| Premier League wages moved close to �1bn in the 2006/7 season, research by Deloitte has found. And while the usual suspects topped the spending, several smaller clubs began paying big wages to try and gain ground. THE PAYROLL: WHAT PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS PAY STAFF| Club | Wage rank 2006/07 | League position 2006/07 | | Total wages 2006/07 �m | Total wages 2005/06 �m | % increase | | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | | 132.8 | 114.0 | 17% | | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | | 92.3 | 85.4 | 8% | | Arsenal | 3 | 4 | | 89.7 | 83.0 | 8% | | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | | 77.6 | 68.9 | 13% | | Newcastle United | 5 | 13 | | 62.5 | 52.2 | 20% | | Premier League average | 5.5 | 10.5 | | 48.5 | 42.7 | 13% | | West Ham United | 6 | 15 | | 44.2 | 31.2 | 41% | | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 5 | | 43.8 | 40.7 | 8% | | Aston Villa | 8 | 11 | | 43.2 | 38.3 | 13% | | Everton | 9 | 6 | | 38.4 | 37.0 | 4% | | Middlesbrough | 10 | 12 | | 38.3 | n/a | n/a | | Portsmouth | 11 | 9 | | 36.9 | 24.8 | 49% | | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 10 | | 36.7 | 33.4 | 10% | | Manchester City | 13 | 14 | | 36.4 | 34.3 | 6% | | Fulham | 14 | 16 | | 35.2 | 30.1 | 17% | | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 19 | | 34.3 | 34.2 | 0% | | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 7 | | 30.7 | 28.5 | 8% | | Reading | 17 | 8 | | 29.8 | 14.2 | 109% | | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 17 | | 27.5 | 20.6 | 34% | | Sheffield United | 19 | 18 | | 22.4 | 15.2 | 48% | | Watford | 20 | 20 | | 17.6 | 10.0 | 76% | |
Note: The table excludes Middlesbrough's wage costs for 2005/06 as the accounts represent a six month period ending 31 December 2005.
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