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Watford 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Hamza Choudhury on £61,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £536k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £28m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 37% lower than the £536,140 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Choudhury | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kortney Hause | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ismaïla Sarr | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Curaçao | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Pedro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Keinan Davis | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Ferreira | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hassane Kamara | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Left-back, left winger | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ismaël Koné | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Canada | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dan Gosling | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Samuel Kalu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Sierralta | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Chile | JUN 2027 | ||
| Wesley Hoedt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Martins | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | Winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Maduka Okoye | £8,900 | £462,800 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Nigeria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ken Sema | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Left wing-back, left winger | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £7,900 | £410,800 | 31 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Porteous | £7,700 | £400,400 | 23 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £5,500 | £286,000 | 29 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Hamer | £5,500 | £286,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henrique Araújo | £5,200 | £270,400 | 20 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yaser Asprilla | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ezio Touray | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Striker | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adian Manning | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Morris | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| George Abbott | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Andrews | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luigi Gaspar | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Fankwe | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Collins | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aidan Coyne | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Delyfer | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Cyprus | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zak Fraser-Grante | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Holding | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Mullins | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Taylor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Prince Sikiru | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie King | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yianni Goulandris | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Damani Hunter | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Albert Eames | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Marriott | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Benn | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Casey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Davis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Billy Osborn | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Darrin Enahoro-Marcus | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bogdan Marian | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Romania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrés Aguilar | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Peters | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Goulding | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Burton | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christos Batzelis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hamzat Balogun | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dawid Hamiga | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Adu-Poku | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrian Blake | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tobi Adeyemo | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
40 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
2 £2k-£5k 2%
10 £5k-£10k 14%
11 £10k-£25k 34%
7 £25k-£100k 48%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2022/23
What was Watford's wage bill in 2022/23?
Watford paid £536,140 a week in 2022/23 - £27,879,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2022/23?
Hamza Choudhury was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £61,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £18,978.
What was the average Watford salary in 2022/23?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £18,978 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 37% lower than the £536,140 of 2022/23. The current squad is 70 players against 70 then.