Bengaluru 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Sunil Chhetri on £2,600 per week · see the current Bengaluru wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 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
Bengaluru pay £18,701 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £25,270 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Chhetri | £2,600 | £135,200 | 31 | ST | India | ||
| Cameron Watson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | DM, M RC | Australia | ||
| Juanan (Juan Antonio González Fernández) | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | D C | Spain | ||
| John Johnson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Sandesh Jhingan | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | D C | India | ||
| Arindam Bhattacharya | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Eugeneson Lyngdoh | £1,300 | £67,600 | 29 | AM C | India | ||
| C.K. Vineeth | £1,030 | £53,560 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | India | ||
| Amrinder Singh | £990 | £51,480 | 23 | GK | India | ||
| Alwyn George | £930 | £48,360 | 24 | AM RC | India | ||
| Chhuantea (Lalchhuanmawia Fanai) | £910 | £47,320 | 27 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Mandar Rao Dessai | £810 | £42,120 | 24 | AM RL | India | ||
| Rino Anto | £740 | £38,480 | 28 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Beikhokhei | £620 | £32,240 | 25 | AM R | India | ||
| Udanta Singh | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Harmanjot Singh Khabra | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | D/WB RL, DM, M RLC | India | ||
| Sena Ralte | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Daniel Lalhlimpuia | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | ST | India | ||
| Lenny Rodrigues | £540 | £28,080 | 29 | DM | India | ||
| Len | £520 | £27,040 | 22 | ST | India | ||
| Lalthuammawia Ralte | £470 | £24,440 | 23 | GK | India | ||
| Shankar | £420 | £21,840 | 21 | D C, DM | India | ||
| Ranjan Singh | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | D C | India | ||
| Keegan Pereira | £240 | £12,480 | 28 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Malsawmzuala (A Malsawmzuala) | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | DM | India | ||
| Nishu Kumar | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Manju | £200 | £10,400 | 29 | D C | India | ||
| Gursimrat Singh | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | D RC | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bengaluru wages, 2016/17
What was Bengaluru's wage bill in 2016/17?
Bengaluru paid £25,270 a week in 2016/17 - £1,314,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bengaluru player in 2016/17?
Sunil Chhetri was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £2,600 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £1,086.
What was the average Bengaluru salary in 2016/17?
The average Bengaluru player aged 22 or over earned £1,086 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Bengaluru's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Bengaluru pay £18,701 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £25,270 of 2016/17. The current squad is 24 players against 28 then.