Colchester United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Harry Pell on £3,200 per week · see the current Colchester United wage bill
Then and now
Colchester United pay £62,250 a week in 2026/27 — 38% higher than the £45,000 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Pell | £3,200 | £166,400 | 26 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Norris | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Lapslie | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Stevenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Brennan Dickenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | Left wing-back, left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Frank Nouble | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Frankie Kent | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kane Vincent-Young | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Prosser | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mikaël Mandron | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Jackson | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Eastman | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Szmodics | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brandon Comley | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Courtney Senior | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abobaker Eisa | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Left winger | Sudan | MAY 2019 | ||
| Cal Roberts | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Dillon Barnes | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £700 | £36,400 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Barnes | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron James | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Diaz Wright | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Louis Dunne | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Ross | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Gondoh | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tariq Issa | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Decarrey Sheriff | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eoin McKeown | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ollie Kensdale | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Percy Kiangebeni | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Brown | £340 | £17,680 | 20 | Right wing-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Clampin | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Noah Chesmain | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrique Hyde | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ollie Sims | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Noah Chilvers | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Warde | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ken Charles | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Jones | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arjanit Krasniqi | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | Kosovo | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Agboola | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dean Ager | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Chris Forino | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Cornish | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reuben Mudd | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diogo Freitas-Gouveia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kieran Michaels | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Tricker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Frankie Stone | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Al-Amin Kazeem | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chandler Hallett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Max Maughn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jake Hutchinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andre Hasanally | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Billy Cracknell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Coulter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 56 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colchester United wages, 2018/19
What was Colchester United's wage bill in 2018/19?
Colchester United paid £45,000 a week in 2018/19 - £2,340,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 56. We hold a wage for all 56 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colchester United player in 2018/19?
Harry Pell was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £3,200 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £1,917.
What was the average Colchester United salary in 2018/19?
The average Colchester United player aged 22 or over earned £1,917 a week in 2018/19, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 56. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Colchester United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Colchester United pay £62,250 a week in 2026/27, 38% higher than the £45,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 54 players against 56 then.