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São Paulo 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Hernanes on £146,000 per week · see the current São Paulo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £394k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £21m
SQUAD SIZE102
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £15k
Then and now
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27 — 32% lower than the £394,270 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernanes | £146,000 | £7,592,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Bruno Peres | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 28 | Full-back, right midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Diego Souza | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Nenê | £16,000 | £832,000 | 36 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Anderson Martins | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Éverton | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joao Rojas | £9,100 | £473,200 | 29 | Winger | Ecuador | JUL 2020 | ||
| Jucilei | £8,100 | £421,200 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jean | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Tiago Volpi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Robert Arboleda | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Ecuador | JUL 2019 | ||
| Willian Farias | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | - | ||
| Edimar | £6,300 | £327,600 | 32 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gonzalo Carneiro | £6,200 | £322,400 | 22 | Striker | Uruguay | MAR 2021 | ||
| Léo | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Bruno Alves | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Biro Biro | £5,500 | £286,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hudson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Brenner | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | SEP 2022 | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Right-back | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liziero | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Pablo | £2,800 | £145,600 | 26 | Winger, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Carlinhos | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Eduardo | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | SEP 2020 | ||
| Felipe Araruna | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Felipe Camargo | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2022 | ||
| Marcos Júnior | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reinaldo | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | Left-back | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Toró | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Antony | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | SEP 2023 | ||
| Everton Felipe | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gabriel Rodrigues | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Lucão | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Kal (Lucas Kal Schenfeld Prigioli) | £960 | £49,920 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Pedro Augusto | £920 | £47,840 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gabriel Sara | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2019 | ||
| Arthur Gazze | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | SEP 2020 | ||
| Caio Felipe | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cássio | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2020 | ||
| Danilo Gomes | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Diego Costa | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2020 | ||
| Fabinho | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Helinho | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2023 | ||
| Igor Gomes | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2023 | ||
| Igor Neves | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | SEP 2019 | ||
| Júnior | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lucas Paes | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Luan | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Miguel | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | Brazil | OCT 2020 | ||
| Paulo Henrique | £390 | £20,280 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Pedro Oliveira | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JAN 2019 | ||
| Rafael | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Rodrigo Nestor | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | NOV 2021 | ||
| Rodrigo Freitas | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Centre-back | Brazil | DEC 2021 | ||
| Thiago Couto | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2019 | ||
| Weverson | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | SEP 2020 | ||
| Walce | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Centre-back | Brazil | OCT 2021 | ||
| Taylor | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rodolfo | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ed Carlos | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lima | £50 | £2,600 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Iseppe | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2021 | ||
| Antônio Falcão | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gustavo Maia | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danilinho | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Left winger | Brazil | OCT 2021 | ||
| Paulinho | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sena | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fasson | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vitinho | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matheus Cunha (Matheus Cunha Queiroz) | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | OCT 2020 | ||
| Welington | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morato | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | OCT 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Falcão | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pedrinho | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Alisson | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | SEP 2020 | ||
| Bruno Demétrio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Miguel Augusto | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gabriel | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| David Elias | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Raul | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUL 2020 | ||
| Mesaque | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
| Ricardo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Kennedy | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Right-back | Brazil | MAR 2021 | ||
| Cachoeira | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Pagé | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Pablo | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | APR 2020 | ||
| Fábio | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Young | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUL 2020 | ||
| Thiago Paulo | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Gílson | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Right-back | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Luizão | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAY 2020 | ||
| Miguel Prado | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Thiaguinho | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Anílson | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | - | ||
| Kevin | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2019 | ||
| Talles | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vitinho | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Striker | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Calebe | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Matheus Vieira | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | Centre-back | Brazil | MAR 2021 | ||
| Rafael | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | FEB 2020 | ||
| Theo | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | MAR 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
69 Under £1k 4%
7 £1k-£2k 3%
8 £2k-£5k 6%
12 £5k-£10k 21%
4 £10k-£25k 16%
1 £25k-£100k 14%
1 £100k+
37%
Top 5 earners took 65% of the squad wage bill, across the 102 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
São Paulo wages, 2018/19
What was São Paulo's wage bill in 2018/19?
São Paulo paid £394,270 a week in 2018/19 - £20,502,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 102. We hold a wage for all 102 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid São Paulo player in 2018/19?
Hernanes was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £146,000 a week, 9.8x the 22+ squad average of £14,932.
What was the average São Paulo salary in 2018/19?
The average São Paulo player aged 22 or over earned £14,932 a week in 2018/19, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 102. The top five earners took 65% of the bill between them.
How do São Paulo's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27, 32% lower than the £394,270 of 2018/19. The current squad is 86 players against 102 then.