Milton Keynes Dons 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Stuart O'Keefe on £9,000 per week · see the current Milton Keynes Dons wage bill
We hold a wage for all 38 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Milton Keynes Dons pay £150,412 a week in 2026/27 — 92% higher than the £78,520 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart O'Keefe | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Kieran Agard | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Reeves | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Dean Lewington | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | D L | England | ||
| David Martin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Darren Potter | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Nicky Maynard | £3,900 | £202,800 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Maecky Ngombo | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | AM L, ST | Belgium | ||
| Robbie Muirhead | £3,700 | £192,400 | 20 | AM L, ST | Scotland | ||
| Chuks Aneke | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Daniel Powell | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | AM RL | England | ||
| Dean Bowditch | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Joe Walsh | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | D C | Wales | ||
| Scott Wootton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 24 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ed Upson | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | M C | England | ||
| George Williams | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| George Baldock | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Lee Nicholls | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Paul Downing | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ben Tilney | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Connor Furlong | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Callum Brittain | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | D/WB R, AM RL | England | ||
| Giorgio Rasulo | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Charlie Burns | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Oran Jackson | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tommy Hope | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| David Kasumu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Joe Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Bradley Bell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Finn Tapp | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Harry Stratton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Juma Omar | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Nathan Pickworth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Hugo Logan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Nombe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Peter Kioso | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
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 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 38 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Milton Keynes Dons wages, 2016/17
What was Milton Keynes Dons' wage bill in 2016/17?
Milton Keynes Dons paid £78,520 a week in 2016/17 - £4,083,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 38. We hold a wage for all 38 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Milton Keynes Dons player in 2016/17?
Stuart O'Keefe was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £9,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £3,765.
What was the average Milton Keynes Dons salary in 2016/17?
The average Milton Keynes Dons player aged 22 or over earned £3,765 a week in 2016/17, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 38. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Milton Keynes Dons' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Milton Keynes Dons pay £150,412 a week in 2026/27, 92% higher than the £78,520 of 2016/17. The current squad is 45 players against 38 then.