Kolkata 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Roy Krishna on £6,700 per week · see the current Kolkata wage bill
We hold a wage for all 22 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
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27 — 65% higher than the £41,815 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Krishna | £6,700 | £348,400 | 32 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Fiji | ||
| Michael Soosairaj | £3,900 | £202,800 | 25 | M/AM (RL) | India | ||
| Tiri (José Luis Espinosa) | £3,600 | £187,200 | 29 | D (LC) | Spain | ||
| Javi Hernández (Francisco Javier Hernández González) | £3,100 | £161,200 | 31 | M (C), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Marcelinho (Marcelo Leite Pereira) | £2,900 | £150,800 | 33 | M (L), AM (RLC) | Brazil | ||
| Pritam Kotal | £2,800 | £145,600 | 26 | D/WB (R) | India | ||
| Sandesh Jhingan | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | D (C) | India | ||
| David Williams | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Australia | ||
| Carl McHugh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Ireland | ||
| Edu García | £2,300 | £119,600 | 30 | M/AM (RL) | Spain | ||
| Jayesh Rane | £1,009 | £52,468 | 27 | M (R), AM (RLC) | India | ||
| Lenny Rodrigues | £1,000 | £52,000 | 33 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
| Jobby Justin | £965 | £50,180 | 26 | ST (C) | India | ||
| Arindam Bhattacharya | £948 | £49,296 | 31 | GK | India | ||
| Manvir Singh | £900 | £46,800 | 24 | ST (C) | India | ||
| Prabir Das | £800 | £41,600 | 26 | D/WB (R) | India | ||
| Pronay Haldar | £800 | £41,600 | 27 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
| Sk Sahil | £715 | £37,180 | 20 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
| Subhasish Bose | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | D (LC), WB (L) | India | ||
| Avilash Paul | £524 | £27,248 | 24 | GK | India | ||
| Sumit Rathi | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | D (C) | India | ||
| Michael Regin | £404 | £21,008 | 32 | DM, M (C) | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 48% of the squad wage bill, across the 22 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kolkata wages, 2020/21
What was Kolkata's wage bill in 2020/21?
Kolkata paid £41,815 a week in 2020/21 - £2,174,380 across the year - spread over a squad of 22. We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kolkata player in 2020/21?
Roy Krishna was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £6,700 a week, 3.3x the 22+ squad average of £2,033.
What was the average Kolkata salary in 2020/21?
The average Kolkata player aged 22 or over earned £2,033 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 22. The top five earners took 48% of the bill between them.
How do Kolkata's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27, 65% higher than the £41,815 of 2020/21. The current squad is 42 players against 22 then.