Leeds United 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Modou Barrow on £19,000 per week · see the current Leeds United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,454,350 a week in 2026/27 — 604% higher than the £206,640 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modou Barrow | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | Gambia | ||
| Chris Wood | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | ST | New Zealand | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Kyle Bartley | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Eunan O'Kane | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Robert Green | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Liam Bridcutt | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Matt Grimes | £9,000 | £468,000 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £8,200 | £426,400 | 27 | D RL | Switzerland | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £7,600 | £395,200 | 25 | AM RL | N.Ireland | ||
| Pontus Jansson | £6,800 | £353,600 | 25 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Hadi Sacko | £6,200 | £322,400 | 22 | AM R | France | ||
| Kemar Roofe | £6,000 | £312,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marcus Antonsson | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Marco Silvestri | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | GK | Italy | ||
| Luke Ayling | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | D R | England | ||
| Liam Cooper | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Ross Turnbull | £4,700 | £244,400 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Souleymane Doukara | £4,600 | £239,200 | 24 | AM L, ST | Senegal | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Alfonso Pedraza | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM L | Spain | ||
| Ronaldo Vieira | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Tyler Denton | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D L | England | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Purver | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Frank Mulhern | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Lewie Coyle | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | D/M R | England | ||
| Romário Vieira | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | M C | Portugal | ||
| Clarke Oduor | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Mallik Wilks | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Billy Whitehouse | £640 | £33,280 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Conor Shaughnessy | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Jack Vann | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Michael Taylor | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D/M R | England | ||
| Eoghan Stokes | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Paul McKay | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Tom Pearce | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Dario Meadows | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RL | Italy | ||
| Robbie Gotts | £160 | £8,320 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Liam Kitching | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alfie McCalmont | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Theo Richardson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Moses Abioye | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Will Huffer | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Matty Downing | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Henry Rollinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RC | England | ||
| Alex Wollerton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Lewis Knight | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ryan Ferguson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Samuel Amissah | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Jake Croft | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Godden | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Max Hill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Moise Kroma | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Matthew Keogh | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Nicell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | 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 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leeds United wages, 2016/17
What was Leeds United's wage bill in 2016/17?
Leeds United paid £206,640 a week in 2016/17 - £10,745,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leeds United player in 2016/17?
Modou Barrow was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £19,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £9,332.
What was the average Leeds United salary in 2016/17?
The average Leeds United player aged 22 or over earned £9,332 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Leeds United's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Leeds United pay £1,454,350 a week in 2026/27, 604% higher than the £206,640 of 2016/17. The current squad is 73 players against 59 then.