Shrewsbury Town 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Adam El-Abd on £3,500 per week · see the current Shrewsbury Town wage bill
Then and now
Shrewsbury Town pay £56,485 a week in 2026/27 — 67% higher than the £33,730 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam El-Abd | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | D C | Egypt | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aristote Nsiala | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | D C | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2019 | ||
| A-Jay Leitch-Smith | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Grimmer | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | D RC | Scotland | MAY 2017 | ||
| Jayson Leutwiler | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | GK | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan McGivern | £1,700 | £88,400 | 26 | D LC | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stefan Payne | £1,600 | £83,200 | 24 | ST | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Abu Ogogo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | DM | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Gary Deegan | £1,200 | £62,400 | 28 | DM | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Junior Brown | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Riley | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D R | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Dodds | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | AM/F C | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Rodman | £950 | £49,400 | 29 | AM RL | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mat Sadler | £900 | £46,800 | 31 | D L | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dominic Smith | £820 | £42,640 | 20 | D C | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Oliver Lancashire | £800 | £41,600 | 27 | D C | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mark Halstead | £780 | £40,560 | 25 | GK | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Freddie Ladapo | £750 | £39,000 | 23 | ST | Nigeria | MAY 2017 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | MAY 2017 | ||
| Stephen Humphrys | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM/F C | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Shaun Whalley | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | AM LC | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Burton | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | GK | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bryn Morris | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | M C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Grogan | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ethan Jones | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Shaun Rowley | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | GK | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kaiman Anderson | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ryan Yates | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | D R, M RC | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Charlie Higgs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Kerins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aaron Gilpin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M R | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Hughes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Cameron Gregory | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mathew Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ryan Sears | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Harri Lovett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyrone Ofori | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Hassall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jacob Rammell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Cameron Esien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joel Bonner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Agbozo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chris Gallagher | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ryan Barnett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | WB R, AM C | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| John McAtee | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shrewsbury Town wages, 2016/17
What was Shrewsbury Town's wage bill in 2016/17?
Shrewsbury Town paid £33,730 a week in 2016/17 - £1,753,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shrewsbury Town player in 2016/17?
Adam El-Abd was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £3,500 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £1,482.
What was the average Shrewsbury Town salary in 2016/17?
The average Shrewsbury Town player aged 22 or over earned £1,482 a week in 2016/17, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Shrewsbury Town's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Shrewsbury Town pay £56,485 a week in 2026/27, 67% higher than the £33,730 of 2016/17. The current squad is 43 players against 46 then.