Salford City 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Louie Barry on £8,000 per week · see the current Salford City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Salford City pay £113,705 a week in 2026/27 — 77% higher than the £64,270 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Barry | £8,000 | £416,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £5,300 | £275,600 | 21 | DM, AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Matt Smith | £3,900 | £202,800 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Morton | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Jack Jenkins | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Jason Lowe | £3,100 | £161,200 | 30 | D RC, M C | England | ||
| Stevie Mallan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 26 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Alex Cairns | £2,500 | £130,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Ashley Eastham | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Conor McAleny | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Callum Hendry | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Elliot Watt | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Elliot Simões | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | AM LC, F C | Angola | ||
| Ibou Touray | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D/WB L | Gambia | ||
| Luke Bolton | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Liam Shephard | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Matty Lund | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Odin Bailey | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ryan Leak | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | D C | Wales | ||
| Ryan Watson | £1,700 | £88,400 | 29 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Shane McLoughlin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Ireland | ||
| Giosuè Bellagambi | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Richard Nartey | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Theo Vassell | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D RC | England | ||
| Adam Porter | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Josh O'Brien | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Colin Oppong | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Kevin Berkoe | £450 | £23,400 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| James Melhado | £310 | £16,120 | 21 | D/WB R, DM | England | ||
| Kelly N'Mai | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Matt Sargent | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | M C | Wales | ||
| Joel Torrance | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Liam Humbles | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| DJ Pedro | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | ST | England | ||
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 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 34 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Salford City wages, 2022/23
What was Salford City's wage bill in 2022/23?
Salford City paid £64,270 a week in 2022/23 - £3,342,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 34. We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Salford City player in 2022/23?
Louie Barry was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £8,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £2,175.
What was the average Salford City salary in 2022/23?
The average Salford City player aged 22 or over earned £2,175 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 34. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Salford City's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Salford City pay £113,705 a week in 2026/27, 77% higher than the £64,270 of 2022/23. The current squad is 57 players against 34 then.