Nottingham Forest 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Ross McCormack on £37,000 per week · see the current Nottingham Forest wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Nottingham Forest pay £1,969,950 a week in 2026/27 — 407% higher than the £388,590 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross McCormack | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Pajtim Kasami | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Switzerland | ||
| Danny Fox | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| David Vaughan | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 33 | DM | Wales | ||
| Danny Fox | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Jack Hobbs | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Nicklas Bendtner | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Matty Fryatt | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Michael Mancienne | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Zach Clough | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Mustapha Carayol | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Eric Lichaj | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Aaron Tshibola | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | M C | England | ||
| Matt Mills | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Armand Traoré | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | D/WB/M L | Senegal | ||
| Apostolos Vellios | £8,500 | £442,000 | 24 | ST | Greece | ||
| Chris Cohen | £8,400 | £436,800 | 29 | D L, DM | England | ||
| Jamie Ward | £8,100 | £421,200 | 30 | AM RL, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Vladimir Stojkovic | £7,500 | £390,000 | 32 | GK | Serbia | ||
| Thomas Lam | £6,600 | £343,200 | 22 | D RLC, DM | Finland | ||
| Stephen Henderson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 28 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Damien Perquis | £6,400 | £332,800 | 32 | D C | Poland | ||
| Gboly Ariyibi | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Ben Osborn | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | AM LC | England | ||
| João Teixeira | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | AM LC | Portugal | ||
| Nicolao Dumitru | £3,900 | £202,800 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Italy | ||
| Dani Pinillos | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Matty Cash | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Dimitar Evtimov | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | GK | Bulgaria | ||
| Hildeberto Pereira | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | D/WB R, AM RL, ST | Portugal | ||
| Alex Iacovitti | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Adam Crookes | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Joe Worrall | £710 | £36,920 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Brereton Díaz | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Smith | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Anel Ahmedhodžić | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Lewis Walters | £590 | £30,680 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| James Thorne | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Frederik Fisker | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D C | Denmark | ||
| Jordan Gabriel | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Chris Marques | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | GK | Australia | ||
| Kyle McClean | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Ethan Stewart | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Rudolfs Soloha | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Latvia | ||
| Jake Willetts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Yassine En-Neyah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Rob Worrall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Luke McCormick | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Danny Preston | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Connor Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Virgil Gomis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Joe Re | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Anthony Wright | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM L | U.S.A. | ||
| Choz Charlesworth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Elvis Otim | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M R | Uganda | ||
| Kieran Hayes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Charlie Jemson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Toby Edser | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jake Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jordan Wright | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Danny Preston | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | 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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Nottingham Forest wages, 2016/17
What was Nottingham Forest's wage bill in 2016/17?
Nottingham Forest paid £388,590 a week in 2016/17 - £20,206,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Nottingham Forest player in 2016/17?
Ross McCormack was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £37,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £13,576.
What was the average Nottingham Forest salary in 2016/17?
The average Nottingham Forest player aged 22 or over earned £13,576 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Nottingham Forest's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Nottingham Forest pay £1,969,950 a week in 2026/27, 407% higher than the £388,590 of 2016/17. The current squad is 74 players against 62 then.