PREMIER LEAGUE · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
Aston Villa 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Youri Tielemans on £150,000 per week · see the current Aston Villa wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.5m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £132m
SQUAD SIZE80
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £89k
Then and now
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27 — 16% lower than the £2,535,270 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lucas Digne | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 29 | Left-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pau Torres | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Ollie Watkins | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tyrone Mings | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| John McGinn | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Diego Carlos | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Boubacar Kamara | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Clément Lenglet | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 28 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ezri Konsa | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Douglas Luiz | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Àlex Moreno | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 30 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Leon Bailey | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 25 | Winger | Jamaica | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emiliano Buendía | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jacob Ramsey | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Matty Cash | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Poland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Calum Chambers | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolò Zaniolo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | MAY 2027 | ||
| Kortney Hause | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ahmed Elmohamady | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 30 | Right-back, right midfielder | Egypt | - | ||
| Neil Taylor | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 29 | Left-back | Wales | - | ||
| Jhon Durán | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 19 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Morgan Rogers | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2029 | ||
| Robin Olsen | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tim Iroegbunam | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Joe Gauci | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Kaine Kesler Hayden | £8,000 | £416,000 | 20 | Full-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tommi O'Reilly | £7,600 | £395,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rory Wilson | £5,700 | £296,400 | 17 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Omari Kellyman | £4,800 | £249,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Oliwier Zych | £4,800 | £249,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lamare Bogarde | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Netherlands | JUN 2027 | ||
| Aaron O'Reilly | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ajani Burchall | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Left winger | Bermuda | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chisom Afoka | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kyrie Pierre | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sil Swinkels | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kadan Young | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Brad Burton | £690 | £35,880 | 16 | Right-back | England | - | ||
| Taylor Hart | £660 | £34,320 | 19 | Left wing-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Frankie Ealing | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Finley Munroe | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jayden Barber | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Wright | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thierry Katsukunya | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Travis Patterson | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Charlie Lutz | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harvey Rhoades | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Teddy Rowe | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kobei Moore | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | MAY 2025 | ||
| Mikell Barnes | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Tait | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Striker | England | - | ||
| Todd Alcock | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2025 | ||
| Charlie Pavey | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Proctor | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Broggio | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luka Lynch | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack McDowell | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cole Brannigan | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | MAY 2026 | ||
| Trai-Varn Mulley | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Archie Duerden | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Hammond | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| I-lani Edwards | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| TJ Carroll | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Abube Onuchukwu | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Lewis | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dylan Mitchell | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Calum Moreland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nile Timson | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Lott | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Triston Rowe | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Max Asante-Boakye | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ewan Simpson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ashton McWilliams | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aidan Borland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
39 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 1%
3 £5k-£10k 1%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
16 £25k-£100k 41%
12 £100k+
56%
Top 5 earners took 27% of the squad wage bill, across the 80 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aston Villa wages, 2023/24
What was Aston Villa's wage bill in 2023/24?
Aston Villa paid £2,535,270 a week in 2023/24 - £131,834,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 80. We hold a wage for all 80 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aston Villa player in 2023/24?
Youri Tielemans was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £150,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £88,519.
What was the average Aston Villa salary in 2023/24?
The average Aston Villa player aged 22 or over earned £88,519 a week in 2023/24, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 80. The top five earners took 27% of the bill between them.
How do Aston Villa's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Aston Villa pay £2,123,446 a week in 2026/27, 16% lower than the £2,535,270 of 2023/24. The current squad is 79 players against 80 then.