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São Paulo 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Miranda (João Miranda de Souza Filho) on £20,000 per week · see the current São Paulo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £180k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £9.4m
SQUAD SIZE77
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Then and now
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27 — 50% higher than the £180,010 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda (João Miranda de Souza Filho) | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 36 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Nikão (Maycon Vinícius Ferreira da Cruz) | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Emiliano Rigoni | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Calleri | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Striker | Argentina | DEC 2022 | ||
| Luciano | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tiago Volpi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Rafinha | £11,000 | £572,000 | 35 | Full-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Éder (Éder Citadin Martins) | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy | DEC 2022 | ||
| Robert Arboleda | £8,700 | £452,400 | 29 | Centre-back | Ecuador | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alisson (Alisson Euler de Freitas Castro) | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Patrick (Patrick Bezerra do Nascimento) | £5,800 | £301,600 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Reinaldo | £5,700 | £296,400 | 31 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Andrés Colorado | £5,500 | £286,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2024 | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Léo | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jandrei (Jandrei Chitolina Carniel) | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Igor Gomes | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Luan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Rodrigo Nestor | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Toró | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Juan (Juan Santos da Silva) | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Caíque | £910 | £47,320 | 23 | Left-back, left winger | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marquinhos | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| João (João Adriano Sá de Almeida) | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | Left winger | Brazil | JUL 2022 | ||
| Talles | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Neves | £830 | £43,160 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2022 | ||
| Welington | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | OCT 2023 | ||
| Diego Costa | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Pablo | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Vitinho | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pedrinho | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Palmberg (João Pedro Gomes Palmberg) | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Iseppe | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2022 | ||
| Beraldo (Lucas Lopes Beraldo) | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2024 | ||
| Nathan (Nathan Gabriel de Souza Mendes) | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Facundo Milán | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Striker | Uruguay | DEC 2022 | ||
| Stevanato (Gabriel Eduardo Stevanato de Oliveira) | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Falcão | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Carrijo (Guilherme Carvalho Carrijo) | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Gabriel Sara | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Pagé | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Luizão | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2023 | ||
| Léo Silva (Leonardo de Almeida Silva) | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Kevin | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2022 | ||
| Young | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | AUG 2023 | ||
| Caio Felipe | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Walce | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Thiago Couto | £280 | £14,560 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Guilherme Matheus (Guilherme Matheus dos Santos) | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2023 | ||
| Brian (Brian Carvalho de Almeida Pinheiro) | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2023 | ||
| Leandro Mathias (Leandro Mathias Silva Bueno) | £210 | £10,920 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Caio (Caio Matheus da Silva) | £170 | £8,840 | 17 | Winger, striker | Brazil | MAR 2024 | ||
| Gabriel | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Matheus Belém (Matheus José Belém de Souza) | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Ythallo (Ythallo Rycklem Rodrigues de Oliveira) | £130 | £6,760 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Azeez Balogun | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Striker | Nigeria | FEB 2023 | ||
| Patryck Lanza (Patryck Lanza dos Reis) | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | MAY 2023 | ||
| Denzel (Denzel Nogueira Damasceno) | £90 | £4,680 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Rokenedy (Rokenedy dos Santos) | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JAN 2023 | ||
| Kaiky (Kaiky Carvalho dos Santos) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | NOV 2023 | ||
| Newertton (Newertton Martins da Silva) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Kauê Canela (Kauê Canela Arroula) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Daniel Bôaz (Daniel Bôaz Franklin Guimarães Moschen Sarmento) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Lucas Inácio (Lucas Inácio Souza do Nascimento) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Rodriguinho (Rodrigo Huendra Almeida Mendonça) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Talles (Talles Wander Santos Ribeiro) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | NOV 2024 | ||
| Cauê (Cauê Caruzo Alves) | £50 | £2,600 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2024 | ||
| Felipe Negrucci (Felipe Negrucci Berdague) | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Lucca (Lucca Pelosi Drummond) | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | OCT 2023 | ||
| Lorenzo (Lorenzo Savegnago Pigatto) | £50 | £2,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| João Moreira (João Moreira Sanmartin Souza) | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mateus Manso (Mateus Florêncio Manso) | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Rafinha (Rafael Pasquali Rech) | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| João Vitor (João Vitor Miranda de Souza) | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Centre-back | Brazil | APR 2024 | ||
| Bruno Tatavitto (Bruno Tatavitto) | £30 | £1,560 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2023 | ||
| Mateus (Mateus Kimati Petri) | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
57 Under £1k 11%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
6 £2k-£5k 11%
5 £5k-£10k 18%
8 £10k-£25k 59%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 77 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
São Paulo wages, 2021/22
What was São Paulo's wage bill in 2021/22?
São Paulo paid £180,010 a week in 2021/22 - £9,360,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 77. We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid São Paulo player in 2021/22?
Miranda (João Miranda de Souza Filho) was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £20,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £6,206.
What was the average São Paulo salary in 2021/22?
The average São Paulo player aged 22 or over earned £6,206 a week in 2021/22, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 77. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do São Paulo's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27, 50% higher than the £180,010 of 2021/22. The current squad is 86 players against 77 then.