Sunderland 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jermain Defoe on £80,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27 — 31% higher than the £911,780 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermain Defoe | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Adnan Januzaj | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Fabio Borini | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Italy | ||
| Lee Cattermole | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| John O'Shea | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 35 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Lamine Koné | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 27 | D RC | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Darron Gibson | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Jack Rodwell | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Wahbi Khazri | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Tunisia | ||
| Billy Jones | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Papy Djilobodji | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | D C | Senegal | ||
| Sebastian Larsson | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | D R, AM RC | Sweden | ||
| Didier Ndong | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | DM, M RC | Gabon | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Joleon Lescott | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Jan Kirchhoff | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Bryan Oviedo | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | D/WB/M L | Costa Rica | ||
| Vito Mannone | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | GK | Italy | ||
| Jason Denayer | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Belgium | ||
| Duncan Watmore | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | AM R | England | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | D C, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Steven Pienaar | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | AM LC | South Africa | ||
| Victor Anichebe | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | AM L, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Mika | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Donald Love | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Rees Greenwood | £3,700 | £192,400 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Daniel Wright | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| George Brady | £2,200 | £114,400 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Josh Robson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Maksymilian Stryjek | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | GK | Poland | ||
| Tommy Robson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D L | England | ||
| Ethan Robson | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Joel Asoro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Sweden | ||
| Carl Lawson | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| George Honeyman | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | AM RC | England | ||
| Oscar Krusnell | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | D L | Sweden | ||
| Alex Storey | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Andrew Nelson | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Sam Brotherton | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Brandon Taylor | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Josh Maja | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jean-Yves Poame | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Luke Molyneux | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Michael Woud | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | GK | New Zealand | ||
| Owen Gamble | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Michael Ledger | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| James Talbot | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Jacob Young | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Australia | ||
| Adam Bale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Denver Hume | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Cameron McCulloch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Dan Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Christopher Allan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Lee Connelly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Fergus McAughtrie | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Sweden | ||
| Jake Hackett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM LC | England | ||
| Jordan Hickey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Jack Connolly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Jack Diamond | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM 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 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2016/17
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2016/17?
Sunderland paid £911,780 a week in 2016/17 - £47,412,560 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 Sunderland player in 2016/17?
Jermain Defoe was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £80,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £33,169.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2016/17?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £33,169 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27, 31% higher than the £911,780 of 2016/17. The current squad is 66 players against 64 then.