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Southampton 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Manolo Gabbiadini on £79,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £66m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £52k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 45% lower than the £1,275,920 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manolo Gabbiadini | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Austin | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 27 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cédric Soares | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 25 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mario Lemina | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Gabon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sofiane Boufal | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dušan Tadic | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guido Carrillo | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 26 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Redmond | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 30 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven Davis | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Wesley Hoedt | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maya Yoshida | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Japan | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Ward-Prowse | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jérémy Pied | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | Right-back, right winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Hesketh | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Sims | £18,000 | £936,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam McQueen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stuart Taylor | £4,600 | £239,200 | 36 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Callum Slattery | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yan Valery | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Armani Little | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alfie Jones | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Flannigan | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JAN 2018 | ||
| Olufela Olomola | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyreke Johnson | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thomas O'Connor | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron O'Driscoll | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Cull | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Parkes | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Rowthorn | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Wood | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Christoph Klarer | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jamie Bradley-Green | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jake Vokins | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Rose | £610 | £31,720 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Allan Tchaptchet | £600 | £31,200 | 10 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kieran Freeman | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Richard Bakary | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Right-back | Benin | JUN 2018 | ||
| Siph Mdlalose | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Right winger, striker | South Africa | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Smallbone | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 10 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 12 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javen Siu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Taymar Fleary | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Hamblin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kameron Ledwidge | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Cull | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harrison Davis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sean Brennan | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Gardner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Simon Kozak | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Slovakia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harlem Hale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christian Norton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Ferry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kayne Ramsay | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Nlundulu | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Enzo Robise | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Afolabi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kornelius Hansen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bailey Owen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Bartlett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
4 £10k-£25k 6%
20 £25k-£100k 92%
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2017/18
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2017/18?
Southampton paid £1,275,920 a week in 2017/18 - £66,347,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2017/18?
Manolo Gabbiadini was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £79,000 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £52,237.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2017/18?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £52,237 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 45% lower than the £1,275,920 of 2017/18. The current squad is 69 players against 73 then.