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Watford 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Jamal Lewis on £50,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £351k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £17k
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 4% lower than the £351,490 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Left-back, left winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emmanuel Dennis | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 25 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ince | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ismaël Koné | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Canada | JUN 2027 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Samuel Kalu | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jake Livermore | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francisco Sierralta | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Chile | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mileta Rajović | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Wesley Hoedt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2025 | ||
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Georgia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ken Sema | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | Left wing-back, left winger | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £9,100 | £473,200 | 22 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matheus Martins | £8,900 | £462,800 | 19 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ryan Porteous | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kwadwo Baah | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Hamer | £5,500 | £286,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yaser Asprilla | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mattie Pollock | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| James Morris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ryan Andrews | £2,700 | £140,400 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ober Almanza | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | - | ||
| Freddie Buers | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| George Abbott | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hamzat Balogun | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Clarridge | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2025 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| James Collins | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Marriott | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Adu-Poku | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ali Gould | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tobi Adeyemo | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luigi Gaspar | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Myles Roberts | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alistair Gould | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Charlie Stallard | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zak Fraser-Grante | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aidan Coyne | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Laken Torres | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dawid Hamiga | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Right winger | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Junior Gyamfi | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Davis | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ignacio Garcia-Romero | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Victor Wachowicz | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ollie Stephenson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Taylor | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Morris | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leo Ramírez-Espain | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hayden Barrett | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aaron Burton | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kristian Shevchenko | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Ukraine | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Mullins | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Casey | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Bolding | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Amani Bowlin | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Conrad Hunt | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Amin Nabizada | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kash Odiase | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yianni Goulandris | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sebastián Cortés | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Albert Eames | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Lawson | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Prince Sikiru | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie King | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zavier Massiah-Edwards | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Riza | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Georgiou | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joel Sala | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Smith | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Amar Sanghrajka | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
51 Under £1k 6%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 5%
6 £5k-£10k 13%
10 £10k-£25k 42%
3 £25k-£100k 34%
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2023/24
What was Watford's wage bill in 2023/24?
Watford paid £351,490 a week in 2023/24 - £18,277,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2023/24?
Jamal Lewis was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £50,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £16,659.
What was the average Watford salary in 2023/24?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £16,659 a week in 2023/24, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £351,490 of 2023/24. The current squad is 70 players against 76 then.