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West Bromwich Albion 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Dwight Gayle on £32,000 per week · see the current West Bromwich Albion wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £548k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £29m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £21k
Then and now
West Bromwich Albion pay £285,405 a week in 2026/27 — 48% lower than the £548,225 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 28 | Striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| James Morrison | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Gibbs | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jefferson Montero | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | Left winger | Ecuador | MAY 2019 | ||
| Sam Johnstone | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ahmed Hegazi | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Egypt | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tosin Adarabioyo | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Craig Dawson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gareth Barry | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 37 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gareth Barry | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 37 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jake Livermore | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Winger | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Mason Holgate | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Chris Brunt | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | Left-back, midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hal Robson-Kanu | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Phillips | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Right wing-back, right winger | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Boaz Myhill | £18,000 | £936,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle Bartley | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Conor Townsend | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Field | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stefan Johansen | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway | MAY 2019 | ||
| Wes Hoolahan | £6,000 | £312,000 | 36 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Leko | £5,100 | £265,200 | 19 | Winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jonathan Bond | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrone Mears | £4,600 | £239,200 | 35 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Palmer | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Melbourne | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Chambers | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Central midfielder | Northern Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Chambers | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rekeem Harper | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle Edwards | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cheikh Diaby | £680 | £35,360 | 13 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Pierce | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jamie Soule | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jasko Keranovic | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kevin Healy | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Ferguson | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rayhaan Tulloch | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nick Clayton-Phillips | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vinnie Dwyer | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Full-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zak Delaney | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Morton | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left winger, striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Przybek | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron Walker | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yusuff Ojebode | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zak Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Meredith | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right-back | Scotland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Carrick Hill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Toby King | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Remarl Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eoin Ashton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stanley Asomugha | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pablo Martinez | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Sharpe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Finley Thorndike | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aksum White | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Solanke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bobbie Biddle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Peter Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacob Wakeling | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Harmon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ted Cann | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Wilding | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Gilbert | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrese Dyce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Morgan Rogers | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Griffiths | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Finn Azaz | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
44 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 4%
8 £10k-£25k 27%
13 £25k-£100k 65%
Top 5 earners took 27% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
West Bromwich Albion wages, 2018/19
What was West Bromwich Albion's wage bill in 2018/19?
West Bromwich Albion paid £548,225 a week in 2018/19 - £28,507,700 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid West Bromwich Albion player in 2018/19?
Dwight Gayle was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £32,000 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £21,123.
What was the average West Bromwich Albion salary in 2018/19?
The average West Bromwich Albion player aged 22 or over earned £21,123 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 27% of the bill between them.
How do West Bromwich Albion's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
West Bromwich Albion pay £285,405 a week in 2026/27, 48% lower than the £548,225 of 2018/19. The current squad is 72 players against 72 then.