São Paulo 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) on £44,000 per week · see the current São Paulo wage bill
We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
São Paulo pay £283,754 a week in 2026/27 — 27% higher than the £224,042 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 19 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 37 | D/WB (R), M (RC) | Brazil | ||
| Joao Rojas | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | M (R), AM (RL) | Ecuador | ||
| Hernanes | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 35 | DM, M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Pablo | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Juanfran (Juanfran Torres) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 35 | D/WB (R) | Spain | ||
| Tiago Volpi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Luciano | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Alves | £9,500 | £494,000 | 29 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Robert Arboleda | £8,700 | £452,400 | 28 | D (C) | Ecuador | ||
| Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Vitor Bueno (Vitor Frezarin Bueno) | £6,500 | £338,000 | 25 | AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Reinaldo | £5,700 | £296,400 | 30 | D/WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Santiago Tréllez | £5,600 | £291,200 | 30 | AM (L), ST (C) | Colombia | ||
| Gonzalo Carneiro | £5,200 | £270,400 | 24 | ST (C) | Uruguay | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | D/WB (R) | Brazil | ||
| Léo | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | D (LC), WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Rodrigues (Bruno Rafael Rodrigues do Nascimento) | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | AM (RL) | Brazil | ||
| Liziero | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | D/WB (L), DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Paulinho Boia | £2,800 | £145,600 | 22 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Antonio Galeano | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Paraguay | ||
| Eduardo | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Marcos Júnior | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Juan (Juan Santos da Silva) | £982 | £51,064 | 18 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Lucas Perri | £960 | £49,920 | 22 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Caíque | £911 | £47,372 | 22 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Brazil | ||
| Welington | £852 | £44,304 | 19 | D/WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Vitinho | £776 | £40,352 | 19 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Anílson | £771 | £40,092 | 18 | D (RC), WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Diego Costa | £763 | £39,676 | 21 | D (C), DM | Brazil | ||
| Sena | £721 | £37,492 | 19 | D/WB (R) | Brazil | ||
| Calazans (Marcos Vinícius Silva Rocha Calazans) | £426 | £22,152 | 24 | D/WB/M (L), AM (RL) | Brazil | ||
| Gabriel Sara | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Júnior | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Thiago Couto | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Toró | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | M (L), AM (LC), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Nestor | £286 | £14,872 | 20 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Igor Gomes | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Rodrigo Freitas | £286 | £14,872 | 22 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Luan | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Arthur Gazze | £286 | £14,872 | 20 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Caio Felipe | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | D/WB (R) | Brazil | ||
| Walce | £286 | £14,872 | 21 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Pedro Lucas (Pedro Lucas Pereira Silva) | £242 | £12,584 | 18 | D (L) | Brazil | ||
| Patryck Lanza (Patryck Lanza dos Reis) | £113 | £5,876 | 17 | D/WB (L) | Brazil | ||
| Antônio Falcão | £61 | £3,172 | 19 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Taylor | £61 | £3,172 | 19 | M/AM (C), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Cauê (Cauê Caruzo Alves) | £53 | £2,756 | 18 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Facundo Costantini (Facundo Costantini) | £49 | £2,548 | 20 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Talles | £45 | £2,340 | 17 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Pedrinho | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Luizão | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Miguel Augusto | £35 | £1,820 | 18 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Theo | £35 | £1,820 | 18 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Matheus Vieira | £35 | £1,820 | 19 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Pablo | £35 | £1,820 | 18 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Felipe (Felipe Carneiro de Souza) | £33 | £1,716 | 16 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Rafinha (Rafael Pasquali Rech) | £31 | £1,612 | 17 | AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| João (João Adriano Sá de Almeida) | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Talles (Talles Wander Santos Ribeiro) | £30 | £1,560 | 16 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Vitinho | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Danilinho | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | M/AM (L) | Brazil | ||
| Young | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Paulinho | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | AM (C), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Kevin | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Cachoeira | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Marquinhos | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Ed Carlos | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | M/AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Pagé | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Iseppe | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | D/WB (R), DM | Brazil | ||
| Gabriel | £30 | £1,560 | 18 | D (C) | Brazil | ||
| Gabriel Falcão | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
São Paulo wages, 2020/21
What was São Paulo's wage bill in 2020/21?
São Paulo paid £224,042 a week in 2020/21 - £11,650,184 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid São Paulo player in 2020/21?
Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £44,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £9,051.
What was the average São Paulo salary in 2020/21?
The average São Paulo player aged 22 or over earned £9,051 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do São Paulo's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
São Paulo pay £283,754 a week in 2026/27, 27% higher than the £224,042 of 2020/21. The current squad is 89 players against 71 then.