CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Changchun Yatai 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Serginho on £48,000 per week · see the current Changchun Yatai wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £142k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £7.4m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £4k
Then and now
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27 — 22% lower than the £141,620 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serginho | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Junior Negao (Gleidionor Figueiredo Pinto Junior) | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Jores Okore | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Denmark | DEC 2023 | ||
| Peter Zulj | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Austria | DEC 2023 | ||
| Tan Long | £9,000 | £468,000 | 34 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Erik | £8,300 | £431,600 | 27 | Winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Yan Zhiyu | £5,300 | £275,600 | 29 | Full-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Cui Qi | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Sun Jie | £2,600 | £135,200 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Cheng Changcheng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| He Guan | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Li Guangwen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wu Yake | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Hui Jiakang | £1,200 | £62,400 | 32 | Left winger | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zheng Zhiyun | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Han Pengfei | £990 | £51,480 | 29 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Dong Honglin | £790 | £41,080 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Liao Chengjian | £770 | £40,040 | 28 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Mao Kaiyu (Kaiyu Mao) | £770 | £40,040 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Li | £720 | £37,440 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Feng Shuaihang | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Rao Weihui (Weihui Rao) | £700 | £36,400 | 33 | Left-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Liu Weiguo | £690 | £35,880 | 30 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Chen Zhenlong | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yufeng | £560 | £29,120 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Dilyimit | £510 | £26,520 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Bai Xuesong | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Jinxian | £400 | £20,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yang Jingfan | £290 | £15,080 | 22 | Full-back, winger | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yang Shukai | £290 | £15,080 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lu Ning | £290 | £15,080 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Memet-Ali | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Gereltu | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhao Hanyu | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Lu Yiming | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ren Jiayi | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yuwen Jianye | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Huapeng | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Right-back | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Huang Yushen | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2025 | ||
| Wei Kaile | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Tian Xiangmin | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Bat | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Shi Lishan | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ci Henglong (Henglong Ci) | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | APR 2025 | ||
| Fan Chao (Chao Fan) | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Yuwen Jiangong | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Song Ziwenhao | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Ge Junxuan | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Nie Mingqing | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Sun Mian | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Abdulla | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Tang Daozheng | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Luo Jiangwei | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhang Wencang | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Ezherjan | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Ilyar | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Tian De'ao | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Ruichen | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Huang Yijin | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Tong Yandong | £220 | £11,440 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| He Zijian | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhao Xiaolong | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Erhai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Winger | China | - | ||
| He Yiran | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Cai Chengjun | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Fan Houtai | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xuan Zhijian | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yin Xingyu | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Rryhuo Wati | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Defender | China | - | ||
| Ma Junjie | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defender | China | - | ||
| Li Hanfeng | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
56 Under £1k 12%
3 £1k-£2k 3%
5 £2k-£5k 9%
3 £5k-£10k 16%
3 £10k-£25k 27%
1 £25k-£100k 34%
Top 5 earners took 67% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Changchun Yatai wages, 2022/23
What was Changchun Yatai's wage bill in 2022/23?
Changchun Yatai paid £141,620 a week in 2022/23 - £7,364,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Changchun Yatai player in 2022/23?
Serginho was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £48,000 a week, 10.8x the 22+ squad average of £4,434.
What was the average Changchun Yatai salary in 2022/23?
The average Changchun Yatai player aged 22 or over earned £4,434 a week in 2022/23, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 67% of the bill between them.
How do Changchun Yatai's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Changchun Yatai pay £110,949 a week in 2026/27, 22% lower than the £141,620 of 2022/23. The current squad is 40 players against 71 then.