Colchester United 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Matt Jay on £2,900 per week · see the current Colchester United wage bill
Then and now
Colchester United pay £62,250 a week in 2026/27 — 43% higher than the £43,540 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Jay | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | AM/F C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Hopper | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | ST | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alan Judge | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | DM, AM C | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alex Newby | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Connor Hall | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Connor Wood | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | D/WB/M L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cole Skuse | £2,400 | £124,800 | 36 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Freddie Sears | £2,300 | £119,600 | 32 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| John Akinde | £2,100 | £109,200 | 33 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kieran O'Hara | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | GK | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Chambers | £2,000 | £104,000 | 36 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Smith | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tommy Smith | £1,600 | £83,200 | 32 | D C | New Zealand | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arthur Read | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fiacre Kelleher | £1,300 | £67,600 | 26 | D C | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Frank Nouble | £1,300 | £67,600 | 30 | AM L, ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emyr Huws | £1,300 | £67,600 | 28 | DM | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kwesi Appiah | £1,000 | £52,000 | 31 | ST | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Noah Chilvers | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ossama Ashley | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Dallison | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | D LC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Hornby | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Al-Amin Kazeem | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Sayer | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Fevrier | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | AM RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Greenidge | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | D RC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gene Kennedy | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benedict Bioletti | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | D/WB R, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marley Marshall Miranda | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | DM | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oscar Thorn | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Junior Tchamadeu | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samson Tovide | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | AM RC, F C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lion Bello | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bradley Ihionvien | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kaan Bennett | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM LC, F C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kai Redgrave | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | WB R, AM RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Lowe | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 37 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colchester United wages, 2022/23
What was Colchester United's wage bill in 2022/23?
Colchester United paid £43,540 a week in 2022/23 - £2,264,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 37. We hold a wage for all 37 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colchester United player in 2022/23?
Matt Jay was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £2,900 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,858.
What was the average Colchester United salary in 2022/23?
The average Colchester United player aged 22 or over earned £1,858 a week in 2022/23, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 37. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Colchester United's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Colchester United pay £62,250 a week in 2026/27, 43% higher than the £43,540 of 2022/23. The current squad is 54 players against 37 then.