PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Sunderland 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Duncan Watmore on £17,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £167k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £8.7m
SQUAD SIZE64
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £7k
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27 — 660% higher than the £166,790 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Watmore | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bailey Wright | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Australia | MAY 2020 | ||
| Grant Leadbitter | £13,000 | £676,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kyle Lafferty | £10,000 | £520,000 | 31 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Declan John | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Scowen | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Lynch | £7,100 | £369,200 | 31 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie Wyke | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Conor McLaughlin | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Grigg | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max Power | £5,900 | £306,800 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Dobson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Willis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommy Smith | £4,600 | £239,200 | 29 | Centre-back | New Zealand | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alim Öztürk | £4,500 | £234,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chris Maguire | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £4,300 | £223,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jon McLaughlin | £4,100 | £213,200 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Flanagan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 27 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Antoine Semenyo | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Bali Mumba | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Denver Hume | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lee Burge | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ethan Robson | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Bainbridge | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ruben Sammut | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ahmed Abdelkader | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Taylor | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Connolly | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cieran Dunne | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Left winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Owen Gamble | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Michael Collins | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jake Hackett | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Greenwood | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Williams Kokolo | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Bruce | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lilyan Compper | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger, striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sean Kennedy | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Ord | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cole Kiernan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Miller | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| McKenzie Dicicco | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Foster | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Gooch | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Jones | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrias Edmundsson | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | Faroe Islands | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Krakue | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Basey | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Newman | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Leonard | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ellis Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Almond | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshua Baggs | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Neil | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Slack | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Armstrong | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Louis Watts | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Wombwell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Cameron | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 5%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
11 £2k-£5k 24%
10 £5k-£10k 38%
4 £10k-£25k 32%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2019/20
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2019/20?
Sunderland paid £166,790 a week in 2019/20 - £8,673,080 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 2019/20?
Duncan Watmore was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £6,662.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2019/20?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £6,662 a week in 2019/20, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27, 660% higher than the £166,790 of 2019/20. The current squad is 69 players against 64 then.