PREMIER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Everton 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Idrissa Gueye on £130,000 per week · see the current Everton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £92m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £64k
Then and now
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27 — 8% higher than the £1,759,785 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idrissa Gueye | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yerry Mina | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gylfi Sigurðsson | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Tarkowski | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 25 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mason Holgate | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Keane | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Seamus Coleman | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 33 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Godfrey | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Conor Coady | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Neal Maupay | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | Striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andros Townsend | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 30 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 23 | Left-back | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Asmir Begovic | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Demarai Gray | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Garner | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tom Davies | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Patterson | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 20 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Amadou Onana | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Mo Bešić | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | ||
| Rúben Vinagre | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | Left-back, left winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| João Virgínia | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £5,500 | £286,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ellis Simms | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Billy Crellin | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Whitaker | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Einar Iversen | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Francis Okoronkwo | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Butterfield | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mackenzie Hunt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reece Welch | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harry Tyrer | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Barrett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Price | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyle John | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Katia Kouyaté | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Žan-Luk Leban | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Slovenia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jenson Metcalfe | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Eli Campbell | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sean McAllister | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bobby Carroll | £590 | £30,680 | 15 | Central midfielder | England | - | ||
| Liam Higgins | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mathew Mallon | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dylan Graham | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Tierney | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Stan Mills | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Martin Sherif | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harry Wright | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Coughlan | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Heath | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Barker | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roman Quintyne | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edward Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Wilson | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Saja Manafa | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Troy Smikle-James | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Halid Djankpata | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shae Cahill | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Patterson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jacob Beaumont-Clark | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Coby Ebere | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Callum Bates | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Odin Samuels-Smith | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Butler | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Maher | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bradley Moonan | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sebastian Jensen | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Apter | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Lowey | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Joel Davidson | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | - | ||
| Dylan Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
36 Under £1k 1%
7 £1k-£2k 1%
6 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
18 £25k-£100k 57%
6 £100k+
39%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Everton wages, 2022/23
What was Everton's wage bill in 2022/23?
Everton paid £1,759,785 a week in 2022/23 - £91,508,820 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Everton player in 2022/23?
Idrissa Gueye was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £130,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £64,444.
What was the average Everton salary in 2022/23?
The average Everton player aged 22 or over earned £64,444 a week in 2022/23, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Everton's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Everton pay £1,905,855 a week in 2026/27, 8% higher than the £1,759,785 of 2022/23. The current squad is 62 players against 76 then.