Shanghai Port 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Oscar on £540,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
We hold a wage for all 85 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 39 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 89% lower than the £1,807,380 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £540,000 | £28,080,000 | 27 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Hulk | £450,000 | £23,400,000 | 32 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Marko Arnautovic | £280,000 | £14,560,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Odil Ahmedov | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 31 | DM | Uzbekistan | ||
| Ricardo Lopes | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Murehmaitjan | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | DM | China | ||
| Cai Huikang | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | DM | China | ||
| Yan Junling | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | GK | China | ||
| He Guan | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D C | China | ||
| Shi Ke (Ke Shi) | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | D RC | China | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Yu Hai | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | D LC, AM LC | China | ||
| Fu Huan | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D/WB RL | China | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | D RLC | China | ||
| Li Shenglong | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Zhang Wei | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | China | ||
| Zhang Wei | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | China PR | ||
| Lin Chuangyi | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Chen Binbin | £8,400 | £436,800 | 21 | AM L | China | ||
| Chen Binbin | £8,400 | £436,800 | 21 | AM L | China PR | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Yi | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | AM C | China | ||
| Sun Le | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | GK | China | ||
| Chen Wei | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Wei Zhen | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | D C | China | ||
| Yu Rui | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | D C | China | ||
| Lei Wenjie | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | AM RC, F C | China | ||
| Li Haowen | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | ST | China | ||
| Wang Jiajie | £3,400 | £176,800 | 30 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | D R | China | ||
| Sun Jungang | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | DM | China | ||
| Xiao Mingjie | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Yu Hao | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Huang Wenzhuo | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | M C | China | ||
| Huang Junyi | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | ST | China | ||
| Huang Zhenfei | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | AM RLC | China | ||
| Gao Haisheng | £2,200 | £114,400 | 22 | M C | China | ||
| Zhang Enge | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | D C | China | ||
| Nie Meng | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | China | ||
| Shi Xiaodong | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | GK | China | ||
| Dai Jianjun | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D R | China | ||
| Ye Shanqing | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Zhou Zheng | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | AM C | China | ||
| Guo Tong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | AM L | China | ||
| Zhu Jiayi | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Yunkai | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D C | China | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £960 | £49,920 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Mao Rui | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Sun Guan'ou | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | M R | China | ||
| Shi Jian | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | AM LC | China | ||
| Xue-Zhi Chenghong | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | M L | China | ||
| Jia Tianzi | £760 | £39,520 | 25 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Sun Enming | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | DM | China | ||
| Shang Wenjie | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | AM R | China | ||
| Sun Jiazheng | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Zhang Weiyi | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D L | China | ||
| Zhang Zhen | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Shang Jinglin | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Tian Hubo | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Wei Lai | £400 | £20,800 | 22 | D L | China | ||
| Wu Hang | £400 | £20,800 | 26 | AM RL | China | ||
| Yang Fan | £260 | £13,520 | 24 | D R | China | ||
| Wan Guiwen | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Ren Lihao | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Hou Shen | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | D L | China | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Wu Zhengchao | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | WB L | China | ||
| Hu Xiaodong | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | D L | China | ||
| Fu Wenhao | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D C | China | ||
| Yan Changcheng | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | GK | China | ||
| Yang Maoshi | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Zheng Zelong | £140 | £7,280 | 21 | M C | China | ||
| Li Mengqi (Mengqi Li) | £140 | £7,280 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Zhou Huayi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | China | ||
| Wu Hao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M L | China | ||
| Zhu Yijiang | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | China | ||
| Zhang Dawei | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Lyu Kunpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | ST | China | ||
| Chen Huihong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Liu Changsheng | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Chen Jihao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M R | China | ||
| Liu Jiawei | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Muzi (Muzi Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | M R | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 82% of the squad wage bill, across the 85 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2019/20
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2019/20?
Shanghai Port paid £1,807,380 a week in 2019/20 - £93,983,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 85. We hold a wage for all 85 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2019/20?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £540,000 a week, 12x the 22+ squad average of £44,924.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2019/20?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £44,924 a week in 2019/20, across the 39 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 85. The top five earners took 82% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 89% lower than the £1,807,380 of 2019/20. The current squad is 44 players against 85 then.