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
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 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kortney Hause | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | D LC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ismaïla Sarr | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | WB R, DM, M RC | Curaçao | JUN 2023 | ||
| Keinan Davis | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Pedro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| João Ferreira | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | D/WB R | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hassane Kamara | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | D/WB/AM L | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Christian Kabasele | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Cleverley | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | DM | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ismaël Koné | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | DM, AM C | Canada | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dan Gosling | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | D/WB R, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Kalu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Craig Cathcart | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | D RC | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francisco Sierralta | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D C | Chile | JUN 2027 | ||
| Wesley Hoedt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D C | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Martins | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | AM RL | Brazil | - | ||
| Maduka Okoye | £8,900 | £462,800 | 22 | GK | Nigeria | JUN 2027 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | GK | Austria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ken Sema | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | WB/AM L | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mario Gaspar | £7,900 | £410,800 | 31 | D/WB R | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Porteous | £7,700 | £400,400 | 23 | D C | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Hamer | £5,500 | £286,000 | 34 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £5,500 | £286,000 | 29 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henrique Araújo | £5,200 | £270,400 | 20 | ST | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 22 | DM, AM RLC | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yaser Asprilla | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Colombia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ezio Touray | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | ST | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adian Manning | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | M C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Morris | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| George Abbott | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | D/WB L | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Andrews | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luigi Gaspar | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Collins | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan Fankwe | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | DM | Cameroon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aidan Coyne | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D C | Australia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Delyfer | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | DM | Cyprus | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zak Fraser-Grante | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Holding | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Darrin Enahoro-Marcus | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tobi Adeyemo | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Taylor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Prince Sikiru | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM LC | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Mullins | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie King | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yianni Goulandris | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Albert Eames | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Casey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Burton | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Adu-Poku | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dawid Hamiga | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hamzat Balogun | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christos Batzelis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D L | Greece | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Goulding | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Peters | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrés Aguilar | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bogdan Marian | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM R, ST | Romania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Billy Osborn | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Davis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | M L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Benn | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alfie Marriott | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Damani Hunter | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrian Blake | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
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.