PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Newcastle United 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Islam Slimani on £81,000 per week · see the current Newcastle United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £903k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £47m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £36k
Then and now
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27 — 87% higher than the £903,020 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Slimani | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 29 | Striker | Algeria | MAY 2018 | ||
| Jonjo Shelvey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ayoze Pérez | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 27 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mohamed Diamé | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dwight Gayle | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 27 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joselu | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Florian Lejeune | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamaal Lascelles | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chancel Mbemba | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 22 | Defender | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ciaran Clark | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jesús Gámez | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 32 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mikel Merino | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Atsu | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| DeAndre Yedlin | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 23 | Right-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paul Dummett | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacob Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Karl Darlow | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenedy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | Left wing-back, winger | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Isaac Hayden | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Elliot | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Massadio Haïdara | £19,000 | £988,000 | 24 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Curtis Good | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Martin Dúbravka | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josef Yarney | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| MacAulay Gillesphey | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stefan O'Connor | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yasin Ben El-Mhanni | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | Winger | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Florent Indalecio | £850 | £44,200 | 14 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cal Roberts | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Smith | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dan Ward | £770 | £40,040 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Gibson | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Hunter | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Victor Fernández | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Charman | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Newberry | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Woolston | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ben Kitchen | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brendan Pearson | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Craig Spooner | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Callum Smith | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyrique Bartlett | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Striker | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mohammed Sangaré | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Heardman | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lucas Gamblin | £510 | £26,520 | 10 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mackenzie Heaney | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Harker | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Oliver Long | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Owen Bailey | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Owen Gallacher | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yannick Aziakonou | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | Togo | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Gilchrist | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Brannen | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Harrison | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Marshall | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Langley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matty Longstaff | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kelland Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kurtis Russell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Allan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Robson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Deese Kasinga-Madia | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieren Aplin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Thomas Cole | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mason Goodridge | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ollie Walters | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Otto Huuhtanen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Isaac Gamblin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Young | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Joyce | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oisin McEntee | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Elias Sørensen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lewis Cass | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
1 £2k-£5k 0%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
4 £10k-£25k 9%
20 £25k-£100k 88%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Newcastle United wages, 2017/18
What was Newcastle United's wage bill in 2017/18?
Newcastle United paid £903,020 a week in 2017/18 - £46,957,040 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 Newcastle United player in 2017/18?
Islam Slimani was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £81,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £35,648.
What was the average Newcastle United salary in 2017/18?
The average Newcastle United player aged 22 or over earned £35,648 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Newcastle United's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27, 87% higher than the £903,020 of 2017/18. The current squad is 84 players against 78 then.