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Watford 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Ismaïla Sarr on £71,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £841k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £44m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £29k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 60% lower than the £841,330 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaïla Sarr | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joshua King | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Moussa Sissoko | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Rose | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 31 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Juraj Kucka | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hassane Kamara | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nicolas Nkoulou | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Foster | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Masina | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Pedro | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Peter Etebo | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Kalu | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emmanuel Dennis | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dan Gosling | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Sierralta | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Chile | JUN 2027 | ||
| Cucho Hernández | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiko Femenía | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | Full-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| William Troost-Ekong | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ken Sema | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Left wing-back, left winger | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samir | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jorge Segura | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rob Elliot | £4,700 | £244,400 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £4,400 | £228,800 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kwadwo Baah | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maurizio Pochettino | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh O'Brien | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Centre-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Derek Agyakwa | £770 | £40,040 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Henry Wise | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kane Crichlow | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Bermuda | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vincent Angelini | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | - | ||
| James Morris | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jimiel Chikukwa | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Zimbabwe | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tiago Cukur | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Striker | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Benn | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| George Abbott | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Freddie Moriarty | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Damani Hunter | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shaqai Forde | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andi Janjeva | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hamzat Balogun | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyrell Lisbie | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Enoch Muwonge | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Burchell | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christos Batzelis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Andrews | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Goulding | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Harrison | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Smith | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Broome | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Peters | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrés Aguilar | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adian Manning | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bogdan Marian | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Romania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Darrin Enahoro-Marcus | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left wing-back | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Billy Osborn | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Davis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyreece Lisbie | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tobi Adeyemo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrian Blake | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| George Langston | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
36 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
7 £10k-£25k 15%
19 £25k-£100k 81%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2021/22
What was Watford's wage bill in 2021/22?
Watford paid £841,330 a week in 2021/22 - £43,749,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2021/22?
Ismaïla Sarr was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £71,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £29,007.
What was the average Watford salary in 2021/22?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £29,007 a week in 2021/22, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 60% lower than the £841,330 of 2021/22. The current squad is 70 players against 68 then.