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Palmeiras 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Lucas Barrios on £27,000 per week · see the current Palmeiras wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £383k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £20m
SQUAD SIZE86
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
Palmeiras pay £346,993 a week in 2026/27 — 9% lower than the £383,170 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Barrios | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Striker | Paraguay | JUL 2017 | ||
| Felipe Melo | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Arouca | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Edu Dracena | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 35 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Dudu | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fernando Prass | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Michel Bastos | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alecsandro | £17,000 | £884,000 | 35 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Miguel Borja | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | Striker | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Egídio (Egídio de Araújo Pereira Júnior) | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Alejandro Guerra | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | Right winger | Venezuela | DEC 2019 | ||
| Erik | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jean | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Moisés | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Keno | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zé Roberto | £10,000 | £520,000 | 41 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Vítor Hugo | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2021 | ||
| Willian | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tchê Tchê (Danilo das Neves Pinheiro) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Rafael Marques | £7,700 | £400,400 | 33 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yerry Mina | £7,300 | £379,600 | 21 | Centre-back | Colombia | MAY 2018 | ||
| Jaílson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Leandro | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Raphael Veiga | £6,700 | £348,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Róger Guedes | £6,700 | £348,400 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | MAR 2021 | ||
| Thiago Santos | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Fabiano | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Luan | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Antônio Carlos | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Hyoran | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2020 | ||
| Thiago Martins | £3,600 | £187,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Renato Augusto | £2,700 | £140,400 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Vitinho | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2021 | ||
| Luiz Gustavo | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2017 | ||
| Yan | £1,300 | £67,600 | 17 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| João Denoni | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Artur | £920 | £47,840 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Mateus Muller | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Left-back | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Augusto | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2018 | ||
| Iacovelli | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Vinícius Silvestre | £330 | £17,160 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Magno | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | AUG 2017 | ||
| Daniel | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gionnotti | £240 | £12,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Cadina | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Daniel Fuzato | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| José Aldo | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Jean | £170 | £8,840 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | FEB 2017 | ||
| Bruno Garcia | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | Brazil | JUL 2017 | ||
| Mailton (Mailton dos Santos de Sá) | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Right-back | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Joilson | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Central midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Valter Jr. | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gabriel Estigarribia | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Renan | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alan | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Hurick | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Left-back | Brazil | MAY 2017 | ||
| Marcelinho | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Emerson Müller | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Léo Passos | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | NOV 2019 | ||
| Laerte | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Alan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Fernando | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Johnny | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Barbosa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Vitão | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Anderson | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gabriel Correia | £80 | £4,160 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Matheus Teixeira | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Thiago | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | NOV 2017 | ||
| Vitinho | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2018 | ||
| Diego | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAY 2018 | ||
| Ferrugem | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2018 | ||
| Wellington Maciel | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Índio | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2018 | ||
| Caio Cézar | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Léo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | AUG 2017 | ||
| Gabriel Afonso | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Wesley | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | AUG 2019 | ||
| Gabriel Lacerda | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2019 | ||
| Diego | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JAN 2017 | ||
| Matheus Bahia | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | Brazil | FEB 2017 | ||
| Airton | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2018 | ||
| Wallace | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Anibal | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Paraguay | DEC 2019 | ||
| Pedro Vitor | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lucas Rosa | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 2%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
6 £2k-£5k 5%
12 £5k-£10k 22%
14 £10k-£25k 57%
2 £25k-£100k 14%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 86 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Palmeiras wages, 2016/17
What was Palmeiras' wage bill in 2016/17?
Palmeiras paid £383,170 a week in 2016/17 - £19,924,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 86. We hold a wage for all 86 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Palmeiras player in 2016/17?
Lucas Barrios was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £27,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £11,134.
What was the average Palmeiras salary in 2016/17?
The average Palmeiras player aged 22 or over earned £11,134 a week in 2016/17, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 86. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Palmeiras' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Palmeiras pay £346,993 a week in 2026/27, 9% lower than the £383,170 of 2016/17. The current squad is 65 players against 86 then.