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Swansea City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Wilfried Bony on £86,000 per week · see the current Swansea City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £55m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £40k
Then and now
Swansea City pay £278,214 a week in 2026/27 — 74% lower than the £1,060,030 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Bony | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2019 | ||
| André Ayew | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| André Ayew | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukasz Fabianski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Clucas | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tammy Abraham | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 19 | Right winger, striker | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leroy Fer | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andy King | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | MAY 2018 | ||
| Leon Britton | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ki Sung-Yueng | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2018 | ||
| Martin Olsson | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Carroll | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Wayne Routledge | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 32 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ángel Rangel | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 34 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kyle Naughton | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | Full-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Dyer | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 29 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luciano Narsingh | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle Bartley | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alfie Mawson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Renato Sanches | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Erwin Mulder | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mike van der Hoorn | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Roberts | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenji Gorré | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Botti Biabi | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel James | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Left winger | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adnan Maric | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brandon Cooper | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cian Harries | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gregor Zabret | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matic Paljk | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Left-back | Slovenia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Plezier | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Steven Benda | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Causso Daramé | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Bainbridge | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mael Davies | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Keston Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron Lewis | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Cullen | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| George Byers | £540 | £28,080 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordon Garrick | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Evans | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kees de Boer | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keiran Evans | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marco Dulca | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Central midfielder | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Scott Reed | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Lang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matt Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Price | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Shaquille Wynter-Coles | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Cabango | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matt Blake | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Owen Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Craig Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Fox | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Shepperd | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Lewis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Iceland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rhydian Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mason Jones-Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Finley Hazell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marc Walsh | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Erickson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron Berry | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jayden Reid | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Cooper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
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
34 Under £1k 1%
5 £1k-£2k 1%
8 £2k-£5k 2%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
3 £10k-£25k 6%
22 £25k-£100k 90%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Swansea City wages, 2017/18
What was Swansea City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Swansea City paid £1,060,030 a week in 2017/18 - £55,121,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Swansea City player in 2017/18?
Wilfried Bony was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £86,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £39,542.
What was the average Swansea City salary in 2017/18?
The average Swansea City player aged 22 or over earned £39,542 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Swansea City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Swansea City pay £278,214 a week in 2026/27, 74% lower than the £1,060,030 of 2017/18. The current squad is 57 players against 73 then.