PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Everton 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner James Rodríguez on £140,000 per week · see the current Everton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £108m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £82k
Then and now
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27 — 8% lower than the £2,071,437 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 18 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rodríguez | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 29 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Allan | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yerry Mina | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| André Gomes | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 30 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bernard | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Richarlison | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lucas Digne | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Left-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fabian Delph | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 30 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Keane | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Godfrey | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Seamus Coleman | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mason Holgate | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joshua King | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 28 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Davies | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Muhamed Bešic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mo Bešić | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia and Herzegovina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Robin Olsen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niels Nkounkou | £9,000 | £468,000 | 19 | Left-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Virgínia | £6,100 | £317,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Bowler | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Broadhead | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Con Ouzounidis | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Einar Iversen | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Anderson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nico Defreitas-Hansen | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Žan-Luk Leban | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Dobbin | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Astley | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Tyrer | £697 | £36,244 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rhys Hughes | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kyle John | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bobby Carroll | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mackenzie Hunt | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Hagan | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Warrington | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean McAllister | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seb Quirk | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sebastian Kristensen | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Onyango | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reece Welch | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Liam Higgins | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Butterfield | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Eli Campbell | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Garcia | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mathew Mallon | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Imam Jagne | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Price | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thierry Small | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack McIntyre | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Whitaker | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jak Stewart | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Cannon | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stan Mills | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Katia Kouyaté | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Lowey | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Davidson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
11 £25k-£100k 31%
12 £100k+
67%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Everton wages, 2020/21
What was Everton's wage bill in 2020/21?
Everton paid £2,071,437 a week in 2020/21 - £107,714,724 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 Everton player in 2020/21?
James Rodríguez was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £140,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £81,556.
What was the average Everton salary in 2020/21?
The average Everton player aged 22 or over earned £81,556 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Everton's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27, 8% lower than the £2,071,437 of 2020/21. The current squad is 62 players against 64 then.