Bengaluru 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Erik Paartalu on £86,000 per week · see the current Bengaluru wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bengaluru pay £18,701 a week in 2026/27 — 83% lower than the £112,530 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Paartalu | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 32 | DM | Australia | ||
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200 | £166,400 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Miku (Nicolás Fedor) | £2,900 | £150,800 | 32 | ST | Venezuela | ||
| Sunil Chhetri | £2,600 | £135,200 | 33 | AM L, ST | India | ||
| Albert Serrán | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Dimas | £2,400 | £124,800 | 35 | DM | Spain | ||
| Juanan (Juan Antonio González Fernández) | £2,100 | £109,200 | 31 | D C | Spain | ||
| Luisma | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Xisco Hernández | £1,400 | £72,800 | 28 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Harmanjot Singh Khabra | £1,200 | £62,400 | 29 | D/WB RL, DM, M RLC | India | ||
| Rahul Bheke | £810 | £42,120 | 27 | D RC | India | ||
| Kean Lewis | £740 | £38,480 | 25 | AM RL | India | ||
| Rino Anto | £670 | £34,840 | 30 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Nishu Kumar | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Semboi | £530 | £27,560 | 24 | ST | India | ||
| Boithang Haokip | £510 | £26,520 | 27 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Udanta Singh | £500 | £26,000 | 22 | AM R | India | ||
| Soram Poirei | £280 | £14,560 | 25 | GK | India | ||
| Bidyananda Singh | £280 | £14,560 | 20 | DM | India | ||
| Altamash Sayed | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | AM RC | India | ||
| Gursimrat Singh | £220 | £11,440 | 20 | D RC | India | ||
| Sairuat Kima | £190 | £9,880 | 20 | D C | India | ||
| Asheer Akhtar | £180 | £9,360 | 23 | D RC | India | ||
| Aditya Patra | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | GK | India | ||
| Robinson Singh | £160 | £8,320 | 21 | DM | India | ||
| Ajay Chhetri | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 86% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bengaluru wages, 2018/19
What was Bengaluru's wage bill in 2018/19?
Bengaluru paid £112,530 a week in 2018/19 - £5,851,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bengaluru player in 2018/19?
Erik Paartalu was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £86,000 a week, 14x the 22+ squad average of £6,140.
What was the average Bengaluru salary in 2018/19?
The average Bengaluru player aged 22 or over earned £6,140 a week in 2018/19, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 86% of the bill between them.
How do Bengaluru's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Bengaluru pay £18,701 a week in 2026/27, 83% lower than the £112,530 of 2018/19. The current squad is 24 players against 26 then.