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Southampton 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Nathan Redmond on £79,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £962k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £50m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £47k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £962,265 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Redmond | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Ings | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 26 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 29 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sofiane Boufal | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 32 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Ward-Prowse | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Angus Gunn | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Che Adams | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Moussa Djénépo | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Full-back | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Sam McQueen | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yan Valery | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | Right-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kevin Danso | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Callum Slattery | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Maddox | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Dan Nlundulu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Winger, striker | England | DEC 2022 | ||
| Alexandre Jankewitz | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Vokins | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Allan Tchaptchet | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron O'Driscoll | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Caleb Watts | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Central midfielder | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Norton | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcus Barnes | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyreke Johnson | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Left wing-back, left winger | England | DEC 2020 | ||
| Alex Cull | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Benni Smales-Braithwaite | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Ferry | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seamas Keogh | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 15 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harlem Hale | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kornelius Hansen | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Enzo Robise | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Bycroft | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kameron Ledwidge | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Smallbone | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leon Pambou | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kegs Chauke | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Burnett | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Defise | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Cluett | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rio Glean | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Watts | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Saunders | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Hall | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Bellis | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ollie Wright | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Bailey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jayden Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Agbontohoma | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Teddy Davey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Turner | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marco Rus | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Tizzard | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Morris | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ramello Mitchell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Roland Idowu | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kazeem Olaigbe | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
44 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
6 £10k-£25k 11%
15 £25k-£100k 86%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2019/20
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2019/20?
Southampton paid £962,265 a week in 2019/20 - £50,037,780 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2019/20?
Nathan Redmond was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £79,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £47,432.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2019/20?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £47,432 a week in 2019/20, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £962,265 of 2019/20. The current squad is 69 players against 71 then.