Aston Villa 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Philippe Coutinho on £125,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Aston Villa pay £2,237,346 a week in 2026/27 — 21% higher than the £1,850,460 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Coutinho | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 30 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 30 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Digne | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Diego Carlos | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Boubacar Kamara | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | DM | France | ||
| Leon Bailey | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 24 | AM RL | Jamaica | ||
| Ashley Young | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 37 | D/WB/M RL | England | ||
| Emiliano Buendía | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 25 | AM RC | Argentina | ||
| Leander Dendoncker | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Belgium | ||
| Ezri Konsa | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Jacob Ramsey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| John McGinn | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Douglas Luiz | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 24 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 29 | D LC | England | ||
| Àlex Moreno | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 29 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Matty Cash | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 24 | D/WB/M R | Poland | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Burkina Faso | ||
| Calum Chambers | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 27 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ollie Watkins | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ahmed Elmohamady | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | D/WB/M (R) | Egypt | ||
| Neil Taylor | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 28 | D/WB (L) | Wales | ||
| Jhon Durán | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 18 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Robin Olsen | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Jed Steer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Viljami Sinisalo | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | GK | Finland | ||
| Filip Marschall | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Kaine Kesler Hayden | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Hayden Lindley | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Oliwier Zych | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| Ajani Burchall | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM L | Bermuda | ||
| Brad Young | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Arjan Raikhy | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Declan Frith | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | D/WB L, AM RL | England | ||
| Josh Feeney | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Kyrie Pierre | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Tommi O'Reilly | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Sil Swinkels | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | D C | Holland | ||
| Aaron O'Reilly | £950 | £49,400 | 18 | D C | Ireland | ||
| DJ Campton-Sturridge | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Myles Sohna | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Chisom Afoka | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Caolan McBride | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | M R | N.Ireland | ||
| Kerr Smith | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Ruben Shakpoke | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Brad Burton | £690 | £35,880 | 15 | D (R) | England | ||
| Frankie Ealing | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Finley Munroe | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Jayden Barber | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| James Wright | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Seb Revan | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Teddy Rowe | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Josh Lane | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Taylor Hart | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | WB L, AM C | England | ||
| Michael Tait | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Alex Hammond | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Dylan Mitchell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| I-lani Edwards | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jack McDowell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Kobei Moore | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Charlie Pavey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Charlie Lutz | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Harvey Rhoades | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Luke Softley | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Archie Duerden | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Todd Alcock | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Mikell Barnes | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Lewis | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Thierry Katsukunya | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Nile Timson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Travis Patterson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM LC | England | ||
| Abube Onuchukwu | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Kadan Young | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Ewan Simpson | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Omari Kellyman | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Rory Wilson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2022/23
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2022/23?
Aston Villa paid £1,850,460 a week in 2022/23 - £96,223,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aston Villa player in 2022/23?
Philippe Coutinho was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £125,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £73,652.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2022/23?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £73,652 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,237,346 a week in 2026/27, 21% higher than the £1,850,460 of 2022/23. The current squad is 77 players against 76 then.