Watford 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Abdoulaye Doucouré on £73,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 63% lower than the £927,680 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andre Gray | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 26 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Troy Deeney | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gerard Deulofeu | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 24 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daryl Janmaat | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 28 | Right-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Roberto Pereyra | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sebastian Prödl | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Étienne Capoue | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Heurelho Gomes | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Success | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathaniel Chalobah | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Foster | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Masina | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | Left-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| José Holebas | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | Left-back, left midfielder | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Hughes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Miguel Britos | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Uruguay | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Navarro | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | Right-back, right winger | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Right-back, winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrian Mariappa | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ken Sema | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Domingos Quina | £8,400 | £436,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pontus Dahlberg | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Williams Velásquez | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Centre-back | Venezuela | - | ||
| Momo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Parkes | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Holsgrove | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Winger | Wales | - | ||
| Ryan Cassidy | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Leighton | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Gordon | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Forster | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joy Mukena | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jayden Bennetts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Suckling | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Reece Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dante Baptiste | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kai Sanders | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Imaad Sankoh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Emmanuel Adebiyi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dominic Hutchinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Tricker | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Mullings | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Maclean | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Hoskins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Matthews | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Sesay | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
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 51 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2018/19
What was Watford's wage bill in 2018/19?
Watford paid £927,680 a week in 2018/19 - £48,239,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2018/19?
Abdoulaye Doucouré was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £73,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £37,957.
What was the average Watford salary in 2018/19?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £37,957 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 63% lower than the £927,680 of 2018/19. The current squad is 70 players against 51 then.