Ipswich Town 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner David McGoldrick on £15,000 per week · see the current Ipswich Town wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Ipswich Town pay £935,190 a week in 2026/27 — 338% higher than the £213,640 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McGoldrick | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Jonny Williams | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Brett Pitman | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Christophe Berra | £12,000 | £624,000 | 31 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Luke Chambers | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D RC | England | ||
| Cole Skuse | £9,400 | £488,800 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Emyr Huws | £9,300 | £483,600 | 22 | DM | Wales | ||
| Freddie Sears | £9,300 | £483,600 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Grant Ward | £9,200 | £478,400 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jonathan Douglas | £8,100 | £421,200 | 34 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Tommy Smith | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Toumani Diagouraga | £7,600 | £395,200 | 29 | DM | France | ||
| Bartosz Białkowski | £7,500 | £390,000 | 28 | GK | Poland | ||
| Jonas Knudsen | £7,100 | £369,200 | 23 | D/WB L | Denmark | ||
| Steven Taylor | £6,600 | £343,200 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Adam Webster | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Dean Gerken | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Luke Hyam | £6,000 | £312,000 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Kévin Bru | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | AM C | Mauritius | ||
| Leon Best | £5,000 | £260,000 | 29 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Ted Bishop | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Giles Coke | £4,200 | £218,400 | 30 | M C | England | ||
| Jordan Spence | £3,100 | £161,200 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Lawrence | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Adam McDonnell | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Dominic Samuel | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Danny Rowe | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM L | England | ||
| Josh Emmanuel | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Kieffer Moore | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | D C, ST | England | ||
| Paul Digby | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Andre Dozzell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Michael Crowe | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | GK | Wales | ||
| Myles Kenlock | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D L | England | ||
| Michael Crowe | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | GK | Wales | ||
| Joe Robinson | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Kundai Benyu | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| James Blanchfield | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| George Fowler | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Chris Smith | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Monty Patterson | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM L, ST | New Zealand | ||
| Shane McLoughlin | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Nick Hayes | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Harry Wright | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Flynn Downes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Luke Woolfenden | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Brett McGavin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Ben Folami | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Australia | ||
| Ross Marshall | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Steven Cahill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RC | England | ||
| Daniel Muamba | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Callum Fullwood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Albert Wilton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ellis Murrell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/M R | England | ||
| Mitchell Ware | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Kolade Salaudeen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | Nigeria | ||
| Declan Daniels | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kieron Cathline | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ross Meldrum | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Tristan Nydam | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M LC | England | ||
| Conor McKendry | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | N.Ireland | ||
| Ben Morris | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Corrie Ndaba | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Jack Lankester | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Patrick Webber | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | 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 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Ipswich Town wages, 2016/17
What was Ipswich Town's wage bill in 2016/17?
Ipswich Town paid £213,640 a week in 2016/17 - £11,109,280 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 Ipswich Town player in 2016/17?
David McGoldrick was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £15,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £7,358.
What was the average Ipswich Town salary in 2016/17?
The average Ipswich Town player aged 22 or over earned £7,358 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Ipswich Town's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Ipswich Town pay £935,190 a week in 2026/27, 338% higher than the £213,640 of 2016/17. The current squad is 79 players against 64 then.