Sunderland 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Aiden McGeady on £19,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27 — 727% higher than the £144,058 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden McGeady | £19,000 | £988,000 | 34 | M/AM (RL) | Ireland | ||
| Grant Leadbitter | £13,000 | £676,000 | 34 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Jake Vokins | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | D (L) | England | ||
| Jordan Jones | £9,100 | £473,200 | 25 | AM (RL) | N.Ireland | ||
| Josh Scowen | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | DM, M (RC) | England | ||
| Aiden O'Brien | £6,500 | £338,000 | 26 | M (L), AM (LC), ST (C) | Ireland | ||
| Conor McLaughlin | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | D/WB (R), DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Charlie Wyke | £6,400 | £332,800 | 27 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Bailey Wright | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | D (RC) | Australia | ||
| Jordan Willis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 25 | D (C) | England | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 24 | M (R), AM (RC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Maguire | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Scotland | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | D/WB (R), M (C) | England | ||
| Max Power | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Tom Flanagan | £3,600 | £187,200 | 28 | D (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Arbenit Xhemajli | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | D (C) | Kosovo | ||
| Carl Winchester | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | DM, M/AM (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Dion Sanderson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Ross Stewart | £2,700 | £140,400 | 24 | AM (L), ST (C) | Scotland | ||
| Remi Matthews | £2,700 | £140,400 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Callum McFadzean | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D/WB/M (L) | Scotland | ||
| Denver Hume | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Lee Burge | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Dan Neil | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | DM, M (RC), AM (C) | England | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £890 | £46,280 | 20 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Sweden | ||
| Kenton Richardson | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | D (R) | England | ||
| Jack Diamond | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Hawkes | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Brandon Taylor | £490 | £25,480 | 21 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Bobby Beaumont | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Mitchell Curry | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | AM (R), ST (C) | England | ||
| Ollie Younger | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | D (C) | England | ||
| Cieran Dunne | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | M/AM (L) | Ireland | ||
| Jack Newman | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Luke Chapman | £343 | £17,836 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Sam Wilding | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Stephen Wearne | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jake Hackett | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | M (LC) | England | ||
| Will Harris | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jonathan Krakue | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C), DM | England | ||
| Sonny Singh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Sam Irons | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| Harrison Bond | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan Wombwell | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (R) | England | ||
| Louis Watts | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Ellis Taylor | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (RLC) | England | ||
| Dan Jones | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | M (C) | England | ||
| Ryan Gooch | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M/AM (R) | England | ||
| James Foster | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (LC) | England | ||
| McKenzie Dicicco | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (RC) | England | ||
| Ryan Bruce | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Oliver Basey | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Joshua Baggs | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (R) | England | ||
| Jack Armstrong | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Adam Richardson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Patrick Almond | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2020/21
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2020/21?
Sunderland paid £144,058 a week in 2020/21 - £7,491,016 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sunderland player in 2020/21?
Aiden McGeady was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £19,000 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £5,835.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2020/21?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £5,835 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27, 727% higher than the £144,058 of 2020/21. The current squad is 66 players against 57 then.