PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Nottingham Forest 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Jack Colback on £35,000 per week · see the current Nottingham Forest wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £412k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £21m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27 — 349% higher than the £412,380 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Colback | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Daryl Murphy | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 34 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Costel Pantilimon | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Romania | MAY 2018 | ||
| Adlène Guédioura | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Fox | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Danny Fox | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Hobbs | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lee Tomlin | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ashkan Dejagah | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | Winger | Iran | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Watson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Watson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Vaughan | £17,000 | £884,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Bridcutt | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eric Lichaj | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Full-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Mancienne | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Lolley | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tendayi Darikwa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | Right-back | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andreas Bouchalakis | £9,500 | £494,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Apostolos Vellios | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | Striker | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stefanos Kapino | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Barrie McKay | £7,500 | £390,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tobias Figueiredo | £6,600 | £343,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Worrall | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kieran Dowell | £5,000 | £260,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ben Osborn | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Juan Fuentes | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Brereton Díaz | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Smith | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chris Cohen | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matty Cash | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dimitar Evtimov | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Bulgaria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Bossin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Coveney | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anel Ahmedhodžić | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Walters | £590 | £30,680 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gerry McDonagh | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elvis Otim | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Right midfielder | Uganda | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Gabriel | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Toby Edser | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Wright | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron Smith | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieran Hayes | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Virgil Gomis | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tim Erlandsson | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Taylor | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Max Ram | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arvin Appiah | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yassine En-Neyah | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Danny Preston | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Choz Charlesworth | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Connor Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luke McCormick | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Willetts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rudolfs Soloha | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Latvia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Riley Harbottle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Barnes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ethan Stewart | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Keith Asare | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Will Swan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jayden Richardson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| George Shelvey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brennan Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Preston | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
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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
32 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 4%
7 £5k-£10k 12%
14 £10k-£25k 59%
3 £25k-£100k 22%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Nottingham Forest wages, 2017/18
What was Nottingham Forest's wage bill in 2017/18?
Nottingham Forest paid £412,380 a week in 2017/18 - £21,443,760 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 Nottingham Forest player in 2017/18?
Jack Colback was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £35,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £13,885.
What was the average Nottingham Forest salary in 2017/18?
The average Nottingham Forest player aged 22 or over earned £13,885 a week in 2017/18, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Nottingham Forest's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27, 349% higher than the £412,380 of 2017/18. The current squad is 68 players against 64 then.