CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
Beijing Guo'an 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Burak Yılmaz on £112,000 per week · see the current Beijing Guo'an wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £356k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £19m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27 — 48% lower than the £356,060 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burak Yılmaz | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Türkiye | DEC 2019 | ||
| Renato Augusto | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ralf | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Xizhe | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Yang Zhi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yu Dabao | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Song Boxuan (Boxuan Song) | £6,600 | £343,200 | 26 | Winger | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Jin Pengxiang | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Piao Cheng | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yu Yang | £3,300 | £171,600 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jin Taiyan | £3,100 | £161,200 | 26 | Winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Chiming | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhao Hejing | £3,000 | £156,000 | 31 | Defender | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lyu Peng | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Lei | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Left-back, central midfielder | China PR | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Li | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Tang Shi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Shan Huanhuan | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Du Mingyang | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jiang Tao | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Xiaobin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Hanbo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Left winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Xinxin | £920 | £47,840 | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Yegor Krimets | £670 | £34,840 | 24 | Centre-back | Uzbekistan | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lei Tenglong | £520 | £27,040 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Hou Sen | £470 | £24,440 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Ba Dun (Dun Ba) | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Right midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Yu | £170 | £8,840 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Yan | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sheng Pengfei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhu Zhaoqing | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Tang Fan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wei Xin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Bowen | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Ke Yi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yang Kaideng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Otkur | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhong Jiyu (Jiyu Zhong) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Hongyu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Guichao | £90 | £4,680 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xu Ziyue | £70 | £3,640 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Gao Jinxi | £70 | £3,640 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Sun Ce | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Haitao | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2017 | ||
| Qaysar | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Ranxu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Zimu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xu Ziteng | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Shi Beisi | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Left-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Huang Chao | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zhou Xincheng | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang De | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wen Wubin | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Jingrun | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Xiaole | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| He Yuan | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Liansong | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Hu Daheng | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Hongwei | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Jiajun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Haile | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Huang Jiajing | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Jiacheng | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sun Cong | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xue Mengtao | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cai Peilei | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lian Dongwei | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Ran | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Full-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wu Bo | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Boling (Boling Zhang) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Tang Xiaokun | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Biao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Guo Hanru (Hanru Guo) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Geng Junyi | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Tang Hai | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zhang Yue | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Siqi | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right winger | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Guo Quanbo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2016 | ||
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
56 Under £1k 2%
6 £1k-£2k 2%
9 £2k-£5k 8%
1 £5k-£10k 2%
3 £10k-£25k 11%
1 £25k-£100k 12%
2 £100k+
63%
Top 5 earners took 83% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Beijing Guo'an wages, 2016/17
What was Beijing Guo'an's wage bill in 2016/17?
Beijing Guo'an paid £356,060 a week in 2016/17 - £18,515,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Beijing Guo'an player in 2016/17?
Burak Yılmaz was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £112,000 a week, 8x the 22+ squad average of £13,966.
What was the average Beijing Guo'an salary in 2016/17?
The average Beijing Guo'an player aged 22 or over earned £13,966 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 83% of the bill between them.
How do Beijing Guo'an's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27, 48% lower than the £356,060 of 2016/17. The current squad is 42 players against 78 then.