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Real Madrid 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Cristiano Ronaldo on £583,000 per week · see the current Real Madrid wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.5m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £184m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £145k
Then and now
Real Madrid pay £4,506,240 a week in 2026/27 — 27% higher than the £3,539,550 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | £583,000 | £30,316,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gareth Bale | £463,000 | £24,076,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Toni Kroos | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergio Ramos | £309,000 | £16,068,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Karim Benzema | £274,000 | £14,248,000 | 28 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luka Modric | £245,000 | £12,740,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Rodríguez | £184,000 | £9,568,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcelo | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pepe | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mateo Kovacic | £102,000 | £5,304,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raphaël Varane | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Álvaro Morata | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 23 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danilo | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 24 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isco | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Keylor Navas | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Costa Rica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 25 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fábio Coentrão | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dani Carvajal | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Casemiro | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nacho | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 26 | Defender | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mariano | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | Striker | Dominican Republic | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marco Asensio | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rubén Yáñez | £5,700 | £296,400 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cristian Cedrés | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Enzo Zidane | £3,300 | £171,600 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Federico Valverde | £3,300 | £171,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2021 | ||
| Javi Muñoz | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Philipp Lienhart | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sergio Díaz | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Paraguay | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aleix Febas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Francisco Tena | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José Carlos Lazo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Zidane | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Álvaro Tejero | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mario Hermoso | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Achraf Hakimi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jaime Seoane | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Álex Craninx | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luismi Quezada | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Toni Segura | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Paolo Medina | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | Right-back | Mexico | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lin Liangming | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Left winger, striker | China | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fran Feuillassier | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alberto | £500 | £26,000 | 16 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Víctor Campuzano | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Gorka Fidalgo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gorka Zabarte | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Echu | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tati | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Wide midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Darío | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Francisco Javier Llario | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Martín Calderón | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Álvaro | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mink Peeters | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dani Gómez | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Álex Martín | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fran García (Francisco García Torres) | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Javi Hernández | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javier Belman | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Álvaro Bravo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alejandro Sotillos | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Salto | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Gori | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Óscar | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Carlos Cobo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mario | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ousama | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Manu Hernando | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Javi Sánchez | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
30 Under £1k 0%
5 £1k-£2k 0%
11 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
12 £25k-£100k 20%
10 £100k+
78%
Top 5 earners took 55% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Madrid wages, 2016/17
What was Real Madrid's wage bill in 2016/17?
Real Madrid paid £3,539,550 a week in 2016/17 - £184,056,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Madrid player in 2016/17?
Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £583,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £145,292.
What was the average Real Madrid salary in 2016/17?
The average Real Madrid player aged 22 or over earned £145,292 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 55% of the bill between them.
How do Real Madrid's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Real Madrid pay £4,506,240 a week in 2026/27, 27% higher than the £3,539,550 of 2016/17. The current squad is 28 players against 70 then.