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São Paulo 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner James Rodríguez on £36,000 per week · see the current São Paulo wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £286k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £15m
SQUAD SIZE94
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £10k
Then and now
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27 — 6% lower than the £286,240 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rodríguez | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Colombia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lucas Moura | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Nikão (Maycon Vinícius Ferreira da Cruz) | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jonathan Calleri | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | ST | Argentina | DEC 2026 | ||
| Rafinha | £13,000 | £676,000 | 37 | D/WB RL | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Luciano | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Giuliano Galoppo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Argentina | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jandrei (Jandrei Chitolina Carniel) | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Pablo | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Michel Araújo | £8,900 | £462,800 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Uruguay | DEC 2025 | ||
| Alan Franco | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | D C | Argentina | DEC 2025 | ||
| Diego Costa | £8,400 | £436,800 | 23 | D C, DM | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wellington Rato | £8,400 | £436,800 | 31 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Ferreira | £8,300 | £431,600 | 25 | AM RLC | Brazil | DEC 2027 | ||
| Robert Arboleda | £8,000 | £416,000 | 31 | D C | Ecuador | DEC 2024 | ||
| Nahuel Ferraresi | £7,900 | £410,800 | 24 | D RC | Venezuela | DEC 2027 | ||
| Alisson (Alisson Euler de Freitas Castro) | £7,500 | £390,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Juan (Juan Santos da Silva) | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Igor Vinicius | £6,100 | £317,200 | 26 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Welington | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | D/WB L | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luiz Gustavo | £5,000 | £260,000 | 35 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Erick | £4,300 | £223,600 | 25 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Luan | £4,000 | £208,000 | 24 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| João Moreira (João Moreira Sanmartin Souza) | £3,900 | £202,800 | 19 | D/WB RL | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rafael | £3,700 | £192,400 | 34 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Rodrigo Nestor | £3,700 | £192,400 | 22 | AM LC | Brazil | FEB 2028 | ||
| Caio (Caio Matheus da Silva) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Matheus Belém (Matheus José Belém de Souza) | £930 | £48,360 | 20 | D LC | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Damián Bobadilla | £870 | £45,240 | 22 | DM, AM C | Paraguay | JAN 2026 | ||
| Patryck Lanza (Patryck Lanza dos Reis) | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D/WB L | Brazil | APR 2027 | ||
| William Gomes | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | FEB 2026 | ||
| Felipe Negrucci (Felipe Negrucci Berdague) | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | DM | Brazil | JUL 2026 | ||
| Rodriguinho (Rodrigo Huendra Almeida Mendonça) | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Ythallo (Ythallo Rycklem Rodrigues de Oliveira) | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Young | £570 | £29,640 | 21 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Palmberg (João Pedro Gomes Palmberg) | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | AM C | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Luis Felipe | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Luiz Henrique | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | JUL 2025 | ||
| Brian (Brian Carvalho de Almeida Pinheiro) | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | D RC, DM | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| João (João Adriano Sá de Almeida) | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Guilherme Matheus (Guilherme Matheus dos Santos) | £360 | £18,720 | 21 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Leandro Mathias (Leandro Mathias Silva Bueno) | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Matheus Zanella | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | D L | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kaiky (Kaiky Carvalho dos Santos) | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM R | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Ryan Francisco | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Henrique | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Enzo Boer | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Matheus Alves | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | DM | Brazil | SEP 2024 | ||
| Andrade | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | D C | Brazil | SEP 2026 | ||
| Mateus Amaral | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | AUG 2026 | ||
| Maik | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D/WB R, M C | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Lucas Inácio (Lucas Inácio Souza do Nascimento) | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Iba Ly | £150 | £7,800 | 20 | DM, AM C | Senegal | MAR 2024 | ||
| Guilherme Batista | £150 | £7,800 | 17 | M RC | Brazil | APR 2025 | ||
| Roberto | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | GK | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Azeez Balogun | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | ST | Nigeria | FEB 2024 | ||
| João Gabriel | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | AM/F C | Brazil | DEC 2026 | ||
| Arthur | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Igor Teixeira | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | Brazil | MAR 2026 | ||
| Rickelme | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D/WB L | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cauã Lucca | £80 | £4,160 | 19 | DM | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Luís Osório | £80 | £4,160 | 16 | D C | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Raphael Gogoni | £70 | £3,640 | 18 | D/WB R | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Lucas Loss | £70 | £3,640 | 16 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Mateus Manso (Mateus Florêncio Manso) | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | AM C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Arthur Dória | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | GK | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Luciano | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Guilherme Paz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Brazil | SEP 2024 | ||
| Yuri | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Lucas Ferreira | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM C | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Clauvis Etienne | £60 | £3,120 | 20 | DM | Senegal | MAR 2024 | ||
| Felipe Preis | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| João Vitor (João Vitor Miranda de Souza) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Paulinho | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| João Pedro | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Thiago Ribeiro | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | D C | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Basile | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB R | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Lucca | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | AM L | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Karlos | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | ST | Brazil | MAR 2024 | ||
| Well | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | D R | Indonesia | MAR 2025 | ||
| Nicolas | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | AM C | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Guilherme Reis | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | M C | Brazil | JUL 2024 | ||
| Ryan Felipe | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | AM L | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
| Kauê Luiz | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | D C | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| Rhaul | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | ST | Brazil | MAR 2025 | ||
| King Faisal Owusu | £40 | £2,080 | 19 | AM RL | Ghana | JAN 2025 | ||
| Enzo Perroni | £40 | £2,080 | 18 | AM C | Brazil | AUG 2024 | ||
| Bernardo | £40 | £2,080 | 17 | DM | Brazil | APR 2026 | ||
| Igão | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | D C | Brazil | SEP 2026 | ||
| Thierry Henry | £40 | £2,080 | 15 | ST | Brazil | SEP 2026 | ||
| Caíque | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | AM L | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Felipe Oliveira | £40 | £2,080 | 16 | AM C | Brazil | JAN 2026 | ||
| Gabriel Rocha | £30 | £1,560 | 17 | D C | Brazil | - | ||
| Pedro Afonso | £30 | £1,560 | 19 | ST | Brazil | JAN 2025 | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
67 Under £1k 5%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 7%
12 £5k-£10k 31%
7 £10k-£25k 34%
2 £25k-£100k 23%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 94 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
São Paulo wages, 2023/24
What was São Paulo's wage bill in 2023/24?
São Paulo paid £286,240 a week in 2023/24 - £14,884,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 94. We hold a wage for all 94 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid São Paulo player in 2023/24?
James Rodríguez was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £36,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £10,499.
What was the average São Paulo salary in 2023/24?
The average São Paulo player aged 22 or over earned £10,499 a week in 2023/24, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 94. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do São Paulo's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
São Paulo pay £269,407 a week in 2026/27, 6% lower than the £286,240 of 2023/24. The current squad is 86 players against 94 then.