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Queens Park Rangers 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Steven Caulker on £38,000 per week · see the current Queens Park Rangers wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £341k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Queens Park Rangers pay £319,940 a week in 2026/27 — 6% lower than the £341,370 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Caulker | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nedum Onuoha | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ravel Morrison | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Karl Henry | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alex Smithies | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Mackie | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jake Bidwell | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Idrissa Sylla | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Guinea | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Cousins | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Perch | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Defender, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Robinson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yéni Ngbakoto | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Grant Hall | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Freeman | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joel Lynch | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kazenga LuaLua | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Left winger | Congo - Kinshasa | MAY 2017 | ||
| Pawel Wszolek | £8,800 | £457,600 | 24 | Right winger | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Washington | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Massimo Luongo | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Smith | £7,900 | £410,800 | 27 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Goss | £5,600 | £291,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Darnell Furlong | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Doughty | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matt Ingram | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Manning | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Finney | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Michael Petrasso | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Winger | Canada | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niko Hämäläinen | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Seny Dieng | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Rowe | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Bowler | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Conor Hudnott | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Chris Paul | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Right-back, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ebere Eze | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Reece Grego-Cox | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joshua Wallen | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ilias Chair | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Michael Klass | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ody Alfa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Geoff Kibaki | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leandro Ribeiro | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kraig Noel-McLeod | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gilbert Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mus Dauti | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Faysal Bettache | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Myles Bowman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rhys Springer-Downes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Darnell Goather-Braithwaite | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Disubi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hugo Cardoso | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ethan Kaiser | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gianni Crichlow | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marcin Brzozowski | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mickel Platt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jeremy Arthur | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jack Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Romeo Akinola | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brandon Barzey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ruudi Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dan Darbyshire | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aiden Mesias | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kingsley Eshun | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Caden Genovesi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Charlie Fox | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jardel Francis-Adeyinka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Samuel Kifwasima | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Eales | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Anthony Folkes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Amrit Bansal-McNulty | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 5%
7 £5k-£10k 16%
12 £10k-£25k 47%
3 £25k-£100k 28%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Queens Park Rangers wages, 2016/17
What was Queens Park Rangers' wage bill in 2016/17?
Queens Park Rangers paid £341,370 a week in 2016/17 - £17,751,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Queens Park Rangers player in 2016/17?
Steven Caulker was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £38,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £13,735.
What was the average Queens Park Rangers salary in 2016/17?
The average Queens Park Rangers player aged 22 or over earned £13,735 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Queens Park Rangers' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Queens Park Rangers pay £319,940 a week in 2026/27, 6% lower than the £341,370 of 2016/17. The current squad is 67 players against 70 then.