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Paris Saint-Germain 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Thiago Silva on £215,000 per week · see the current Paris Saint-Germain wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £113m
SQUAD SIZE80
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £89k
Then and now
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,897,402 a week in 2026/27 — 33% higher than the £2,176,120 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Silva | £215,000 | £11,180,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ángel Di María | £176,000 | £9,152,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hatem Ben Arfa | £164,000 | £8,528,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marco Verratti | £157,000 | £8,164,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thiago Motta | £157,000 | £8,164,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Italy | JUN 2017 | ||
| Edinson Cavani | £157,000 | £8,164,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2018 | ||
| Javier Pastore | £151,000 | £7,852,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Blaise Matuidi | £147,000 | £7,644,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Layvin Kurzawa | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | 23 | Left-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Julian Draxler | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Grzegorz Krychowiak | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kevin Trapp | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxwell | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 34 | Left-back, left midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lucas Moura | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adrien Rabiot | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Serge Aurier | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 23 | Right-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gonçalo Guedes | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marquinhos | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alphonse Areola | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Presnel Kimpembe | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Meunier | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giovani Lo Celso | £18,000 | £936,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £12,000 | £624,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jean-Kévin Augustin | £8,100 | £421,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lorenzo Callegari | £6,000 | £312,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Makan Traoré | £3,900 | £202,800 | 24 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kévin N'Zuzi Mata | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2017 | ||
| Roli Pereira de Sa | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Abdoulaye Konaté | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Left-back, central midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alec Georgen | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dan-Axel Zagadou | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Félix Eboa Eboa | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antoine Bernede | £1,030 | £53,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fodé Ballo-Touré | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Gaëtan Robail | £990 | £51,480 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £950 | £49,400 | 16 | Left winger | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Boubakary Soumaré | £940 | £48,880 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Metehan Güçlü | £920 | £47,840 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Türkiye | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bardou Mapeja | £920 | £47,840 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Brydges | £920 | £47,840 | 19 | Right-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Alexis Giacomini | £860 | £44,720 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Azzeddine Toufiqui | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dylan Batubinsika | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yohan Demoncy | £820 | £42,640 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arnaud Luzayadio (Arnaud-Nkodi Luzayadio) | £800 | £41,600 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Garissone Innocent | £780 | £40,560 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kévin Cabral | £770 | £40,040 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Léonard Aggoune | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Fahad Mohamed | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Left-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rémi Cabral | £720 | £37,440 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Samuel Essende | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Valentin Pinto | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rémy Descamps | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mahamadou Dembélé | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Colin Dagba | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Right-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Epaillard | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bryan Labissière | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Théo Epailly | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Will-Cesaire Matimbou | £630 | £32,760 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harold Voyer | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Left-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Thomas Chesneau | £620 | £32,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pierre Ouvry | £590 | £30,680 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kévin Rimane | £590 | £30,680 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | French Guiana | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sébastien Cibois | £520 | £27,040 | 18 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mathis Pascal | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stanley Nsoki | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Timothy Weah | £210 | £10,920 | 16 | Striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Emmanuel Attah | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alassane Meïté | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Francesco Lo Celso | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Idriss Mzaouiyani | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ruben Gatta | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Left-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Omar Yaisien | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Raphaël Nya | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right winger | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yacine Adli | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Claudio Gomes | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Virgiliu Postolachi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Striker | Moldova | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Maronnier | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Right-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Abdourahmane Barry | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Romaric Yapi | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | Right winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
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
46 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
13 £25k-£100k 35%
8 £100k+
61%
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 80 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Paris Saint-Germain wages, 2016/17
What was Paris Saint-Germain's wage bill in 2016/17?
Paris Saint-Germain paid £2,176,120 a week in 2016/17 - £113,158,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 80. We hold a wage for all 80 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Paris Saint-Germain player in 2016/17?
Thiago Silva was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £215,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £89,431.
What was the average Paris Saint-Germain salary in 2016/17?
The average Paris Saint-Germain player aged 22 or over earned £89,431 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 80. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Paris Saint-Germain's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,897,402 a week in 2026/27, 33% higher than the £2,176,120 of 2016/17. The current squad is 80 players against 80 then.