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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £61m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £46k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 40% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ward-Prowse | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nathan Redmond | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fraser Forster | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Theo Walcott | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 32 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Shane Long | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 34 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Che Adams | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | Full-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lyanco | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ibrahima Diallo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Salisu | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Romain Perraud | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 23 | Left-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Moussa Djénépo | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Mali | JUN 2024 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 39 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yan Valery | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | Right-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Armando Broja | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Albania | JUN 2026 | ||
| Sam McQueen | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | Left-back, left winger | England | DEC 2021 | ||
| Tino Livramento | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Will Smallbone | £6,000 | £312,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Lancashire | £1,800 | £93,600 | 32 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Harry Lewis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leon Pambou | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nico Lawrence | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ramello Mitchell | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benni Smales-Braithwaite | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diamond Edwards | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Burnett | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fedel Ross-Lang | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Goran Babic | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Turner | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Smith | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremi Rodríguez | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kegs Chauke | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kazeem Olaigbe | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Pearce | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ollie Wright | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 14 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Finnigan | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Bellis | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Tizzard | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Bailey | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Woods | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Payne | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Teddy Davey | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kaya Tshaka | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kamari Doyle | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Left-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thierry Small | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eddie Beach | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joshua Lett | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adli Mohamed | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | U.A.E. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rylee Wright | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sonnie Davis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joshua Squires | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jem Hewlett | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dominic Ballard | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tommy-Lee Higgs | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Chavez-Munoz | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cameron Bragg | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Armitage | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
£2k-£5k
4 £5k-£10k 2%
2 £10k-£25k 3%
19 £25k-£100k 85%
1 £100k+
8%
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 £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 40% lower than the £1,180,360 of 2021/22. The current squad is 69 players against 71 then.