Swansea City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Leroy Fer on £36,000 per week · see the current Swansea City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27 — 38% lower than the £396,320 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Fer | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 28 | DM | Holland | ||
| Kyle Naughton | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | D R | England | ||
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Martin Olsson | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Sweden | ||
| Luciano Narsingh | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Wayne Routledge | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 33 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Bersant Celina | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 21 | AM C | Kosovo | ||
| Nathan Dyer | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | AM RL | England | ||
| Erwin Mulder | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | GK | Holland | ||
| Joel Asoro | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | AM R, ST | Sweden | ||
| Barrie McKay | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Oli McBurnie | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Mike van der Hoorn | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D C | Holland | ||
| Connor Roberts | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | D/WB RL | Wales | ||
| Matt Grimes | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Declan John | £8,400 | £436,800 | 22 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Joe Rodon | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jay Fulton | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| George Byers | £7,200 | £374,400 | 22 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Daniel James | £6,400 | £332,800 | 20 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Adam King | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Yan Dhanda | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | AM LC | England | ||
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Adnan Maric | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | M C | Sweden | ||
| Cian Harries | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jordi Govea | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | D/WB L | Ecuador | ||
| Liam Cullen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Steven Benda | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Brandon Cooper | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Gregor Zabret | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | GK | Slovenia | ||
| Jordon Garrick | £910 | £47,320 | 19 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jack Evans | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | DM | Wales | ||
| Tyler Reid | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Keston Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D C | Wales | ||
| Keiran Evans | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Kees de Boer | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | DM | Holland | ||
| Ben Cabango | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Cameron Berry | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Marco Dulca | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | M C | Romania | ||
| Simon Paulet | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Jack Withers | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Joe Lewis | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Matt Blake | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Oliver Cooper | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM LC | Wales | ||
| Tom Price | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | DM | Wales | ||
| Josh Gould | £310 | £16,120 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Luke McKendry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Jacob Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Charlie Clancy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Alex Rutter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Luke Motruk | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RL | Wales | ||
| Josh Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Bradley Gibbings | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Ryan Bevan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, M C | Wales | ||
| Jacob Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Scott Reed | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Owen Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Daniel Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Craig Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Shaquille Wynter-Coles | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Marc Walsh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Ben Erickson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Tivonge Rushesha | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, M C | Wales | ||
| Mason Jones-Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | Iceland | ||
| Bailey Owen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Will Rickard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Cameron Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Daniel Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Josh Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Jayden Reid | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Ali Al-Hamadi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Nathan Shepperd | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | 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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Swansea City wages, 2018/19
What was Swansea City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Swansea City paid £396,320 a week in 2018/19 - £20,608,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Swansea City player in 2018/19?
Leroy Fer was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £36,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £15,621.
What was the average Swansea City salary in 2018/19?
The average Swansea City player aged 22 or over earned £15,621 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Swansea City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27, 38% lower than the £396,320 of 2018/19. The current squad is 56 players against 74 then.