Stoke City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Wilfried Bony on £100,000 per week · see the current Stoke City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Stoke City pay £320,090 a week in 2026/27 — 68% lower than the £1,004,750 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Bony | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | AM/F C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Saido Berahino | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 22 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Mame Diouf | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Senegal | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Switzerland | ||
| Giannelli Imbula | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 23 | DM | France | ||
| Joe Allen | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Wales | ||
| Marko Arnautovic | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | AM RL | Austria | ||
| Ryan Shawcross | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Erik Pieters | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Charlie Adam | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Glen Johnson | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 31 | D R | England | ||
| Ibrahim Afellay | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Geoff Cameron | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | D RC, DM, M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jack Butland | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Marc Muniesa | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Stephen Ireland | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Jonathan Walters | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 31 | D RL | Scotland | ||
| Peter Crouch | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 35 | ST | England | ||
| Glenn Whelan | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 32 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Ramadan Sobhi | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Egypt | ||
| Bruno Martins Indi | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Shay Given | £18,000 | £936,000 | 40 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £3,400 | £176,800 | 21 | GK | Austria | ||
| Harry Souttar | £3,200 | £166,400 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Dom Telford | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Julien Ngoy | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Mark Waddington | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Cameron McJannet | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Lewis Banks | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Dan Jarvis | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Dániel Gyollai | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Eddy Lecygne | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Liam Edwards | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Andrew Cherdieu | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Harry Isted | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Luís Silva | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Rachid Baldé | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Connor Russo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jake Dunwoody | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Mitchell Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Mohamed Diallo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RL | England | ||
| James Butler | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Krisztofer Szerető | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | Hungary | ||
| Jordan Greenidge | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Harvey Read | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Thibaud Verlinden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC | Belgium | ||
| Shola Ayoola | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Tommy Dyche | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Venâncio Monteiro | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Kosovar Sadiki | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Canada | ||
| Jacob Twyford | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Scott Wara | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Máté Deczki | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Tom Edwards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Vazoumana Karamoko | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | France | ||
| Tyrese Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Lasse Sørensen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Denmark | ||
| Niklas Jokelainen | £10 | £520 | 16 | ST | Finland | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Stoke City wages, 2016/17
What was Stoke City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Stoke City paid £1,004,750 a week in 2016/17 - £52,247,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Stoke City player in 2016/17?
Wilfried Bony was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £100,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £41,957.
What was the average Stoke City salary in 2016/17?
The average Stoke City player aged 22 or over earned £41,957 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Stoke City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Stoke City pay £320,090 a week in 2026/27, 68% lower than the £1,004,750 of 2016/17. The current squad is 70 players against 60 then.