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Southampton 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Danny Ings on £77,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £59m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £47k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 38% lower than the £1,132,940 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ings | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 25 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charlie Austin | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 28 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mario Lemina | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Gabon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Redmond | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 31 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maya Yoshida | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Japan | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Ward-Prowse | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Angus Gunn | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Targett | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Sims | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam McQueen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfie Jones | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Slattery | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yan Valery | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Right-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Vokins | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron O'Driscoll | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Flannigan | £810 | £42,120 | 22 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Rose | £810 | £42,120 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcus Barnes | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyreke Johnson | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Left wing-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Cull | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christoph Klarer | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Nlundulu | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | DEC 2019 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 14 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harlem Hale | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Hamblin | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Bradley-Green | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Afolabi | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Freeman | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kornelius Hansen | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thomas O'Connor | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Enzo Robise | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harrison Davis | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Simon Kozak | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Centre-back | Slovakia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Bycroft | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kameron Ledwidge | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kayne Ramsay | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Ferry | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 13 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Smallbone | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Bailey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Agbontohoma | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alexandre Jankewitz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Morris | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Seamas Keogh | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Allan Tchaptchet | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Roland Idowu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Burnett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Benni Smales-Braithwaite | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Defise | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Christian Norton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Caleb Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Taymar Fleary | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Cluett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rio Glean | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Brennan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Saunders | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dan Bartlett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
5 £10k-£25k 7%
18 £25k-£100k 90%
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2018/19
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2018/19?
Southampton paid £1,132,940 a week in 2018/19 - £58,912,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2018/19?
Danny Ings was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £77,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £46,853.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2018/19?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £46,853 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 38% lower than the £1,132,940 of 2018/19. The current squad is 69 players against 75 then.