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Stoke City 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Joe Allen on £50,000 per week · see the current Stoke City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £422k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £22m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £20k
Then and now
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27 — 5% lower than the £421,920 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Allen | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Angus Gunn | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Vokes | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 30 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Clucas | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danny Batth | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Clarke | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James McClean | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 31 | Left-back, wide midfielder, winger | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommy Smith | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Centre-back, right wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adam Davies | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rabbi Matondo | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | Wide midfielder, winger | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Chester | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| John Obi Mikel | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nick Powell | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Brown | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Right midfielder, right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Cousins | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morgan Fox | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Tymon | £7,100 | £369,200 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | £6,700 | £348,400 | 21 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyrese Campbell | £6,600 | £343,200 | 20 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tashan Oakley-Boothe | £6,600 | £343,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Collins | £5,900 | £306,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harry Souttar | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Thompson | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | Left wing-back, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Corrigan | £3,700 | £192,400 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| D'Margio Wright-Phillips | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Blondy Nna Noukeu | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Goodwin | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Buršík | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gabriel Adebambo | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Douglas James-Taylor | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Porter | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Norton | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Malone | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ethon Varian | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kieran Coates | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Macari | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mohamed Akandji | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Broome | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Jarrett | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Forrester | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Edward Jones | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Full-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robbie Hemfrey | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Xander Parke | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Okagbue | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Nixon | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Sparrow | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henry Nash | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samy Bahri | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ifenayi Udanoh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ted Cargill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mark Chidi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Waite | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Cartwright | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jai Verma | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Edwards | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shilo Waldo | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Knowles | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Lewis | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ibrahima Sy | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| André Godfrinne | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paul Cooper | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Conor Robson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Fernandes | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryanjay Malbon | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Julius Ndene | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Melbourne | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 3%
7 £5k-£10k 11%
10 £10k-£25k 36%
6 £25k-£100k 48%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Stoke City wages, 2020/21
What was Stoke City's wage bill in 2020/21?
Stoke City paid £421,920 a week in 2020/21 - £21,939,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Stoke City player in 2020/21?
Joe Allen was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £50,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £20,194.
What was the average Stoke City salary in 2020/21?
The average Stoke City player aged 22 or over earned £20,194 a week in 2020/21, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Stoke City's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27, 5% lower than the £421,920 of 2020/21. The current squad is 73 players against 67 then.