Reading 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Liam Moore on £35,000 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
We hold a wage for all 72 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 £431,160 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Moore | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Liam Moore | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Pelé | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Pelé | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| John Swift | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Chris Gunter | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Garath McCleary | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Jamaica | ||
| Rafael | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Sam Baldock | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Vito Mannone | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | GK | Italy | ||
| Matt Miazga | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Lucas João | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | ST | Portugal | ||
| George Puşcaş | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Romania | ||
| Sone Aluko | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Nigeria | ||
| Jordan Obita | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Tyler Blackett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Yakou Meïté | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Ayub Masika | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | AM RL | Kenya | ||
| Lucas Boyé | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Ovie Ejaria | £7,800 | £405,600 | 21 | AM LC | England | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | Ghana | ||
| Michael Morrison | £6,900 | £358,800 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Charlie Adam | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Felipe Araruna | £5,300 | £275,600 | 23 | D/WB R, DM | Brazil | ||
| Sam Walker | £3,600 | £187,200 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Olise | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | AM LC | France | ||
| Tennai Watson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Omar Richards | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Ryan East | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Tom McIntyre | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Akin Odimayo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Ethan Coleman | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Gabriel Osho | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Conor Lawless | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Jordan Holsgrove | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Danny Namaso | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ramari Medford-Smith | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Ben House | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Emmanuel Samba | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | AM L | France | ||
| Tyler Frost | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Werick Caetano | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Liam Driscoll | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | GK | Australia | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Femi Azeez | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Roberto Nditi | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Andre Burley | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D RC | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Ethan Bristow | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Emmanuel Obamakinwa | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Jeriel Dorsett | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jökull Andrésson | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | GK | Iceland | ||
| Joseph Ajose | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Lexus Beeden | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Yaw Turkson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Nahum Melvin-Lambert | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Hamilton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Alfie Anderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Augustus McGiff | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Malachi Talent-Aryeetey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Dejan Tetek | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Harvey Collins | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Claudio Osorio | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Thierry Nevers | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Nelson Abbey | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | D LC | England | ||
| James Holden | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Imari Samuels | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kian Leavy | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Oliver Pendlebury | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Coniah Boyce-Clarke | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Lynford Sackey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Josh Hewitt | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Pedro Neves | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2019/20
What was Reading's wage bill in 2019/20?
Reading paid £431,160 a week in 2019/20 - £22,420,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2019/20?
Liam Moore was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £15,319.
What was the average Reading salary in 2019/20?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £15,319 a week in 2019/20, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27, 70% lower than the £431,160 of 2019/20. The current squad is 70 players against 72 then.