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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £896k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £47m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £34k
Then and now
Swansea City pay £278,214 a week in 2026/27 — 69% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Llorente | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 31 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukasz Fabianski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Borja Bastón | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leroy Fer | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ki Sung-Yueng | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Cork | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leon Britton | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kyle Naughton | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | Full-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Carroll | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ángel Rangel | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 33 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wayne Routledge | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Dyer | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 28 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jefferson Montero | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Left winger | Ecuador | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luciano Narsingh | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordi Amat | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Martin Olsson | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alfie Mawson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mike van der Hoorn | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gerhard Tremmel | £12,000 | £624,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jay Fulton | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark Birighitti | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam King | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oli McBurnie | £4,800 | £249,600 | 20 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenji Gorré | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Botti Biabi | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stephen Kingsley | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Adnan Maric | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Roberts | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Daniel James | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Left winger | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gregor Zabret | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Rodon | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ryan Blair | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyler Reid | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Full-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Lewis | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Keston Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Cullen | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Plezier | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Byers | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordon Garrick | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Evans | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Keiran Evans | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Dyson | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Oliver Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dan Jefferies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matt Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rhydian Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Finley Hazell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ross Treacy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben Erickson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron Berry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Lang | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Price | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Morgan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jordan Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben Cabango | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matt Blake | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mael Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jordan Elliot | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sean Hanbury | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marco Dulca | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Romania | JUN 2017 | ||
| Causso Daramé | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jack Fox | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Lewis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brandon Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Edwards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
36 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
8 £2k-£5k 3%
3 £5k-£10k 2%
2 £10k-£25k 3%
21 £25k-£100k 91%
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 £278,214 a week in 2026/27, 69% lower than the £895,800 of 2016/17. The current squad is 57 players against 70 then.