Nottingham Forest 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Léo Bonatini on £35,000 per week · see the current Nottingham Forest wage bill
We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 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 — 269% higher than the £534,240 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léo Bonatini | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Jack Colback | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Pelé | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Pelé | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Sam Byram | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Daryl Murphy | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 35 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Yohan Benalouane | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | D RC | Tunisia | ||
| Lewis Grabban | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Adlène Guédioura | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 32 | DM, M RC | Algeria | ||
| Costel Pantilimon | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | GK | Romania | ||
| Jack Robinson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | D LC | England | ||
| Ben Watson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | DM | England | ||
| Ben Watson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | DM | England | ||
| João Carvalho | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | AM LC | Portugal | ||
| Liam Bridcutt | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Michael Hefele | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Michael Dawson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | D C | England | ||
| Claudio Yacob | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Joe Lolley | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tendayi Darikwa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Zimbabwe | ||
| Hilal Soudani | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Algeria | ||
| Karim Ansarifard | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | ST | Iran | ||
| Molla Wagué | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D RC | Mali | ||
| Jamie Ward | £8,100 | £421,200 | 32 | AM RL, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Tobias Figueiredo | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Stephen Henderson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 30 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Alexander Milosevic | £6,500 | £338,000 | 26 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Saidy Janko | £5,600 | £291,200 | 22 | D/WB R | Switzerland | ||
| Ben Osborn | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | AM LC | England | ||
| Diogo Gonçalves | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Luke Steele | £3,000 | £156,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Matty Cash | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | AM RC | England | ||
| Brennan Johnson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Ryan Yates | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Liam Bossin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Kostas Megaritis | £950 | £49,400 | 21 | DM | Greece | ||
| Joe Coveney | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Arvin Appiah | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Danny Preston | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Danny Preston | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Jayden Richardson | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Keith Asare | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Idris Kadded | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | AM RC, F C | France | ||
| Josef Hefele | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Ethan Stewart | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Jordan Gabriel | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jordan Wright | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Kieran Hayes | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| George Shelvey | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Yassine En-Neyah | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Jake Taylor | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Tyrese Fornah | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Owen Gallacher | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Kostas Panagou | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | D/WB R | Greece | ||
| Rudolfs Soloha | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | GK | Latvia | ||
| Riley Harbottle | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alex Mighten | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ethan Dekel-Daks | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Will Swan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Sam Sanders | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Max Ram | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tawanda Mutoti | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, M C | Zimbabwe | ||
| Nykah Liburd-Hines | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Gabriel Ogunseri | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Malique Spooner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RLC | England | ||
| Elliott Andrew | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Josh Barnes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Statham | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Nottingham Forest wages, 2018/19
What was Nottingham Forest's wage bill in 2018/19?
Nottingham Forest paid £534,240 a week in 2018/19 - £27,780,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Nottingham Forest player in 2018/19?
Léo Bonatini was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £35,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £17,100.
What was the average Nottingham Forest salary in 2018/19?
The average Nottingham Forest player aged 22 or over earned £17,100 a week in 2018/19, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Nottingham Forest's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Nottingham Forest pay £1,969,950 a week in 2026/27, 269% higher than the £534,240 of 2018/19. The current squad is 74 players against 69 then.