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Southampton 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Theo Walcott on £110,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £59m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £57k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 38% lower than the £1,140,325 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Walcott | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 31 | Left midfielder, winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Danny Ings | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Ward-Prowse | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathan Redmond | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 26 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Takumi Minamino | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Japan | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2023 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 30 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 28 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Che Adams | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ibrahima Diallo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Salisu | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Moussa Djénépo | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam McQueen | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Smallbone | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alexandre Jankewitz | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dan Nlundulu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Striker | England | DEC 2022 | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kayne Ramsay | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Allan Tchaptchet | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benni Smales-Braithwaite | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Caleb Watts | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Agbontohoma | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Morris | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Bycroft | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kameron Ledwidge | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kegs Chauke | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kazeem Olaigbe | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Defise | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ramello Mitchell | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seamas Keogh | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Bellis | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Ferry | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jeremi Rodríguez | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eddie Beach | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gustav Lillienberg | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leon Pambou | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Burnett | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Diamond Edwards | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Hall | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Finnigan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ollie Wright | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Tizzard | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Goran Babic | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Bailey | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kaya Tshaka | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luke Pearce | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jayden Smith | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Payne | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fedel Ross-Lang | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marco Rus | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Teddy Davey | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Woods | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Turner | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
£2k-£5k
3 £5k-£10k 2%
£10k-£25k
17 £25k-£100k 87%
1 £100k+
10%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2020/21
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2020/21?
Southampton paid £1,140,325 a week in 2020/21 - £59,296,900 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2020/21?
Theo Walcott was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £110,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £57,122.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2020/21?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £57,122 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 38% lower than the £1,140,325 of 2020/21. The current squad is 69 players against 67 then.