Watford 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Edoardo Bove on £36,000 per week · see the current Watford wage bill
Then and now
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27 — 2% higher than the £332,880 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edoardo Bove | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2029 | ||
| Angelo Ogbonna | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 36 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2024 | ||
| Imrân Louza | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Thomas Ince | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Egil Selvik | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Saba Goglichidze | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Georgia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marc Bola | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £14,000 | £728,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hector Kyprianou | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Cyprus | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jérémy Petris | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | Martinique | JUN 2027 | ||
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Georgia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mamadou Doumbia | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Striker | Mali | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £9,100 | £473,200 | 24 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rocco Vata | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pierre Ekwah | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kwadwo Baah | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nathan Baxter | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pierre Dwomoh | £5,800 | £301,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Formose Mendy | £4,300 | £223,600 | 24 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kévin Keben | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Mattie Pollock | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Othmane Maamma | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | Right winger | Morocco | JUN 2027 | ||
| Vivaldo Semedo | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2028 | ||
| James Abankwah | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jack Grieves | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Clarridge | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alfie Marriott | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Keyes | £661 | £34,372 | 19 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Remiero Moulton | £617 | £32,084 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jonathan Lawson | £612 | £31,824 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Albert Eames | £585 | £30,420 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | £501 | £26,052 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Cyprus | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nickson Okosun | £431 | £22,412 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nestory Irankunda | £412 | £21,424 | 19 | Winger | Australia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ian Kamga | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Victor Wachowicz | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Left-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Josh Mullins | £231 | £12,012 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kash Odiase | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Amin Nabizada | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Smith | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hayden Barrett | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Conrad Hunt | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Raul Vancea | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Marats Galajevs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Ollie Stephenson | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yianni Goulandris | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Leo Ramírez-Espain | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Morris | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kristian Shevchenko | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Striker | Ukraine | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Georgiou | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 54 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2024/25
What was Watford's wage bill in 2024/25?
Watford paid £332,880 a week in 2024/25 - £17,309,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 54. We hold a wage for all 54 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Watford player in 2024/25?
Edoardo Bove was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £36,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £15,122.
What was the average Watford salary in 2024/25?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earned £15,122 a week in 2024/25, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 54. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Watford's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Watford pay £338,800 a week in 2026/27, 2% higher than the £332,880 of 2024/25. The current squad is 70 players against 54 then.