Sheffield Wednesday 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Connor Wickham on £62,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 28 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27 — 66% lower than the £481,220 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Wickham | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jordan Rhodes | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Keiren Westwood | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 34 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Steven Fletcher | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 32 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Barry Bannan | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | DM, M LC | Scotland | ||
| Fernando Forestieri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Jacob Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Adam Reach | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | WB L, AM RLC | England | ||
| Tom Lees | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Atdhe Nuhiu | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | ST | Austria | ||
| Kieran Lee | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | M C | England | ||
| Massimo Luongo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Australia | ||
| Sam Winnall | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Julian Börner | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | D C | Germany | ||
| Joey Pelupessy | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Liam Palmer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | Scotland | ||
| Josh Windass | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Kadeem Harris | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | AM RL | England | ||
| Alessio da Cruz | £9,500 | £494,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Cameron Dawson | £9,400 | £488,800 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Dominic Iorfa | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | D RC | England | ||
| Morgan Fox | £7,900 | £410,800 | 25 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| David Bates | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Moses Odubajo | £4,900 | £254,800 | 25 | D/WB/M R | Nigeria | ||
| Paul Jones | £2,800 | £145,600 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Stobbs | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | AM R | England | ||
| Manuel Hidalgo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | AM RC | Argentina | ||
| Alex Hunt | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Jack Lee | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Ben Hughes | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | D R, M RC | England | ||
| Fraser Preston | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Omar Damba | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | ST | Gambia | ||
| Ciaran Brennan | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Ryan Galvin | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Conor Grant | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Isaac Rice | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Dawodu | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Joe West | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jordan O'Brien | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Joshua Render | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Liam Waldock | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Liam Shaw | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Osaze Urhoghide | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Preslav Borukov | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | ST | Bulgaria | ||
| Charles Hagan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Elliot Vasalo | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| L'Varn Brandy | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Paulo Aguas | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M RLC | England | ||
| Luke Hall | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Basile Zottos | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Will Trueman | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Luke Yates | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Alex Hare | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Toby Kenyon | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Jay Glover | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Corey Glaves | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Alex Bonnington | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Farmer | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Oliver | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Charlie Reaney | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Jackson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Declan Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Michael Ellery | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Charlie Curtis | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Luke Cox | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
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 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2019/20
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2019/20?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £481,220 a week in 2019/20 - £25,023,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2019/20?
Connor Wickham was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £62,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £16,696.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2019/20?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £16,696 a week in 2019/20, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27, 66% lower than the £481,220 of 2019/20. The current squad is 53 players against 67 then.