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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Diogo Jota on £35,000 per week · see the current Wolverhampton Wanderers wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £448k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £23m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Then and now
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27 — 133% higher than the £448,225 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Jota | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | MAY 2018 | ||
| Willy Boly | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Benik Afobe | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ivan Cavaleiro | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rúben Neves | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hélder Costa | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| John Ruddy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Batth | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Léo Bonatini | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Conor Coady | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carl Ikeme | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Mason | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Romain Saïss | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Romain Saïss | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alfred N'Diaye | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Bennett | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Doherty | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Graham | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rúben Vinagre | £8,000 | £416,000 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | Portugal | MAY 2018 | ||
| Roderick Miranda | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Barry Douglas | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Barry Douglas | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kortney Hause | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Phil Ofosu-Ayeh | £6,800 | £353,600 | 25 | Right-back | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rafa Mir | £6,700 | £348,400 | 20 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| José Xavier | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bright Enobakhare | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Norris | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Flatt | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicolae Carnat | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Winger, striker | Romania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Morgan Gibbs-White | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benny Ashley-Seal | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niall Ennis | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Burgoyne | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sherwin Seedorf | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron Hayden | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hakeem Odoffin | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Breslin | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Goodliffe | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Levingston | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliot Watt | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel McKenna | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tomás Reymão | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Boubacar Hanne | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carlos Heredia | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hong Wan | £380 | £19,760 | 11 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oskar Buur | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ross Finnie | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Rainey | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | Right-back, central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yang Ming-Yang | £300 | £15,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrew Sealy-Harris | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Osbourne | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Allan | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron John | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pedro Gonçalves | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Beasley | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dean Pinnington | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Otasowie | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Bexton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joel Whittingham | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ray O'Sullivan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diego Lattie | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Enzo Sauvage | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Feeney | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Crabtree | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Giles | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Taylor Townsend | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dominic Moan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Austin Samuels | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Terry Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dion Sanderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brad Carr | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Hesson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rory Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andreas Søndergaard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin Berkoe | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Taylor Perry | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 3%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
4 £2k-£5k 2%
9 £5k-£10k 15%
9 £10k-£25k 33%
7 £25k-£100k 46%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wolverhampton Wanderers wages, 2017/18
What was Wolverhampton Wanderers' wage bill in 2017/18?
Wolverhampton Wanderers paid £448,225 a week in 2017/18 - £23,307,700 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers player in 2017/18?
Diogo Jota was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £15,427.
What was the average Wolverhampton Wanderers salary in 2017/18?
The average Wolverhampton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £15,427 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27, 133% higher than the £448,225 of 2017/18. The current squad is 62 players against 78 then.