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
We hold a wage for all 56 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27 — 31% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Pell | £3,200 | £166,400 | 26 | M C | England | ||
| Luke Norris | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Tom Lapslie | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Ben Stevenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | M C | England | ||
| Brennan Dickenson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Frank Nouble | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Frankie Kent | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Prosser | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Kane Vincent-Young | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Mikaël Mandron | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | ST | France | ||
| Ryan Jackson | £1,700 | £88,400 | 27 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Tom Eastman | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Szmodics | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Brandon Comley | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Courtney Senior | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Abobaker Eisa | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | AM L | Sudan | ||
| Cal Roberts | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Dillon Barnes | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £700 | £36,400 | 31 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Aaron Barnes | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Cameron James | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Diaz Wright | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Louis Dunne | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Ethan Ross | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan Gondoh | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tariq Issa | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Decarrey Sheriff | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Eoin McKeown | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Ollie Kensdale | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Percy Kiangebeni | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| George Brown | £340 | £17,680 | 20 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| Ryan Clampin | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Noah Chesmain | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Tyrique Hyde | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Ollie Sims | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Noah Chilvers | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Warde | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Arjanit Krasniqi | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | M C | Kosovo | ||
| Ken Charles | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| David Agboola | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Jones | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Dean Ager | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Chris Forino | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Coulter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Andre Hasanally | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Max Maughn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Al-Amin Kazeem | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Diogo Freitas-Gouveia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Matthew Tricker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Billy Cracknell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Cornish | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Frankie Stone | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kieran Michaels | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Chandler Hallett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Reuben Mudd | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jake Hutchinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
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 £59,150 a week in 2026/27, 31% higher than the £45,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 53 players against 56 then.