Ayr United 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Chris Maguire on £2,400 per week · see the current Ayr United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 14 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Ayr United pay £25,555 a week in 2026/27 — 63% higher than the £15,630 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Maguire | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Alex Kirk | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Mullin | £810 | £42,120 | 29 | WB/AM R | Scotland | ||
| Andy Murdoch | £800 | £41,600 | 27 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Ben Dempsey | £740 | £38,480 | 22 | M C | England | ||
| Reece McAlear | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Jordan Houston | £610 | £31,720 | 22 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Dipo Akinyemi | £570 | £29,640 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Daire O'Connor | £570 | £29,640 | 25 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | £560 | £29,120 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Frankie Musonda | £550 | £28,600 | 24 | D C | Zambia | ||
| Charlie Albinson | £530 | £27,560 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Ashford | £520 | £27,040 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Aidan McAdams | £500 | £26,000 | 23 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Michael Hewitt | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | DM, M RC | Scotland | ||
| Sean McGinty | £470 | £24,440 | 28 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Alex Jeanes | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Patrick Reading | £450 | £23,400 | 23 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Mark McKenzie | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Nick McAllister | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | D/WB R, M C | Scotland | ||
| Fraser Bryden | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Dario Viviani | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Paul Smith | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Kinlay Bilham | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Carter Jenkins | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Scott Tomlinson | £190 | £9,880 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Brett Galvin | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | M C | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Ayr United wages, 2022/23
What was Ayr United's wage bill in 2022/23?
Ayr United paid £15,630 a week in 2022/23 - £812,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Ayr United player in 2022/23?
Chris Maguire was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £2,400 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £720.
What was the average Ayr United salary in 2022/23?
The average Ayr United player aged 22 or over earned £720 a week in 2022/23, across the 14 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Ayr United's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Ayr United pay £25,555 a week in 2026/27, 63% higher than the £15,630 of 2022/23. The current squad is 24 players against 27 then.