Southampton 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner James Ward-Prowse on £100,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Southampton pay £679,490 a week in 2026/27 — 42% lower than the £1,180,360 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ward-Prowse | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Nathan Redmond | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Theo Walcott | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 25 | D C | Poland | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Norway | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 34 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 29 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Che Adams | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Lyanco | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Jack Stephens | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Ibrahima Diallo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 22 | DM | France | ||
| Mohammed Salisu | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 22 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Romain Perraud | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 23 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Moussa Djénépo | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Mali | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 39 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Nathan Tella | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Yan Valery | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Armando Broja | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Albania | ||
| Sam McQueen | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Tino Livramento | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Will Smallbone | £6,000 | £312,000 | 21 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Oliver Lancashire | £1,800 | £93,600 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Leon Pambou | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Nico Lawrence | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ramello Mitchell | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Benni Smales-Braithwaite | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Diamond Edwards | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ethan Burnett | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Fedel Ross-Lang | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Goran Babic | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | AM C | Serbia | ||
| Jeremi Rodríguez | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Jack Turner | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Jayden Smith | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kegs Chauke | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Kazeem Olaigbe | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Luke Pearce | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Ollie Wright | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 14 | D (C) | England | ||
| Ryan Finnigan | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Bellis | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 16 | GK | Northern Ireland | ||
| Will Tizzard | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Teddy Davey | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Dominic Ballard | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Cameron Bragg | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Rylee Wright | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joshua Lett | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Jem Hewlett | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ryan Chavez-Munoz | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Will Armitage | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Sonnie Davis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Kamari Doyle | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | AM C | England | ||
| Joshua Squires | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Adli Mohamed | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | U.A.E. | ||
| Tommy-Lee Higgs | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Kaya Tshaka | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Lewis Payne | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Sam Bailey | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Matthew Carson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB L | N.Ireland | ||
| Harvey Woods | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Eddie Beach | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Thierry Small | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2021/22
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2021/22?
Southampton paid £1,180,360 a week in 2021/22 - £61,378,720 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 2021/22?
James Ward-Prowse was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £100,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £45,744.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2021/22?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £45,744 a week in 2021/22, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £679,490 a week in 2026/27, 42% lower than the £1,180,360 of 2021/22. The current squad is 72 players against 71 then.