Brighton & Hove Albion 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Alireza Jahanbakhsh on £53,000 per week · see the current Brighton & Hove Albion wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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
Brighton & Hove Albion pay £1,243,660 a week in 2026/27 — 46% higher than the £850,810 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Iran | ||
| Pascal Groß | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 27 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Davy Pröpper | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | AM C | Holland | ||
| Martín Montoya | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| José Izquierdo | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Colombia | ||
| Lewis Dunk | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Jürgen Locadia | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 24 | AM L, ST | Holland | ||
| Florin Andone | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | ST | Romania | ||
| Shane Duffy | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Anthony Knockaert | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 26 | AM RC | France | ||
| Mathew Ryan | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | GK | Australia | ||
| Bruno | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 37 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Dale Stephens | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Glenn Murray | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 34 | ST | England | ||
| Bernardo | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | D RL, DM | Brazil | ||
| Beram Kayal | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | DM | Israel | ||
| Solly March | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Yves Bissouma | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 21 | M C | Mali | ||
| Gaëtan Bong | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Cameroon | ||
| Leon Balogun | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Dan Burn | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| David Button | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Jason Steele | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Soufyan Ahannach | £8,000 | £416,000 | 22 | AM LC | Holland | ||
| Viktor Gyökeres | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Sweden | ||
| Leo Østigård | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | D RC | Norway | ||
| Steven Alzate | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Hall | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Billy Collings | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Robert Sánchez | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jordan Davies | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jayson Molumby | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Archie Davies | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Bojan Radulovic | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | ST | Spain | ||
| Kacper Lopata | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | D C | Poland | ||
| Max Sanders | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Alex Cochrane | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Peter Gwargis | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Owen Moore | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Will Collar | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | M C | England | ||
| Warren O'Hora | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Jordan Araújo | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM C | Canada | ||
| Kipras Kazukolovas | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | D C | Lithuania | ||
| Piotr Zalewski | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Ben Clark-Eden | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D C | England | ||
| Carl Rushworth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Marc Leonard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Lorent Tolaj | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Switzerland | ||
| Sam Packham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Ayo Tanimowo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Luca Cocoracchio | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Teddy Jenks | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Stefan Vukoje | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Serbia | ||
| Ben Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Cameron Tutt | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| George Bentley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Matthew Weaire | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Tareq Shihab | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Spong | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Danny Cashman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Haydon Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Longman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Roco Rees | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Julien Carré | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Brighton & Hove Albion wages, 2018/19
What was Brighton & Hove Albion's wage bill in 2018/19?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid £850,810 a week in 2018/19 - £44,242,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Brighton & Hove Albion player in 2018/19?
Alireza Jahanbakhsh was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £53,000 a week, 1.5x the 22+ squad average of £35,217.
What was the average Brighton & Hove Albion salary in 2018/19?
The average Brighton & Hove Albion player aged 22 or over earned £35,217 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Brighton & Hove Albion's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Brighton & Hove Albion pay £1,243,660 a week in 2026/27, 46% higher than the £850,810 of 2018/19. The current squad is 75 players against 64 then.