Sheffield Wednesday 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jordan Rhodes on £60,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27 — 72% lower than the £576,470 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Rhodes | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 26 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Keiren Westwood | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 31 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Callum McManaman | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Almen Abdi | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | AM C | Switzerland | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Fernando Forestieri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Italy | ||
| Adam Reach | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tom Lees | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Urby Emanuelson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | ||
| Will Buckley | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Gary Hooper | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Barry Bannan | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | DM, M RLC | Scotland | ||
| Kieran Lee | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | M C | England | ||
| Kieran Lee | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Daniel Pudil | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | D/WB/M L | Czechia | ||
| David Jones | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | DM, M LC | England | ||
| Lewis McGugan | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Winnall | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Hunt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Marco Matias | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Liam Palmer | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Scotland | ||
| Ross Wallace | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Atdhe Nuhiu | £9,500 | £494,000 | 26 | ST | Austria | ||
| Morgan Fox | £7,900 | £410,800 | 22 | D L | Wales | ||
| Vincent Sasso | £7,500 | £390,000 | 25 | D RC | France | ||
| Glenn Loovens | £7,200 | £374,400 | 32 | D C | Holland | ||
| José Semedo | £5,100 | £265,200 | 31 | D C, DM | Portugal | ||
| Cameron Dawson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Jonatas Centeno | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D/WB R, AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Charlie Hayford | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Jordan Thorniley | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Elliot Percival | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Connor Kirby | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Connor O'Grady | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Fraser Preston | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Ash Baker | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D RC | Wales | ||
| George Hirst | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Lee | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Lee | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Franck Betra | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Jack Stobbs | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| James Murphy | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Warren Clarke | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | D L, AM RLC | England | ||
| Preslav Borukov | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Bulgaria | ||
| Arijus Brazinskas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Lithuania | ||
| Ben Hornsby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Ciaran Brennan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Layton Swaine | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Alex Hunt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Stefan Gavrilov | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM/F C | Bulgaria | ||
| Joshua Reaney | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Ben Hughes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Luke Ferguson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Dan Wallis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Cook | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Lewis Price | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Jordan Lonchar | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Joe West | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L | 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 61 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2016/17
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2016/17?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £576,470 a week in 2016/17 - £29,976,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2016/17?
Jordan Rhodes was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £60,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £19,386.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2016/17?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £19,386 a week in 2016/17, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27, 72% lower than the £576,470 of 2016/17. The current squad is 53 players against 61 then.