Barnsley 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Matty James on £24,000 per week · see the current Barnsley wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 15 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Barnsley pay £76,243 a week in 2026/27 — 39% lower than the £123,980 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty James | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 24 | M C | England | ||
| Saidy Janko | £7,600 | £395,200 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | Switzerland | ||
| Adam Hammill | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Alex Mowatt | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | AM LC | England | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £5,500 | £286,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Adam Davies | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | GK | Wales | ||
| Tom Bradshaw | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | ST | Wales | ||
| Aidy White | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Ireland | ||
| George Moncur | £4,200 | £218,400 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Marley Watkins | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Ryan Kent | £3,700 | £192,400 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ryan Williams | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | AM RLC | Australia | ||
| Ryan Hedges | £3,700 | £192,400 | 20 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £3,500 | £182,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Ghana | ||
| Adam Jackson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Cole Kpekawa | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Elliot Lee | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Josh Scowen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | DM, M RC | England | ||
| Angus MacDonald | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Kayden Jackson | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Nick Townsend | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Marc Roberts | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Sessi D'Almeida | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | DM | Benin | ||
| Callum Elder | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | D L, M C | Australia | ||
| Gethin Jones | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D/WB RL, M RC | Australia | ||
| Julio Rodríguez | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Callum Evans | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Jake Charles | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | AM LC, F C | Wales | ||
| Jack Cowgill | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Shaun Tuton | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Dylan Mottley-Henry | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Josh Kay | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Jacob Brown | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Jack Walton | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| James Carvell | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jared Bird | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| George Proctor | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Omari Patrick | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Sam Ottley | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Rhys Dolan | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Romal Palmer | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Will Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Louis Wardle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Kane Swinburn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Louis Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Philroy Peters | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Aaron Murphy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Robbie Miller | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Jeff McGowan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Tom Clare | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Cameron Simpson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Matty Wolfe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Will Alderton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Mohamed Saeed | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | Yemen | ||
| Adam Lund | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Jake Greatorex | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Tingle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RL | England | ||
| Shamaul Bertie | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Akeel Francis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barnsley wages, 2016/17
What was Barnsley's wage bill in 2016/17?
Barnsley paid £123,980 a week in 2016/17 - £6,446,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barnsley player in 2016/17?
Matty James was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £24,000 a week, 4.8x the 22+ squad average of £5,000.
What was the average Barnsley salary in 2016/17?
The average Barnsley player aged 22 or over earned £5,000 a week in 2016/17, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Barnsley's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Barnsley pay £76,243 a week in 2026/27, 39% lower than the £123,980 of 2016/17. The current squad is 53 players against 59 then.