Kolkata 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Emiliano Alfaro on £4,300 per week · see the current Kolkata wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27 — 91% higher than the £36,000 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Alfaro | £4,300 | £223,600 | 30 | ST | Uruguay | ||
| Manu Lanzarote | £2,900 | £150,800 | 34 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| André Bikey-Amougou | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Everton Santos | £2,300 | £119,600 | 31 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Eli Babalj | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | ST | Australia | ||
| Eugeneson Lyngdoh | £2,300 | £119,600 | 31 | AM C | India | ||
| Edu García | £2,300 | £119,600 | 28 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Gérson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | D C | Brazil | ||
| John Johnson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Kalu Uche | £2,000 | £104,000 | 35 | AM RLC, F C | Nigeria | ||
| Balwant Singh | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | ST | India | ||
| Debjit Majumder | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | GK | India | ||
| Jayesh Rane | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | India | ||
| Arnab Mondal | £890 | £46,280 | 28 | D C | India | ||
| Pronay Haldar | £800 | £41,600 | 25 | DM | India | ||
| Prabir Das | £800 | £41,600 | 24 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Arindam Bhattacharya | £790 | £41,080 | 28 | GK | India | ||
| Aiborlang Khongjee | £630 | £32,760 | 30 | D RC | India | ||
| Avilash Paul | £580 | £30,160 | 22 | GK | India | ||
| Hitesh Sharma | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Sena Ralte | £400 | £20,800 | 27 | D/WB RL | India | ||
| Ricky Lallawmawma | £350 | £18,200 | 26 | D/WB L | India | ||
| H Lalmuankima | £330 | £17,160 | 26 | AM L | India | ||
| Komal Thatal | £260 | £13,520 | 17 | AM RLC | India | ||
| Gopi Singh | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Sumit Rathi | £210 | £10,920 | 18 | D C | India | ||
| Ankit Mukherjee | £150 | £7,800 | 18 | D/WB R | 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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kolkata wages, 2018/19
What was Kolkata's wage bill in 2018/19?
Kolkata paid £36,000 a week in 2018/19 - £1,872,000 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 Kolkata player in 2018/19?
Emiliano Alfaro was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £4,300 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £1,580.
What was the average Kolkata salary in 2018/19?
The average Kolkata player aged 22 or over earned £1,580 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Kolkata's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27, 91% higher than the £36,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 42 players against 27 then.