Kolkata 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Roy Krishna on £5,700 per week · see the current Kolkata wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27 — 70% higher than the £40,490 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Krishna | £5,700 | £296,400 | 33 | AM RL, ST | Fiji | ||
| Hugo Boumous | £4,200 | £218,400 | 25 | AM C | Morocco | ||
| Joni Kauko | £3,100 | £161,200 | 31 | DM | Finland | ||
| Michael Soosairaj | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | AM RL | India | ||
| Pritam Kotal | £2,800 | £145,600 | 27 | D RC | India | ||
| Tiri (José Luis Espinosa) | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Carl McHugh | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | D C, DM | Ireland | ||
| David Williams | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | AM RL, ST | Australia | ||
| Liston Colaco | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Sandesh Jhingan | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | D C | India | ||
| Amrinder Singh | £1,500 | £78,000 | 28 | GK | India | ||
| Lenny Rodrigues | £1,000 | £52,000 | 34 | DM | India | ||
| Manvir Singh | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | AM R, ST | India | ||
| Ashutosh Mehta | £800 | £41,600 | 30 | D/WB/AM R | India | ||
| Prabir Das | £800 | £41,600 | 27 | D/WB R | India | ||
| Sk Sahil | £640 | £33,280 | 21 | DM | India | ||
| Subrata Paul | £600 | £31,200 | 34 | GK | India | ||
| Subhasish Bose | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D LC | India | ||
| Deepak Tangri | £550 | £28,600 | 22 | D C, DM | India | ||
| Avilash Paul | £490 | £25,480 | 25 | GK | India | ||
| Ashraf Ali Mondal | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | D C | India | ||
| Sumit Rathi | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D C | India | ||
| Sheikh Azharuddin | £290 | £15,080 | 23 | M C | India | ||
| Pemba Rai | £270 | £14,040 | 23 | AM RL | India | ||
| Arsh Shaikh | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | GK | India | ||
| Abhishek Suryavanshi | £270 | £14,040 | 20 | M C | India | ||
| Nabi Hussain Khan | £250 | £13,000 | 23 | D C | India | ||
| Gursimrat Singh | £190 | £9,880 | 23 | D C | India | ||
| Bidyananda Singh | £190 | £9,880 | 23 | DM, M RC | India | ||
| Kiyan Nassiri | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | AM C | India | ||
| Md. Fardin Ali Molla | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | AM/F C | India | ||
| Engson Singh | £110 | £5,720 | 18 | AM C | India | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 32 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Kolkata wages, 2021/22
What was Kolkata's wage bill in 2021/22?
Kolkata paid £40,490 a week in 2021/22 - £2,105,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Kolkata player in 2021/22?
Roy Krishna was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £5,700 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £1,589.
What was the average Kolkata salary in 2021/22?
The average Kolkata player aged 22 or over earned £1,589 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Kolkata's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Kolkata pay £68,892 a week in 2026/27, 70% higher than the £40,490 of 2021/22. The current squad is 42 players against 32 then.