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West Ham United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Chicharito on £140,000 per week · see the current West Ham United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £91m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £70k
Then and now
West Ham United pay £1,272,585 a week in 2026/27 — 27% lower than the £1,746,060 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicharito | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | Striker | Mexico | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrii Iarmolenko | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 28 | Winger | Ukraine | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marko Arnautovic | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Austria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Wilshere | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andy Carroll | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Felipe Anderson | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pablo Zabaleta | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 33 | Right-back | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Angelo Ogbonna | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Pérez | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michail Antonio | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | Right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Manuel Lanzini | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Samir Nasri | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Issa Diop | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUL 2023 | ||
| Winston Reid | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 29 | Centre-back | New Zealand | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lukasz Fabianski | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Obiang | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 26 | Central midfielder | Eq. Guinea | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adrián | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Cresswell | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Carlos Sánchez | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark Noble | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arthur Masuaku | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fabián Balbuena | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Paraguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Robert Snodgrass | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Fredericks | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Declan Rice | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Xande | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sead Hakšabanovic | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Montenegro | NOV 2020 | ||
| Martin Samuelsen | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Pask | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Holland | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Grady Diangana | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Anouar El Mhassani | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mésaque Djú | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jahmal Hector-Ingram | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dan Kemp | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Scully | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Noha Sylvestre | £720 | £37,440 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aji Alese | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Conor Coventry | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Trott | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alfie Lewis | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Johnson | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tunji Akinola | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gael Kileba | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Adu | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benjamin Heal | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshua Roach | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Serine Sanneh | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Goalkeeper | Gambia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Iyiola Adebayo | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Greenidge | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jay Mingi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emmanuel Longelo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Keenan Forson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Chesters | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mason Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samuel Caiger | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harrison Ashby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bernardo Rosa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kevin Dalipi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Odysseas Spyrides | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ethan Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Veron Parkes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Peter Stroud | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sebastian Nebyla | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Samuel Nsumbu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Okotcha | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Adarkwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Reece Hannam | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lennon Peake | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Giddings | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joseph Anang | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Jinadu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kristijan Belic | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Louie Watson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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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
43 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
£10k-£25k
21 £25k-£100k 72%
4 £100k+
26%
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
West Ham United wages, 2018/19
What was West Ham United's wage bill in 2018/19?
West Ham United paid £1,746,060 a week in 2018/19 - £90,795,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid West Ham United player in 2018/19?
Chicharito was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £140,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £70,043.
What was the average West Ham United salary in 2018/19?
The average West Ham United player aged 22 or over earned £70,043 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do West Ham United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
West Ham United pay £1,272,585 a week in 2026/27, 27% lower than the £1,746,060 of 2018/19. The current squad is 71 players against 75 then.