Swindon Town 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Michael Olakigbe on £11,000 per week · see the current Swindon Town wage bill
Then and now
Swindon Town pay £68,200 a week in 2026/27 — 17% higher than the £58,229 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Olakigbe | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Junior Hoilett | £5,100 | £265,200 | 35 | Wing-back, winger | Canada | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Drinan | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | Right winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Darren Oldaker | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Connor Ripley | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gavin Kilkenny | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Grant Hall | £2,200 | £114,400 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harry Smith | £2,200 | £114,400 | 30 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jake Batty | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Scanlon | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Gibraltar | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ollie Clarke | £1,800 | £93,600 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ollie Palmer | £1,800 | £93,600 | 33 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryan Tafazolli | £1,700 | £88,400 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Nichols | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Billy Bodin | £1,500 | £78,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danny Butterworth | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Will Wright | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Filozofe Mabete | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| James Ball | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Snowdon | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lewis Ward | £1,000 | £52,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aidan Borland | £950 | £49,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harrison Minturn | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Billy Kirkman | £825 | £42,900 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Middlemas | £756 | £39,312 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Fletcher Holman | £728 | £37,856 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Canada | JUN 2025 | ||
| Redman Evans | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Wilson-Brown | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Finlay Tombs | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joel McGregor | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Liam Hutt | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Right-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Antony McCormick | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani Gonzalez-Birchall | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| George Alston | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 36 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Swindon Town wages, 2024/25
What was Swindon Town's wage bill in 2024/25?
Swindon Town paid £58,229 a week in 2024/25 - £3,027,908 across the year - spread over a squad of 36. We hold a wage for all 36 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Swindon Town player in 2024/25?
Michael Olakigbe was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £11,000 a week, 5.3x the 22+ squad average of £2,065.
What was the average Swindon Town salary in 2024/25?
The average Swindon Town player aged 22 or over earned £2,065 a week in 2024/25, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 36. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Swindon Town's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Swindon Town pay £68,200 a week in 2026/27, 17% higher than the £58,229 of 2024/25. The current squad is 44 players against 36 then.