Everton 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Morgan Schneiderlin on £120,000 per week · see the current Everton wage bill
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Everton pay £1,732,855 a week in 2026/27 — 42% higher than the £1,219,240 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Schneiderlin | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | DM | France | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 23 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Ashley Williams | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 31 | D C | Wales | ||
| Yannick Bolasie | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 27 | AM RL | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Leighton Baines | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 31 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kevin Mirallas | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Gareth Barry | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| Gareth Barry | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 35 | DM | England | ||
| Aaron Lennon | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 29 | AM RL | England | ||
| James McCarthy | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Phil Jagielka | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Idrissa Gueye | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 27 | DM | Senegal | ||
| Ross Barkley | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Arouna Koné | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Enner Valencia | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Ecuador | ||
| Ramiro Funes Mori | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Seamus Coleman | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | D/WB/M R | Ireland | ||
| Muhamed Bešic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | DM | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Maarten Stekelenburg | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 33 | GK | Holland | ||
| Luke Garbutt | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Ademola Lookman | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 18 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Mason Holgate | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Joel Robles | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | GK | Spain | ||
| David Henen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Tom Davies | £5,600 | £291,200 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Kieran Dowell | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Matty Foulds | £3,900 | £202,800 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jonjoe Kenny | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Liam Walsh | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Matthew Pennington | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Sam Byrne | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Bassala Sambou | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Anton Donkor | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Connor Hunt | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Courtney Duffus | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| James Yates | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Antonee Robinson | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Chris Renshaw | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Harry Charsley | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | AM RC | Ireland | ||
| Joe Williams | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Josef Yarney | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Bainbridge | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Louis Gray | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | GK | Wales | ||
| Michael Donohue | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| Nathan Broadhead | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Mateusz Hewelt | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Tyrone Duffus | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Kieran Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | ST | England | ||
| Con Ouzounidis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Australia | ||
| Fraser Hornby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Aaron Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Morgan Feeney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Liam Morris | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Beni Baningime | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Joe Hilton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Kiersey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Daniel Bramall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Alex Denny | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Harrington | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, M C | Wales | ||
| Miko Virtanen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Finland | ||
| Charlie Ball | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Sid Kerr | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jordan Corke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Scully | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Callum Lees | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Pierce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Moore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Matthew Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| George Withe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Nathan Baxter | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Holland | ||
| Manassé Mampala | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Tom Murphy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Shayne Lavery | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Stephen Duke-McKenna | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM L | England | ||
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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Everton wages, 2016/17
What was Everton's wage bill in 2016/17?
Everton paid £1,219,240 a week in 2016/17 - £63,400,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Everton player in 2016/17?
Morgan Schneiderlin was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £120,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £53,000.
What was the average Everton salary in 2016/17?
The average Everton player aged 22 or over earned £53,000 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Everton's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Everton pay £1,732,855 a week in 2026/27, 42% higher than the £1,219,240 of 2016/17. The current squad is 64 players against 75 then.