PREMIER LEAGUE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
Aston Villa 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Gabby Agbonlahor on £56,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £716k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £37m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £30k
Then and now
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27 — 196% higher than the £716,490 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Agbonlahor | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Micah Richards | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mile Jedinak | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henri Lansbury | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Chester | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alan Hutton | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Scott Hogan | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Conor Hourihane | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neil Taylor | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jonathan Kodjia | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Right winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Amavi | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Birkir Bjarnason | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Albert Adomah | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Curaçao | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Grealish | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Libor Kozak | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Striker | Czechia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nathan Baker | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ritchie De Laet | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Defender | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tommy Elphick | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gary Gardner | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark Bunn | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jed Steer | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Johnstone | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Andre Green | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | £2,700 | £140,400 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brad Watkins | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Harry McKirdy | £2,200 | £114,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Lyden | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joonas Sundman | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Left-back | Finland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jerell Sellars | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Oscar Borg | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | Left-back, winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Riccardo Calder | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Left-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Rory Hale | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tom Leggett | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Full-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben Swift | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Easah Suliman | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Bree | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Keinan Davis | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Johan Abdoul | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Khalid Abdo | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Sweden | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum O'Hare | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Linley | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Viktor Johansson | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matija Šarkić | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Montenegro | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jozef Pastorek | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Hall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jacob Bedeau | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Prosser | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jack Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jordan Cox | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Stretch | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieran Boucher | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Coates | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Isaiah Bazeley-Graham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Finnerty | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Emmanuel Idem | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Harvey Knibbs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kelsey Mooney | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jake Humphries | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mitch Clark | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender | Wales | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
26 Under £1k 1%
8 £1k-£2k 2%
6 £2k-£5k 2%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
7 £10k-£25k 18%
16 £25k-£100k 77%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2016/17
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2016/17?
Aston Villa paid £716,490 a week in 2016/17 - £37,257,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aston Villa player in 2016/17?
Gabby Agbonlahor was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £56,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £29,773.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2016/17?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £29,773 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27, 196% higher than the £716,490 of 2016/17. The current squad is 79 players against 64 then.