Rotherham United 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Daniel Barlaser on £6,400 per week · see the current Rotherham United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 40 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
Rotherham United pay £88,460 a week in 2026/27 — 29% higher than the £68,620 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Barlaser | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Hakeeb Adelakun | £5,200 | £270,400 | 23 | AM R | England | ||
| Daniel Iversen | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Billy Jones | £3,500 | £182,000 | 32 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Curtis Tilt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Clark Robertson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Freddie Ladapo | £3,300 | £171,600 | 26 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Joe Mattock | £3,100 | £161,200 | 29 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Josh Koroma | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Michael Ihiekwe | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Michael Smith | £2,900 | £150,800 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Richard Wood | £2,700 | £140,400 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Shaun MacDonald | £2,600 | £135,200 | 31 | DM | Wales | ||
| Ben Wiles | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Adam Thompson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | D RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Chiedozie Ogbene | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Jamie Lindsay | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Price | £2,000 | £104,000 | 34 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kyle Vassell | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | M L, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Matt Olosunde | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Crooks | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Trevor Clarke | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | ||
| Laurence Bilboe | £590 | £30,680 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Jacob Gratton | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Charlie Farrar | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Elliot Ellis | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Beeden | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Jake Hull | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Bolton Makwedza | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Zimbabwe | ||
| Ciaran McGuckin | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Zack Bond | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M R | England | ||
| Jerome Greaves | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jake Champion | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Wilf Peel-Evans | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M RC | England | ||
| Luke Hodgkinson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Robbie Gateshill | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Joel Spence | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Travon Wenliam | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Haroon Salah | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Alfie Burnett | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 40 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rotherham United wages, 2019/20
What was Rotherham United's wage bill in 2019/20?
Rotherham United paid £68,620 a week in 2019/20 - £3,568,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 40. We hold a wage for all 40 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rotherham United player in 2019/20?
Daniel Barlaser was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £6,400 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £3,076.
What was the average Rotherham United salary in 2019/20?
The average Rotherham United player aged 22 or over earned £3,076 a week in 2019/20, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 40. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Rotherham United's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Rotherham United pay £88,460 a week in 2026/27, 29% higher than the £68,620 of 2019/20. The current squad is 41 players against 40 then.