PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Davy Pröpper on £47,000 per week · see the current Brighton & Hove Albion wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £784k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £41m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £29k
Then and now
Brighton & Hove Albion pay £1,213,760 a week in 2026/27 — 55% higher than the £783,570 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Pröpper | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jürgen Locadia | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| José Izquierdo | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anthony Knockaert | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Dunk | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ezequiel Schelotto | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | Right-back, right winger | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mathew Ryan | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bruno | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 36 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dale Stephens | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tim Krul | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Glenn Murray | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 33 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Leonardo Ulloa | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | Striker | Argentina | MAY 2018 | ||
| Pascal Groß | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Beram Kayal | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Israel | JUN 2019 | ||
| Shane Duffy | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Markus Suttner | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Left-back | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steve Sidwell | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 34 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Solly March | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Goldson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gaëtan Bong | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | Left-back | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jirí Skalák | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Czechia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Rosenior | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 32 | Full-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aleš Matějů | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | Full-back | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Baldock | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tomer Hemed | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | Striker | Israel | JUN 2019 | ||
| Uwe Hünemeier | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Viktor Gyökeres | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven Alzate | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Barclay | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dessie Hutchinson | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Henrik Bjørdal | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Winger | Norway | JUN 2018 | ||
| Billy Collings | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Cox | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robert Sánchez | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Tilley | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyler Forbes | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Kerr | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Davies | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Will Collar | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Dallison | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bojan Radulovic | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Barker | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Danny Mandroiu | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jayson Molumby | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Araújo | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Canada | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Sanders | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Owen Moore | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Archie Davies | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Warren O'Hora | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mamadou Koné | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jayden Onen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Longman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Cashman | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tareq Shihab | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron Tutt | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kipras Kazukolovas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Lithuania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Cochrane | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Piotr Zalewski | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Columbus Ibeh | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Weaire | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| George Bentley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hamish Morrison | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyrese Fornah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Isaac Hutchinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thomas McGill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron Connolly | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
£47k £31k £16k 0
1722273136
AGE
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 2%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
12 £10k-£25k 31%
15 £25k-£100k 66%
Top 5 earners took 27% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Brighton & Hove Albion wages, 2017/18
What was Brighton & Hove Albion's wage bill in 2017/18?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid £783,570 a week in 2017/18 - £40,745,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Brighton & Hove Albion player in 2017/18?
Davy Pröpper was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £47,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £28,654.
What was the average Brighton & Hove Albion salary in 2017/18?
The average Brighton & Hove Albion player aged 22 or over earned £28,654 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 27% of the bill between them.
How do Brighton & Hove Albion's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Brighton & Hove Albion pay £1,213,760 a week in 2026/27, 55% higher than the £783,570 of 2017/18. The current squad is 75 players against 67 then.