CHAMPIONSHIP · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Stoke City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Saido Berahino on £78,000 per week · see the current Stoke City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.0m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £54m
SQUAD SIZE61
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £42k
Then and now
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27 — 61% lower than the £1,036,850 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saido Berahino | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Wimmer | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 28 | Left winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mame Diouf | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 29 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bruno Martins Indi | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Darren Fletcher | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Shawcross | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Allen | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jesé | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kurt Zouma | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | Centre-back | France | MAY 2018 | ||
| Badou Ndiaye | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Erik Pieters | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie Adam | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Butland | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Glen Johnson | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 32 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Geoff Cameron | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Peter Crouch | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 36 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ibrahim Afellay | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ramadan Sobhi | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Egypt | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moritz Bauer | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | Right-back | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kostas Stafylidis | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jakob Haugaard | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stephen Ireland | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lewis Banks | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mark Waddington | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron McJannet | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luís Silva | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dániel Gyollai | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Hungary | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dan Jarvis | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eddy Lecygne | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Shola Ayoola | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Dunwoody | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Venâncio Monteiro | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ollie Shenton | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrew Cherdieu | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Hill | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tre Pemberton | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Edwards | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Venancio da Silva Monteiro | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Left winger | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mitchell Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Vazoumana Karamoko | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joel Mvovi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Russo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Butler | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Scott Wara | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Fiji | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Greenidge | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Max Murphy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mohamed Diallo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdoulaye Touré | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacob Twyford | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ethan Stanton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rachid Baldé | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2018 | ||
| Krisztofer Szerető | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Hungary | JUN 2018 | ||
| Will Forrester | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lasse Sørensen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Jennings | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Buršík | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Collins | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrese Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
35 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
4 £10k-£25k 6%
20 £25k-£100k 92%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Stoke City wages, 2017/18
What was Stoke City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Stoke City paid £1,036,850 a week in 2017/18 - £53,916,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Stoke City player in 2017/18?
Saido Berahino was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £78,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £41,858.
What was the average Stoke City salary in 2017/18?
The average Stoke City player aged 22 or over earned £41,858 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Stoke City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27, 61% lower than the £1,036,850 of 2017/18. The current squad is 73 players against 61 then.