Colchester United 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Brandon Comley on £2,500 per week · see the current Colchester United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 13 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £44,160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Comley | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Ben Stevenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | M RC | England | ||
| Brennan Dickenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Doug Loft | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | M C | England | ||
| Frankie Kent | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Prosser | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Mikaël Mandron | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | ST | France | ||
| Olamide Shodipo | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Ryan Jackson | £1,700 | £88,400 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ryan Inniss | £1,700 | £88,400 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Walker | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Sean Murray | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Tom Eastman | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Szmodics | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Cole Kpekawa | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | D LC | England | ||
| Drey Wright | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Kurtis Guthrie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Liam Mandeville | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Kane Vincent-Young | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Tom Lapslie | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Courtney Senior | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Dominic Kurasik | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | GK | Australia | ||
| Eli Phipps | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | ST | Wales | ||
| Paul Rooney | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe | £510 | £26,520 | 22 | AM LC, F C | Nigeria | ||
| Louis Dunne | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Dillon Barnes | £470 | £24,440 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| George Brown | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| Charley Edge | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | AM LC | Wales | ||
| Tariq Issa | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| JJ Wilson | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Calum Sturgess | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Decarrey Sheriff | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Diaz Wright | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Ryan Gondoh | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ryan Clampin | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Joshua Pollard | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Tarryn Allarakhia | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sam Warde | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D R, DM | Ireland | ||
| Will Wright | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Ollie Kensdale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| George Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Reuben Mudd | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Shakeem Ferlisi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Kieran Michaels | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Callum Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Frankie Stone | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jack Madley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Cabhan Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Dean Ager | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| George Keys | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Max Maughn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Kyle Jopling | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ollie Sims | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Noah Chilvers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Rob Howard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | 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 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colchester United wages, 2017/18
What was Colchester United's wage bill in 2017/18?
Colchester United paid £44,160 a week in 2017/18 - £2,296,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colchester United player in 2017/18?
Brandon Comley was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £2,500 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,585.
What was the average Colchester United salary in 2017/18?
The average Colchester United player aged 22 or over earned £1,585 a week in 2017/18, across the 13 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Colchester United's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £44,160 of 2017/18. The current squad is 53 players against 58 then.