Barcelona 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Lionel Messi on £663,000 per week · see the current Barcelona wage bill
We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27 — 31% lower than the £3,951,560 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | £663,000 | £34,476,000 | 29 | AM RC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Neymar | £495,000 | £25,740,000 | 24 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Luis Suárez | £388,000 | £20,176,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Uruguay | ||
| Andrés Iniesta | £267,000 | £13,884,000 | 32 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Sergio Busquets | £248,000 | £12,896,000 | 27 | DM | Spain | ||
| Ivan Rakitić | £221,000 | £11,492,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Croatia | ||
| Gerard Piqué | £211,000 | £10,972,000 | 29 | SW, D C | Spain | ||
| Javier Mascherano | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 32 | D C, DM | Argentina | ||
| Arda Turan | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Jordi Alba | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 24 | GK | Germany | ||
| André Gomes | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 22 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Jérémy Mathieu | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | 32 | D LC | France | ||
| Denis Suárez | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 22 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Lucas Digne | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 22 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Samuel Umtiti | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 22 | D LC | France | ||
| Aleix Vidal | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 26 | D/WB R, AM RL | Spain | ||
| Jasper Cillessen | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 27 | GK | Holland | ||
| Rafinha | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Paco Alcácer | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 22 | ST | Spain | ||
| Sergi Roberto | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 24 | D/WB R, DM | Spain | ||
| Jordi Masip | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | GK | Spain | ||
| Marlon | £5,900 | £306,800 | 20 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Alberto Perea | £3,500 | £182,000 | 25 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Gerard Gumbau | £3,200 | £166,400 | 21 | DM | Spain | ||
| Borja López | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | D C | Spain | ||
| Carles Aleñá | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Dani Romera | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| José Aurelio Suárez | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jesús Alfaro | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Moisés Delgado | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Nili Perdomo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Marc Cardona | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Rodrigo Tarín | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Sergi Palencia | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| Wilfrid Kaptoum | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM C | Cameroon | ||
| Lee Seung-Woo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | AM LC, F C | South Korea | ||
| Carles Pérez | £980 | £50,960 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Jérémy Guillemenot | £970 | £50,440 | 18 | ST | Switzerland | ||
| Àlex Carbonell | £910 | £47,320 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Nacho Abeledo | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| José Antonio Martínez | £750 | £39,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| José Antonio Martínez | £750 | £39,000 | 23 | D C | Spain | ||
| Ferrán Sarsanedas | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | DM | Spain | ||
| Rafa Mújica | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | ST | Spain | ||
| Paik Seung-Ho | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | AM C | South Korea | ||
| Dani Morer | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | D/WB/M R | Spain | ||
| Adrià Vilanova | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | D C | Spain | ||
| Marc Cucurella | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Alasana Manneh | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | DM | Gambia | ||
| Jordi Mboula | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Jordi Tur | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Chumi (Juan Brandáriz) | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Braima Fati | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | AM C | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Abel Ruiz | £460 | £23,920 | 16 | ST | Spain | ||
| Jang Gyeol-Hee | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | AM L | South Korea | ||
| Guillem Jaime | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| David Alfonso | £440 | £22,880 | 16 | AM R, ST | Spain | ||
| Èric Montes | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Álex Collado | £440 | £22,880 | 17 | M C | Spain | ||
| Patrice Sousia | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | ST | Cameroon | ||
| Ben Lederman | £410 | £21,320 | 16 | M LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Xemi | £400 | £20,800 | 21 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Óscar Mingueza | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Oriol Rey | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | DM | Spain | ||
| Dani García | £370 | £19,240 | 17 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Iñaki Peña | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | GK | Spain | ||
| Monchu (Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez) | £320 | £16,640 | 16 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Josep Martínez | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | Spain | ||
| Labinot Kabashi | £310 | £16,120 | 16 | AM/F C | Kosovo | ||
| Oriol Busquets | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | DM | Spain | ||
| Adrià Rojas | £270 | £14,040 | 16 | GK | Spain | ||
| Santiago Bueno | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Jandro Orellana | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | DM | Spain | ||
| Sergi Puig | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Spain | ||
| Adriàn Guerrero | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barcelona wages, 2016/17
What was Barcelona's wage bill in 2016/17?
Barcelona paid £3,951,560 a week in 2016/17 - £205,481,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barcelona player in 2016/17?
Lionel Messi was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £663,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £134,841.
What was the average Barcelona salary in 2016/17?
The average Barcelona player aged 22 or over earned £134,841 a week in 2016/17, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Barcelona's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27, 31% lower than the £3,951,560 of 2016/17. The current squad is 25 players against 76 then.