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West Bromwich Albion 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Charlie Austin on £52,000 per week · see the current West Bromwich Albion wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £481k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £25m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
West Bromwich Albion pay £285,405 a week in 2026/27 — 41% lower than the £480,695 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Austin | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kieran Gibbs | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Johnstone | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ahmed Hegazi | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Egypt | JUN 2022 | ||
| Callum Robinson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | MAY 2020 | ||
| Jake Livermore | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kamil Grosicki | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | Winger | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Darnell Furlong | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | Defender | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chris Brunt | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 34 | Left-back, midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hal Robson-Kanu | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gareth Barry | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 38 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kenneth Zohore | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Phillips | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Right wing-back, right winger | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lee Peltier | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyle Bartley | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Conor Townsend | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Semi Ajayi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Filip Krovinovic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | MAY 2020 | ||
| Romaine Sawyers | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | St Kitts & Nevis | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rekeem Harper | £8,000 | £416,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matheus Pereira | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ali Al-Habsi | £5,500 | £286,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Oman | JUN 2020 | ||
| Grady Diangana | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | Winger | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Bond | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Leko | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dara O'Shea | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Fitzwater | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Morrison | £1,100 | £57,200 | 33 | Central midfielder | Scotland | - | ||
| Nathan Ferguson | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyle Edwards | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Soule | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Chambers | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brad House | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cheikh Diaby | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aksum White | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin Healy | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dan Meredith | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eoin Ashton | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Finn Azaz | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Harmon | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rayhaan Tulloch | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Saul Shotton | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zak Brown | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nick Clayton-Phillips | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pablo Martinez | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Peter Taylor | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stanley Asomugha | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Wilding | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrese Dyce | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ted Cann | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Solanke | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Sharpe | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yusuff Ojebode | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Okoka | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie Andrews | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Finley Thorndike | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tim Iroegbunam | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Windsor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zak Delaney | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Gilbert | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Caleb Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Grant | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zac Ashworth | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Griffiths | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Ingram | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Toby King | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Emery | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Shepherd | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carrick Hill | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Remarl Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vinnie Dwyer | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jovan Malcolm | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Fellows | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jacob Wakeling | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maksymilian Boruc | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 3%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 2%
6 £5k-£10k 7%
12 £10k-£25k 43%
7 £25k-£100k 45%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
West Bromwich Albion wages, 2019/20
What was West Bromwich Albion's wage bill in 2019/20?
West Bromwich Albion paid £480,695 a week in 2019/20 - £24,996,140 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid West Bromwich Albion player in 2019/20?
Charlie Austin was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £52,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £19,157.
What was the average West Bromwich Albion salary in 2019/20?
The average West Bromwich Albion player aged 22 or over earned £19,157 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do West Bromwich Albion's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
West Bromwich Albion pay £285,405 a week in 2026/27, 41% lower than the £480,695 of 2019/20. The current squad is 72 players against 78 then.