Shrewsbury Town 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Elliott Bennett on £4,300 per week · see the current Shrewsbury Town wage bill
We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 15 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shrewsbury Town pay £52,955 a week in 2026/27 — 16% higher than the £45,680 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Bennett | £4,300 | £223,600 | 32 | M R | England | ||
| Aaron Pierre | £3,500 | £182,000 | 28 | D C | Grenada | ||
| David Davis | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Ethan Ebanks-Landell | £3,300 | £171,600 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Vela | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Matthew Pennington | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Ryan Bowman | £2,700 | £140,400 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Tom Flanagan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Harry Burgoyne | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| George Nurse | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Luke Leahy | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Marko Maroši | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | GK | Slovakia | ||
| Shaun Whalley | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | AM R | England | ||
| Tyrese Fornah | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Daniel Udoh | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Matthew Bondswell | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Josh Daniels | £760 | £39,520 | 25 | WB R, AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Saikou Janneh | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Gambia | ||
| Charlie Caton | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Cameron Gregory | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Jaden Bevan | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Tom Bloxham | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kade Craig | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Theo Knight | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Jenson Cooper | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joshua Bailey | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Louis Lloyd | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Ben Kanida | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Barlow | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jamie Spiers | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Croft | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Savy Vicente | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Rhys Thompson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Dennis Antal | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Demi Akinwe | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Remi Harper | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Declan Hutchings | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Nana Owusu-Gyimah | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Amarie Brown | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Eden Sears | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Crompton | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Callum Wilson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 42 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shrewsbury Town wages, 2021/22
What was Shrewsbury Town's wage bill in 2021/22?
Shrewsbury Town paid £45,680 a week in 2021/22 - £2,375,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 42. We hold a wage for all 42 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shrewsbury Town player in 2021/22?
Elliott Bennett was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £4,300 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £2,524.
What was the average Shrewsbury Town salary in 2021/22?
The average Shrewsbury Town player aged 22 or over earned £2,524 a week in 2021/22, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 42. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Shrewsbury Town's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Shrewsbury Town pay £52,955 a week in 2026/27, 16% higher than the £45,680 of 2021/22. The current squad is 44 players against 42 then.