Reading 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner John Swift on £25,000 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
We hold a wage for all 81 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27 — 70% lower than the £424,450 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swift | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Tiago Ilori | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Tommy Elphick | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Liam Moore | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | D RC | England | ||
| Liam Moore | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | D RC | England | ||
| Garath McCleary | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | D/WB R, AM RC | Curaçao | ||
| Chris Martin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| David Edwards | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 31 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Chris Martin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Chris Gunter | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Vito Mannone | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | GK | Italy | ||
| Modou Barrow | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Gambia | ||
| Sone Aluko | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Nigeria | ||
| Yann Kermorgant | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | ST | France | ||
| Paul McShane | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | ST | Iceland | ||
| Tyler Blackett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | ST | Iceland | ||
| Jordan Obita | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Stephen Quinn | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | M LC | Ireland | ||
| Joey van den Berg | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Joseph Mendes | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Pelle Clement | £7,800 | £405,600 | 21 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Callum Harriott | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | AM L | England | ||
| Liam Kelly | £6,000 | £312,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Ireland | ||
| George Evans | £5,200 | £270,400 | 22 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Anssi Jaakkola | £3,500 | £182,000 | 30 | GK | Finland | ||
| Tennai Watson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Omar Richards | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Sam Smith | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Axel Óskar Andrésson | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | D C | Iceland | ||
| Conor Davis | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| George Legg | £540 | £28,080 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Luke Southwood | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | GK | Northern Ireland | ||
| Lewis Ward | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Ade Shokunbi | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Ben House | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Ryan East | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Tyler Frost | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jake Sheppard | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Kosta Sparta | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | AM R | Australia | ||
| Joel Rollinson | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jordan Holsgrove | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Liam Driscoll | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | GK | Australia | ||
| Teddy Howe | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Ramari Medford-Smith | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Tom McIntyre | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Toyosi Olusanya | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Cameron Green | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Ethan Coleman | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Holmes | £210 | £10,920 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Akin Odimayo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jacob Pemberton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Harry Philby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jazz Wallace | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Jack Buchanan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Andre Burley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Leon Okubuyejo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Gabriel Rosario | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Joe Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Khalid Simmo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Emmanuel Obamakinwa | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Terrance Saydee | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tommy Stevens | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Ricky Hansen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | Holland | ||
| Samuel Faniyan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Charlie Lawrence | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Roberto Nditi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Gabriel Osho | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| James Hillson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Adam Desbois | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jack Nolan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Conor Lawless | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, ST | England | ||
| Thierry Nevers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M L | England | ||
| Danny Namaso | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Shamar Moore | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jamal Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jökull Andrésson | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | GK | Iceland | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 27% of the squad wage bill, across the 81 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2017/18
What was Reading's wage bill in 2017/18?
Reading paid £424,450 a week in 2017/18 - £22,071,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 81. We hold a wage for all 81 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2017/18?
John Swift was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £25,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £15,046.
What was the average Reading salary in 2017/18?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £15,046 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 81. The top five earners took 27% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27, 70% lower than the £424,450 of 2017/18. The current squad is 70 players against 81 then.