Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema £829,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané £625,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix £580,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé £497,000/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly £497,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio £472,000/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland £450,000/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen £436,000/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski £432,000/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala £414,000/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves £414,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman £414,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah £400,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane £381,000/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic £369,000/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2020/21 - player wages

Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner João Moutinho on £100,000 per week · see the current Wolverhampton Wanderers wage bill

WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £64m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £52k

We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 2% higher than the £1,236,189 of 2020/21.

Current squad →

Where the money went in 2020/21

Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each

Goalkeepers
£139,659 · 11%
Defenders
£452,618 · 37%
Midfielders
£243,153 · 20%
Attackers
£400,758 · 32%

2020/21 squad salaries

Wolverhampton Wanderers squad salaries for the 2020/21 season. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
Watch PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY AGE POSITION NATION COMPARE
João Moutinho
£100,000
£5,200,000 33 M/AM (C) Portugal
Rui Patrício
£100,000
£5,200,000 32 GK Portugal
Raúl Jiménez
£100,000
£5,200,000 29 ST (C) Mexico
Nélson Semedo
£84,000
£4,368,000 26 D/WB (R) Portugal
Leander Dendoncker
£75,000
£3,900,000 25 D (C), DM, M (C) Belgium
Jonny
£75,000
£3,900,000 26 D/WB (RL) Spain
Jonny
£75,000
£3,900,000 26 D/WB (RL) Spain
Conor Coady
£62,000
£3,224,000 27 D (C), DM, M (C) England
Rúben Neves
£58,000
£3,016,000 23 DM, M (C) Portugal
Daniel Podence
£52,000
£2,704,000 24 AM (RLC) Portugal
Willian José
£49,000
£2,548,000 28 AM (C), ST (C) Brazil
Adama Traoré
£46,000
£2,392,000 24 M/AM (R) Spain
Willy Boly
£46,000
£2,392,000 29 D (C) France
Pedro Neto
£39,000
£2,028,000 20 AM (RLC), ST (C) Portugal
Fábio Silva
£37,000
£1,924,000 18 ST (C) Portugal
John Ruddy
£35,000
£1,820,000 33 GK England
Léo Bonatini
£35,000
£1,820,000 26 ST (C) Brazil
Marçal
£29,000
£1,508,000 31 D (LC), WB (L) Brazil
Romain Saïss
£23,000
£1,196,000 30 D (C), DM, M (C) Morocco
Romain Saïss
£23,000
£1,196,000 30 D (C), DM, M (C) Morocco
Morgan Gibbs-White
£14,000
£728,000 20 M/AM (C) England
Max Kilman
£14,000
£728,000 23 D (C) England
Ki-Jana Hoever
£12,000
£624,000 18 D (RC), WB (R) Holland
Owen Otasowie
£9,000
£468,000 19 D (C), DM, M (C) U.S.A.
Rayan Aït-Nouri
£8,000
£416,000 19 D/WB (L) France
Oskar Buur
£4,800
£249,600 22 D/WB/M (R) Denmark
Connor Ronan
£4,400
£228,800 22 M (C), AM (RC) Ireland
Andreas Søndergaard
£3,500
£182,000 19 GK Denmark
Austin Samuels
£2,500
£130,000 19 ST (C) England
Lewis Richards
£2,000
£104,000 18 D (LC) England
Nigel Lonwijk
£1,900
£98,800 17 D (RC) Holland
Raphaël Nya
£1,700
£88,400 20 D (RC), WB (R) France
Sadou Diallo
£1,600
£83,200 21 M/AM (C) England
Vitinha
£1,500
£78,000 20 DM, M/AM (C) Portugal
Cyriaque Mayounga
£1,400
£72,800 19 D (C) Central African Rep.
Christian Marques
£1,400
£72,800 17 D (C) Switzerland
Luke Cundle
£1,000
£52,000 18 M (C) England
Jack Scott
£760
£39,520 17 D/WB (R) N.Ireland
Chem Campbell
£730
£37,960 17 M/AM (C) Wales
Joseph Joseph
£660
£34,320 18 D (C) England
Taylor Perry
£660
£34,320 19 DM, M/AM (C) England
Theo Corbeanu
£600
£31,200 18 AM (RL), ST (C) Canada
Jackson Smith
£509
£26,468 18 GK England
Michael Agboola
£480
£24,960 18 D (C) England
Conor Carty
£430
£22,360 18 ST (C) Ireland
Hong Wan
£380
£19,760 19 DM, M (C) England
Joe O'Shaughnessy
£360
£18,720 17 GK England
Owen Hesketh
£310
£16,120 17 M/AM (C) Wales
Lee Harkin
£145
£7,540 17 AM (RL), ST (C) N.Ireland
Harry Birtwistle
£145
£7,540 16 WB (R) Singapore
Justin Hubner
£145
£7,540 16 D (C) Holland
Oliver Tipton
£145
£7,540 16 D (C) England
Erik Bugarín
£145
£7,540 17 ST (C) Spain
Kam Kandola
£145
£7,540 16 D (C) England
Joe Young
£145
£7,540 17 GK England
Tyler Roberts
£145
£7,540 16 ST (C) England
Jack Hodnett
£145
£7,540 17 D/M (C) England
Hugo Bueno
£145
£7,540 17 D/WB (L), M (C) Spain
Jaden Forrester
£145
£7,540 17 M (L) England
Aaron Keto-Diyawa
£145
£7,540 16 D/WB/M/AM (L), ST (C) England
Dean Pinnington
£145
£7,540 17 M (C) England
Pascal Estrada
£145
£7,540 18 D (C), DM Austria
Amarie Brown
£145
£7,540 16 M (C) England
Dexter Lembikisa
£145
£7,540 16 WB (RL), M (C) England
Pálmi Rafn Arinbjörnsson
£145
£7,540 16 GK Iceland
Faisu Sangaré
£145
£7,540 17 ST (C) Liberia

Wage vs age, 2020/21

Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young

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Squad wage pyramid

Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took

PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29
Under £1k
1%
7
£1k-£2k
1%
5
£2k-£5k
1%
2
£5k-£10k
1%
5
£10k-£25k
7%
15
£25k-£100k
64%
3
£100k+
24%

Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.

Contract expiries

When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out

2021
20 players
2022
17 players
2023
17 players
2024
5 players
2025
7 players

Frequently asked questions

Wolverhampton Wanderers wages, 2020/21

What was Wolverhampton Wanderers' wage bill in 2020/21?

Wolverhampton Wanderers paid £1,236,189 a week in 2020/21 - £64,281,828 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.

Who was the highest paid Wolverhampton Wanderers player in 2020/21?

João Moutinho was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £100,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £51,914.

What was the average Wolverhampton Wanderers salary in 2020/21?

The average Wolverhampton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £51,914 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.

How do Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2020/21 wages compare with now?

Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,257,150 a week in 2026/27, 2% higher than the £1,236,189 of 2020/21. The current squad is 65 players against 66 then.

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