Santos 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Neymar on £30,000 per week · see the current Santos wage bill
Then and now
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27 — 28% lower than the £227,604 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neymar | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Alfredo Morelos | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | Striker | Colombia | SEP 2024 | ||
| Adonis Frías | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| Benjamín Rollheiser | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Barbosa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Brazão | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Lautaro Díaz | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | Right winger, striker | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| Lucas Veríssimo (Lucas Veríssimo da Silva) | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| João Schmidt | £9,100 | £473,200 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Mayke | £8,900 | £462,800 | 32 | Right-back, right winger | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Menino | £8,200 | £426,400 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Rony | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Luan Peres | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Willian Arão | £7,400 | £384,800 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zé Ivaldo | £7,000 | £364,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Moisés | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Tomás Rincón | £6,600 | £343,200 | 37 | Defensive midfielder | Venezuela | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Bontempo | £6,200 | £322,400 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Christian Oliva | £5,400 | £280,800 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gil | £5,200 | £270,400 | 38 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Thaciano | £4,600 | £239,200 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Gonzalo Escobar | £3,200 | £166,400 | 28 | Left-back | Argentina | DEC 2024 | ||
| Diogenes (Diogenes Vinicius da Silva) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Alex | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Miguel Terceros | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Bolivia | APR 2025 | ||
| Robinho Jr | £776 | £40,352 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | APR 2025 | |||
| Nicola Profeta | £561 | £29,172 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Venezuela | FEB 2024 | ||
| Vinícius Lira | £481 | £25,012 | 17 | Left-back | DEC 2024 | |||
| Rodrigo Cezar | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Mina | £185 | £9,620 | 21 | Centre-back | JAN 2025 | |||
| Marcelo Torrez | £159 | £8,268 | 19 | Centre-back | DEC 2024 | |||
| Rodrigo Falcão | £133 | £6,916 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2024 | ||
| Enzo Boer | £133 | £6,916 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2024 | ||
| Yeko Coulibaly | £83 | £4,316 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | OCT 2024 | |||
| Nadson | £83 | £4,316 | 16 | Winger | JAN 2026 | |||
| Zé Rafael | £83 | £4,316 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Mateus Xavier | £78 | £4,056 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2026 | ||
| Otávio | £78 | £4,056 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gustavo Henrique | £74 | £3,848 | 20 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| João Victor | £74 | £3,848 | 17 | Right winger | Brazil | OCT 2025 | ||
| Caio Araújo | £58 | £3,016 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| João Ananias | £54 | £2,808 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lucas Yan | £54 | £2,808 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2027 | ||
| Matheus Nunes (Matheus Nunes da Silva) | £54 | £2,808 | 22 | Central midfielder | DEC 2024 | |||
| Adryan | £48 | £2,496 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | JAN 2024 | |||
| Diego Santos | £43 | £2,236 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kenay | £43 | £2,236 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Pepê Firmino | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | MAY 2024 | |||
| Lucca | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | Striker | DEC 2024 | |||
| João Alencar | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Rafael Gonzaga | £36 | £1,872 | 17 | Left-back | MAY 2025 | |||
| João Alencar | £36 | £1,872 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | DEC 2024 | ||
| Pedro Hian | £36 | £1,872 | 19 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Pedro | £36 | £1,872 | 17 | Goalkeeper | APR 2025 | |||
| Jackson | £35 | £1,820 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | - | ||
| Everton | £35 | £1,820 | 19 | Central midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Murillo | £35 | £1,820 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Felipe Laurindo | £34 | £1,768 | 20 | Left winger | NOV 2024 | |||
| Pradella | £34 | £1,768 | 17 | Striker | DEC 2024 | |||
| Mateus Xavier | £34 | £1,768 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 61 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Santos wages, 2024/25
What was Santos' wage bill in 2024/25?
Santos paid £227,604 a week in 2024/25 - £11,835,408 across the year - spread over a squad of 61. We hold a wage for all 61 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Santos player in 2024/25?
Neymar was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £30,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £8,332.
What was the average Santos salary in 2024/25?
The average Santos player aged 22 or over earned £8,332 a week in 2024/25, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 61. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Santos' 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Santos pay £164,935 a week in 2026/27, 28% lower than the £227,604 of 2024/25. The current squad is 64 players against 61 then.