Swansea City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Fernando Llorente on £77,000 per week · see the current Swansea City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27 — 73% lower than the £895,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Llorente | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | ST | Spain | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 26 | AM LC | Iceland | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Ghana | ||
| Lukasz Fabianski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 31 | GK | Poland | ||
| Borja Bastón | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | ST | Spain | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 27 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Leroy Fer | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Holland | ||
| Ki Sung-Yueng | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | DM | South Korea | ||
| Jack Cork | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Leon Britton | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 33 | DM | England | ||
| Kyle Naughton | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | D/WB RL, M R | England | ||
| Ángel Rangel | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 33 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Tom Carroll | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Wayne Routledge | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Nathan Dyer | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | AM R | England | ||
| Jefferson Montero | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | AM L | Ecuador | ||
| Luciano Narsingh | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Jordi Amat | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | D C | Spain | ||
| Martin Olsson | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | D/WB/M L | Sweden | ||
| Alfie Mawson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Mike van der Hoorn | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | D C | Holland | ||
| Gerhard Tremmel | £12,000 | £624,000 | 37 | GK | Germany | ||
| Jay Fulton | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Mark Birighitti | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | GK | Australia | ||
| Adam King | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Oli McBurnie | £4,800 | £249,600 | 20 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Kenji Gorré | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| Botti Biabi | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Stephen Kingsley | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Adnan Maric | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | M C | Sweden | ||
| Connor Roberts | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Daniel James | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | AM L | Wales | ||
| Gregor Zabret | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | GK | Slovenia | ||
| Joe Rodon | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | GK | Wales | ||
| Ryan Blair | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Keston Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | Wales | ||
| Aaron Lewis | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Tyler Reid | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D RL | England | ||
| Liam Cullen | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | AM L, ST | Wales | ||
| Tom Plezier | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| George Byers | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Jordon Garrick | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Evans | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | DM | Wales | ||
| Keiran Evans | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | AM LC | Wales | ||
| Tom Dyson | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Liam Edwards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Dan Jefferies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Oliver Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Brandon Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Ben Morgan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Price | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | Wales | ||
| Finley Hazell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Jordan Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Rhydian Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Matt Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Ross Treacy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Ben Cabango | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jack Fox | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Alex Lang | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Ben Erickson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Causso Daramé | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Portugal | ||
| Matt Blake | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Mael Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | Wales | ||
| Marco Dulca | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Romania | ||
| Jordan Elliot | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | Scotland | ||
| Joe Lewis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Cameron Berry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Sean Hanbury | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
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 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Swansea City wages, 2016/17
What was Swansea City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Swansea City paid £895,800 a week in 2016/17 - £46,581,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Swansea City player in 2016/17?
Fernando Llorente was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £77,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £34,240.
What was the average Swansea City salary in 2016/17?
The average Swansea City player aged 22 or over earned £34,240 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Swansea City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27, 73% lower than the £895,800 of 2016/17. The current squad is 56 players against 70 then.