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Sheffield Wednesday 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jordan Rhodes on £35,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £522k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £27m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £18k
Then and now
Sheffield Wednesday pay £172,755 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £522,010 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Rhodes | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keiren Westwood | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Almen Abdi | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fernando Forestieri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Boyd | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Reach | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Lees | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gary Hooper | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Barry Bannan | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joost van Aken | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kieran Lee | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Lee | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Jones | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Pudil | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jacob Butterfield | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Jack Hunt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marco Matias | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ross Wallace | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Palmer | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Full-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Atdhe Nuhiu | £9,500 | £494,000 | 27 | Striker | Kosovo | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lucas João | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | Striker | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joey Pelupessy | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Fox | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Glenn Loovens | £7,200 | £374,400 | 33 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £5,100 | £265,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cameron Dawson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Frederico Venâncio | £2,300 | £119,600 | 24 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Thorniley | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Stobbs | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Frederik Fisker | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor O'Grady | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Williams | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Connor Kirby | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dan Wallis | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sean Clare | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fraser Preston | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Hunt | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ash Baker | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Hirst | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Lee | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Lonchar | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Lee | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Murphy | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Warren Clarke | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marcello Benedetti | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joshua Reaney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Hughes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Layton Swaine | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan O'Brien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Rice | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arijus Brazinskas | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Lithuania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Walker | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Hornsby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Dawodu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stefan Gavrilov | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eyad Hammoud | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Grant | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe West | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Preslav Borukov | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ciaran Brennan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Waldock | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Shaw | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joshua Render | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
35 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
3 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 9%
15 £10k-£25k 49%
7 £25k-£100k 39%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2017/18
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2017/18?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £522,010 a week in 2017/18 - £27,144,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2017/18?
Jordan Rhodes was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £35,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £17,929.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2017/18?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £17,929 a week in 2017/18, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £172,755 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £522,010 of 2017/18. The current squad is 53 players against 66 then.