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Southampton 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner James Ward-Prowse on £100,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.4m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £74m
SQUAD SIZE77
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £49k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 50% lower than the £1,423,850 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ward-Prowse | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mislav Oršić | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Croatia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | Full-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Theo Walcott | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 33 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Aribo | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Carlos Alcaraz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Duje Caleta-Car | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Che Adams | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kamaldeen Sulemana | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 20 | Left winger | Ghana | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Full-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lyanco | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paul Onuachu | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Moussa Djénépo | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 24 | Winger | Mali | JUN 2025 | ||
| Armel Bella-Kotchap | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ibrahima Diallo | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohammed Salisu | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roméo Lavia | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sékou Mara | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 19 | Striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Romain Perraud | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | Left-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| James Bree | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 40 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tino Livramento | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Juan Larios | £6,100 | £317,200 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jake Vokins | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Lancashire | £1,800 | £93,600 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diamond Edwards | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Leon Pambou | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Payne | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | - | ||
| Dominic Ballard | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fedel Ross-Lang | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Goran Babic | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Woods | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Turner | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jak Stewart | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zuriel Otseh-Taiwo | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Pearce | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Hall | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Left-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ollie Wright | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 15 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Sam Bellis | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Bailey | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | - | ||
| Will Tizzard | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tyler Dibling | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kamari Doyle | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Iwumene | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jem Hewlett | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Jeffries | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joshua Squires | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adli Mohamed | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | U.A.E. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Armitage | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reggie Evans | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Will Merry | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Edmondson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Hartness | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cameron Bragg | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Bailey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Chavez-Munoz | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tommy-Lee Higgs | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alfie Prescott | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sonnie Davis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brandon Charles | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jayden Meghoma | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joshua Lett | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rylee Wright | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathanael Boot | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Andrews | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Amo-Ameyaw | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
£10k-£25k
26 £25k-£100k 90%
1 £100k+
7%
Top 5 earners took 26% of the squad wage bill, across the 77 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2022/23
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2022/23?
Southampton paid £1,423,850 a week in 2022/23 - £74,040,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 77. We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2022/23?
James Ward-Prowse was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £100,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £49,039.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2022/23?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £49,039 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 77. The top five earners took 26% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 50% lower than the £1,423,850 of 2022/23. The current squad is 69 players against 77 then.