Brentford 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Andreas Bjelland on £13,000 per week · see the current Brentford wage bill
Then and now
Brentford pay £1,141,195 a week in 2026/27 — 594% higher than the £164,550 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Bjelland | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Florian Jozefzoon | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lasse Vibe | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh McEachran | £9,100 | £473,200 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Woods | £8,700 | £452,400 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Colin | £7,900 | £410,800 | 24 | Right-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philipp Hofmann | £7,800 | £405,600 | 23 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Romaine Sawyers | £7,700 | £400,400 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | St Kitts & Nevis | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergi Canós | £7,600 | £395,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Bentley | £7,400 | £384,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| John Egan | £7,100 | £369,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harlee Dean | £6,200 | £322,400 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lewis MacLeod | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alan Judge | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jota | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rico Henry | £4,700 | £244,400 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alan McCormack | £4,500 | £234,000 | 32 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Konstantin Kerschbaumer | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nico Yennaris | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Field | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yoann Barbet | £3,300 | £171,600 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Clarke | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chris Mepham | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Bonham | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Herson Alves | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Henrik Johansson | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jan Novak | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Slovenia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradley Clayton | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dominic Kurasik | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2017 | ||
| Danny Parish | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dimitrios Kyriatzis | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2017 | ||
| James Ferry | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jarvis Edobor | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Justin Shaibu | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kyjuon Marsh-Brown | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zain Westbrooke | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lukas Talbro | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | Right-back | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Río | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Fox | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Reece Cole | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Seika Jatta | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ilias Chatzitheodoridis | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2017 | ||
| Raphael Assibey-Mensah | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ellery Balcombe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Brentford wages, 2016/17
What was Brentford's wage bill in 2016/17?
Brentford paid £164,550 a week in 2016/17 - £8,556,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Brentford player in 2016/17?
Andreas Bjelland was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £13,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £6,963.
What was the average Brentford salary in 2016/17?
The average Brentford player aged 22 or over earned £6,963 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Brentford's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Brentford pay £1,141,195 a week in 2026/27, 594% higher than the £164,550 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 44 then.