Sheffield Wednesday 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Bailey Peacock-Farrell on £28,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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 — 26% lower than the £221,140 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Barry Bannan | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Liam Palmer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D RLC | Scotland | ||
| Callum Paterson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Josh Windass | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Harlee Dean | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Massimo Luongo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | DM | Australia | ||
| Dominic Iorfa | £9,400 | £488,800 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Chey Dunkley | £8,400 | £436,800 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Saido Berahino | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | AM RC, F C | Burundi | ||
| Jordan Storey | £6,100 | £317,200 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £5,600 | £291,200 | 31 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| George Byers | £5,200 | £270,400 | 25 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Hunt | £5,100 | £265,200 | 30 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Lee Gregory | £5,000 | £260,000 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Gibson | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Marvin Johnson | £4,900 | £254,800 | 30 | D LC, AM L | England | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | WB L, AM RL | England | ||
| Olamide Shodipo | £4,800 | £249,600 | 24 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Tyreece John-Jules | £4,600 | £239,200 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dennis Adeniran | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Sylla Sow | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| Florian Kamberi | £3,300 | £171,600 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Albania | ||
| Ciaran Brennan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Jaden Brown | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Luke Jackson | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Charles Hagan | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Joshua Render | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Dawodu | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Ryan Galvin | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | D L | England | ||
| Alex Bonnington | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Basile Zottos | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Declan Thompson | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| David Agbontohoma | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Jayden Onen | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | AM C | Uganda | ||
| Kwame Boateng | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| Jay Glover | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Leojo Davidson | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Lewis Farmer | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Liam Waldock | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Paulo Aguas | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Will Trueman | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Jenson Whitham | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Caelen Kilheeney | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Fuad Sesay | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB L | Sierra Leone | ||
| Danny Wassell | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Filimon Asfha | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Josh Ashman | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Hall | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Murtadha Al-Jahadhmy | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Pierce Charles | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Mackenzie Maltby | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Kamil Maciąg | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | Poland | ||
| Sean Fusire | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Joey Phuthi | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RL | England | ||
| Rio Shipston | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Cian Flannery | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Danai Rhule | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jake Bradford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Josh Chapman | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Tafadzwa Tapudzai | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2021/22
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2021/22?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £221,140 a week in 2021/22 - £11,499,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2021/22?
Bailey Peacock-Farrell was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £28,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £8,000.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2021/22?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £8,000 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £221,140 of 2021/22. The current squad is 53 players against 64 then.