Dundee 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Faissal El Bakhtaoui on £2,300 per week · see the current Dundee wage bill
We hold a wage for all 35 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
Dundee pay £41,740 a week in 2026/27 — 94% higher than the £21,500 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faissal El Bakhtaoui | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | ST | Morocco | ||
| Henrik Ojamaa | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Estonia | ||
| Darren O'Dea | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Danny Williams | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| James McPake | £1,100 | £57,200 | 32 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| James Vincent | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Kostadin Gadzhalov | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | D C | Bulgaria | ||
| Kévin Gomis | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | D C | France | ||
| Mark O'Hara | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Julen Etxabeguren | £810 | £42,120 | 25 | D C | Spain | ||
| Paul McGowan | £800 | £41,600 | 28 | DM, AM C | Scotland | ||
| Nick Ross | £770 | £40,040 | 24 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Kevin Holt | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | D L | Scotland | ||
| Craig Wighton | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Cammy Kerr | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Scott Bain | £670 | £34,840 | 24 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Tom Hateley | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Marc Klok | £580 | £30,160 | 23 | DM | Holland | ||
| Ian Smith | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | AM LC, ST | Scotland | ||
| David Mitchell | £510 | £26,520 | 26 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Marcus Haber | £480 | £24,960 | 27 | ST | Canada | ||
| Kerr Waddell | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jesse Curran | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | DM | Australia | ||
| Sam Dryden | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Higgins | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Kyle Clark | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Taylor Berry | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Connor Coupe | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | M R | Scotland | ||
| Liam Gibb | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Sean Gallacher | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | D R, M C | Scotland | ||
| Greg Warwick | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Kyle Gourlay | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| John Smith | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Calum Ferrie | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| James Cowan | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | M C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 35 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Dundee wages, 2016/17
What was Dundee's wage bill in 2016/17?
Dundee paid £21,500 a week in 2016/17 - £1,118,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 35. We hold a wage for all 35 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Dundee player in 2016/17?
Faissal El Bakhtaoui was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £2,300 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £1,025.
What was the average Dundee salary in 2016/17?
The average Dundee player aged 22 or over earned £1,025 a week in 2016/17, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 35. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Dundee's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Dundee pay £41,740 a week in 2026/27, 94% higher than the £21,500 of 2016/17. The current squad is 24 players against 35 then.