Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr 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. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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CHELSEA · FINANCES

Chelsea finances and accounts

Chelsea turned over AU$927.7m in 2024/25.

REVENUE AU$927.7m
WAGE BILL -
WAGES TO REVENUE-
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Chelsea Football finances Premier League Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Chelsea turned over in each year we hold accounts for.

Every measure, season by season

Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Chelsea does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/17
Revenue AU$927,719,730AU$927.7m AU$885,438,540AU$885.4m AU$968,562,630AU$968.6m AU$909,615,420AU$909.6m AU$821,891,070AU$821.9m AU$769,989,780AU$770m AU$844,340,490AU$844.3m AU$838,118,610AU$838.1m AU$682,872,120AU$682.9m
Matchday -AU$151,426,800AU$151.4m AU$144,549,090AU$144.5m AU$130,718,070AU$130.7m AU$14,466,060AU$14.5m AU$102,946,410AU$102.9m AU$125,917,470AU$125.9m AU$139,742,820AU$139.7m AU$123,830,910AU$123.8m
Broadcasting -AU$308,260,890AU$308.3m AU$426,954,780AU$427m AU$444,180,240AU$444.2m AU$517,115,340AU$517.1m AU$345,011,940AU$345m AU$378,355,320AU$378.4m AU$385,826,490AU$385.8m AU$307,022,940AU$307m
Commercial -AU$425,750,850AU$425.8m AU$397,058,760AU$397.1m AU$334,717,110AU$334.7m AU$290,309,670AU$290.3m AU$322,031,430AU$322m AU$340,067,700AU$340.1m AU$312,549,300AU$312.5m AU$252,018,270AU$252m
Staff costs -AU$638,859,690AU$638.9m AU$763,488,180AU$763.5m AU$643,070,610AU$643.1m AU$629,190,450AU$629.2m -AU$539,689,500AU$539.7m AU$461,318,760AU$461.3m AU$415,155,510AU$415.2m
Wages and salaries -AU$556,848,810AU$556.8m AU$665,950,950AU$666m AU$562,405,410AU$562.4m AU$551,114,550AU$551.1m -AU$474,645,150AU$474.6m AU$408,257,010AU$408.3m AU$369,098,100AU$369.1m
Social security costs -AU$77,556,150AU$77.6m AU$94,180,590AU$94.2m AU$77,440,860AU$77.4m AU$74,978,190AU$75m -AU$62,320,860AU$62.3m AU$50,468,670AU$50.5m AU$43,606,080AU$43.6m
Pension costs -AU$4,454,730AU$4.5m AU$3,356,640AU$3.4m AU$3,224,340AU$3.2m AU$3,097,710AU$3.1m -AU$2,723,490AU$2.7m AU$2,593,080AU$2.6m AU$2,451,330AU$2.5m
Player amortisation AU$404,257,770AU$404.3m AU$362,551,140AU$362.6m ---AU$244,076,490AU$244.1m AU$321,318,900AU$321.3m AU$237,297,060AU$237.3m AU$169,423,380AU$169.4m
Other operating income AU$945,000AU$945k AU$1,351,350AU$1.4m AU$57,845,340AU$57.8m -AU$23,778,090AU$23.8m ----
Cost of sales AU$810,191,970AU$810.2m AU$757,527,120AU$757.5m AU$883,017,450AU$883m AU$731,040,660AU$731m AU$669,337,830AU$669.3m AU$601,949,880AU$601.9m AU$635,040,000AU$635m AU$553,159,530AU$553.2m AU$505,404,900AU$505.4m
Other operating costs AU$700,889,490AU$700.9m AU$531,755,280AU$531.8m AU$555,376,500AU$555.4m AU$636,765,570AU$636.8m AU$521,904,600AU$521.9m AU$378,895,860AU$378.9m AU$466,376,400AU$466.4m AU$362,475,540AU$362.5m AU$278,361,090AU$278.4m
Profit on player sales AU$109,442,340AU$109.4m AU$288,155,070AU$288.2m AU$118,807,290AU$118.8m AU$232,872,570AU$232.9m AU$52,806,600AU$52.8m AU$269,599,050AU$269.6m AU$114,267,510AU$114.3m AU$213,560,550AU$213.6m AU$130,837,140AU$130.8m
Operating result -AU$582,416,730AU$582.4m -AU$402,492,510AU$402.5m -AU$411,985,980AU$412m -AU$458,190,810AU$458.2m -AU$345,573,270AU$345.6m -AU$210,855,960AU$210.9m -AU$307,438,740AU$307.4m -AU$88,856,460AU$88.9m -AU$100,893,870AU$100.9m
Pre-tax result -AU$242,676,000AU$242.7m -AU$170,289,000AU$170.3m -AU$229,360,950AU$229.4m -AU$294,724,710AU$294.7m AU$67,382,280AU$67.4m -AU$192,375,540AU$192.4m AU$127,501,290AU$127.5m AU$29,570,940AU$29.6m
Wages to revenue -72.2%78.8%70.7%76.6%-63.9%55%60.8%

Premier League revenue

The 15 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

Liverpool $1.3bn Manchester City $1.3bn Arsenal $1.3bn Manchester United $1.1bn Tottenham Hotspur $1.1bn Chelsea $928m Aston Villa $679m Nottingham Forest $419m Everton $372m Crystal Palace $369m Brentford $327m Ipswich Town $294m Sunderland $75m Coventry City $65m Hull City $49m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Chelsea make?

Chelsea turned over AU$927.7m in 2024/25.

What is the Chelsea wage bill?

The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not separate staff costs from the rest of the operating costs.

Do Chelsea make a profit?

The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not give a pre-tax figure.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 02536231. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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