PREMIER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Sunderland 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Amad on £28,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £203k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £11m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £7k
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27 — 524% higher than the £203,300 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amad | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Gelhardt | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jack Clarke | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | Left wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Patrick Roberts | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Pritchard | £8,500 | £442,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Danny Batth | £8,400 | £436,800 | 31 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Elliot Embleton | £8,300 | £431,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Isaac Lihadji | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lynden Gooch | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Corry Evans | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Bass | £5,500 | £286,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pierre Ekwah | £4,800 | £249,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Anthony Patterson | £4,500 | £234,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Abdoullah Ba | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Aji Alese | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dennis Cirkin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niall Huggins | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ross Stewart | £3,700 | £192,400 | 26 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dan Neil | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Edouard Michut | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jewison Bennette | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Winger | Costa Rica | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joe Anderson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Max Thompson | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Trai Hume | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ben Crompton | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ellis Taylor | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Callum Wilson | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Right-back | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Connor Pye | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Full-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Caden Kelly | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jacob Carney | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Richardson | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cameron Jessup | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Kachosa | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | Zimbabwe | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Gardiner | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harrison Sohna | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zak Johnson | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Spellman | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Robinson | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Scott | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Chiabi | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jenson Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cuba Mitchell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Lavery | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Louie Salkeld | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Sekete | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kailem Beattie | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Moore | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Robertson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Cyprus | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jake Waters | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Creamer | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Bell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Obolo | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Watson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Bainbridge | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Middlemas | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henry Fieldson | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Ryder | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Dowling | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Williams | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dan Cameron | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Will Cain | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marshall Burke | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harrison Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
41 Under £1k 6%
£1k-£2k
11 £2k-£5k 20%
8 £5k-£10k 29%
3 £10k-£25k 19%
2 £25k-£100k 26%
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2022/23
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2022/23?
Sunderland paid £203,300 a week in 2022/23 - £10,571,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sunderland player in 2022/23?
Amad was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £28,000 a week, 3.8x the 22+ squad average of £7,391.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2022/23?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £7,391 a week in 2022/23, across the 11 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,267,804 a week in 2026/27, 524% higher than the £203,300 of 2022/23. The current squad is 69 players against 65 then.