PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Aston Villa 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Jack Grealish on £120,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £61m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £48k
Then and now
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27 — 82% higher than the £1,167,370 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 23 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Grealish | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ross Barkley | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| John McGinn | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 24 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | Burkina Faso | JUN 2024 | ||
| Morgan Sanson | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Douglas Luiz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Heaton | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Trezeguet | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 25 | Wide midfielder, winger | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wesley Moraes | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 23 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ollie Watkins | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ahmed Elmohamady | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder | Egypt | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neil Taylor | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 31 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Björn Engels | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anwar El Ghazi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lovre Kalinić | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marvelous Nakamba | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Zimbabwe | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Targett | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ezri Konsa | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kortney Hause | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keinan Davis | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matty Cash | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jed Steer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jacob Ramsey | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Louie Barry | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jaden Philogene | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Callum Rowe | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominic Revan | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ákos Onódi | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Hungary | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kaine Kesler Hayden | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brad Burton | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Farr | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harrison Sohna | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mungo Bridge | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Myles Sohna | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tristan Abldeen-Goodridge | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Walker | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Brunt | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Tait | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tommi O'Reilly | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seb Revan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Filip Marschall | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Carney Chukwuemeka | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Appiah | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kahrel Reddin | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliwier Zych | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mamadou Sylla | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron O'Reilly | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ruben Shakpoke | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hayden Lindley | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Brad Young | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Caolan McBride | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sil Swinkels | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chisom Afoka | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Frankie Ealing | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lamare Bogarde | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Taylor Hart | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Lane | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Teddy Rowe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dewain Sewell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| DJ Campton-Sturridge | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Zito | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arjan Raikhy | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Chrisene | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
39 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
2 £10k-£25k 4%
20 £25k-£100k 76%
2 £100k+
19%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2020/21
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2020/21?
Aston Villa paid £1,167,370 a week in 2020/21 - £60,703,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aston Villa player in 2020/21?
Jack Grealish was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £120,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £47,917.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2020/21?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £47,917 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27, 82% higher than the £1,167,370 of 2020/21. The current squad is 79 players against 66 then.