Wolverhampton Wanderers wages: Who is the best paid player at Wolves and everything you need to know about Wolverhampton's salary bill

How much does every Wolves player earn annually and who receives the most into their account?

Wolves returned to the Premier League in 2018 after a six-year absence from the English top-flight and they have held their own since.

In the first season since their return (2018-19), Wolves finished in seventh place and punched way above their weight under the tutelage of Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who is currently working wonders at Nottingham Forest.

They repeated the feat in the 2019-20 season by finishing seventh again, but then they lost several key players such as Ruben Neves, Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota, Conor Coady, etc. Since the 2020-21 season, Wolves have failed to finish the league campaign in the top half of the table.

This season, the club is fighting to avoid relegation, and fans are anxiously hoping to steer clear of the drop to the Championship. However, players like Matheus Cunha, Nelson Semedo, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Jorgen Strand Larsen have the potential to be the key to securing their survival and preserving their top-flight status.

So, who is the highest earner at the Molineux Stadium this season? And who is on the opposite end of the spectrum?

GOAL delved into the numbers from Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross and on an annual basis

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Goalkeepers
The 31-year-old Sam Johnstone and 32-year-old Jose Sa share the title of the highest-paid goalkeeper at Wolves, with the duo earning £2.08m each annually.
Daniel Bentley is the third-highest paid goalkeeper, while Tom King is the lowest-paid goalkeeper and the only custodian with a six-figure annual package.
Name Salary
Sam Johnstone £2,080,000
Jose Sa £2,080,000
Daniel Bentley £1,040,000
Tom King £520,000

Name	Salary
Sam Johnstone	£2,080,000
Jose Sa	£2,080,000
Daniel Bentley	£1,040,000
Tom King	£520,000

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Defenders

Former Barcelona right-back Nelson Semedo, who captains Wolves, is the club's highest-paid defender with a salary of over £4m.

Matt Doherty, who is in his 10th full season at the Molineux Stadium, is surprisingly the second-highest paid defender at the club, with Emmanuel Agbadou and Craig Dawson jointly sharing the third spot.

Wolves fans won't be too pleased to find out that Rayan Ait-Nouri, who has been a force to be reckoned with offensively from the left-back role, is the second-lowest paid defender at the club.

Yerson Mosquera and Bastien Meupiyou are the joint-lowest paid defenders.

Name	Salary
Nelson Semedo	£4,160,000
Matt Doherty	£2,600,000
Emmanuel Agbadou	£2,340,000
Craig Dawson	£2,340,000
Santiago Bueno	£1,560,000
Toti Gomes	£1,300,000
Pedro Lima	£780,000
Rayan Ait-Nouri	£520,000
Yerson Mosquera	£416,000
Bastien Meipoyou	£416,000

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Midfielders

Mali international Boubacar Traore, who is yet to make a single appearance for Wolves this season due to a knee injury, is their highest-paid midfielder this season, with Mario Lemina taking the second spot.

Summer signing Andre Trindade comes in at number three on this list along with the versatile Frenchman Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

The Gomes duo of Joao and Rodrigo, with the latter emerging as an exciting wing-back this season, are next on this list. The young English pair of Luke Cundle and Tommy Doyle are the lowest-paid midfielders, both earning under a million pounds annually.

Name	Salary
Boubacar Traore	£2,860,000
Mario Lemina	£2,340,000
Andre Trindade	£1,820,000
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde	£1,820,000
Joao Gomes	£1,560,000
Rodrigo Gomes	£1,300,000
Luke Cundle	£780,000
Tommy Doyle	£520,000

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Attackers

Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen have been Wolves' best attackers this season, but neither of these are the top-earning forwards, with Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes jointly sharing the top spot.

South Korea international Hee-chan Hwang, with an annual package of £3.64m, is the third-highest paid player. Cunha takes the fourth spot.

Interestingly, Strand Larsen is the second-lowest paid forward, with Enso Gonzalez lying at the very bottom of this list.

Name	Salary
Pablo Sarabia	£4,680,000
Goncalo Guedes	£4,680,000
Hee-chan Hwang	£3,640,000
Matheus Cunha	£3,120,000
Sasa Kalajdzic	£1,820,000
Carlos Forbs	£1,040,000
Jorgen Strand Larsen	£780,000
Enso Gonzalez	£650,000

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Top 5 highest-paid Wolverhampton Wanderers players
As you might have already figured out, Sarabia and Guedes are the joint-highest earning players at Wolves, with Semedo taking the third spot. They are the only three players with a salary of over £4m.
Hwang comes in at fourth spot, while Cunha rounds out the top five.
Name Salary
Pablo Sarabia £4,680,000
Goncalo Guedes £4,680,000
Nelson Semedo £4,160,000
Hee-chan Hwang £3,640,000
Matheus Cunha £3,120,000
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Top 5 lowest-paid Wolverhampton Wanderers players
Centre-backs Mosquera and Meupiyou are the joint-lowest paid players at Wolves with a salary of £416,000 apiece.
King, Doyle, and star left-back Ait-Nouri complete the top five lowest-paid players as they each earn £520,000.
Name Salary
Yerson Mosquera £416,000
Bastien Meupiyou £416,000
Tommy Doyle £520,000
Rayan Ait-Nouri £520,000
Tom King £520,000
Total salary costs Wolverhampton Wanderers
But what does that mean for the overall picture? In which area of the pitch are Wolverhampton Wanderers spending the most money, and how much do they spend annually on salaries for the first team?
Wolves are allocating the highest portion of their budget to their forward line, spending over £20m on the wages of their attackers annually.
Line Salary
Goalkeepers £5,720,000
Defenders £16,432,000
Midfielders £13,000,000
Forwards £20,410,000
Total £55,562,000

Name	Salary
Yerson Mosquera	£416,000
Bastien Meupiyou	£416,000
Tommy Doyle	£520,000
Rayan Ait-Nouri	£520,000
Tom King	£520,000

Line	Salary
Goalkeepers	£5,720,000
Defenders	£16,432,000
Midfielders	£13,000,000
Forwards	£20,410,000
Total	£55,562,000

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Top 5 highest-paid Wolverhampton Wanderers players

Top 5 lowest-paid Wolverhampton Wanderers players

Total salary costs Wolverhampton Wanderers