PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Newcastle United 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Nabil Bentaleb on £82,000 per week · see the current Newcastle United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £66m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £39k
Then and now
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £1,259,980 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nabil Bentaleb | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joelinton | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Miguel Almirón | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Paraguay | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonjo Shelvey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Allan Saint-Maximin | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Danny Rose | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | Japan | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamaal Lascelles | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | Left-back, winger | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fabian Schär | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Florian Lejeune | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martin Dúbravka | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ciaran Clark | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henri Saivet | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Colback | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Valentino Lazaro | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | Right-back, right midfielder | Austria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Dummett | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jetro Willems | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| DeAndre Yedlin | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 25 | Right-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Atsu | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 27 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emil Krafth | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | Right-back | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dwight Gayle | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Karl Darlow | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andy Carroll | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Isaac Hayden | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Elliot | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Longstaff | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kyle Scott | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yannick Touré | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | Striker | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elias Sørensen | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie Sterry | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Turner | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ludwig Francillette | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stefan O'Connor | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Victor Fernández | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Florent Indalecio | £850 | £44,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam Gibson | £790 | £41,080 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matty Longstaff | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Cass | £690 | £35,880 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Charman | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mohammed Sangaré | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Central midfielder | Liberia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Harker | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Owen Bailey | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Allan | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Wilson | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dan Langley | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Young | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ollie Walters | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Barrett | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rosaire Longelo | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Left-back, winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oisin McEntee | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kain Reed | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Brown | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jude Swailes | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Gamblin | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Rounsfell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tai Ebanks | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stan Flaherty | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe White | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Regan Thomson | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Stephenson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Gilchrist | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Midgley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Scott | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Carlyon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Harrison | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Oliver | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Brannen | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Marshall | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas De Bolle | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elliot Anderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
36 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
4 £10k-£25k 7%
25 £25k-£100k 90%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Newcastle United wages, 2019/20
What was Newcastle United's wage bill in 2019/20?
Newcastle United paid £1,259,980 a week in 2019/20 - £65,518,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Newcastle United player in 2019/20?
Nabil Bentaleb was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £82,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £39,113.
What was the average Newcastle United salary in 2019/20?
The average Newcastle United player aged 22 or over earned £39,113 a week in 2019/20, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Newcastle United's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £1,259,980 of 2019/20. The current squad is 84 players against 73 then.