Rangers 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Jermain Defoe on £65,000 per week · see the current Rangers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Rangers pay £432,555 a week in 2026/27 — 4% lower than the £448,370 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermain Defoe | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 35 | ST | England | ||
| Steven Davis | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 33 | AM RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Alfredo Morelos | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Connor Goldson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Gullit Peña | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Scott Arfield | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Canada | ||
| Jamie Murphy | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Eros Grezda | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | AM RL | Albania | ||
| Jon Flanagan | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D RL | England | ||
| Graham Dorrans | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Candeias | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Allan McGregor | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Borna Barišić | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D/M L | Croatia | ||
| Lassana Coulibaly | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | M C | Mali | ||
| Lee Wallace | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Gareth McAuley | £11,000 | £572,000 | 38 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Kyle Lafferty | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | AM L, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| James Tavernier | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Nikola Katic | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Croatia | ||
| Ryan Jack | £7,700 | £400,400 | 26 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Wes Foderingham | £7,400 | £384,800 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Ross McCrorie | £5,700 | £296,400 | 20 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Joe Worrall | £5,100 | £265,200 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Matt Polster | £4,900 | £254,800 | 25 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Andy Halliday | £4,500 | £234,000 | 26 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Scotland | ||
| Glen Kamara | £4,200 | £218,400 | 22 | DM | Finland | ||
| Ryan Kent | £3,700 | £192,400 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Aidan Wilson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Glenn Middleton | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Dapo Mebude | £2,400 | £124,800 | 16 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Jack Thomson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| Matthew Shiels | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM L, ST | Scotland | ||
| Cammy Palmer | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Jordan Houston | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Liam Burt | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Mayo | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Zac Butterworth | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Andy Firth | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel Finlayson | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Chris McKee | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Josh McPake | £610 | £31,720 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Serge Atakayi | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | AM RL | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Stephen Kelly | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Kai Kennedy | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Kieran Wright | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Ben Williamson | £490 | £25,480 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Nicky Hogarth | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Kieran McKechnie | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Kyle McClelland | £410 | £21,320 | 16 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Murray Miller | £360 | £18,720 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Michael Ruth | £280 | £14,560 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Ryan Muir | £280 | £14,560 | 16 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Adam Devine | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | D RLC | Scotland | ||
| Brian Kinnear | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Rhys Breen | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Nathan Patterson | £200 | £10,400 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jay Mack | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Harris O'Connor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| João Baldé | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | AM L | Portugal | ||
| Lewis Budinauckas | £30 | £1,560 | 11 | GK | Scotland | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Rangers wages, 2018/19
What was Rangers' wage bill in 2018/19?
Rangers paid £448,370 a week in 2018/19 - £23,315,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Rangers player in 2018/19?
Jermain Defoe was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £65,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £17,470.
What was the average Rangers salary in 2018/19?
The average Rangers player aged 22 or over earned £17,470 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Rangers' 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Rangers pay £432,555 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £448,370 of 2018/19. The current squad is 44 players against 60 then.