Barry Bannan vs Liam Palmer - salary comparison
Barry Bannan earns £8,000 a week more than Liam Palmer — £23,000 against £15,000, a difference of £416,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Sheffield Wednesday.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Barry Bannan vs Liam Palmer, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | BARRY BANNAN | LIAM PALMER | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £23,000 | £15,000 | £8,000 |
| Yearly salary | £1,196,000 | £780,000 | £416,000 |
| Net worth | £13m | £7.2m | £6.0m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 35 | 33 | 2 yr |
| Position | DM | D RC, DM | - |
| Club | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday | team-mates |
| League | League One | League One | same league |
| Nationality | Scotland | Scotland | same |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | JUN 2027 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Barry Bannan is paid £8,000 a week more than Liam Palmer — £416,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is MKE Ankaragücü, whose 31 players cost £8k a week between them.
what Liam Palmer is paid. Put another way, Barry Bannan earns Liam Palmer's entire week in 4.6 days.
a week, in 2020 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Barry Bannan · Liam Palmer
Frequently asked questions
Barry Bannan vs Liam Palmer
Who earns more, Barry Bannan or Liam Palmer?
Barry Bannan earns more. Barry Bannan is on £23,000 per week against Liam Palmer's £15,000, a gap of £8,000 a week.
What is the difference between Barry Bannan's and Liam Palmer's salary?
£8,000 per week, which comes to £416,000 over a year. Barry Bannan is paid 1.5 times what Liam Palmer is paid.
How much does Barry Bannan earn per week?
Barry Bannan earns £23,000 per week at Sheffield Wednesday, or £1,196,000 per year.
How much does Liam Palmer earn per week?
Liam Palmer earns £15,000 per week at Sheffield Wednesday, or £780,000 per year.
Who is older, Barry Bannan or Liam Palmer?
Barry Bannan is older, at 35 to 33.
Whose contract runs longer, Barry Bannan's or Liam Palmer's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Barry Bannan or Liam Palmer?
Barry Bannan, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Barry Bannan has earned £13,156,000 across 11 seasons, Liam Palmer £7,176,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Barry Bannan and Liam Palmer?
£8,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 79 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them MKE Ankaragücü on £7,974 a week.