Wolverhampton Wanderers 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Rui Patrício on £100,000 per week · see the current Wolverhampton Wanderers wage bill
Then and now
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27 — 8% higher than the £967,245 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Patrício | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | GK | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| João Moutinho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | AM C | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonny | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 24 | D RLC | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonny | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 24 | D RLC | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Doherty | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rúben Neves | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 21 | DM | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Jota | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 21 | AM LC, F C | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Conor Coady | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adama Traoré | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | AM RL | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Willy Boly | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 27 | D C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raúl Jiménez | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 27 | ST | Mexico | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ivan Cavaleiro | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 24 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| John Ruddy | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 31 | GK | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hélder Costa | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | AM RL | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rúben Vinagre | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Romain Saïss | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Romain Saïss | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Bennett | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | D C | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leander Dendoncker | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | D C, DM | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| John Kitolano | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | D/WB L | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oskar Buur | £4,800 | £249,600 | 20 | D/WB/M R | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ed Francis | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Giles | £2,700 | £140,400 | 18 | WB/AM L | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andreas Søndergaard | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | GK | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Norris | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | GK | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Gibbs-White | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sadou Diallo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | AM C | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aaron Simpson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alexander Molberg | £1,080 | £56,160 | 19 | D C | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Ronan | £1,030 | £53,560 | 20 | AM RC | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Kilman | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | D LC | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niall Ennis | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | ST | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paulinho | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | AM C | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aaron Hayden | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | D C | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Callum Thompson | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | M C | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Austin Samuels | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diego Lattie | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Enzo Sauvage | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM RL | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Elliot Watt | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | M C | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dion Sanderson | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel McKenna | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D R, DM | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hong Wan | £380 | £19,760 | 12 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carlos Heredia | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM C | Dominican Republic | JUN 2019 | ||
| João Caiado | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | M C | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrew Sealy-Harris | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM RL | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron John | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Beasley | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | GK | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pedro Gonçalves | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM C | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rory Brown | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | GK | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jamie Pardington | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dean Pinnington | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Otasowie | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Cundle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Taylor Perry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Taylor Townsend | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ray O'Sullivan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jackson Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aaron Crabtree | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jed Abbey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Jarvis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Todd Parker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| He Zhenyu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | China | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kevin Berkoe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Carty | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Theo Corbeanu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Richards | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pascal Estrada | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joseph Joseph | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Terry Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
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 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wolverhampton Wanderers wages, 2018/19
What was Wolverhampton Wanderers' wage bill in 2018/19?
Wolverhampton Wanderers paid £967,245 a week in 2018/19 - £50,296,740 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wolverhampton Wanderers player in 2018/19?
Rui Patrício was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £100,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £46,024.
What was the average Wolverhampton Wanderers salary in 2018/19?
The average Wolverhampton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £46,024 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27, 8% higher than the £967,245 of 2018/19. The current squad is 62 players against 69 then.