Wigan Athletic 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gavin Massey on £8,200 per week · see the current Wigan Athletic wage bill
Then and now
Wigan Athletic pay £82,184 a week in 2026/27 — 52% higher than the £54,210 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Massey | £8,200 | £426,400 | 27 | M/AM (R) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lee Evans | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | DM, M (C) | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Curtis Tilt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 28 | D (C) | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Funso Ojo | £3,300 | £171,600 | 28 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | MAY 2022 | ||
| George Johnston | £3,200 | £166,400 | 21 | D (LC) | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zach Clough | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Pearce | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | D (L) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Callum Lang | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie Jones | £2,100 | £109,200 | 31 | GK | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Proctor | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matty Palmer | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tendayi Darikwa | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D/WB (R) | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| Viv Solomon-Otabor | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | M/AM (RL) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Gardner | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | M (RLC), AM (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Corey Whelan | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | D (RC) | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Dodoo | £810 | £42,120 | 25 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Evans | £800 | £41,600 | 23 | GK | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Perry | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chris Merrie | £680 | £35,360 | 21 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Scott Wootton | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Sanders | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Long | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kyle Joseph | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | ST (C) | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thelo Aasgaard | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Keane | £400 | £20,800 | 27 | ST (C) | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bobby Jones | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | GK | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Scott Smith | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | M (C) | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Robinson | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | D (L) | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| MacKenzie O'Neill | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM (RLC) | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Finley | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D/WB (L) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcus Snell | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (L) | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry McGee | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Smith | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (L) | Slovakia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Watson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zach Dobie | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (L) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arthur Lomax | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RLC) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Hughes | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Levi Welsh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Costello | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Campbell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chris Sze | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Millen Brown | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Brooks | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (RL) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Owen Mooney | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kian Monks | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kieran Lloyd | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (R) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jason Fulton | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Carragher | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sean McGurk | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (RLC) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Tickle | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry McHugh | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Baba Adeeko | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
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 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wigan Athletic wages, 2020/21
What was Wigan Athletic's wage bill in 2020/21?
Wigan Athletic paid £54,210 a week in 2020/21 - £2,818,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wigan Athletic player in 2020/21?
Gavin Massey was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £8,200 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £2,294.
What was the average Wigan Athletic salary in 2020/21?
The average Wigan Athletic player aged 22 or over earned £2,294 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Wigan Athletic's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Wigan Athletic pay £82,184 a week in 2026/27, 52% higher than the £54,210 of 2020/21. The current squad is 60 players against 52 then.