Beijing Guo'an 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Renato Augusto on £151,000 per week · see the current Beijing Guo'an wage bill
We hold a wage for all 84 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 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 — 67% lower than the £554,950 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Augusto | £151,000 | £7,852,000 | 30 | DM, AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Jonathan Viera | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 28 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Cédric Bakambu | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Zhang Xizhe | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 28 | AM LC | China | ||
| Zou Dehai | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | GK | China | ||
| Zhang Yuning | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 21 | ST | China PR | ||
| Kim Min-Jae | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | D C | South Korea | ||
| Yang Zhi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 35 | GK | China | ||
| Yu Dabao | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | D C, AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Nico Yennaris | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Chi Zhongguo | £9,400 | £488,800 | 28 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| John Hou Sæter | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Li Lei | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | D/WB L, M C | China PR | ||
| Piao Cheng | £4,800 | £249,600 | 28 | DM, AM RC | China | ||
| Ba Dun (Dun Ba) | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Wang Gang | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Yu Yang | £3,300 | £171,600 | 29 | D C | China | ||
| Jiang Tao | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | D/WB/M R | China | ||
| Hu Yanqiang | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | AM R | China | ||
| Jin Taiyan | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | AM RL | China | ||
| Lyu Peng | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | DM | China | ||
| Zhou Xin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Liu Huan | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | D LC, M L | China | ||
| Guo Quanbo | £970 | £50,440 | 20 | GK | China | ||
| Zhang Yu | £940 | £48,880 | 24 | D C | China | ||
| Lei Tenglong | £510 | £26,520 | 27 | D C | China | ||
| Hou Sen | £460 | £23,920 | 28 | GK | China | ||
| Ning Weichen | £310 | £16,120 | 21 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Aysan | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | DM | China | ||
| Wang Congming | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Wang Ziming | £230 | £11,960 | 21 | AM L, ST | China | ||
| Wen Da | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM RL | China | ||
| Naibijan | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM LC | China | ||
| Liu Guobo | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM RC | China | ||
| Qaysar | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Liang Shaowen | £160 | £8,320 | 16 | D C, ST | China | ||
| Wu Guichao | £160 | £8,320 | 21 | AM RC | China | ||
| Zheng Yiming | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | D RC | China | ||
| Sun Cong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Yang Kaideng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Wang De | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Huang Jiajing | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M L | China | ||
| Wang Xiaole | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Sun Chengwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Jia Zhonglin | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Wang Long | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | China | ||
| Zhang Ran | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D L | China | ||
| Xu Dongdong | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RL | China | ||
| Liu Jishen | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D R | China | ||
| Li Ju | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | China | ||
| Zhang Hongwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM LC | China | ||
| Shao Tianfa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | China | ||
| Guo Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | China | ||
| Huang Weibo | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Ji Haoxiang (Haoxiang Ji) | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RC | China | ||
| Lian Dongwei | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | China | ||
| Xue Mengtao | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Jiajun | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Li Zimu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Zhang Boling (Boling Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C, ST | China | ||
| Gao Yunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM C | China | ||
| Guo Hanru (Hanru Guo) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | China | ||
| Leng Jixuan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Li Siqi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM R | China | ||
| Geng Junyi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Zhang Zijian | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Pei Zhaoxu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | WB L | China | ||
| Xie Longfei | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM L | China | ||
| Li Jingrun | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D RL | China | ||
| Wang Jiacheng | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D R | China | ||
| Zhou Xincheng | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Chen Shengnan | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/M L | China | ||
| Ma Kunyue | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Cheng Jinhao | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | DM | China | ||
| Li Liansong | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Tang Xiaokun | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB L | China | ||
| Wang Haile | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | AM R | China | ||
| Zhang Ranxu | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Xiao Junlong (Junlong Xiao) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Hu Daheng | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Jiang Wenhao | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Li Boxi | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | ST | China | ||
| Huang Haiwei | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Chen Biao | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | GK | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 76% of the squad wage bill, across the 84 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Beijing Guo'an wages, 2018/19
What was Beijing Guo'an's wage bill in 2018/19?
Beijing Guo'an paid £554,950 a week in 2018/19 - £28,857,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 84. We hold a wage for all 84 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Beijing Guo'an player in 2018/19?
Renato Augusto was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £151,000 a week, 6.7x the 22+ squad average of £22,396.
What was the average Beijing Guo'an salary in 2018/19?
The average Beijing Guo'an player aged 22 or over earned £22,396 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 84. The top five earners took 76% of the bill between them.
How do Beijing Guo'an's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Beijing Guo'an pay £183,624 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £554,950 of 2018/19. The current squad is 42 players against 84 then.