Walsall 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Matt Jarvis on £22,000 per week · see the current Walsall wage bill
We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Walsall pay £39,610 a week in 2026/27 — 34% lower than the £60,000 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Jarvis | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 32 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jack Fitzwater | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Adam Chambers | £2,500 | £130,000 | 37 | DM | England | ||
| Andy Cook | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Aramide Oteh | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Edwards | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D/WB RL, DM, M RLC | England | ||
| Zeli Ismail | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | AM RC | Albania | ||
| Liam Roberts | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Morgan Ferrier | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | ST | England | ||
| Scott Laird | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Dan Scarr | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Cameron Norman | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| George Dobson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Isaiah Osbourne | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Jon Guthrie | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D LC | England | ||
| Liam Kinsella | £940 | £48,880 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | Ireland | ||
| Josh Gordon | £910 | £47,320 | 23 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Kory Roberts | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Luke Leahy | £790 | £41,080 | 25 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Chris Dunn | £730 | £37,960 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Nicky Devlin | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | D/WB/M R | Scotland | ||
| Connor Johnson | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Daniel Vann | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Jordon Sangha | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Mitchell Candlin | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Cockerill-Mollett | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Maziar Kouhyar | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | AM RL | Afghanistan | ||
| Omar Mussa | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM/F C | Belgium | ||
| Tobias Hayles-Docherty | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Cameron Peters | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Owen Nolan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Jacob Walton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Friel | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Luke Little | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Ethan Dawe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Dominic Rogerson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Jak Walton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Tyreece Ruddock | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Perry Moss | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Alex McSkeane | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Willis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Kian Flanagan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Tom Leak | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Joseph Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Alex Petrovics | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | England | ||
| Sam Perry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Sam Leivesley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alfie Bates | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 49 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Walsall wages, 2018/19
What was Walsall's wage bill in 2018/19?
Walsall paid £60,000 a week in 2018/19 - £3,120,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 49. We hold a wage for all 49 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Walsall player in 2018/19?
Matt Jarvis was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £22,000 a week, 8.2x the 22+ squad average of £2,688.
What was the average Walsall salary in 2018/19?
The average Walsall player aged 22 or over earned £2,688 a week in 2018/19, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 49. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Walsall's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Walsall pay £39,610 a week in 2026/27, 34% lower than the £60,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 39 players against 49 then.