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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Pablo Sarabia on £110,000 per week · see the current Wolverhampton Wanderers wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.4m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £74m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £58k
Then and now
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27 — 27% lower than the £1,423,805 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Sarabia | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Nunes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| João Moutinho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 35 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raúl Jiménez | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | Striker | Mexico | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nélson Semedo | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 28 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonny | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 28 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Craig Dawson | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matheus Cunha | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Diego Costa | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 33 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rúben Neves | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | South Korea | JUN 2026 | ||
| João Gomes | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Daniel Podence | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mario Lemina | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Gabon | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adama Traoré | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 26 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Saša Kalajdžic | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2027 | ||
| José Sá | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pedro Neto | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | Left-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Kilman | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Boubacar Traoré | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Mali | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathan Collins | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Chiquinho | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 22 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Daniel Bentley | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Hodge | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Toti (Toti Gomes) | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dexter Lembikisa | £5,400 | £280,800 | 18 | Full-back | Jamaica | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hugo Bueno | £5,200 | £270,400 | 19 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luke Matheson | £5,000 | £260,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christian Marques | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Griffiths | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Pond | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Lewis Richards | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Justin Hubner | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Scott | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Right-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lee Harkin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| He Zhenyu | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | Striker | China | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Agboola | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Owen Hesketh | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Scicluna | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Keto-Diyawa | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Left-back, left winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Birtwistle | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right wing-back | Singapore | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Hodnett | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Centre-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kam Kandola | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marvin Kaleta | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Tipton | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Farmer | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pálmi Rafn Arinbjörnsson | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ty Barnett | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Winger, striker | Jamaica | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hong Wan | £380 | £19,760 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | - | ||
| Leon Chiwome | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Storer | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan McLeod | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Filozofe Mabete | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Fraser | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Esen | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finn Ashworth | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | MAY 2024 | ||
| Mo Diomande | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Testimony Igbinoghene | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lucas Scicluna | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stan Amos | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Dom Plank | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thomas Edozie | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mason Rees | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ackeme Francis-Burrell | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hayden Carson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Temple Ojinnaka | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dean Pinnington | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | Central midfielder | England | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 2%
2 £10k-£25k 2%
19 £25k-£100k 66%
4 £100k+
29%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wolverhampton Wanderers wages, 2022/23
What was Wolverhampton Wanderers' wage bill in 2022/23?
Wolverhampton Wanderers paid £1,423,805 a week in 2022/23 - £74,037,860 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 2022/23?
Pablo Sarabia was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £110,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £58,410.
What was the average Wolverhampton Wanderers salary in 2022/23?
The average Wolverhampton Wanderers player aged 22 or over earned £58,410 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Wolverhampton Wanderers' 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Wolverhampton Wanderers pay £1,045,150 a week in 2026/27, 27% lower than the £1,423,805 of 2022/23. The current squad is 62 players against 69 then.