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Everton 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Abdoulaye Doucouré on £120,000 per week · see the current Everton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £107m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £73k
Then and now
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27 — 7% lower than the £2,055,105 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Donny van de Beek | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Allan | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yerry Mina | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| André Gomes | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Richarlison | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dele Alli | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fabian Delph | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 31 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 24 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Keane | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 30 | Striker | Türkiye | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seamus Coleman | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Godfrey | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mason Holgate | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andros Townsend | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 29 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 22 | Left-back | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Asmir Begovic | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Salomón Rondón | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 31 | Striker | Venezuela | JUN 2023 | ||
| Demarai Gray | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathan Patterson | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 19 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Anwar El Ghazi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Davies | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mo Bešić | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia and Herzegovina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jarrad Branthwaite | £15,000 | £780,000 | 19 | Defender | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jonjoe Kenny | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £5,500 | £286,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Billy Crellin | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Anthony Gordon | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Charlie Whitaker | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Einar Iversen | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Tyrer | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Isaac Price | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Imam Jagne | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Anderson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kyle John | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Butterfield | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Katia Kouyaté | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Barrett | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Žan-Luk Leban | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Dobbin | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Astley | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reece Welch | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rhys Hughes | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bobby Carroll | £590 | £30,680 | 14 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sean McAllister | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mackenzie Hunt | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sebastian Kristensen | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Garcia | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Cannon | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Hagan | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Seb Quirk | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Onyango | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Lowey | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Davidson | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mathew Mallon | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eli Campbell | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dylan Graham | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | MAY 2023 | ||
| Liam Higgins | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jak Stewart | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jenson Metcalfe | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaac Heath | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roman Quintyne | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Tierney | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Barker | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edward Jones | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Wilson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Saja Manafa | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Troy Smikle-James | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Halid Djankpata | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shae Cahill | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Wright | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Coughlan | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francis Okoronkwo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stan Mills | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
9 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 0%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
16 £25k-£100k 42%
10 £100k+
55%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Everton wages, 2021/22
What was Everton's wage bill in 2021/22?
Everton paid £2,055,105 a week in 2021/22 - £106,865,460 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Everton player in 2021/22?
Abdoulaye Doucouré was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £120,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £73,130.
What was the average Everton salary in 2021/22?
The average Everton player aged 22 or over earned £73,130 a week in 2021/22, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Everton's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27, 7% lower than the £2,055,105 of 2021/22. The current squad is 62 players against 78 then.