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
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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graziano Pellè | £313,000 | £16,276,000 | 32 | Striker | Italy | DEC 2020 | ||
| Marouane Fellaini | £185,000 | £9,620,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gil | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Pedro Delgado | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | - | ||
| Róger Guedes | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | Right winger, striker | Brazil | JUL 2019 | ||
| Zhou Haibin | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Dalei | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Hao Junmin | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zheng Zheng | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Dai Lin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Yang | £3,000 | £156,000 | 23 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zhang Chi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Binbin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Wei | £3,000 | £156,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Songyi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cheng Yuan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cui Peng | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Tong | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jin Jingdao | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Song Long | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wu Xinghan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Kerui | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Han Rongze | £1,200 | £62,400 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cao Sheng | £1,030 | £53,560 | 23 | Right winger | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liu Junshuai | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Liu Zhenli | £1,000 | £52,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Li Hailong | £910 | £47,320 | 21 | Right-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Qi Tianyu | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, right midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chen Zhechao | £860 | £44,720 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guo Tianyu | £620 | £32,240 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Jiong | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | Centre-back | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bai Tianci | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Huang Pu | £280 | £14,560 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Luo Andong | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | Left wing-back, left winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Tian Xin | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Li Guanxi | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhou Shun | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gao Xin | £110 | £5,720 | 21 | Left midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Chen | £110 | £5,720 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cai Shirun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Gao Mingyang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zhang Dapeng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Chaoyang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Youle | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Left wing-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhou Zehao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zeng Yuming | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhao Jianfei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Abdurusul | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Li | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Centre-back | China | APR 2020 | ||
| Yu Chenglei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | China | MAR 2020 | ||
| Hao Haiyi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Duan-Liu Yu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Wang Ruiqi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | AUG 2020 | ||
| Zhang Yuanshu | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Mei Jinyu | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | FEB 2021 | ||
| Ma Shuai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yan Ziran | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right-back | 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.