Colchester United 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Ben Stevenson on £3,500 per week · see the current Colchester United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 50 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27 — 29% higher than the £45,920 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stevenson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | M (C) | England | ||
| Callum Harriott | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | M/AM (RL) | Guyana | ||
| Dean Gerken | £3,400 | £176,800 | 35 | GK | England | ||
| Harry Pell | £3,200 | £166,400 | 28 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Jevani Brown | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | AM (C), ST (C) | Jamaica | ||
| Aramide Oteh | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | AM (L), ST (C) | England | ||
| Courtney Senior | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Frank Nouble | £2,300 | £119,600 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Miles Welch-Hayes | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Omar Sowunmi | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | D (C) | England | ||
| Paris Cowan-Hall | £1,800 | £93,600 | 29 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Tom Eastman | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D (C) | England | ||
| Tom Lapslie | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Tommy Smith | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | D (C) | New Zealand | ||
| Brendan Wiredu | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | D/WB (R), M (RC) | England | ||
| Josh Doherty | £810 | £42,120 | 24 | D/WB (L) | N.Ireland | ||
| Michael Folivi | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | AM (LC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Josh Bohui | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Kwame Poku | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Noah Chilvers | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Diaz Wright | £570 | £29,640 | 22 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Callum Coulter | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Shamal George | £420 | £21,840 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Al-Amin Kazeem | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Andre Hasanally | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | M (R), AM (RC) | England | ||
| Diogo Freitas-Gouveia | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Harvey Sayer | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Ryan Clampin | £330 | £17,160 | 21 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Jake Hutchinson | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Marley Marshall Miranda | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Matthew Tricker | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Billy Cracknell | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Aaron Brown | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM (RL), ST (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Sam Cornish | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Tom Stagg | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Lordon Akolbire | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D/WB (RL) | England | ||
| Donell Thomas | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (LC) | England | ||
| Josh Fouche | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Gene Kennedy | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Ted Collins | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Samson Tovide | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Frankie Terry | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Ryan Lowe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Kacy Parish | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Namory Kane | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Kai Redgrave | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Darnell Asare-Williams | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (R), ST (C) | England | ||
| Ellis Sullivan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Endurance Johnson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Junior Tchamadeu | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 50 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colchester United wages, 2020/21
What was Colchester United's wage bill in 2020/21?
Colchester United paid £45,920 a week in 2020/21 - £2,387,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 50. We hold a wage for all 50 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colchester United player in 2020/21?
Ben Stevenson was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £3,500 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £2,011.
What was the average Colchester United salary in 2020/21?
The average Colchester United player aged 22 or over earned £2,011 a week in 2020/21, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 50. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Colchester United's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Colchester United pay £59,150 a week in 2026/27, 29% higher than the £45,920 of 2020/21. The current squad is 53 players against 50 then.