Watford 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Camilo Zúñiga on £95,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 61% lower than the £859,630 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camilo Zúñiga | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 30 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Troy Deeney | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mauro Zárate | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daryl Janmaat | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | Central midfielder | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Nordin Amrabat | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder, striker | Morocco | JUN 2019 | ||
| Roberto Pereyra | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Valon Behrami | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stefano Okaka | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Younes Kaboul | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 30 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Success | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| José Holebas | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2018 | ||
| Costel Pantilimon | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Heurelho Gomes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Miguel Britos | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brice Dja Djédjé | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Right-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2020 | ||
| M’Baye Niang | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben Watson | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Watson | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sebastian Prödl | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Giedrius Arlauskis | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adrian Mariappa | £7,500 | £390,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £1,700 | £88,400 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Charlie Bannister | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Carl Stewart | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Charlie Rowan | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrew Eleftheriou | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Right-back | Cyprus | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ashley Charles | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brandon Mason | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Connor Stevens | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ola Adeyemo | £360 | £18,720 | 21 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nathan Gartside | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ogo Obi | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Rhyle Ovenden | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marian Huja | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Max Ryan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joshua Roe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Treon Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Louis Rogers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bradley Empson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jesús Cruz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jamie Lacy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Reece Stray | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrew Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jubril Adedeji | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| David Sesay | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dion Pereira | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Harry Forster | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2016/17
What was Watford's wage bill in 2016/17?
Watford paid £859,630 a week in 2016/17 - £44,700,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2016/17?
Camilo Zúñiga was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £95,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £32,008.
What was the average Watford salary in 2016/17?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £32,008 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 61% lower than the £859,630 of 2016/17. The current squad is 70 players against 53 then.