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
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
West Ham United pay £1,684,585 a week in 2026/27 — 4% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicharito | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | ST | Mexico | ||
| Andrii Iarmolenko | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 28 | AM RL | Ukraine | ||
| Marko Arnautovic | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Jack Wilshere | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Andy Carroll | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Felipe Anderson | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Pablo Zabaleta | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 33 | D/WB R | Argentina | ||
| Angelo Ogbonna | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 30 | D LC | Italy | ||
| Lucas Pérez | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Michail Antonio | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | AM R | England | ||
| Manuel Lanzini | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 25 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Issa Diop | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 21 | D C | France | ||
| Samir Nasri | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 30 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Winston Reid | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 29 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Lukasz Fabianski | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 33 | GK | Poland | ||
| Pedro Obiang | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 26 | M C | Eq. Guinea | ||
| Aaron Cresswell | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Adrián | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | GK | Spain | ||
| Carlos Sánchez | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 32 | D C, DM | Colombia | ||
| Mark Noble | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 31 | DM | England | ||
| Arthur Masuaku | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 24 | D/WB/M L | France | ||
| Fabián Balbuena | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | D C | Paraguay | ||
| Ryan Fredericks | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Robert Snodgrass | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Declan Rice | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Xande | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Sead Hakšabanovic | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | AM RLC | Montenegro | ||
| Martin Samuelsen | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | AM RLC | Norway | ||
| Josh Pask | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Holland | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Grady Diangana | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Anouar El Mhassani | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Mésaque Djú | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | ||
| Jahmal Hector-Ingram | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Dan Kemp | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Anthony Scully | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Noha Sylvestre | £720 | £37,440 | 20 | D R, DM | Switzerland | ||
| Aji Alese | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Conor Coventry | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Nathan Trott | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Alfie Lewis | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Johnson | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Tunji Akinola | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Serine Sanneh | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | GK | Gambia | ||
| Iyiola Adebayo | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | ||
| Michael Adu | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | ||
| Gael Kileba | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Joshua Roach | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | GK | England | ||
| Benjamin Heal | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | ||
| Jay Mingi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Emmanuel Longelo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Lennon Peake | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joseph Anang | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | Ghana | ||
| Daniel Jinadu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Okotcha | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Keenan Forson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Daniel Chesters | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Sean Adarkwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Harrison Ashby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Will Greenidge | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Samuel Caiger | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RL | England | ||
| Ethan Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Bernardo Rosa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Kevin Dalipi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Kristijan Belic | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Odysseas Spyrides | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Veron Parkes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Peter Stroud | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Nebyla | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Slovakia | ||
| Samuel Nsumbu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Jake Giddings | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Reece Hannam | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Mason Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D RLC | England | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Louie Watson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
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 £1,684,585 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £1,746,060 of 2018/19. The current squad is 75 players against 75 then.