Sunderland 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Lee Cattermole on £30,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27 — 461% higher than the £212,340 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Cattermole | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Adam Matthews | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Wales | ||
| Aiden McGeady | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Bryan Oviedo | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | D/WB/M L | Costa Rica | ||
| Duncan Watmore | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | AM R | England | ||
| Grant Leadbitter | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | DM | England | ||
| Robbin Ruiter | £7,700 | £400,400 | 31 | GK | Holland | ||
| Donald Love | £6,400 | £332,800 | 23 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Charlie Wyke | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Will Grigg | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Max Power | £5,900 | £306,800 | 24 | AM C | England | ||
| Dylan McGeouch | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Maguire | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Glenn Loovens | £4,200 | £218,400 | 34 | D C | Holland | ||
| Jon McLaughlin | £4,100 | £213,200 | 30 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Jack Baldwin | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £4,000 | £208,000 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Lewis Morgan | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Reece James | £3,700 | £192,400 | 24 | D L | England | ||
| Tom Flanagan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 26 | D RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Jimmy Dunne | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Kazaiah Sterling | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Alim Öztürk | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| George Honeyman | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Maksymilian Stryjek | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | GK | Poland | ||
| Jack Bainbridge | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Max Johnstone | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Storey | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Brandon Taylor | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Adam Bale | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Jordan Hunter | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Jack Diamond | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Sweden | ||
| Denver Hume | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D/M L | England | ||
| Jack Connolly | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Owen Gamble | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Jacob Young | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D C | Australia | ||
| Jake Hackett | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M LC | England | ||
| Lee Connelly | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Robbie Dunne | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Bali Mumba | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jack Newman | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Adam Cameron | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Dan Neil | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Tom Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Joe Lilley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Kane Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Sonny Best | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Williams Kokolo | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D/WB/M L | France | ||
| Andrias Edmundsson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Faroe Islands | ||
| Rayed Derbali | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Tom Howard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Connor Slack | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Thomas Scothern | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Ryan Leonard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Devine | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | 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 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2018/19
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2018/19?
Sunderland paid £212,340 a week in 2018/19 - £11,041,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sunderland player in 2018/19?
Lee Cattermole was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £30,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £8,755.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2018/19?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £8,755 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27, 461% higher than the £212,340 of 2018/19. The current squad is 66 players against 58 then.