Shanghai Port 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Oscar on £48,000 per week · see the current Shanghai Port wage bill
We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £219,210 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 31 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Matías Vargas | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Issa Kallon | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Li Ang (Ang Li) | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C | China | ||
| Li Shuai | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | China | ||
| Zhang Linpeng | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | D RC, DM | China | ||
| Tyias Browning | £7,000 | £364,000 | 29 | D RC | China | ||
| Cai Huikang | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | DM | China | ||
| Du Jia (Jia Du) | £6,400 | £332,800 | 30 | GK | China | ||
| Wu Lei | £6,000 | £312,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Xu Xin | £6,000 | £312,000 | 29 | DM | China | ||
| Li Shenglong | £6,000 | £312,000 | 30 | AM R, ST | China | ||
| Lyu Wenjun | £6,000 | £312,000 | 34 | D/WB L, AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Wang Shenchao | £5,400 | £280,800 | 34 | D RLC | China | ||
| Yan Junling | £5,300 | £275,600 | 32 | GK | China | ||
| Murehmaitjan | £3,900 | £202,800 | 32 | DM | China | ||
| Chen Wei | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | GK | China | ||
| Wei Zhen | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | D C | China | ||
| Chen Binbin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | AM L | China | ||
| Yang Shiyuan | £3,300 | £171,600 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | China | ||
| Liu Zhurun | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | AM RL | China | ||
| Ablahan (Ablahan Halik) | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | DM, AM/F C | China | ||
| Wang Yiwei (Yiwei Wang) | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D/WB/M R | China | ||
| Chen Xuhuang | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Li Shenyuan | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Zhao Wenrui (Wenrui Zhao) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | D C, DM | China | ||
| Zhang Jifan (Jifan Zhang) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D RC | China | ||
| Zhang Huachen | £950 | £49,400 | 25 | DM | China | ||
| Liao Chongjiu (Chongjiu Liao) | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Fan Weiyang | £470 | £24,440 | 21 | D C | China | ||
| Zhao Shen'ao | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | DM | China | ||
| Li Deming | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Yang Yi | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Wang Yulong | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D RC | China | ||
| Wang Song | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Li Jiaqi | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM C | China | ||
| Yang Zihan | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D R | China | ||
| Fan Yangyang | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Li Jinrong | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D/WB R, AM R, ST | China | ||
| Wu Jin | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM R | China | ||
| Liu Xiaolong | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM RL, ST | China | ||
| Xi Anjie | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Liu Tiecheng | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | D C, ST | China | ||
| Fang Yuan | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | China | ||
| Zhang Junjie | £260 | £13,520 | 16 | AM L, ST | China | ||
| Meng Jingchao | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM C | China | ||
| Chen Leyun | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | D C | China | ||
| Kuai Jiwen | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | AM C | China | ||
| Song Chunxiao | £260 | £13,520 | 21 | D R | China | ||
| Zhang Huiyu | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Liang Kun | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | GK | China | ||
| Li Ming | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | DM | China | ||
| Xiang Rongjun | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Lyu Kun (Kun Lyu) | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Huang Yonghai | £190 | £9,880 | 18 | ST | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 55 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Shanghai Port wages, 2023/24
What was Shanghai Port's wage bill in 2023/24?
Shanghai Port paid £219,210 a week in 2023/24 - £11,398,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 55. We hold a wage for all 55 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Shanghai Port player in 2023/24?
Oscar was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £48,000 a week, 5.4x the 22+ squad average of £8,841.
What was the average Shanghai Port salary in 2023/24?
The average Shanghai Port player aged 22 or over earned £8,841 a week in 2023/24, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 55. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Shanghai Port's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Shanghai Port pay £197,701 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £219,210 of 2023/24. The current squad is 44 players against 55 then.