Barcelona 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Lionel Messi on £1,000,000 per week · see the current Barcelona wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 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
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27 — 45% lower than the £4,911,000 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | £1,000,000 | £52,000,000 | 31 | AM RC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Luis Suárez | £554,000 | £28,808,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | Uruguay | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £399,000 | £20,748,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £399,000 | £20,748,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Sergio Busquets | £266,000 | £13,832,000 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Ivan Rakitić | £239,000 | £12,428,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | Croatia | ||
| Gerard Piqué | £214,000 | £11,128,000 | 31 | D C | Spain | ||
| Samuel Umtiti | £208,000 | £10,816,000 | 24 | D C | France | ||
| Ousmane Dembélé | £208,000 | £10,816,000 | 21 | AM RL | France | ||
| Sergi Roberto | £173,000 | £8,996,000 | 26 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Spain | ||
| Arturo Vidal | £172,000 | £8,944,000 | 31 | DM | Chile | ||
| Jordi Alba | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 29 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Thomas Vermaelen | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 32 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Arthur | £104,000 | £5,408,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Brazil | ||
| Clément Lenglet | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 23 | D C | France | ||
| Malcom | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 21 | AM RL | Brazil | ||
| Jasper Cillessen | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 29 | GK | Holland | ||
| Nélson Semedo | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 24 | D/WB R | Portugal | ||
| Rafinha | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 25 | AM RC | Brazil | ||
| Jeison Murillo | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 26 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | AM/F C | Ghana | ||
| Carles Aleñá | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Sergi Samper | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | DM | Spain | ||
| Jean-Clair Todibo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 18 | D C, DM | France | ||
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 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barcelona wages, 2018/19
What was Barcelona's wage bill in 2018/19?
Barcelona paid £4,911,000 a week in 2018/19 - £255,372,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barcelona player in 2018/19?
Lionel Messi was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £1,000,000 a week, 4.5x the 22+ squad average of £223,850.
What was the average Barcelona salary in 2018/19?
The average Barcelona player aged 22 or over earned £223,850 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Barcelona's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27, 45% lower than the £4,911,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 25 players against 25 then.