Watford 2026/27 - player wages
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WEEKLY WAGE BILL£339k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE70
MANAGER £14k Edward Still
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £16k
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephy Mavididi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 27 | Left winger | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Edoardo Bove | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Italy | JUN 2031 | ||
| Martín Payero | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Thomas Ince | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Soumaïla Coulibaly | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2029 | ||
| Federico Ravaglia | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marc Bola | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2028 | ||
| Kwadwo Baah | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2029 | ||
| Hector Kyprianou | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Cyprus | JUN 2030 | ||
| Mamadou Doumbia | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Striker | Mali | JUN 2030 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £9,100 | £473,200 | 24 | Right-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rocco Vata | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2029 | ||
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2030 | ||
| Omar Traoré | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Right-back | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mattie Pollock | £8,900 | £462,800 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2029 | ||
| Branimir Mlačić | £8,500 | £442,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2031 | ||
| Jordan Zemura | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Zimbabwe | JUN 2027 | ||
| Iker Bravo | £6,100 | £317,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Kévin Keben | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2028 | ||
| Othmane Maamma | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | Right winger | Morocco | JUN 2029 | ||
| Sam Walker | £2,600 | £135,200 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amin Nabizada | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2030 | ||
| James Clarridge | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Leo Ramírez-Espain | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Cyprus | JUN 2029 | ||
| Nickson Okosun | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2029 | ||
| Albert Eames | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Amar Sanghrajka | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Conrad Hunt | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hayden Barrett | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josh Mullins | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Josh Keyes | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Left winger | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonathan Lawson | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kash Odiase | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kristian Shevchenko | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Smith | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Marats Galajevs | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Latvia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ollie Stephenson | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Raul Vancea | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Left-back | Romania | JUN 2027 | ||
| Remiero Moulton | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Sam Morris | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ian Kamga | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tom Georgiou | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Bentley Assiedou | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Albert Stevens | £405 | £21,060 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Chaniel Ogieva-Okunbor | £385 | £20,020 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Cayden Lamothe | £385 | £20,020 | 15 | Striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Charlie McLoughlin | £385 | £20,020 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Finley Murray | £355 | £18,460 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Horacio Ali-Sticca | £335 | £17,420 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2027 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jael Norville | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonny Scriven | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jai-Dea Moulton | £315 | £16,380 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jamael John-Baptiste | £315 | £16,380 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kiefer Gorman | £305 | £15,860 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Zack Braverman | £305 | £15,860 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kymani Smith Daley | £305 | £15,860 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Marley Clarke | £285 | £14,820 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Raphael London | £235 | £12,220 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sebastian Thrussell | £225 | £11,700 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tobi Akinyimika | £215 | £11,180 | 17 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tony Cowie | £215 | £11,180 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tyler Notley | £215 | £11,180 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomiwa Akinyimika | £215 | £11,180 | 15 | Left-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nikoloz Chikovani | - | - | 18 | Left winger | Georgia | JUN 2029 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
43 Under £1k 6%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 4%
8 £5k-£10k 20%
9 £10k-£25k 40%
3 £25k-£100k 29%
Top 5 earners take 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a wage for.
Watford against the Championship
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers 3 £13k -6%
Defenders 5 £10k -46%
Midfielders 6 £18k -9%
Attackers 7 £23k + 20%
Watford Championship average · Watford pays over the league average in 1 of 4. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2026/27
What is Watford's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Watford total wage bill for 2026/27 is £17,617,600 per year (£338,800 per week) across a squad of 70. We hold a wage for 69 of the 70 players.
Who is Watford's highest earner?
Stephy Mavididi is the highest paid player at Watford, earning £38,000 per week.
What is the average Watford player salary?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earns £16,044 per week in 2026/27, across the 16 we hold a wage for. The median is £13,000. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Watford play in?
Watford play in the Championship. The Championship is tier 2 of football in England.
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