Shandong Taishan 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Graziano Pellè on £313,000 per week · see the current Shandong Taishan wage bill
We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 31 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27 — 79% lower than the £675,070 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graziano Pellè | £313,000 | £16,276,000 | 32 | ST | Italy | ||
| Marouane Fellaini | £185,000 | £9,620,000 | 30 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Gil | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 31 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Pedro Delgado | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| Róger Guedes | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | Brazil | ||
| Zhou Haibin | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | DM, M RC | China | ||
| Wang Dalei | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | GK | China | ||
| Hao Junmin | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | AM RC | China | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | D LC | China | ||
| Dai Lin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Liu Binbin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | AM RL | China | ||
| Zhang Chi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | D R, DM, AM RC | China | ||
| Liu Yang | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | D LC | China | ||
| Li Wei | £3,000 | £156,000 | 33 | AM RC | China | ||
| Li Songyi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | China | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | China | ||
| Cui Peng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | DM | China | ||
| Cheng Yuan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | ST | China | ||
| Jin Jingdao | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | DM, M RLC | China | ||
| Song Long | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D LC | China | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Chen Kerui | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | DM, AM RLC | China | ||
| Han Rongze | £1,200 | £62,400 | 25 | GK | China | ||
| Cao Sheng | £1,030 | £53,560 | 23 | AM R | China | ||
| Liu Zhenli | £1,000 | £52,000 | 32 | GK | China | ||
| Liu Junshuai | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Li Hailong | £910 | £47,320 | 21 | D R | China | ||
| Qi Tianyu | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | D R, DM, M R | China | ||
| Chen Zhechao | £860 | £44,720 | 23 | DM | China | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Wang Jiong | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | D RC | China | ||
| Bai Tianci | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | AM RL | China | ||
| Huang Pu | £280 | £14,560 | 23 | AM LC | China | ||
| Luo Andong | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | WB L, AM L, ST | China | ||
| Tian Xin | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Li Guanxi | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Zhang Chen | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | D LC, DM | China | ||
| Gao Xin | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | M L | China | ||
| Zhou Shun | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Liu Li | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Yuanshu | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | China | ||
| Zeng Yuming | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D/WB R, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Dapeng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | AM C | China | ||
| Yan Ziran | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Ma Shuai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Yu Chenglei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | DM | China | ||
| Mei Jinyu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Cai Shirun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Youle | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | WB L | China | ||
| Wang Ruiqi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | WB L | China | ||
| Gao Mingyang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Zhou Zehao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D RC | China | ||
| Liu Chaoyang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M R | China | ||
| Abdurusul | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | 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 90% of the squad wage bill, across the 57 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shandong Taishan wages, 2018/19
What was Shandong Taishan's wage bill in 2018/19?
Shandong Taishan paid £675,070 a week in 2018/19 - £35,103,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 57. We hold a wage for all 57 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shandong Taishan player in 2018/19?
Graziano Pellè was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £313,000 a week, 14.9x the 22+ squad average of £21,001.
What was the average Shandong Taishan salary in 2018/19?
The average Shandong Taishan player aged 22 or over earned £21,001 a week in 2018/19, across the 31 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 57. The top five earners took 90% of the bill between them.
How do Shandong Taishan's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Shandong Taishan pay £143,569 a week in 2026/27, 79% lower than the £675,070 of 2018/19. The current squad is 48 players against 57 then.