Sheffield Wednesday 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Barry Bannan on £21,000 per week · see the current Sheffield Wednesday wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27 — 13% lower than the £187,570 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Aden Flint | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Paterson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Liam Palmer | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | D RLC | Scotland | ||
| Josh Windass | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Dominic Iorfa | £9,400 | £488,800 | 27 | D RC | England | ||
| Michael Smith | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Lee Gregory | £8,000 | £416,000 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Mallik Wilks | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Michael Ihiekwe | £7,900 | £410,800 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| David Stockdale | £6,400 | £332,800 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Hunt | £6,100 | £317,200 | 31 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Will Vaulks | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Akin Famewo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Cameron Dawson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £5,300 | £275,600 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| George Byers | £5,200 | £270,400 | 26 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Marvin Johnson | £4,900 | £254,800 | 31 | D LC, AM L | England | ||
| Dennis Adeniran | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Reece James | £3,700 | £192,400 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Tyreeq Bakinson | £3,600 | £187,200 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Ben Heneghan | £3,500 | £182,000 | 28 | D RC | England | ||
| Jaden Brown | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Bobby Dunn | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Luke Cook | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | £940 | £48,880 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Jackson | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Adam Alimi-Adetoro | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Rio Shipston | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Sean Fusire | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | D/WB R, M RC | England | ||
| Sam Durrant | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Fuad Sesay | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D/WB L | Sierra Leone | ||
| Josh Ashman | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Jay Glover | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | WB R, DM | England | ||
| Leojo Davidson | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Paulo Aguas | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Jack Hall | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Will Trueman | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Carlos Rodrigues | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB L | Portugal | ||
| Tyrell Dawes | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Phillips | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Pierce Charles | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Danai Rhule | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Cian Flannery | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Jarvis Thornton | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Mario Bobea | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | Spain | ||
| Josh Chapman | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Murtadha Al-Jahadhmy | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jake Bradford | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Kamil Maciąg | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | Poland | ||
| Mackenzie Maltby | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Reece Johnson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | WB L | England | ||
| Devlan Moses | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Favour Onukwui | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | Nigeria | ||
| Tafadzwa Tapudzai | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Joey Phuthi | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB RL | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield Wednesday wages, 2022/23
What was Sheffield Wednesday's wage bill in 2022/23?
Sheffield Wednesday paid £187,570 a week in 2022/23 - £9,753,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield Wednesday player in 2022/23?
Barry Bannan was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £21,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £7,682.
What was the average Sheffield Wednesday salary in 2022/23?
The average Sheffield Wednesday player aged 22 or over earned £7,682 a week in 2022/23, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield Wednesday's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Sheffield Wednesday pay £162,855 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £187,570 of 2022/23. The current squad is 53 players against 57 then.