Beijing Guo'an 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Renato Augusto on £116,000 per week · see the current Beijing Guo'an wage bill
We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27 — 51% lower than the £373,130 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Augusto | £116,000 | £6,032,000 | 29 | DM, AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Cédric Bakambu | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Jonathan Viera | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 27 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Jonatan Soriano | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 31 | ST | Spain | ||
| Zhang Xizhe | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM LC | China | ||
| Yang Zhi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 34 | GK | China | ||
| Yu Dabao | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Chi Zhongguo | £4,400 | £228,800 | 27 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Jin Pengxiang | £4,100 | £213,200 | 27 | D RC | China | ||
| Li Lei | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | D/WB L, M C | China PR | ||
| Ba Dun (Dun Ba) | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Wei Shihao | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | AM RL | China | ||
| Piao Cheng | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | DM, AM RC | China | ||
| Chi Wenyi (Wenyi Chi) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | GK | China | ||
| Yu Yang | £2,300 | £119,600 | 28 | D C | China | ||
| Hu Yanqiang | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | AM R | China | ||
| Jin Taiyan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | AM RL | China | ||
| Lyu Peng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | DM | China | ||
| Liu Huan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D LC, M L | China | ||
| Jiang Tao | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | D/WB/M R | China | ||
| Ning Weichen | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Lei Tenglong | £510 | £26,520 | 26 | D C | China | ||
| Hou Sen | £470 | £24,440 | 27 | GK | China | ||
| Wang Ziming | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Zhang Yan | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | GK | China | ||
| Wen Wubin | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | AM C | China | ||
| Zhu Zhaoqing | £160 | £8,320 | 22 | AM RC, F C | China | ||
| Zhang Yu | £150 | £7,800 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Wen Da | £150 | £7,800 | 17 | AM RL | China | ||
| Wei Xin | £120 | £6,240 | 22 | D LC | China | ||
| Guo Quanbo | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Geng Junyi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Tang Hai | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Li Siqi | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM R | China | ||
| Zhang Zijian | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Huang Jiajing | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Huang Chao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Xu Ziteng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | ||
| Otkur | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Lian Dongwei | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | China | ||
| Zhang Boling (Boling Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Qaysar | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Yang Kaideng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM C | China | ||
| Huang Tao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Gao Jinxi | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Xue Mengtao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Wu Bo | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | WB L, M L, ST | China | ||
| Shi Beisi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D RC | China | ||
| Ke Yi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Cai Peilei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| He Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M R | China | ||
| Wang Xiaole | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M C | China | ||
| Guo Hanru (Hanru Guo) | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Gao Yunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M L | China | ||
| Cheng Jinhao | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Tang Xiaokun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | SW, D C | China | ||
| Chen Biao | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Wang Jiacheng | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Jiajun | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Hu Daheng | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Zhang Hongwei | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Zhang Ran | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Sun Ce | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Li Zimu | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Sun Cong | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Xiao Junlong (Junlong Xiao) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | China | ||
| Wang De | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Zhang Ranxu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Li Boxi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Zhou Xincheng | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | China | ||
| Li Jingrun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Li Liansong | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Wang Haile | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Pei Zhaoxu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | China | ||
| Ma Kunyue | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | GK | China | ||
| Chen Shengnan | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D L | China | ||
| Zhang Yue | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 83% of the squad wage bill, across the 77 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Beijing Guo'an wages, 2017/18
What was Beijing Guo'an's wage bill in 2017/18?
Beijing Guo'an paid £373,130 a week in 2017/18 - £19,402,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 77. We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Beijing Guo'an player in 2017/18?
Renato Augusto was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £116,000 a week, 7.6x the 22+ squad average of £15,175.
What was the average Beijing Guo'an salary in 2017/18?
The average Beijing Guo'an player aged 22 or over earned £15,175 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 77. The top five earners took 83% of the bill between them.
How do Beijing Guo'an's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27, 51% lower than the £373,130 of 2017/18. The current squad is 42 players against 77 then.