Chennai 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Henrique Sereno on £3,200 per week · see the current Chennai wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 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
Chennai pay £10,112 a week in 2026/27 — 67% lower than the £30,960 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrique Sereno | £3,200 | £166,400 | 32 | D RC | Portugal | ||
| Maílson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 29 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Gregory Nelson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Jude Nworuh | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Jeje | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | ST | India | ||
| Jaime Gavilán | £2,100 | £109,200 | 32 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Íñigo Calderón | £2,000 | £104,000 | 35 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Raphael Augusto | £1,700 | £88,400 | 26 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Rene Mihelic | £1,700 | £88,400 | 28 | AM RLC | Slovenia | ||
| Bikramjit Singh | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | DM | India | ||
| Dhanachandra Singh | £1,400 | £72,800 | 27 | D LC | India | ||
| Dhanpal Ganesh | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | DM | India | ||
| Karanjit Singh | £1,000 | £52,000 | 31 | GK | India | ||
| Jerry Lalrinzuala | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Anirudh Thapa | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | AM C | India | ||
| Fulganco Cardozo | £690 | £35,880 | 29 | D LC | India | ||
| Mohammed Rafi | £620 | £32,240 | 35 | ST | India | ||
| Thoi Singh | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | AM RC | India | ||
| Pawan Kumar | £480 | £24,960 | 26 | GK | India | ||
| Francisco Fernandes | £470 | £24,440 | 31 | AM R | India | ||
| Keenan Almeida | £420 | £21,840 | 25 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Germanpreet Singh | £250 | £13,000 | 21 | AM RL | India | ||
| Baoringdao Bodo | £240 | £12,480 | 17 | AM RC, F C | India | ||
| Sanjay Balmuchu | £170 | £8,840 | 25 | D C | India | ||
| Shahinlal Meloly | £170 | £8,840 | 27 | GK | India | ||
| Bedeshwor Singh | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | ST | India | ||
| Prosenjit Chakraborty | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | D C | 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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chennai wages, 2017/18
What was Chennai's wage bill in 2017/18?
Chennai paid £30,960 a week in 2017/18 - £1,609,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chennai player in 2017/18?
Henrique Sereno was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £3,200 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £1,358.
What was the average Chennai salary in 2017/18?
The average Chennai player aged 22 or over earned £1,358 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Chennai's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Chennai pay £10,112 a week in 2026/27, 67% lower than the £30,960 of 2017/18. The current squad is 29 players against 27 then.