Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Hélder Costa on £34,000 per week · see the current Wolverhampton Wanderers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,257,150 a week in 2026/27 — 199% higher than the £421,000 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélder Costa | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Richard Stearman | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Ivan Cavaleiro | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Danny Batth | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Andreas Weimann | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Mike Williamson | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| David Edwards | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Ben Marshall | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | D R, AM RLC | England | ||
| Nouha Dicko | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | ST | Mali | ||
| Conor Coady | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Joe Mason | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Sílvio (Sílvio Pereira) | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
| Carl Ikeme | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | GK | Nigeria | ||
| Romain Saïss | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | DM | Morocco | ||
| Dominic Iorfa | £14,000 | £728,000 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | ST | Iceland | ||
| Paul Gladon | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | ST | Holland | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | ST | Iceland | ||
| Michał Żyro | £8,900 | £462,800 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Poland | ||
| Jordan Graham | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kortney Hause | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| George Saville | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | M C | England | ||
| Jack Price | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Matt Doherty | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | D RL | Ireland | ||
| Lee Evans | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | M C | Wales | ||
| Bright Enobakhare | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Duckens Nazon | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | ST | Haiti | ||
| Donovan Wilson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Jack Ruddy | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Aaron Collins | £1,080 | £56,160 | 19 | AM RC, F C | Wales | ||
| Connor Ronan | £1,030 | £53,560 | 18 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Niall Ennis | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Harry Burgoyne | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Sherwin Seedorf | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Aaron Hayden | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Anthony Breslin | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Bradley Reid | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | ST | Wales | ||
| Conor Levingston | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Connor Johnson | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Daniel Armstrong | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Joe Delacoe | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M R | England | ||
| Ryan Rainey | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D R, M C | Ireland | ||
| Regan Upton | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Nicolae Carnat | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | AM R | Romania | ||
| Ryan Leak | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Elliot Watt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Adam Osbourne | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Giles | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Akeal Rehman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Bexton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Christian Herc | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Slovakia | ||
| Joel Whittingham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Sam Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Nyeko Sinclair | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Daniel McKenna | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Josh Hesson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Brad Carr | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Michael Sibley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jordan Allan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Rory Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Brandon Ball | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Morgan Gibbs-White | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Dominic Moan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Cameron John | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Dion Sanderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wolverhampton Wanderers wages, 2016/17
What was Wolverhampton Wanderers' wage bill in 2016/17?
Wolverhampton Wanderers paid £421,000 a week in 2016/17 - £21,892,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wolverhampton Wanderers player in 2016/17?
Hélder Costa was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £34,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £15,146.
What was the average Wolverhampton Wanderers salary in 2016/17?
The average Wolverhampton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £15,146 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,257,150 a week in 2026/27, 199% higher than the £421,000 of 2016/17. The current squad is 65 players against 67 then.