PREMIER LEAGUE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Newcastle United 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Bruno Guimarães on £160,000 per week · see the current Newcastle United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £90m
SQUAD SIZE83
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £51k
Then and now
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27 — 3% lower than the £1,737,350 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Guimarães | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kieran Trippier | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Allan Saint-Maximin | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Callum Wilson | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chris Wood | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 29 | Striker | New Zealand | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joelinton | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Willock | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Miguel Almirón | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Paraguay | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonjo Shelvey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Fraser | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 27 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matthew Targett | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 25 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jamaal Lascelles | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dan Burn | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jamal Lewis | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | Left-back, left winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Yoshinori Mutô | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Japan | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fabian Schär | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Federico Fernández | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 31 | Left wing-back, winger | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Martin Dúbravka | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ciaran Clark | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Hayden | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 27 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Paul Dummett | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emil Krafth | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | Right-back | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dwight Gayle | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henri Saivet | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jacob Murphy | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 26 | Right wing-back, right winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Karl Darlow | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sean Longstaff | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mark Gillespie | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Wiggett | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rodrigo Vilca | £2,700 | £140,400 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Peru | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bradley Cross | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Centre-back | South Africa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Turner | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Remi Savage | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Santiago Muñoz | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Striker | Mexico | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cameron Ferguson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Wilson | £950 | £49,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dan Langley | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Florent Indalecio | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Cass | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dylan Stephenson | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Regan Thomson | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Barrett | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mohammed Sangaré | £680 | £35,360 | 22 | Central midfielder | Liberia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Isaac Westendorf | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Allan | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jay Turner-Cooke | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Scott | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Oliver | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Gamblin | £510 | £26,520 | 14 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas De Bolle | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stan Flaherty | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathan Carlyon | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niall Brookwell | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ollie Walters | £460 | £23,920 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Brown | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Gilchrist | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Brannen | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Marshall | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Harrison | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ciaran Thompson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Callum McNally | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Piotr Banda | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Steven Bessent | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Nicholson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michael Ndiweni | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Beau Beresford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Robertson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ellis Stanton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joel Green | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Left-back | Wales | JUL 2022 | ||
| Shaun Mavididi | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eden Page | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Barclay | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie Miley | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Stewart | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Huntley | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Cooper | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Parkinson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam Chrystal | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyle Crossley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathaniel Nkunku | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Thompson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
46 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
26 £25k-£100k 82%
2 £100k+
15%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 83 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Newcastle United wages, 2021/22
What was Newcastle United's wage bill in 2021/22?
Newcastle United paid £1,737,350 a week in 2021/22 - £90,342,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 83. We hold a wage for all 83 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Newcastle United player in 2021/22?
Bruno Guimarães was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £160,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £50,981.
What was the average Newcastle United salary in 2021/22?
The average Newcastle United player aged 22 or over earned £50,981 a week in 2021/22, across the 32 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 83. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Newcastle United's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Newcastle United pay £1,684,860 a week in 2026/27, 3% lower than the £1,737,350 of 2021/22. The current squad is 84 players against 83 then.