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Watford 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Gerard Deulofeu on £86,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £975k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £51m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £33k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 65% lower than the £975,090 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Deulofeu | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 23 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andre Gray | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 26 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Troy Deeney | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| André Carrillo | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 26 | Winger | Peru | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daryl Janmaat | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Roberto Pereyra | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sebastian Prödl | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Heurelho Gomes | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathaniel Chalobah | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stefano Okaka | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Younes Kaboul | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 31 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| José Holebas | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Hughes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Miguel Britos | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Richarlison | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Didier Ndong | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | Gabon | MAY 2018 | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Right-back, winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jerome Sinclair | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marvin Zeegelaar | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Left-back, left winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Orestis Karnezis | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dodi Lukébakio | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommie Hoban | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Molla Wagué | £8,900 | £462,800 | 26 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrian Mariappa | £7,500 | £390,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jorge Segura | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pontus Dahlberg | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pervis Estupiñán | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Ecuador | JUN 2018 | ||
| David Sesay | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Right-back | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Carl Stewart | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dennon Lewis | £820 | £42,640 | 20 | Right wing-back, right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Harvey Bradbury | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Striker | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Sam Howes | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrew Eleftheriou | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Right-back | Cyprus | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ashley Charles | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dion Pereira | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Gartside | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Rogers | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Max Ryan | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joy Mukena | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jayden Bennetts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Forster | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Harry Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jubril Adedeji | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jesús Cruz | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bradley Empson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marian Huja | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jamie Lacy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Reece Stray | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Hoskins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Tricker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Cassidy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emmanuel Adebiyi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Reece Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Mullings | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kai Sanders | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yazid Kaikay | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samuel Sesay | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Leighton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Gordon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | 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
33 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
5 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 2%
11 £10k-£25k 22%
16 £25k-£100k 74%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2017/18
What was Watford's wage bill in 2017/18?
Watford paid £975,090 a week in 2017/18 - £50,704,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2017/18?
Gerard Deulofeu was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £86,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £33,289.
What was the average Watford salary in 2017/18?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £33,289 a week in 2017/18, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 65% lower than the £975,090 of 2017/18. The current squad is 70 players against 67 then.