Sunderland 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Jack Clarke on £25,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27 — 713% higher than the £146,450 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Aiden McGeady | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Patrick Roberts | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Alex Pritchard | £8,500 | £442,000 | 28 | AM C | England | ||
| Corry Evans | £6,400 | £332,800 | 30 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Jermain Defoe | £6,100 | £317,200 | 38 | ST | England | ||
| Bailey Wright | £5,500 | £286,000 | 28 | D RC | Australia | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £5,300 | £275,600 | 22 | AM C | England | ||
| Jordan Willis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | D/WB R, M C | England | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £5,000 | £260,000 | 25 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Batth | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Jay Matete | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Niall Huggins | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Arbenit Xhemajli | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | D C | Kosovo | ||
| Dan Neil | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Callum Doyle | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Dennis Cirkin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Carl Winchester | £3,400 | £176,800 | 28 | D R, DM, M RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Nathan Broadhead | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Ross Stewart | £2,700 | £140,400 | 25 | AM L, ST | Scotland | ||
| Thorben Hoffmann | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | GK | Germany | ||
| Lee Burge | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Leon Dajaku | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Kimpioka | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | Sweden | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Trai Hume | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D/WB R, M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Jacob Carney | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Adam Richardson | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Cameron Jessup | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Cieran Dunne | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Nicky Gyimah | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ellis Taylor | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | WB/AM RL | England | ||
| Ethan Kachosa | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D/WB/AM RL | Zimbabwe | ||
| Harrison Sohna | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Jack McIntyre | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Newall | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Sam Wilding | £320 | £16,640 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Stephen Wearne | £320 | £16,640 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Tyrese Dyce | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Tom Scott | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Vinnie Steels | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ugonna Emenike | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Harrison Jones | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Harry Gardiner | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Ben Middlemas | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Marshall Burke | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Caden Kelly | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Oliver Bainbridge | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Zak Johnson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Joe Ryder | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Will Cain | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Henry Fieldson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ben Williams | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Harrison Bond | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Irons | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Sonny Singh | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Will Dowling | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Dan Cameron | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 59 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2021/22
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2021/22?
Sunderland paid £146,450 a week in 2021/22 - £7,615,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 59. We hold a wage for all 59 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sunderland player in 2021/22?
Jack Clarke was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £25,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £5,318.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2021/22?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £5,318 a week in 2021/22, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 59. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27, 713% higher than the £146,450 of 2021/22. The current squad is 66 players against 59 then.