Bengal 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Arnab Mondal on £1,500 per week · see the current Bengal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bengal pay £24,891 a week in 2026/27 — 52% higher than the £16,420 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnab Mondal | £1,500 | £78,000 | 27 | D C | India | ||
| Dudu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Eduardo Ferreira | £1,300 | £67,600 | 33 | D C | Eq. Guinea | ||
| Katsumi Yusa | £1,000 | £52,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Japan | ||
| Cavin Lobo | £960 | £49,920 | 29 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Brandon Vanlalremdika | £940 | £48,880 | 23 | AM RL | India | ||
| Mahmoud Amnah | £900 | £46,800 | 34 | AM C | Syria | ||
| Mohammed Rafique | £810 | £42,120 | 24 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Nikhil Poojary | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | AM R | India | ||
| Danmawia | £760 | £39,520 | 24 | AM RC | India | ||
| Gurwinder Singh | £740 | £38,480 | 31 | D C | India | ||
| Ansumana Kromah | £710 | £36,920 | 25 | AM/F C | Liberia | ||
| Ranjan Singh | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | D C | India | ||
| Koushik Sarkar | £390 | £20,280 | 22 | D C | India | ||
| Lalramchullova | £370 | £19,240 | 21 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Luis Barreto | £340 | £17,680 | 36 | GK | India | ||
| Gabriel Fernandes | £340 | £17,680 | 29 | AM RL, ST | India | ||
| Dibyendu Sarkar | £250 | £13,000 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Surabuddin Mollick | £240 | £12,480 | 24 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Samad Ali Mallick | £220 | £11,440 | 24 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Suhair | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | ST | India | ||
| Deepak Kumar | £220 | £11,440 | 23 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Tanmoy Ghosh | £200 | £10,400 | 25 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Ubaid | £130 | £6,760 | 22 | GK | India | ||
| Mehtab Singh | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D RC | India | ||
| Suranjit Singh | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | ST | India | ||
| Rahul Ghosh | £110 | £5,720 | 19 | D C | India | ||
| Lalchanhima | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | ST | India | ||
| Yami Longvah | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Bidyashagar Singh | £110 | £5,720 | 17 | AM RL | India | ||
| Mirshad Michu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | GK | India | ||
| Jobby Justin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | India | ||
| Prakash Sarkar | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM R | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bengal wages, 2017/18
What was Bengal's wage bill in 2017/18?
Bengal paid £16,420 a week in 2017/18 - £853,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 33. We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bengal player in 2017/18?
Arnab Mondal was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £1,500 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £646.
What was the average Bengal salary in 2017/18?
The average Bengal player aged 22 or over earned £646 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 33. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Bengal's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Bengal pay £24,891 a week in 2026/27, 52% higher than the £16,420 of 2017/18. The current squad is 41 players against 33 then.