Shanghai Port 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Oscar on £49,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 14% lower than the £228,580 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 30 | AM RC | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Tyias Browning | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 28 | D RC | China | JAN 2024 | ||
| Issa Kallon | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Sierra Leone | DEC 2023 | ||
| Matías Vargas | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Argentina | DEC 2024 | ||
| Paulinho (Paulo Henrique Soares dos Santos) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | D RC, DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Murehmaitjan | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | DM | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xu Xin | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | DM | China | DEC 2026 | ||
| Wu Lei | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | China | JUL 2027 | ||
| Cai Huikang | £7,400 | £384,800 | 32 | DM | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Li Shenglong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 29 | AM R, ST | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £7,000 | £364,000 | 33 | AM RL, ST | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Li Ang (Ang Li) | £7,000 | £364,000 | 28 | D C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | D RLC | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Yu Hai | £6,300 | £327,600 | 35 | D LC, AM LC | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Yan Junling | £6,300 | £327,600 | 31 | GK | China | DEC 2025 | ||
| Li Shuai | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | China | - | ||
| Du Jia (Jia Du) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | GK | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Wei Zhen | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D C | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Feng Jin | £1,300 | £67,600 | 28 | AM RL | China | - | ||
| Chen Wei | £970 | £50,440 | 24 | GK | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £540 | £28,080 | 24 | DM | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Binbin | £540 | £28,080 | 24 | AM L | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £450 | £23,400 | 24 | D/WB R | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Ablahan (Ablahan Halik) | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | AM/F C | China | DEC 2023 | ||
| Chen Xuhuang | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | DM | China | - | ||
| Chen Huihong | £380 | £19,760 | 23 | DM | China | - | ||
| Fan Weiyang | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | GK | China | - | ||
| Geng Xin | £340 | £17,680 | 20 | ST | China | - | ||
| Hu Xiaodong | £330 | £17,160 | 22 | D L | China | - | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | AM RL | China | SEP 2023 | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £300 | £15,600 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | China | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zhou Huayi | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | AM R | China | - | ||
| Zhao Shen'ao | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | AM L | China | - | ||
| Zhang Huiyu | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | DM, AM C | China | - | ||
| Zhao Wenrui (Wenrui Zhao) | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | M C | China | - | ||
| Liu Baiyang | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | ST | China | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liao Chongjiu (Chongjiu Liao) | £290 | £15,080 | 20 | ST | China | - | ||
| Li Deming | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | DM | China | - | ||
| Mao Rui | £290 | £15,080 | 21 | D C | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Lyu Kun (Kun Lyu) | £290 | £15,080 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Meng Jingchao | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM C | China | - | ||
| Chen Chunxin | £250 | £13,000 | 24 | DM | China | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xi Anjie | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | GK | China | - | ||
| Xiang Rongjun | £170 | £8,840 | 18 | D C | China | - | ||
| Yang Yi | £160 | £8,320 | 19 | D C | China | - | ||
| Wang Yiwei (Yiwei Wang) | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB/M R | China | - | ||
| Zhang Jifan (Jifan Zhang) | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | WB L | China | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 48 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2022/23
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2022/23?
Shanghai Port paid £228,580 a week in 2022/23 - £11,886,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 48. We hold a wage for all 48 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2022/23?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £49,000 a week, 6.1x the 22+ squad average of £7,974.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2022/23?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £7,974 a week in 2022/23, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 48. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 14% lower than the £228,580 of 2022/23. The current squad is 44 players against 48 then.