Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Chinese Super League player wages

The 15 clubs we track in Chinese Super League pay a combined AU$3,088,753 a week. Cryzan is the best paid, on AU$81,270 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$3.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$160.6m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$12k
CLUBS TRACKED15

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 9.9× the bottom club
Shanghai Port
AU$374k Yunnan Yukun
AU$347k Beijing Guo'an
AU$347k Shanghai Shenhua
AU$310k Shandong Taishan
AU$271k Chengdu Rongcheng
AU$255k Changchun Yatai
AU$210k Zhejiang FC
AU$190k Dalian Yingbo
AU$180k Tianjin Jinmen Tiger
AU$152k Henan FC
AU$144k Shenzhen Peng City
AU$128k Qingdao West Coast
AU$76k Wuhan Three Towns
AU$67k Qingdao Hainiu
AU$38k

Highest paid in Chinese Super League

Top 10 earners take 18% of the league's wage bill

FULL TOP 100 →
01 Cryzan Shandong Taishan
AU$81,270
02 Ibrahim Amadou Shanghai Shenhua
AU$79,380
03 Robert Beric Changchun Yatai
AU$62,370
04 Gustavo Henan FC
AU$54,810
05 Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) Shanghai Port
AU$52,920
06 Matheus Jussa (Matheus Isaias dos Santos) Chengdu Rongcheng
AU$51,030
07 Andrei Burcă Yunnan Yukun
AU$47,250
08 Park Jin-Seob Zhejiang FC
AU$47,250
09 Nicolae Stanciu Dalian Yingbo
AU$45,360
10 Valeri Qazaishvili Shandong Taishan
AU$41,580
11 Alexandru Ioniţă Yunnan Yukun
AU$39,690
12 Albion Ademi Shenzhen Peng City
AU$37,800
13 Fábio Abreu Beijing Guo'an
AU$35,910
14 Wellington Silva Chengdu Rongcheng
AU$35,910
15 Frank Acheampong Dalian Yingbo
AU$35,910
16 Cephas Malele Dalian Yingbo
AU$35,910
17 Davidson Qingdao West Coast
AU$35,910
18 Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere Shenzhen Peng City
AU$35,910
19 João Carlos Teixeira Shanghai Shenhua
AU$32,130
20 Óscar Melendo Shanghai Port
AU$32,130

What a Chinese Super League player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 250 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 524 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
22% 54 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
4% 11 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
26% 64 players MEDIAN
AU$9k-AU$19k
26% 65 players AVERAGE
AU$19k-AU$47k
19% 48 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
3% 8 players

Median AU$8,316 a week against an average of AU$12,081, across the 250 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$6,815 · 5%
Defenders
AU$8,889 · 25%
Midfielders
AU$10,478 · 18%
Attackers
AU$14,447 · 51%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$219 16-19
AU$822 20-22
AU$3k 23-25
AU$8k 26-28
AU$12k 29-31
AU$12k 32-34
AU$7k 35+

Where Chinese Super League players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

China PR
431 players Brazil
27 players
Hong Kong
11 players
Portugal
5 players Spain
5 players Romania
4 players France
3 players Ghana
3 players Angola
2 players Serbia
2 players

Every Chinese Super League club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Chinese Super League club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Shanghai Port AU$373,655 AU$19,430,054 AU$13,117 44 Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) AU$52,920
Yunnan Yukun AU$347,193 AU$18,054,036 AU$20,423 31 Andrei Burcă AU$47,250
Beijing Guo'an AU$347,049 AU$18,046,567 AU$11,845 42 Fábio Abreu AU$35,910
Shanghai Shenhua AU$310,402 AU$16,140,918 AU$12,243 30 Ibrahim Amadou AU$79,380
Shandong Taishan AU$271,345 AU$14,109,961 AU$12,393 48 Cryzan AU$81,270
Chengdu Rongcheng AU$254,583 AU$13,238,316 AU$21,253 31 Matheus Jussa (Matheus Isaias dos Santos) AU$51,030
Changchun Yatai AU$209,694 AU$10,904,068 AU$8,178 40 Robert Beric AU$62,370
Zhejiang FC AU$189,567 AU$9,857,484 AU$18,692 29 Park Jin-Seob AU$47,250
Dalian Yingbo AU$180,117 AU$9,366,084 AU$20,013 36 Nicolae Stanciu AU$45,360
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger AU$152,468 AU$7,928,346 AU$6,912 26 Alberto Quiles AU$30,240
Henan FC AU$143,665 AU$7,470,558 AU$5,099 37 Gustavo AU$54,810
Shenzhen Peng City AU$128,142 AU$6,663,384 AU$18,307 29 Albion Ademi AU$37,800
Qingdao West Coast AU$76,167 AU$3,960,684 AU$12,695 26 Davidson AU$35,910
Wuhan Three Towns AU$66,906 AU$3,479,112 AU$8,363 42 Gustavo Sauer AU$13,608
Qingdao Hainiu AU$37,800 AU$1,965,600 AU$7,560 33 Yaw Yeboah AU$11,907

Frequently asked questions

Chinese Super League wages

What is the total Chinese Super League wage bill?

The 15 clubs we track in Chinese Super League pay a combined AU$3,088,753 per week, or AU$160,615,171 per year, across 524 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Chinese Super League?

Cryzan of Shandong Taishan, on AU$81,270 per week — AU$4,226,040 a year.

Which Chinese Super League club has the biggest wage bill?

Shanghai Port, at AU$373,655 per week across 44 players.

What is the average Chinese Super League salary?

AU$12,081 a week across the 250 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$8,316.

Compare other leagues

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