Sheffield Wednesday 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Jordan Rhodes on £35,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27 — 55% lower than the £359,657 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Rhodes | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | ST (C) | Scotland | ||
| Keiren Westwood | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 35 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Barry Bannan | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | DM, M (LC) | Scotland | ||
| Izzy Brown | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | M (RL), AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Adam Reach | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | WB (L), M/AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Tom Lees | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D (C) | England | ||
| Joost van Aken | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | D (LC) | Holland | ||
| Jack Marriott | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Callum Paterson | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | AM (C), ST (C) | Scotland | ||
| Massimo Luongo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | Australia | ||
| Joey Pelupessy | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Holland | ||
| Julian Börner | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Liam Palmer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | D (RLC), WB (R) | Scotland | ||
| Kadeem Harris | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | WB/M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Cameron Dawson | £9,400 | £488,800 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Chey Dunkley | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | D (C) | England | ||
| Dominic Iorfa | £8,400 | £436,800 | 25 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Josh Windass | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Elias Kachunga | £6,300 | £327,600 | 28 | M/AM (R), ST (C) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £5,300 | £275,600 | 19 | M (C) | England | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Moses Odubajo | £4,900 | £254,800 | 26 | D/WB/M (R) | Nigeria | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Andre Green | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | M (L), AM (RL) | England | ||
| Matt Penney | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | D/WB/M (L) | England | ||
| Alex Hunt | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | M (C) | England | ||
| Ciaran Brennan | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | D (RC) | Ireland | ||
| Korede Adedoyin | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Ben Hughes | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | D (R), M (RC) | England | ||
| Osaze Urhoghide | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Calum Huxley | £612 | £31,824 | 19 | M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Charlie Reaney | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Ryan Galvin | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | D (L) | England | ||
| Charles Hagan | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM (R), ST (C) | England | ||
| Declan Thompson | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Isaac Rice | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D (C) | England | ||
| Joshua Render | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Dawodu | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | D (R) | England | ||
| Luke Jackson | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Luke Cox | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Lewis Farmer | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Liam Shaw | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Liam Waldock | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | DM, M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Paulo Aguas | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (RLC) | England | ||
| Jay Glover | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Luke Hall | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jenson Whitham | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | WB/M (R) | England | ||
| Alex Hare | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Ashman | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Charlie Curtis | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (R) | England | ||
| Filimon Asfha | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Danny Wassell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | Wales | ||
| Basile Zottos | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Leojo Davidson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB/M (R) | England | ||
| Luke Yates | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Fuad Sesay | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Caelen Kilheeney | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Alex Bonnington | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Corey Glaves | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Will Trueman | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2020/21
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2020/21?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £359,657 a week in 2020/21 - £18,702,164 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2020/21?
Jordan Rhodes was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £14,233.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2020/21?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £14,233 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27, 55% lower than the £359,657 of 2020/21. The current squad is 53 players against 60 then.