What was the average Preston North End salary in 2021/22?
The average Preston North End player aged 22 or over earned £9,395 a week in 2021/22, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Preston North End's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Preston North End pay £217,465 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £269,920 of 2021/22. The current squad is 52 players against 52 then.