Olympique de Marseille 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Dimitri Payet on £124,000 per week · see the current Olympique de Marseille wage bill
Then and now
Olympique de Marseille pay £538,104 a week in 2026/27 — 53% lower than the £1,133,930 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri Payet | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 31 | AM RLC | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luiz Gustavo | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 30 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mario Balotelli | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | ST | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aymen Abdennour | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | 28 | D C | Tunisia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Thauvin | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | AM RLC | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kevin Strootman | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 28 | DM | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Steve Mandanda | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 33 | GK | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adil Rami | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 32 | D C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Clinton N'jie | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Duje Caleta-Car | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 21 | D C | Croatia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Morgan Sanson | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 23 | AM RC | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bouna Sarr | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | D/AM R | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Valere Germain | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | AM/F C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rolando | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 32 | D C | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Ocampos | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Amavi | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 24 | D/WB/M L | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maxime Lopez | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 20 | AM C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hiroki Sakai | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | D/WB R | Japan | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nemanja Radonjic | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yohann Pelé | £13,000 | £676,000 | 35 | GK | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tomas Hubocan | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | D RLC | Slovakia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Boubacar Kamara | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yusuf Sarı | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | AM RL | Türkiye | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ayoub Ouhafsa | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | AM R, ST | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Escales | £3,300 | £171,600 | 22 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sacha Marasovic | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdallah Ali Mohamed | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | D R | Comoros | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aymen Assou | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM RL, ST | France | - | ||
| Alexandre Phliponeau | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dembo Gassama | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Florian Chabrolle | £2,300 | £119,600 | 20 | AM RLC | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Perrin | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | D C, DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevan Mezine | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nassim Ahmed | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | D L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niels Nkounkou | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | D L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ahmadou Dia | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| El Omar Fardi | £1,300 | £67,600 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Geoffrey Agbolossou | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | D C | Togo | - | ||
| Isaac Lihadji | £1,100 | £57,200 | 16 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Brice Mius | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | D C, DM | France | - | ||
| Aaron Kamardin | £990 | £51,480 | 16 | D C, DM | France | - | ||
| Mehdi Baaloudj | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | ST | France | - | ||
| Manuel Nazaretian | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | GK | France | - | ||
| Malik Ousfane | £880 | £45,760 | 19 | D LC | Algeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Romain Saez | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | D R | France | - | ||
| Romain Cagnon | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sacha Guilhen | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Yacine Ressa | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | ST | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mohamed Ben Fredj | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | France | - | ||
| Tony Vives | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM L | France | - | ||
| Corentin Milhau | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | France | - | ||
| Vincenzo Callejon | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Rayan Sadelli | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | France | - | ||
| Serge Mouko | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D L | France | - | ||
| Benjamin Benaioun | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | France | - | ||
| Henri Bonet | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | - | ||
| Marley Aké | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST | France | - | ||
| Cyril Khetir | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Sabri Tajiti | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | M C | France | - | ||
| Zacharie Iscaye | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST | France | - | ||
| Amallah Kaloga | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | France | - | ||
| Théo Panafieu | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM L | France | - | ||
| Fabio Pedri | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | GK | France | - | ||
| Yanis Hadjem | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | AM RL | France | - | ||
| Dominik Topol'sky | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | DM | Slovakia | - | ||
| Joakim Kada | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Fabio Lorenzini | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | ST | France | - | ||
| Tom Bandikian | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Sandro Auquier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Aaron Nassur | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| David Blaudet | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Léo Le Gallo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M L | France | - | ||
| Loïs Fauriel | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D C | France | - | ||
| Khaïs Mze Issa | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RC | France | - | ||
| Richecarde Richard | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D R | France | - | ||
| Samuel Renel | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Nourdine Mohamed | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | France | - | ||
| Kylian Audegond | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | France | - | ||
| Salim Rachidi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | - | ||
| Fabio Vanni | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | GK | France | - | ||
| Yoann Araujo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Tom Moustier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | - | ||
| Clément Cordier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | France | - | ||
| Hugo Kaby | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Pierre-Jean Maurizi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM L | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 85 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Olympique de Marseille wages, 2018/19
What was Olympique de Marseille's wage bill in 2018/19?
Olympique de Marseille paid £1,133,930 a week in 2018/19 - £58,964,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 85. We hold a wage for all 85 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Olympique de Marseille player in 2018/19?
Dimitri Payet was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £124,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £50,915.
What was the average Olympique de Marseille salary in 2018/19?
The average Olympique de Marseille player aged 22 or over earned £50,915 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 85. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Olympique de Marseille's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Olympique de Marseille pay £538,104 a week in 2026/27, 53% lower than the £1,133,930 of 2018/19. The current squad is 81 players against 85 then.