Hulk vs Thiago Silva - salary comparison
Hulk earns £21,000 a week more than Thiago Silva — £57,000 against £36,000, a difference of £1,092,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Fluminense.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Hulk vs Thiago Silva, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | HULK | THIAGO SILVA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £57,000 | £36,000 | £21,000 |
| Yearly salary | £2,964,000 | £1,872,000 | £1,092,000 |
| Net worth | £86m | £81m | £4.7m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 38 | 40 | 2 yr |
| Position | AM R, ST | D C | - |
| Club | Fluminense | Fluminense | team-mates |
| League | Brasileirão Série A | Brasileirão Série A | same league |
| Nationality | Brazil | Brazil | same |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2026 | JUN 2026 | 184 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Hulk is paid £21,000 a week more than Thiago Silva — £1,092,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is 1. FC Union Berlin Women, whose 30 players cost £21k a week between them.
what Thiago Silva is paid. Put another way, Hulk earns Thiago Silva's entire week in 4.4 days.
a week, in 2019 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Hulk · Thiago Silva
Frequently asked questions
Hulk vs Thiago Silva
Who earns more, Hulk or Thiago Silva?
Hulk earns more. Hulk is on £57,000 per week against Thiago Silva's £36,000, a gap of £21,000 a week.
What is the difference between Hulk's and Thiago Silva's salary?
£21,000 per week, which comes to £1,092,000 over a year. Hulk is paid 1.6 times what Thiago Silva is paid.
How much does Hulk earn per week?
Hulk earns £57,000 per week at Fluminense, or £2,964,000 per year.
How much does Thiago Silva earn per week?
Thiago Silva earns £36,000 per week at Fluminense, or £1,872,000 per year.
Who is older, Hulk or Thiago Silva?
Thiago Silva is older, at 40 to 38.
Whose contract runs longer, Hulk's or Thiago Silva's?
Hulk. Hulk's deal runs to 31 December 2026, against 30 June 2026 for Thiago Silva.
Who has earned more over their career, Hulk or Thiago Silva?
Hulk, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Hulk has earned £85,696,000 across 11 seasons, Thiago Silva £81,016,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Hulk and Thiago Silva?
£21,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 190 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them 1. FC Union Berlin Women on £20,958 a week.