Walsall 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jason McCarthy on £4,100 per week · see the current Walsall wage bill
We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 12 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Walsall pay £39,610 a week in 2026/27 — 2% higher than the £38,830 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McCarthy | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Eoghan O'Connell | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Scott Laird | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Andreas Makris | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM RL | Cyprus | ||
| Florent Cuvelier | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Franck Moussa | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Erhun Öztümer | £2,300 | £119,600 | 25 | AM C | Türkiye | ||
| George Dobson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Joe Edwards | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | D R, DM, M RC | England | ||
| Simeon Jackson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | ST | Canada | ||
| Adam Chambers | £1,500 | £78,000 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| James O'Connor | £1,100 | £57,200 | 31 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Isaiah Osbourne | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Kieron Morris | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Neil Etheridge | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | GK | Philippines | ||
| Amadou Bakayoko | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Liam Kinsella | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Matt Preston | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Craig MacGillivray | £680 | £35,360 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Milan Butterfield | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Bermuda | ||
| Will Randall | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Callum Cockerill-Mollett | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Maziar Kouhyar | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | M C | Afghanistan | ||
| Daniel Vann | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Reece Flanagan | £330 | £17,160 | 21 | M C | England | ||
| Jordon Sangha | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Kory Roberts | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Rory Oliver | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | M R | England | ||
| Sam Holden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Debert Massamba | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Congo | ||
| Mitchell Candlin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Brandon Ganley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel O'Sullivan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Brad Caswell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Cameron Peters | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Cairns | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Lezion Cela | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Albania | ||
| Stefan Mason | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Will Shorrock | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ethan Freemantle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Tobias Hayles-Docherty | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Sam Tonks | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Cody Fisher | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Ash Maddocks | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Ben Kendrick | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
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 45 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Walsall wages, 2016/17
What was Walsall's wage bill in 2016/17?
Walsall paid £38,830 a week in 2016/17 - £2,019,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 45. We hold a wage for all 45 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Walsall player in 2016/17?
Jason McCarthy was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £4,100 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £1,623.
What was the average Walsall salary in 2016/17?
The average Walsall player aged 22 or over earned £1,623 a week in 2016/17, across the 12 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 45. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Walsall's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Walsall pay £39,610 a week in 2026/27, 2% higher than the £38,830 of 2016/17. The current squad is 39 players against 45 then.