Shanghai Port 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Oscar on £400,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 80% lower than the £993,540 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £400,000 | £20,800,000 | 25 | AM RC | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hulk | £178,000 | £9,256,000 | 30 | AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elkeson | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 27 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Darío Conca | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 34 | AM RLC | Argentina | DEC 2018 | ||
| Odil Ahmedov | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 29 | DM | Uzbekistan | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wu Lei | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | AM RLC | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Cai Huikang | £9,400 | £488,800 | 27 | DM | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yu Hai | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | D L, AM LC | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sun Xiang | £6,600 | £343,200 | 35 | D/WB L | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yan Junling | £6,300 | £327,600 | 26 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £5,600 | £291,200 | 24 | D RC | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | D RLC | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fu Huan | £5,300 | £275,600 | 23 | D RLC | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| He Guan | £3,200 | £166,400 | 24 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lin Chuangyi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 24 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hu Jinghang | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Zhengrong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | AM/F C | China | JAN 2018 | ||
| Zhang Wei | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | D RL | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Shenglong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | ST | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Yi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | AM C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Le | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Jiayu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 26 | DM, AM RC | China | JAN 2018 | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | D/WB R, DM | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Haowen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Jia Tianzi | £800 | £41,600 | 23 | DM, AM C | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Gao Haisheng | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | M C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wu Hang | £400 | £20,800 | 24 | AM RL | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Binbin | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM L, ST | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhu Zhengyu | £240 | £12,480 | 22 | M R, ST | China | JUN 2019 | ||
| Wei Zhen | £230 | £11,960 | 20 | D RC, DM | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Lei Wenjie | £200 | £10,400 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Gao Zhijie | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chen Wei | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | GK | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Shi Xiaodong | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | GK | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lu Xiaorui | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | SW | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Jian | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Yang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Shang Wenjie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM R | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Dawei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Cheng Shuai | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zheng Huangkai | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Zhe | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zheng Zelong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D LC, DM, M LC | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Xiao Taixi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | GK | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sun Enming | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Hu Huijun | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Minghui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | AM L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Sichao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Yunkai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jiang Feng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ye Shanqing | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM R | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nie Meng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM RL | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Enge | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lin Yitao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhou Zheng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zheng Haoqian | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lyu Kunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zhang Jiaxin | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Xiao Mingjie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C, DM | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yu Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M C | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wan Guiwen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Qinjun | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D/WB R | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gong Chunjie | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wei Lai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Zhengchao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ren Wei (Wei Ren) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D L | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jiang Zilei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | AM R | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wu Qibiao | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | GK | China | DEC 2017 | ||
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 90% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2017/18
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2017/18?
Shanghai Port paid £993,540 a week in 2017/18 - £51,664,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2017/18?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £400,000 a week, 11x the 22+ squad average of £36,513.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2017/18?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £36,513 a week in 2017/18, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 90% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 80% lower than the £993,540 of 2017/18. The current squad is 44 players against 73 then.