PREMIER LEAGUE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Newcastle United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Miguel Almirón on £74,000 per week · see the current Newcastle United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.0m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £54m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £40k
Then and now
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27 — 63% higher than the £1,035,470 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Almirón | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Paraguay | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonjo Shelvey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamaal Lascelles | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Japan | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ayoze Pérez | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Antonio Barreca | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 23 | Left-back, left midfielder | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mohamed Diamé | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 28 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fabian Schär | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Florian Lejeune | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joselu | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ki Sung-Yueng | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ciaran Clark | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Martin Dúbravka | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Henri Saivet | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Dummett | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| DeAndre Yedlin | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | Right-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Atsu | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Salomón Rondón | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Striker | Venezuela | JUN 2020 | ||
| Karl Darlow | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kenedy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Left wing-back, winger | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Isaac Hayden | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Elliot | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Longstaff | £18,000 | £936,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yannick Touré | £4,300 | £223,600 | 17 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Freddie Woodman | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stefan O'Connor | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Juanito López | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Florent Indalecio | £850 | £44,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Victor Fernández | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Charman | £690 | £35,880 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrique Bartlett | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Striker | South Africa | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mohammed Sangaré | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Central midfielder | Liberia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Wilson | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Harker | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Owen Bailey | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matty Longstaff | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rosaire Longelo | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Left-back, winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kelland Watts | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Centre-back, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Cass | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Allan | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ollie Walters | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Gilchrist | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Brannen | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Marshall | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Harrison | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Gamblin | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dan Langley | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Otto Huuhtanen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Young | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Deese Kasinga-Madia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kain Reed | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jude Swailes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Rounsfell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tai Ebanks | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keaton Marrs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | - | ||
| Max Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Joyce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Cole | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oisin McEntee | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
34 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
3 £10k-£25k 6%
23 £25k-£100k 92%
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Newcastle United wages, 2018/19
What was Newcastle United's wage bill in 2018/19?
Newcastle United paid £1,035,470 a week in 2018/19 - £53,844,440 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 Newcastle United player in 2018/19?
Miguel Almirón was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £74,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £39,920.
What was the average Newcastle United salary in 2018/19?
The average Newcastle United player aged 22 or over earned £39,920 a week in 2018/19, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Newcastle United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27, 63% higher than the £1,035,470 of 2018/19. The current squad is 84 players against 64 then.