Shanghai Port 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Aaron Mooy on £52,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 35 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 21% lower than the £251,000 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Mooy | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Australia | ||
| Oscar | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 29 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Ante Majstorović | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | D RC, DM | Croatia | ||
| Paulinho (Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Ricardo Lopes | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Murehmaitjan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | DM | China | ||
| He Guan | £9,200 | £478,400 | 28 | D C | China | ||
| Wei Zhen | £7,400 | £384,800 | 24 | D C | China | ||
| Cai Huikang | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | DM | China | ||
| Du Jia (Jia Du) | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | GK | China | ||
| Fu Huan | £6,300 | £327,600 | 28 | D/WB RL | China | ||
| Li Shenglong | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Zhang Wei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | China | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £6,000 | £312,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Li Ang (Ang Li) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | D RLC | China | ||
| Yu Hai | £5,300 | £275,600 | 34 | D LC, AM LC | China | ||
| Yan Junling | £5,300 | £275,600 | 30 | GK | China | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £5,300 | £275,600 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | China | ||
| Yu Rui | £4,300 | £223,600 | 28 | D C | China | ||
| Zhang Yi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | AM C | China | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | D R | China | ||
| Chen Binbin | £720 | £37,440 | 23 | AM L | China | ||
| Chen Wei | £720 | £37,440 | 23 | GK | China | ||
| Hu Jinghang | £670 | £34,840 | 24 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Huang Zhenfei | £670 | £34,840 | 22 | AM RLC | China | ||
| Zhu Jiayi | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | D C | China | ||
| Zhou Zheng | £640 | £33,280 | 23 | AM C | China | ||
| Lei Wenjie | £630 | £32,760 | 24 | AM RC, F C | China | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | AM RL | China | ||
| Mao Rui | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Nie Meng | £610 | £31,720 | 23 | D/WB/AM L | China | ||
| Ablahan (Ablahan Halik) | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £560 | £29,120 | 23 | M C | China | ||
| Guo Tong | £550 | £28,600 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Wei Lai | £520 | £27,040 | 24 | D RL | China | ||
| Sun Guan'ou | £430 | £22,360 | 21 | AM R | China | ||
| Chen Huihong | £270 | £14,040 | 22 | DM | China | ||
| Hu Xiaodong | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | D L | China | ||
| Zheng Zhi | £270 | £14,040 | 22 | ST | China | ||
| Fu Wenhao | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Zhou Huayi | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | AM R | China | ||
| Zhu Yijiang | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | GK | China | ||
| Ren Lihao | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Wu Hao | £270 | £14,040 | 21 | AM L | China | ||
| Zhang Dawei | £270 | £14,040 | 23 | D C | China | ||
| Yang Zihao (Zihao Yang) | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | D/M L | China | ||
| Liao Chongjiu (Chongjiu Liao) | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Peng Hao (Hao Peng) | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Zhao Wenrui (Wenrui Zhao) | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | DM | China | ||
| Wang Yiwei (Yiwei Wang) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | M C | China | ||
| Zhang Jifan (Jifan Zhang) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | D/WB/M L | China | ||
| Lyu Kun (Kun Lyu) | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D C | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 55% of the squad wage bill, across the 53 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2021/22
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2021/22?
Shanghai Port paid £251,000 a week in 2021/22 - £13,052,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 53. We hold a wage for all 53 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2021/22?
Aaron Mooy was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £52,000 a week, 7.4x the 22+ squad average of £7,014.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2021/22?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £7,014 a week in 2021/22, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 53. The top five earners took 55% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 21% lower than the £251,000 of 2021/22. The current squad is 44 players against 53 then.