Reading 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Lewis Grabban on £29,000 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £391,970 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Grabban | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Jordon Mutch | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Tiago Ilori | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 23 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Danny Williams | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Garath McCleary | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Ali Al-Habsi | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | GK | Oman | ||
| Liam Moore | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | D RC | England | ||
| Liam Moore | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | D RC | England | ||
| Reece Oxford | £18,000 | £936,000 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Adrian Popa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM R | Romania | ||
| Chris Gunter | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Paul McShane | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Roy Beerens | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Yann Kermorgant | £13,000 | £676,000 | 34 | ST | France | ||
| Sandro Wieser | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | D C, DM | Liechtenstein | ||
| Tyler Blackett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Stephen Quinn | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | M LC | Ireland | ||
| Joey van den Berg | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Deniss Rakels | £8,400 | £436,800 | 23 | ST | Latvia | ||
| Joseph Mendes | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Jordan Obita | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Jonathan Bond | £7,100 | £369,200 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Callum Harriott | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | AM L | England | ||
| George Evans | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Liam Kelly | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Anssi Jaakkola | £4,500 | £234,000 | 29 | GK | Finland | ||
| Yakou Meïté | £4,300 | £223,600 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| John Swift | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| Danzell Gravenberch | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Tariqe Fosu | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | AM RLC | Ghana | ||
| Aaron Kuhl | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Dominic Hyam | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Rob Dickie | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Lewis Ward | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Tennai Watson | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Axel Óskar Andrésson | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D C | Iceland | ||
| Conor Davis | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Luke Southwood | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Bennett | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Josh Barrett | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Andrija Novaković | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Omar Richards | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Joe Tupper | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan East | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Sam Smith | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Sindri Scheving | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D L | Iceland | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Akinwunmi | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D RL | England | ||
| Tom McIntyre | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Terence Vancooten | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Harry Philby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Denton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Danny Namaso | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Joel Rollinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Liam Driscoll | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Australia | ||
| Ade Shokunbi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Jordan Holsgrove | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Ethan Coleman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Joe Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Gabriel Rosario | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Leon Okubuyejo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Andre Burley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Buchanan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Jazz Wallace | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Cameron Green | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Tom Holmes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Akin Odimayo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Gabriel Osho | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Nolan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Ben House | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jamal Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Tyler Frost | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kosta Sparta | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Teddy Howe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Ramari Medford-Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | 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 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2016/17
What was Reading's wage bill in 2016/17?
Reading paid £391,970 a week in 2016/17 - £20,382,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2016/17?
Lewis Grabban was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £29,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £14,167.
What was the average Reading salary in 2016/17?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £14,167 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £391,970 of 2016/17. The current squad is 70 players against 75 then.