Stoke City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Ashley Williams on £73,000 per week · see the current Stoke City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Stoke City pay £320,090 a week in 2026/27 — 57% lower than the £746,720 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Williams | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 33 | D C | Wales | ||
| Mame Diouf | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 30 | D/WB R, AM RLC | Senegal | ||
| Ryan Shawcross | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Joe Allen | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | DM | Wales | ||
| Saido Berahino | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | AM RC, F C | Burundi | ||
| Bruno Martins Indi | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Darren Fletcher | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 34 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Bojan | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Sam Clucas | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | DM, AM LC | England | ||
| Sam Vokes | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | ST | Wales | ||
| Benik Afobe | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Peter Etebo | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Adam Federici | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 33 | GK | Australia | ||
| Danny Batth | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Thomas Ince | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Charlie Adam | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Jack Butland | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| James McClean | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Moritz Bauer | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Austria | ||
| Ryan Woods | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Josh Tymon | £7,100 | £369,200 | 19 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Julien Ngoy | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Thibaud Verlinden | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | AM RL | Belgium | ||
| Jakob Haugaard | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Ryan Corrigan | £3,700 | £192,400 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Sim Thandi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Ollie Shenton | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Tom Edwards | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Lasse Sørensen | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | M C | Denmark | ||
| Dan Jarvis | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Dániel Gyollai | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Jake Dunwoody | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Moussa Niakaté | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | D L | France | ||
| Ryan Hill | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Tre Pemberton | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Gabriel Kyeremateng | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Vazoumana Karamoko | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D L | France | ||
| Jacob Twyford | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Scott Wara | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Joe Buršík | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Mohamed Diallo | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D RL | England | ||
| Rachid Baldé | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | M C | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Adam Porter | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Max Murphy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | Ireland | ||
| Joel Mvovi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Soiyir Sanali | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Reece Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Lewis Macari | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Ethan Stanton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Ethon Varian | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Ibrahim Doucoure | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Abdoulaye Touré | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | France | ||
| Dillon Keane | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Adnan Kanuric | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Mohamed Akandji | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | France | ||
| James Jennings | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Nathan Broome | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Collins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Kieran Coates | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Will Forrester | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Patrick Jarrett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Malone | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Stoke City wages, 2018/19
What was Stoke City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Stoke City paid £746,720 a week in 2018/19 - £38,829,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Stoke City player in 2018/19?
Ashley Williams was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £73,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £34,052.
What was the average Stoke City salary in 2018/19?
The average Stoke City player aged 22 or over earned £34,052 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Stoke City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Stoke City pay £320,090 a week in 2026/27, 57% lower than the £746,720 of 2018/19. The current squad is 70 players against 62 then.