Bristol Rovers 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Lee Brown on £4,000 per week · see the current Bristol Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bristol Rovers pay £78,580 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £58,700 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Brown | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kyle Bennett | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tom Lockyer | £3,600 | £187,200 | 22 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Chris Lines | £3,400 | £176,800 | 31 | M C | England | ||
| Daniel Leadbitter | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Joe Partington | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Tony Craig | £2,600 | £135,200 | 32 | D LC | England | ||
| Byron Moore | £2,500 | £130,000 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Adam Smith | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Dom Telford | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Ellis Harrison | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | AM L, ST | Wales | ||
| James Clarke | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D RC | England | ||
| Liam Sercombe | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | M C | England | ||
| Ollie Clarke | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Sweeney | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Rory Gaffney | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | AM RC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Tom Nichols | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | ST | England | ||
| Bernard Mensah | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marc Bola | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D LC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Alfie Kilgour | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Broadbent | £810 | £42,120 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Broom | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | AM R | Wales | ||
| Stuart Sinclair | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Sam Slocombe | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Alexis André Jr | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | GK | France | ||
| Charlie ten-Grotenhuis | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Cameron Ebbutt | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Alawode-Williams | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D R | Nigeria | ||
| Kenan Dünnwald-Turan | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | AM L | Germany | ||
| Kunle Otudeko | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Morgan | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Michael Kelly | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Scotland | ||
| Mohammad Baghdadi | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | D/WB/M L | Germany | ||
| Ghassan Abu Hassan | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | D L | Jordan | ||
| Rhys Kavanagh | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Thom Jonkerman | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | GK | Holland | ||
| Sam Blake | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Luke Russe | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Lewis Ison | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Connor Jones | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Lewis Ellington | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Cameron Hargreaves | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Alfie Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Osian Dillon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Jamie Bremner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jordan Carey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Lucas Tomlinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Harry Warwick | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| James Spruce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Lewis Clutton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Jack Sell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Josh Bailey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Mehew | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Scott Isherwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/M R | England | ||
| Josh Brace | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Liam Armstrong | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Chamberlain | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Matt Swan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bristol Rovers wages, 2017/18
What was Bristol Rovers' wage bill in 2017/18?
Bristol Rovers paid £58,700 a week in 2017/18 - £3,052,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bristol Rovers player in 2017/18?
Lee Brown was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £4,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £2,322.
What was the average Bristol Rovers salary in 2017/18?
The average Bristol Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £2,322 a week in 2017/18, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Bristol Rovers' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Bristol Rovers pay £78,580 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £58,700 of 2017/18. The current squad is 47 players against 59 then.