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
Then and now
Preston North End pay £254,365 a week in 2026/27 — 6% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Iversen | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Johnson | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alan Browne | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emil Riis | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ali McCann | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cameron Archer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Greg Cunningham | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Declan Rudd | £9,400 | £488,800 | 30 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Patrick Bauer | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Scott Sinclair | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brad Potts | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Whiteman | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Izzy Brown | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Liam Lindsay | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Barkhuizen | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean Maguire | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrew Hughes | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matt Olosunde | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Right-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Huntington | £5,800 | £301,600 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Ledson | £5,700 | £296,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bambo Diaby | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Connor Ripley | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sepp van den Berg | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ched Evans | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Rafferty | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | Full-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Earl | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathew Hudson | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Leigh | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Walker | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Rodwell-Grant | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Holland-Wilkinson | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliver Lombard | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kian Best | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Blanchard | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Seary | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Declyn Duggan | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dana De Oliveira Amaral | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Slater | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Nevin | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kitt Nelson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Pradic | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finlay Cross-Adair | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vaughn Green | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Finlay Wallbank | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Noah Mawéné | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mikey O'Neil | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Levi Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rio Pemberton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kian Taylor | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Bennett | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Teddy Mfuni | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
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 £254,365 a week in 2026/27, 6% lower than the £269,920 of 2021/22. The current squad is 54 players against 52 then.