Aberdeen 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Graeme Shinnie on £11,000 per week · see the current Aberdeen wage bill
We hold a wage for all 40 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
Aberdeen pay £96,560 a week in 2026/27 — 11% higher than the £87,090 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Shinnie | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 24 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Joe Lewis | £5,100 | £265,200 | 34 | GK | England | ||
| Jay Gorter | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | GK | Holland | ||
| Liam Scales | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Bojan Miovski | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | ST | North Macedonia | ||
| Kelle Roos | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | GK | Holland | ||
| Ross McCrorie | £3,700 | £192,400 | 24 | D RC, DM | Scotland | ||
| Dilan Markanday | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Duk | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | AM L, ST | Cape Verde | ||
| Jonny Hayes | £3,100 | £161,200 | 35 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | ||
| Jayden Richardson | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Mattie Pollock | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Matty Kennedy | £2,900 | £150,800 | 27 | WB/AM R | N.Ireland | ||
| Marley Watkins | £2,900 | £150,800 | 31 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Shayden Morris | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | AM R | England | ||
| Angus MacDonald | £2,500 | £130,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Cal Roberts | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | AM RC | England | ||
| Ylber Ramadani | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | DM | Albania | ||
| Jack MacKenzie | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Connor Barron | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Dante Polvara | £870 | £45,240 | 22 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Patrik Myslovic | £690 | £35,880 | 21 | AM C | Slovakia | ||
| Tom Ritchie | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Mason Hancock | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Duncan | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Alfie Bavidge | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Findlay Marshall | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Blair McKenzie | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Liam Harvey | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Finlay Murray | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Dylan Lobban | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Timi Fatona | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D/WB/AM R | Nigeria | ||
| Blessing Oluyemi | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Adam Emslie | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Brendan Hamilton | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D/WB L | N.Ireland | ||
| Kai Watson | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D RC, M C | Scotland | ||
| Miłosz Ochmański | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Alfie Stewart | £30 | £1,560 | 15 | AM RC | 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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 40 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Aberdeen wages, 2022/23
What was Aberdeen's wage bill in 2022/23?
Aberdeen paid £87,090 a week in 2022/23 - £4,528,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 40. We hold a wage for all 40 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Aberdeen player in 2022/23?
Graeme Shinnie was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £11,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £3,886.
What was the average Aberdeen salary in 2022/23?
The average Aberdeen player aged 22 or over earned £3,886 a week in 2022/23, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 40. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Aberdeen's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Aberdeen pay £96,560 a week in 2026/27, 11% higher than the £87,090 of 2022/23. The current squad is 29 players against 40 then.