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Watford 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Troy Deeney on £77,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £730k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £38m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £26k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 54% lower than the £729,907 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Deeney | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 32 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andre Gray | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 29 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ismaïla Sarr | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adalberto Peñaranda | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Venezuela | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathaniel Chalobah | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Foster | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaac Success | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 24 | Left midfielder, left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Masina | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dan Gosling | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Hughes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marc Navarro | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | Right-back, wing-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Pedro | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philip Zinckernagel | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| William Troost-Ekong | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £18,000 | £936,000 | 19 | Full-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ken Sema | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Left wing-back, central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stipe Perica | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Striker | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Francisco Sierralta | £7,300 | £379,600 | 23 | Centre-back | Chile | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Wilmot | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Achraf Lazaar | £5,500 | £286,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Filip Stuparević | £5,300 | £275,600 | 19 | Striker | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rob Elliot | £4,700 | £244,400 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pontus Dahlberg | £2,800 | £145,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Williams Velásquez | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Centre-back | Venezuela | - | ||
| Jorge Segura | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maurizio Pochettino | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Right midfielder, winger | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henry Ochieng | £771 | £40,092 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Phillips | £770 | £40,040 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Derek Agyakwa | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mitchel Bergkamp | £759 | £39,468 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henry Wise | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Teddy Perkins | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Toby Stevenson | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joseph Hungbo | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Parkes | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kane Crichlow | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Bermuda | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Langston | £684 | £35,568 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mason Barrett | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Defender | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tiago Cukur | £663 | £34,476 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Dalby | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maxwell Statham | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Myles Roberts | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dominic Hutchinson | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dante Baptiste | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sonny Lo-Everton | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| JJ McKiernan | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Phoenix Patterson | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | Wide midfielder, winger | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Harrison | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back, central midfielder, right winger | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mac Chisholm | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Freddie Moriarty | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Hall | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfie Marriott | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Damani Hunter | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shaqai Forde | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kamil Conteh | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adian Manning | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Enoch Muwonge | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Andrews | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Smith | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andi Janjeva | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Kosovo | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Horsewood | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Burchell | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Broome | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bosun Lawal | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
40 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 3%
5 £5k-£10k 4%
7 £10k-£25k 18%
13 £25k-£100k 73%
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2020/21
What was Watford's wage bill in 2020/21?
Watford paid £729,907 a week in 2020/21 - £37,955,164 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2020/21?
Troy Deeney was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £77,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £26,216.
What was the average Watford salary in 2020/21?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £26,216 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 54% lower than the £729,907 of 2020/21. The current squad is 70 players against 72 then.