CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Shanghai Port 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Oscar on £563,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.6m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £81m
SQUAD SIZE86
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £62k
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 87% lower than the £1,563,850 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £563,000 | £29,276,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hulk | £469,000 | £24,388,000 | 31 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elkeson | £242,000 | £12,584,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JAN 2020 | ||
| Odil Ahmedov | £188,000 | £9,776,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Uzbekistan | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cai Huikang | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Yu Hai | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yan Junling | £8,300 | £431,600 | 27 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £8,000 | £416,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | Defender | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fu Huan | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | Full-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| He Guan | £5,200 | £270,400 | 25 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Lin Chuangyi | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Shenglong | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Chen Binbin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Left winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Hu Jinghang | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhu Zhengrong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Yi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Wei | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | Full-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Li Haowen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Le | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Wang Jiajie | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Lei Wenjie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jia Tianzi | £790 | £41,080 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chen Wei | £710 | £36,920 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yu Hao | £550 | £28,600 | 20 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sun Jungang | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wei Zhen | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Huang Wenzhuo | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Huang Zhenfei | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Hang | £280 | £14,560 | 25 | Winger | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Enge | £280 | £14,560 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Ye Shanqing | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Gao Haisheng | £280 | £14,560 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xiao Mingjie | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhou Zheng | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Nie Meng | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | Left wing-back, left winger | China | - | ||
| Shi Xiaodong | £230 | £11,960 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zhang Yunkai | £220 | £11,440 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Shang Wenjie | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | Right winger | China | - | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £220 | £11,440 | 24 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Sun Jiazheng | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Shi Jian | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £190 | £9,880 | 16 | Left winger | China | - | ||
| Zhu Jiayi | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Mao Rui | £190 | £9,880 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Dai Jianjun | £190 | £9,880 | 19 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Sun Guan'ou | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xue-Zhi Chenghong | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Guo Tong | £170 | £8,840 | 16 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Shang Jinglin | £150 | £7,800 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Zhe | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Tian Hubo | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Gong Chunjie | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Zhen | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Fan | £130 | £6,760 | 23 | Right-back | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Weiyi | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Ren Lihao | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Zheng Huangkai | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Hou Shen | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Qibiao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Wan Guiwen | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Lu Xiaorui | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Lyu Kunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Lin Yitao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhu Yijiang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Liu Changsheng | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Jihao | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhang Dawei | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Hu Xiaodong | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Sichao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Huihong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Fu Wenhao | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Zhengchao | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Yan Changcheng | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zheng Zelong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yang Maoshi | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Mengqi (Mengqi Li) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Muzi (Muzi Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhou Huayi | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Right winger | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
63 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
8 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 3%
2 £10k-£25k 2%
£25k-£100k
4 £100k+
93%
Top 5 earners took 94% of the squad wage bill, across the 86 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2018/19
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2018/19?
Shanghai Port paid £1,563,850 a week in 2018/19 - £81,320,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 86. We hold a wage for all 86 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2018/19?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £563,000 a week, 9.1x the 22+ squad average of £61,885.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2018/19?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £61,885 a week in 2018/19, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 86. The top five earners took 94% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 87% lower than the £1,563,850 of 2018/19. The current squad is 44 players against 86 then.