Shrewsbury Town 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Dean Henderson on £3,400 per week · see the current Shrewsbury Town wage bill
We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shrewsbury Town pay £52,955 a week in 2026/27 — 33% higher than the £39,840 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Henderson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Thomas | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Aristote Nsiala | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | D C | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Abu Ogogo | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Carlton Morris | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Jon Nolan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | M RC | England | ||
| Max Lowe | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | D L | England | ||
| Sam Jones | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Stefan Payne | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Godfrey | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Joe Riley | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D R | England | ||
| James Bolton | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | D R | England | ||
| Junior Brown | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Lenell John-Lewis | £1,000 | £52,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Hendrie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Abobaker Eisa | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | AM L | Sudan | ||
| Arthur Gnahoua | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | AM L | England | ||
| Craig MacGillivray | £980 | £50,960 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Rodman | £950 | £49,400 | 30 | AM RL | England | ||
| Mat Sadler | £900 | £46,800 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Bryn Morris | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| Dominic Smith | £820 | £42,640 | 21 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Omar Beckles | £800 | £41,600 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Shaun Whalley | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Danny Coyne | £520 | £27,040 | 43 | GK | Wales | ||
| George Hughes | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Chris Gallagher | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Shaun Rowley | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| John McAtee | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Christos Sielis | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D RC | Cyprus | ||
| Ryan Barnett | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Harri Lovett | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Cameron Esien | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Josh Agbozo | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | Italy | ||
| Cameron Gregory | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Tyrone Ofori | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Rhys Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Kian Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Reiss Corfield | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RLC | England | ||
| Lifumpa Mwandwe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Atkinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Charlie Higgs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Brett Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Rory Huntbach | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Leask | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Aaron Gilpin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shrewsbury Town wages, 2017/18
What was Shrewsbury Town's wage bill in 2017/18?
Shrewsbury Town paid £39,840 a week in 2017/18 - £2,071,680 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 2017/18?
Dean Henderson was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £3,400 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £1,347.
What was the average Shrewsbury Town salary in 2017/18?
The average Shrewsbury Town player aged 22 or over earned £1,347 a week in 2017/18, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Shrewsbury Town's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Shrewsbury Town pay £52,955 a week in 2026/27, 33% higher than the £39,840 of 2017/18. The current squad is 44 players against 46 then.