Barcelona 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Lionel Messi on £1,000,000 per week · see the current Barcelona wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27 — 46% lower than the £4,992,800 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | £1,000,000 | £52,000,000 | 33 | AM (RC), ST (C) | Argentina | ||
| Antoine Griezmann | £594,000 | £30,888,000 | 29 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | France | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £406,000 | £21,112,000 | 28 | M/AM (LC) | Brazil | ||
| Philippe Coutinho | £406,000 | £21,112,000 | 28 | M/AM (LC) | Brazil | ||
| Sergio Busquets | £271,000 | £14,092,000 | 32 | DM, M (C) | Spain | ||
| Miralem Pjanić | £271,000 | £14,092,000 | 30 | DM, M/AM (C) | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Samuel Umtiti | £212,000 | £11,024,000 | 26 | D (C) | France | ||
| Ousmane Dembélé | £212,000 | £11,024,000 | 23 | M/AM (RL) | France | ||
| Jordi Alba | £212,000 | £11,024,000 | 31 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Spain | ||
| Frenkie de Jong | £176,000 | £9,152,000 | 23 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Holland | ||
| Sergi Roberto | £176,000 | £9,152,000 | 28 | D/WB (R), DM, M (RC) | Spain | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £151,000 | £7,852,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Francisco Trincão | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 20 | AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Gerard Piqué | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 33 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Martin Braithwaite | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 29 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Denmark | ||
| Neto | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 31 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Júnior Firpo | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 23 | D/WB (L) | Spain | ||
| Clément Lenglet | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 25 | D (C) | France | ||
| Ansu Fati | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 17 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Spain | ||
| Sergiño Dest | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 19 | D/WB (RL), M (R) | U.S.A. | ||
| Ronald Araujo | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 21 | D (C) | Uruguay | ||
| Pedri | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 17 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Spain | ||
| Matheus Fernandes | £10,000 | £520,000 | 22 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Moussa Wagué | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | D/WB (R) | Senegal | ||
| Riqui Puig | £5,700 | £296,400 | 20 | M/AM (C) | Spain | ||
| Iñaki Peña | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | GK | Spain | ||
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 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barcelona wages, 2020/21
What was Barcelona's wage bill in 2020/21?
Barcelona paid £4,992,800 a week in 2020/21 - £259,625,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barcelona player in 2020/21?
Lionel Messi was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £1,000,000 a week, 3.9x the 22+ squad average of £256,833.
What was the average Barcelona salary in 2020/21?
The average Barcelona player aged 22 or over earned £256,833 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Barcelona's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27, 46% lower than the £4,992,800 of 2020/21. The current squad is 25 players against 26 then.