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Real Madrid 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Cristiano Ronaldo on £603,000 per week · see the current Real Madrid wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £194m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £167k
Then and now
Real Madrid pay £4,506,240 a week in 2026/27 — 21% higher than the £3,735,240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | £603,000 | £31,356,000 | 32 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gareth Bale | £479,000 | £24,908,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Toni Kroos | £343,000 | £17,836,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergio Ramos | £320,000 | £16,640,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Karim Benzema | £284,000 | £14,768,000 | 29 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luka Modric | £254,000 | £13,208,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Isco | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marco Asensio | £143,000 | £7,436,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raphaël Varane | £143,000 | £7,436,000 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcelo | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dani Carvajal | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 25 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mateo Kovacic | £106,000 | £5,512,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Théo Hernández | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nacho | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 27 | Defender | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Keylor Navas | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Costa Rica | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 25 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dani Ceballos | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Casemiro | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jesús Vallejo | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Borja Mayoral | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 20 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcos Llorente | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Achraf Hakimi | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Right-back | Morocco | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cristo | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francisco Tena | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jaime Seoane | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| José León | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álvaro Tejero | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Full-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luismi Quezada | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Óscar | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luca Zidane | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adrián Mancebo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fran Feuillassier | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Winger | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jaime Sánchez (Jaime Sánchez Muñoz) | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javi Sánchez | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dani Gómez | £1,040 | £54,080 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Manu Hernando | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álvaro Fidalgo | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Augusto Galván | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Toni Segura | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergio Reguilón | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javier Belman | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Víctor Campuzano | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Álex Martín | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alexandru Tîrlea | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Right winger | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Antonio Blanco | £70 | £3,640 | 16 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Miguel Baeza | £70 | £3,640 | 17 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Antonio Blanco | £70 | £3,640 | 16 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alberto | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergio López | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bilal Kandoussi El Khallak | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joaquín Rodríguez | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Víctor Chust | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gorka Zabarte | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| César Gelabert | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Martín Calderón | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fran Rivera | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luis Vacas | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Moha | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mario del Campo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left-back, left winger | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diego Hernández | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| More | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Iñaki Elejalde | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adrián Fernández | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Guti | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Elliot | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Darío | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gorka Fidalgo | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fran García (Francisco García Torres) | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moha Ramos | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pedro Ruiz | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adrián de la Fuente | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isma (Ismael Álvarez) | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordi Govea | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Left-back | Ecuador | JUN 2019 | ||
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
38 Under £1k 0%
5 £1k-£2k 0%
8 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
3 £10k-£25k 1%
7 £25k-£100k 11%
13 £100k+
87%
Top 5 earners took 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Madrid wages, 2017/18
What was Real Madrid's wage bill in 2017/18?
Real Madrid paid £3,735,240 a week in 2017/18 - £194,232,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Madrid player in 2017/18?
Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £603,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £167,275.
What was the average Real Madrid salary in 2017/18?
The average Real Madrid player aged 22 or over earned £167,275 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Real Madrid's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Real Madrid pay £4,506,240 a week in 2026/27, 21% higher than the £3,735,240 of 2017/18. The current squad is 28 players against 74 then.