Kerala 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Dimitar Berbatov on £25,000 per week · see the current Kerala wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27 — 93% lower than the £48,890 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Berbatov | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 36 | AM/F C | Bulgaria | ||
| Iain Hume | £3,100 | £161,200 | 33 | AM R, ST | Canada | ||
| Sandesh Jhingan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 23 | D C | India | ||
| C.K. Vineeth | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | India | ||
| Courage Pekuson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Ghana | ||
| Guðjón Baldvinsson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 31 | ST | Iceland | ||
| Nemanja Lakic Pesic | £1,900 | £98,800 | 25 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Jackichand Singh | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | AM RL | India | ||
| Arata Izumi | £950 | £49,400 | 34 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Milan Singh | £940 | £48,880 | 25 | DM, AM C | India | ||
| Paul Rachubka | £910 | £47,320 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Pulga | £800 | £41,600 | 31 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Rino Anto | £700 | £36,400 | 29 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Subhashish Roy Chowdhury | £700 | £36,400 | 30 | GK | India | ||
| Siam Hanghal | £580 | £30,160 | 24 | M C | India | ||
| Lalruatthara | £520 | £27,040 | 22 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Sandip Nandy | £470 | £24,440 | 42 | GK | India | ||
| Wes Brown | £400 | £20,800 | 37 | D RC | England | ||
| Pritam Singh | £240 | £12,480 | 21 | D/WB L | India | ||
| Lalthakima | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | D RC | India | ||
| Samuel Shadap | £210 | £10,920 | 24 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Karan Sawhney | £170 | £8,840 | 25 | ST | India | ||
| Loken Meitei | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | AM RL | India | ||
| Prasanth Karuthadathkuni | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | AM RL, ST | India | ||
| Ajith Sivan | £130 | £6,760 | 18 | D C, DM | 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 73% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kerala wages, 2017/18
What was Kerala's wage bill in 2017/18?
Kerala paid £48,890 a week in 2017/18 - £2,542,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kerala player in 2017/18?
Dimitar Berbatov was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £25,000 a week, 10.4x the 22+ squad average of £2,403.
What was the average Kerala salary in 2017/18?
The average Kerala player aged 22 or over earned £2,403 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 73% of the bill between them.
How do Kerala's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Kerala pay £3,346 a week in 2026/27, 93% lower than the £48,890 of 2017/18. The current squad is 13 players against 25 then.