Payroll by club
Total weekly spend on player salaries
Highest paid in Chinese Super League
Top 10 earners take 18% of the league's payroll
What a Chinese Super League player actually earns
Weekly salary across the 251 players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for, of the 524 in the squad lists
Median $5,852 a week against an average of $8,547, across the 251 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 salary, and share of the payroll, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Where Chinese Super League players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Chinese Super League club
Payroll, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $262,942 | $13,673,001$13.7m | $9,230 | 44 | Leonardo (Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza) | $37,240 |
| Yunnan Yukun | $244,321 | $12,704,692$12.7m | $14,372 | 31 | Andrei Burcă | $33,250 |
 | $244,220 | $12,699,436$12.7m | $8,335 | 42 | Fábio Abreu | $25,270 |
 | $218,431 | $11,358,423$11.4m | $8,616 | 30 | Ibrahim Amadou | $55,860 |
 | $190,947 | $9,929,232$9.9m | $8,721 | 48 | Cryzan | $57,190 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | $179,151 | $9,315,852$9.3m | $14,956 | 31 | Matheus Jussa (Matheus Isaias dos Santos) | $35,910 |
 | $147,562 | $7,673,233$7.7m | $5,755 | 40 | Robert Beric | $43,890 |
| Zhejiang FC | $133,399 | $6,936,748$6.9m | $13,154 | 28 | Park Jin-Seob | $33,250 |
| Dalian Yingbo | $126,749 | $6,590,948$6.6m | $14,083 | 36 | Nicolae Stanciu | $31,920 |
 | $107,292 | $5,579,206$5.6m | $4,864 | 26 | Aitor Córdoba | $21,280 |
 | $101,097 | $5,257,059$5.3m | $3,588 | 37 | Gustavo | $38,570 |
| Shenzhen Peng City | $90,174 | $4,689,048$4.7m | $12,882 | 29 | Albion Ademi | $26,600 |
| Qingdao West Coast | $73,549 | $3,824,548$3.8m | $10,507 | 27 | Davidson | $25,270 |
| Wuhan Three Towns | $47,082 | $2,448,264$2.4m | $5,885 | 42 | Gustavo Sauer | $9,576 |
| Qingdao Hainiu | $26,600 | $1,383,200$1.4m | $5,320 | 33 | Yaw Yeboah | $8,379 |
Frequently asked questions
Chinese Super League salaries
What is the total Chinese Super League payroll?
The 15 clubs we track in Chinese Super League pay a combined $2,193,517 per week, or $114,062,891 per year, across 524 players.
Who is the highest paid player in Chinese Super League?
Cryzan of Shandong Taishan, on $57,190 per week — $2,973,880 a year.
Which Chinese Super League club has the biggest payroll?
Shanghai Port, at $262,942 per week across 44 players.
What is the average Chinese Super League salary?
$8,547 a week across the 251 players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for. The median is $5,852.