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Barcelona 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Lionel Messi on £686,000 per week · see the current Barcelona wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £4.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £247m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £158k
Then and now
Barcelona pay £3,182,000 a week in 2026/27 — 33% lower than the £4,750,930 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | £686,000 | £35,672,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luis Suárez | £401,000 | £20,852,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2019 | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £401,000 | £20,852,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £401,000 | £20,852,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrés Iniesta | £276,000 | £14,352,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergio Busquets | £256,000 | £13,312,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ivan Rakitić | £229,000 | £11,908,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gerard Piqué | £218,000 | £11,336,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ousmane Dembélé | £206,000 | £10,712,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergi Roberto | £171,000 | £8,892,000 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordi Alba | £147,000 | £7,644,000 | 28 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paulinho | £147,000 | £7,644,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Vermaelen | £129,000 | £6,708,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yerry Mina | £129,000 | £6,708,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| André Gomes | £111,000 | £5,772,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samuel Umtiti | £111,000 | £5,772,000 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £111,000 | £5,772,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Denis Suárez | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Digne | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 23 | Left-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Munir | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aleix Vidal | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 27 | Right-back, winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jasper Cillessen | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paco Alcácer | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 23 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nélson Semedo | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 23 | Right-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergi Samper | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| José Arnáiz | £7,100 | £369,200 | 22 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Carles Aleñá | £5,400 | £280,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adrián Ortolà | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Cucurella | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Cardona | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marcus McGuane | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sergi Palencia | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abel Ruiz | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ballou Tabla | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Winger | Canada | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ferrán Sarsanedas | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Oriol Busquets | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rodrigo Tarín | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jorge Cuenca | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lazar Carević | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Montenegro | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carles Pérez | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jokin Ezkieta | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dani Morer | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Labinot Kabashi | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Kosovo | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Antonio Martínez | £780 | £40,560 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Antonio Martínez | £780 | £40,560 | 24 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mateu Morey | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Juan Miranda | £560 | £29,120 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Arnau Comas | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pep Calavera | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alejandro Marqués | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | Striker | Venezuela | JUN 2018 | ||
| David Alfonso | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Édgar | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Juan Fernández | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Lederman | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chumi (Juan Brandáriz) | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Guillem Jaime | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Collado | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kike Saverio | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Riqui Puig | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Óscar Mingueza | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Iñaki Peña | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Martí Vilà | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jandro Orellana | £320 | £16,640 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Roman Tugarinov | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Russia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Monchu (Ramón Rodríguez Jiménez) | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrià Rojas | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lucas de Vega | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
28 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
8 £2k-£5k 0%
3 £5k-£10k 0%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
7 £25k-£100k 11%
17 £100k+
87%
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barcelona wages, 2017/18
What was Barcelona's wage bill in 2017/18?
Barcelona paid £4,750,930 a week in 2017/18 - £247,048,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barcelona player in 2017/18?
Lionel Messi was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £686,000 a week, 4.3x the 22+ squad average of £157,827.
What was the average Barcelona salary in 2017/18?
The average Barcelona player aged 22 or over earned £157,827 a week in 2017/18, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Barcelona's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Barcelona pay £3,182,000 a week in 2026/27, 33% lower than the £4,750,930 of 2017/18. The current squad is 22 players against 68 then.