PREMIER LEAGUE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £912k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £47m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £33k
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27 — 39% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermain Defoe | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 33 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adnan Januzaj | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | MAY 2017 | ||
| Fabio Borini | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lee Cattermole | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| John O'Shea | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 35 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lamine Koné | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Rodwell | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Darron Gibson | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wahbi Khazri | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Billy Jones | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Papy Djilobodji | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Senegal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sebastian Larsson | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2017 | ||
| Didier Ndong | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Gabon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joleon Lescott | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jan Kirchhoff | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2017 | ||
| Javi Manquillo | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bryan Oviedo | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | Costa Rica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jason Denayer | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | MAY 2017 | ||
| Vito Mannone | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2018 | ||
| Duncan Watmore | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Pickford | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Steven Pienaar | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder | South Africa | JUN 2017 | ||
| Victor Anichebe | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mika | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Donald Love | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rees Greenwood | £3,700 | £192,400 | 19 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Wright | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Brady | £2,200 | £114,400 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Robson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Maksymilian Stryjek | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tommy Robson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ethan Robson | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joel Asoro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carl Lawson | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| George Honeyman | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Oscar Krusnell | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Left-back | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Storey | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sam Brotherton | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Centre-back | New Zealand | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andrew Nelson | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brandon Taylor | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jean-Yves Poame | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Maja | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Molyneux | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Woud | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Goalkeeper | New Zealand | JUN 2019 | ||
| Owen Gamble | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Ledger | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| James Talbot | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dan Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Fergus McAughtrie | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Connolly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Christopher Allan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Sweden | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Diamond | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Bale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jordan Hickey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lee Connelly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Hackett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron McCulloch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Denver Hume | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jacob Young | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 1%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
7 £10k-£25k 13%
19 £25k-£100k 83%
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 £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27, 39% higher than the £911,780 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 64 then.