Swansea City 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Hannes Wolf on £27,000 per week · see the current Swansea City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27 — 1% lower than the £248,290 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannes Wolf | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Austria | ||
| Ryan Bennett | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Matt Grimes | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Cyrus Christie | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D/WB R | Ireland | ||
| Olivier Ntcham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | AM C | France | ||
| Kyle Naughton | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | D RC | England | ||
| Andrew Fisher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Jay Fulton | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Joël Piroe | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | ST | Holland | ||
| Ryan Manning | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Ben Cabango | £9,500 | £494,000 | 21 | D C | Wales | ||
| Flynn Downes | £9,300 | £483,600 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Ben Hamer | £8,500 | £442,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Finley Burns | £7,300 | £379,600 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Korey Smith | £7,000 | £364,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Yan Dhanda | £4,300 | £223,600 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Kyle Joseph | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Nico Defreitas-Hansen | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Lincoln McFayden | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Cameron Evans | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | D C | Wales | ||
| Joe Thomas | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Josh Thomas | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Josh Gould | £660 | £34,320 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Azeem Abdulai | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Leon Britton | £590 | £30,680 | 38 | DM | England | ||
| Jamie Searle | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | GK | New Zealand | ||
| Tivonge Rushesha | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D R, M C | Wales | ||
| Corey Hurford | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | WB R, AM C | Wales | ||
| Scott Butler | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Dylan Morgan | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Sam Leverett | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Jacob Jones | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jack Stafford | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Tarrelle Whittaker | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Cian Williams | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jaden Forrester | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Rio Campbell | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Tyler Evans | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Aaron Hillier | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M L | Wales | ||
| Evan Watts | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Ben Hughes | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kai Ludvigsen | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| David Roberts | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ryan Bassett | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Dylan Perkins | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Kyrell Wilson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Josh Carey | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Filip Lissah | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Richard Faakye | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ruben Davies | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Zane Myers | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kian Jenkins | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jada Mawongo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Lloyd | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Geoffroy Bony | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Joshua Edwards | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Cameron Congreve | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM LC | Wales | ||
| Joel Cotterill | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Charlie Veevers | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Ben Erickson | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | D C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Swansea City wages, 2021/22
What was Swansea City's wage bill in 2021/22?
Swansea City paid £248,290 a week in 2021/22 - £12,911,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Swansea City player in 2021/22?
Hannes Wolf was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £27,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £11,528.
What was the average Swansea City salary in 2021/22?
The average Swansea City player aged 22 or over earned £11,528 a week in 2021/22, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Swansea City's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Swansea City pay £245,014 a week in 2026/27, 1% lower than the £248,290 of 2021/22. The current squad is 56 players against 64 then.