Motherwell 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Stephen Welsh on £8,600 per week · see the current Motherwell wage bill
Then and now
Motherwell pay £60,360 a week in 2026/27 — 73% higher than the £34,811 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Welsh | £8,600 | £447,200 | 25 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Callum Slattery | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Paul McGinn | £1,800 | £93,600 | 34 | Defender | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Regan Charles-Cook | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | Winger | Grenada | MAY 2025 | ||
| Stephen O'Donnell | £1,600 | £83,200 | 33 | Defender | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Calum Ward | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Elijah Just | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | New Zealand | JUN 2025 | ||
| Emmanuel Longelo | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | Left-back | England | MAY 2025 | ||
| Elliot Watt | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Jordan McGhee | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Ibrahim Said | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andy Halliday | £1,021 | £53,092 | 33 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Lukas Fadinger | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zach Robinson | £921 | £47,892 | 23 | Striker | England | MAY 2024 | ||
| Johnny Koutroumbis | £874 | £45,448 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam Gordon | £854 | £44,408 | 29 | Centre-back | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Callum Hendry | £684 | £35,568 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Sam Nicholson | £600 | £31,200 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Winger, striker | Zimbabwe | MAY 2024 | ||
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | £599 | £31,148 | 24 | Striker | Norway | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ewan Wilson | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Oscar Priestman | £402 | £20,904 | 22 | Central midfielder | Australia | MAY 2026 | ||
| Luca Ross | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Right-back, winger, striker | Scotland | MAY 2025 | ||
| Tom Sparrow | £305 | £15,860 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | MAY 2025 | ||
| Mikey Booth | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Campbell Forrest | £250 | £13,000 | 16 | Left midfielder | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Arran Clark | £179 | £9,308 | 17 | Striker | MAY 2024 | |||
| Zander McAllister | £171 | £8,892 | 17 | Central midfielder | MAY 2025 | |||
| Harry McLean | £157 | £8,164 | 17 | Striker | MAY 2025 | |||
| Jack McConnell | £150 | £7,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | MAY 2025 | |||
| Jay Gillies | £135 | £7,020 | 17 | Centre-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| Jon-Joe Friel | £121 | £6,292 | 17 | Centre-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| Rocco McColm | £121 | £6,292 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | MAY 2025 | |||
| Andrew Arnott | £107 | £5,564 | 17 | Right-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| Olivier Wieczorek | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | MAY 2024 | |||
| Aaron Buchanan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | MAY 2025 | |||
| Aiden Tearney | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| Evan Samuel | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | MAY 2024 | |||
| Blane Watson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | MAY 2025 | |||
| Lucas Weir | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | MAY 2025 | |||
| Robbie Hunter | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | MAY 2025 | |||
| Aaron Thomson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| Colbi McQuarrie | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | MAY 2024 | ||
| Jack Dalziel | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | Centre-back | MAY 2027 | |||
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 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Motherwell wages, 2024/25
What was Motherwell's wage bill in 2024/25?
Motherwell paid £34,811 a week in 2024/25 - £1,810,172 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Motherwell player in 2024/25?
Stephen Welsh was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £8,600 a week, 6x the 22+ squad average of £1,430.
What was the average Motherwell salary in 2024/25?
The average Motherwell player aged 22 or over earned £1,430 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Motherwell's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Motherwell pay £60,360 a week in 2026/27, 73% higher than the £34,811 of 2024/25. The current squad is 40 players against 44 then.