PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Everton 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Wayne Rooney on £160,000 per week · see the current Everton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £96m
SQUAD SIZE84
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £64k
Then and now
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27 — 3% higher than the £1,842,805 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Morgan Schneiderlin | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Theo Walcott | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eliaquim Mangala | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Centre-back | France | MAY 2018 | ||
| Idrissa Gueye | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ashley Williams | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Davy Klaassen | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yannick Bolasie | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 28 | Winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leighton Baines | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 32 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Seamus Coleman | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 28 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 26 | Striker | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michael Keane | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oumar Niasse | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 27 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| James McCarthy | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Phil Jagielka | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 34 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ramiro Funes Mori | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cuco Martina | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | Defender | Curaçao | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maarten Stekelenburg | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mo Bešić | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia and Herzegovina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Garbutt | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mason Holgate | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nikola Vlašic | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Davies | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Robles | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jonjoe Kenny | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shani Tarashaj | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Henen | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matty Foulds | £3,900 | £202,800 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Grant | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Bowler | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jose Baxter | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antony Evans | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Beni Baningime | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dennis Adeniran | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Broadhead | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Markelo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Byrne | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bassala Sambou | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mateusz Hewelt | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Calum Dyson | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chris Renshaw | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bobby Carroll | £590 | £30,680 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Bramall | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Steven Kinsella | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dylan Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Lowey | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Davidson | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Hilton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Denny | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliot Richards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Corke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Scully | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Murphy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Warren | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Barney McKeown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Baxter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sid Kerr | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ethan Warnock | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charlie Ball | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Paweł Żuk | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kameron Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Korede Adedoyin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Kiersey | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Moore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Manassé Mampala | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Gordon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nico Defreitas-Hansen | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2020 | ||
| Einar Iversen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2019 | ||
| Con Ouzounidis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Morgan Feeney | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stephen Duke-McKenna | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieran Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Collins | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle John | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ellis Simms | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fraser Hornby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lewis Gibson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Shayne Lavery | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right winger, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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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
42 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
8 £10k-£25k 8%
17 £25k-£100k 50%
6 £100k+
40%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 84 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Everton wages, 2017/18
What was Everton's wage bill in 2017/18?
Everton paid £1,842,805 a week in 2017/18 - £95,825,860 across the year - spread over a squad of 84. We hold a wage for all 84 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Everton player in 2017/18?
Wayne Rooney was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £160,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £64,058.
What was the average Everton salary in 2017/18?
The average Everton player aged 22 or over earned £64,058 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 84. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Everton's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £1,842,805 of 2017/18. The current squad is 62 players against 84 then.