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Reading 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Liam Moore on £35,000 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £405k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £21m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Then and now
Reading pay £141,329 a week in 2026/27 — 65% lower than the £405,380 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Moore | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam Moore | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Baker | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| John Swift | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | MAY 2019 | ||
| Garath McCleary | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Winger | Jamaica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nélson Oliveira | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | Striker | Portugal | MAY 2019 | ||
| Sam Baldock | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chris Gunter | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Miazga | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | Centre-back | U.S.A. | MAY 2019 | ||
| Modou Barrow | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Winger | Gambia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sone Aluko | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JAN 2020 | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Striker | Iceland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyler Blackett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul McShane | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | Striker | Iceland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Obita | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| John O'Shea | £10,000 | £520,000 | 37 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Saeid Ezatolahi | £8,600 | £447,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Iran | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yakou Meïté | £8,300 | £431,600 | 22 | Winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ovie Ejaria | £7,800 | £405,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £7,500 | £390,000 | 26 | Full-back | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Callum Harriott | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Kelly | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Walker | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anssi Jaakkola | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Barrett | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Omar Richards | £1,800 | £93,600 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Wilson | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Namaso | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Southwood | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Liam Driscoll | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cameron Green | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jazz Wallace | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andre Burley | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Conor Lawless | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Nolan | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom McIntyre | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ade Shokunbi | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Liddle | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan East | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyler Frost | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Holsgrove | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joel Rollinson | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Holmes | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Teddy Howe | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ramari Medford-Smith | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ethan Coleman | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Buchanan | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thierry Nevers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ricky Hansen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Samuel Faniyan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacob Pemberton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emmanuel Obamakinwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tommy Stevens | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Terrance Saydee | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Khalid Simmo | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kian Leavy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jeriel Dorsett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Roberto Nditi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Myles Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamal Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fabio Sole | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Olise | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Desbois | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Josh Hewitt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Bristow | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defender | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Pendlebury | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moroyin Omolabi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jökull Andrésson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Iceland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Shamar Moore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Hillson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Akin Odimayo | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Kealy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 3%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 3%
6 £5k-£10k 11%
14 £10k-£25k 52%
4 £25k-£100k 31%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2018/19
What was Reading's wage bill in 2018/19?
Reading paid £405,380 a week in 2018/19 - £21,079,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2018/19?
Liam Moore was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £15,429.
What was the average Reading salary in 2018/19?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £15,429 a week in 2018/19, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £141,329 a week in 2026/27, 65% lower than the £405,380 of 2018/19. The current squad is 72 players against 76 then.