Wigan Athletic 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Ashley Fletcher on £18,000 per week · see the current Wigan Athletic wage bill
Then and now
Wigan Athletic pay £82,184 a week in 2026/27 — 47% lower than the £156,420 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Fletcher | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Charlie Wyke | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Omar Rekik | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | D C, DM | Tunisia | JUN 2024 | ||
| James McClean | £8,100 | £421,200 | 33 | D/WB L, AM RL | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £8,000 | £416,000 | 24 | D RC | Namibia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Martin Kelly | £7,900 | £410,800 | 32 | D RC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danel Sinani | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | AM RLC | Luxembourg | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Bennett | £6,100 | £317,200 | 32 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steven Caulker | £5,600 | £291,200 | 30 | D C | Sierra Leone | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Amos | £5,500 | £286,000 | 32 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Whatmough | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Magennis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 31 | ST | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jason Kerr | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | D C | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Power | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | D R, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Naylor | £4,600 | £239,200 | 31 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anthony Scully | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Callum Lang | £4,400 | £228,800 | 23 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jordan Cousins | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | DM, M RC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Pearce | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Curtis Tilt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jamie Jones | £3,100 | £161,200 | 33 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Miguel Azeez | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tendayi Darikwa | £2,600 | £135,200 | 30 | D/WB RL | Zimbabwe | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christ Tiéhi | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | DM | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thelo Aasgaard | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | AM LC | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Will Keane | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | AM/F C | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Smith | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | DM | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Carragher | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chris Sze | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | AM/F C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Rodwell-Grant | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | D R, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Baba Adeeko | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | DM | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Brennan | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | AM RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry McHugh | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Hughes | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kieran Lloyd | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Wonnacott | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Mitchell | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Tickle | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Adams | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Youssef Chentouf | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Dwyer | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D L | England | JAN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Eckersall | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ewan Hampson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Owen Mooney | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eko Solomon | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luca Latona | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Welsby | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Campbell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Troy Malunda | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kai Payne | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyle Worsley | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kylan Depeiaza | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Callum Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harry Rimmer | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Reilly | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jarma Mohamed | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Corran | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Gill | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C, M C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Sandison | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM/F C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ruben Grewal | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kristian Knowles | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steven Sumner | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
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 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wigan Athletic wages, 2022/23
What was Wigan Athletic's wage bill in 2022/23?
Wigan Athletic paid £156,420 a week in 2022/23 - £8,133,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wigan Athletic player in 2022/23?
Ashley Fletcher was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £18,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £5,735.
What was the average Wigan Athletic salary in 2022/23?
The average Wigan Athletic player aged 22 or over earned £5,735 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Wigan Athletic's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Wigan Athletic pay £82,184 a week in 2026/27, 47% lower than the £156,420 of 2022/23. The current squad is 60 players against 63 then.