Barcelona 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Philippe Coutinho on £380,000 per week · see the current Barcelona wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £3,007,600 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Coutinho | £380,000 | £19,760,000 | 29 | AM LC | Brazil | ||
| Ousmane Dembélé | £287,000 | £14,924,000 | 24 | AM RL | France | ||
| Sergio Busquets | £197,000 | £10,244,000 | 32 | DM | Spain | ||
| Jordi Alba | £184,000 | £9,568,000 | 32 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Sergi Roberto | £164,000 | £8,528,000 | 29 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Spain | ||
| Frenkie de Jong | £164,000 | £8,528,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Sergio Agüero | £158,000 | £8,216,000 | 33 | AM/F C | Argentina | ||
| Memphis Depay | £158,000 | £8,216,000 | 27 | AM LC, F C | Holland | ||
| Marc-André ter Stegen | £141,000 | £7,332,000 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ansu Fati | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Gerard Piqué | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 34 | D C | Spain | ||
| Neto | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | 31 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Martin Braithwaite | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Denmark | ||
| Clément Lenglet | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 26 | D C | France | ||
| Samuel Umtiti | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 27 | D C | France | ||
| Luuk de Jong | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 30 | ST | Holland | ||
| Pedri | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 18 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Sergiño Dest | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 20 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Riqui Puig | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 21 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Ferran Torres | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Spain | ||
| Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 38 | D/WB R, M RC | Brazil | ||
| Eric García | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 20 | D C | Spain | ||
| Adama Traoré | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 25 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Ronald Araujo | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 22 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | Gabon | ||
| Óscar Mingueza | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | D RC | Spain | ||
| Nico González | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | DM | Spain | ||
| Moussa Wagué | £8,900 | £462,800 | 22 | D/WB R | Senegal | ||
| Alejandro Balde | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Gavi (Pablo Páez) | £3,200 | £166,400 | 16 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
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 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Barcelona wages, 2021/22
What was Barcelona's wage bill in 2021/22?
Barcelona paid £3,007,600 a week in 2021/22 - £156,395,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Barcelona player in 2021/22?
Philippe Coutinho was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £380,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £122,852.
What was the average Barcelona salary in 2021/22?
The average Barcelona player aged 22 or over earned £122,852 a week in 2021/22, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Barcelona's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Barcelona pay £2,707,430 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £3,007,600 of 2021/22. The current squad is 25 players against 30 then.