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Olympique de Marseille 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Dimitri Payet on £100,000 per week · see the current Olympique de Marseille wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £690k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £36m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £31k
Then and now
Olympique de Marseille pay £538,104 a week in 2026/27 — 22% lower than the £690,200 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri Payet | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bafétimbi Gomis | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 30 | Striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Florian Thauvin | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Clinton N'jie | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2017 | ||
| Patrice Evra | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 35 | Left-back, left midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rémy Cabella | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Sanson | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Karim Rekik | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Grégory Sertic | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rolando | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rod Fanni | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 34 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Henri Bedimo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | Left-back | Cameroon | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hiroki Sakai | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Right-back | Japan | JUN 2019 | ||
| William Vainqueur | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tomas Hubocan | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | Defender | Slovakia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dória | £16,000 | £832,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bouna Sarr | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Winger | Guinea | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Lopez | £8,900 | £462,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abou Diaby | £8,500 | £442,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Yohann Pelé | £7,300 | £379,600 | 33 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zinédine Machach | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aaron Leya Iseka | £6,500 | £338,000 | 19 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brice Samba | £6,500 | £338,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Saïf-Eddine Khaoui | £5,600 | £291,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bill Tuiloma | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | New Zealand | JUN 2018 | ||
| André-Franck Zambo Anguissa | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | Central midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alphousseyni Sané | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Left-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Antoine Rabillard | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eirik Haugan | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Centre-back | Norway | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gabriel Dubois | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Julien Dacosta | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Right-back | Senegal | JUN 2017 | ||
| Samad Mouhammadou | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | Right winger, striker | Cameroon | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brice Nlaté | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antoine Gambor | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Chryst Gnapele | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2017 | ||
| Christopher Rocchia | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Left-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Clément Goguey | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dylan Bolnet | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Florian Escales | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Chabrolle | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Left winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Housseine Zakouani | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Marchadier | £1,060 | £55,120 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ambousoirya Mahadi | £1,060 | £55,120 | 17 | Left winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lucas Fontana | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lucas Genty | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jérémie Porsan-Clemente | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lucas Perrin | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Boubacar Kamara | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mathieu Buech | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mathis Fonovich | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Right winger | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Allan Pelletier | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Christian Madédé | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| François Carmona | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Raouf Mroivili | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Heidi Ihamouine | £690 | £35,880 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gent Dinaj | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Albania | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ibrahima Guirassy | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | Right winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Malik Ousfane | £650 | £33,800 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicolas Pelloux | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kevan Mezine | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Eddy Sylvestre | £620 | £32,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Esteban Gonçalves | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Samih Hadji | £560 | £29,120 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leo Libbra | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jason Mukulu Niwawa | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Suan Besic | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Yusuf Sarı | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | Right winger | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Andy Cizo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left wing-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
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
21 Under £1k 2%
16 £1k-£2k 3%
6 £2k-£5k 2%
8 £5k-£10k 8%
6 £10k-£25k 16%
10 £25k-£100k 55%
1 £100k+
14%
Top 5 earners took 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique de Marseille wages, 2016/17
What was Olympique de Marseille's wage bill in 2016/17?
Olympique de Marseille paid £690,200 a week in 2016/17 - £35,890,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique de Marseille player in 2016/17?
Dimitri Payet was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £100,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £30,959.
What was the average Olympique de Marseille salary in 2016/17?
The average Olympique de Marseille player aged 22 or over earned £30,959 a week in 2016/17, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 42% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique de Marseille's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Olympique de Marseille pay £538,104 a week in 2026/27, 22% lower than the £690,200 of 2016/17. The current squad is 81 players against 68 then.