Sunderland 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Nordi Mukiele on £72,000 per week · see the current Sunderland wage bill
We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27 — 54% higher than the £771,145 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordi Mukiele | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 27 | D RC | France | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 32 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Robin Roefs | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 22 | GK | Netherlands | ||
| Enzo Le Fée | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | AM C | France | ||
| Reinildo | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 31 | D LC | Mozambique | ||
| Omar Alderete | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | D C | Paraguay | ||
| Bertrand Traoré | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Burkina Faso | ||
| Brian Brobbey | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | ST | Netherlands | ||
| Noah Sadiki | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 20 | DM | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Lutsharel Geertruida | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Habib Diarra | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | M C | Senegal | ||
| Wilson Isidor | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Chemsdine Talbi | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 20 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | D C | Northern Ireland | ||
| Milan Aleksić | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | AM/F C | Serbia | ||
| Melker Ellborg | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Simon Moore | £15,000 | £780,000 | 35 | GK | England | ||
| Nilson Angulo | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Ecuador | ||
| Dennis Cirkin | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Luke O'Nien | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Romaine Mundle | £7,700 | £400,400 | 22 | AM LC | England | ||
| Trai Hume | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | D/WB RL, M C | Northern Ireland | ||
| Eliezer Mayenda | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Ian Poveda | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Abdoullah Ba | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Ahmed Abdullahi | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Elias Lenz | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Isaac Allan | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Rhys Walsh | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | AM L, ST | Northern Ireland | ||
| Adam Richardson | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Finn Geragusyan | £629 | £32,708 | 17 | ST | |||
| Leroy Lita | £596 | £30,992 | 40 | D C, ST | |||
| Blondy Nna Noukeu | £545 | £28,340 | 22 | GK | Cameroon | ||
| Jake Waters | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Marshall Burke | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Oliver Bainbridge | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | D LC | |||
| Harrison Jones | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Luke Bell | £299 | £15,548 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Jenson Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Ben Kindon | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Chris Rigg | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Jaydon Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Matthew Burns | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | |||
| Ben Metcalf | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Northern Ireland | ||
| Jack Whittaker | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Ivan Struk | £126 | £6,552 | 17 | DM | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 46 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sunderland wages, 2024/25
What was Sunderland's wage bill in 2024/25?
Sunderland paid £771,145 a week in 2024/25 - £40,099,540 across the year - spread over a squad of 46. We hold a wage for all 46 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sunderland player in 2024/25?
Nordi Mukiele was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £72,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £29,978.
What was the average Sunderland salary in 2024/25?
The average Sunderland player aged 22 or over earned £29,978 a week in 2024/25, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 46. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Sunderland's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Sunderland pay £1,190,960 a week in 2026/27, 54% higher than the £771,145 of 2024/25. The current squad is 66 players against 46 then.