Paris Saint-Germain 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Neymar on £629,000 per week · see the current Paris Saint-Germain wage bill
We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,927,502 a week in 2026/27 — 20% lower than the £3,653,650 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neymar | £629,000 | £32,708,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Edinson Cavani | £316,000 | £16,432,000 | 30 | ST | Uruguay | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | £308,000 | £16,016,000 | 18 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Lassana Diarra | £297,000 | £15,444,000 | 32 | DM | France | ||
| Thiago Silva | £273,000 | £14,196,000 | 32 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Marquinhos | £228,000 | £11,856,000 | 23 | D RC | Brazil | ||
| Ángel Di María | £228,000 | £11,856,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Thiago Motta | £179,000 | £9,308,000 | 34 | DM | Italy | ||
| Javier Pastore | £158,000 | £8,216,000 | 28 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) | £144,000 | £7,488,000 | 34 | D/WB/M R | Brazil | ||
| Marco Verratti | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | 24 | DM | Italy | ||
| Julian Draxler | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Layvin Kurzawa | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 24 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Hatem Ben Arfa | £103,000 | £5,356,000 | 30 | AM RC, F C | France | ||
| Kevin Trapp | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Yuri | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Adrien Rabiot | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 22 | DM | France | ||
| Thomas Meunier | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | D/WB R, M RC | Belgium | ||
| Giovani Lo Celso | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 21 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Presnel Kimpembe | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 21 | D C | France | ||
| Alphonse Areola | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | GK | France | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £16,000 | £832,000 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Lorenzo Callegari | £6,000 | £312,000 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Hicham M'Laab | £4,200 | £218,400 | 27 | AM LC | France | ||
| Antoine Bernede | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | AM/F C | France | ||
| Abdallah Yaisien | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Fares Hassani | £3,300 | £171,600 | 25 | ST | France | ||
| Fahd El Khoumisti | £3,300 | £171,600 | 24 | ST | France | ||
| Samuel Guibert | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Azzeddine Toufiqui | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | M C | France | ||
| Timothy Weah | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Claudio Gomes | £1,400 | £72,800 | 16 | DM | France | ||
| Yacine Adli | £1,300 | £67,600 | 16 | AM RC | France | ||
| Colin Dagba | £950 | £49,400 | 18 | D R | France | ||
| Loïc Mbe Soh | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | D C | France | ||
| Abdoulaye Konaté | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | D L, M C | France | ||
| Alexandre Fressange | £810 | £42,120 | 16 | AM R | France | ||
| Samuel Essende | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | ST | France | ||
| Arnaud Luzayadio (Arnaud-Nkodi Luzayadio) | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | D R | France | ||
| Isaac Hemans | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | Ghana | ||
| Alexis Giacomini | £770 | £40,040 | 18 | AM C | France | ||
| Bandiougou Fadiga | £770 | £40,040 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Garissone Innocent | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Hervé Mombela | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | D C | France | ||
| Metehan Güçlü | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | £710 | £36,920 | 16 | AM L | France | ||
| Nathan Epaillard | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Emmanuel Attah | £700 | £36,400 | 16 | AM L | France | ||
| Omar Yaisien | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | AM C | France | ||
| Pierre Ouvry | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Sabri Haddadou | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | AM RC | France | ||
| Kevin Remanaho | £660 | £34,320 | 23 | D/WB RL | France | ||
| Maxen Kapo | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Lucas Bernardou | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Tom Flamant | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | D R | France | ||
| Moussa Sissako | £650 | £33,800 | 16 | WB L | France | ||
| Kévin Rimane | £620 | £32,240 | 26 | D C, DM | French Guiana | ||
| Fabio Torres | £610 | £31,720 | 16 | ST | France | ||
| Stanley Nsoki | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Niels-Curtis Fiawoo | £590 | £30,680 | 16 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Will-Cesaire Matimbou | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | GK | France | ||
| Tanguy Coulibaly | £560 | £29,120 | 16 | ST | France | ||
| Sébastien Cibois | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | GK | France | ||
| Thomas Chesneau | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | GK | France | ||
| Trey Vimalin | £540 | £28,080 | 16 | GK | France | ||
| Mathis Pascal | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D C | France | ||
| Ruben Providence | £520 | £27,040 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Valentin Pinto | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Idriss Mzaouiyani | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | M C | France | ||
| Abdourahmane Barry | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Virgiliu Postolachi | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | ST | Moldova | ||
| Lucas Maronnier | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D R | France | ||
| Raphaël Nya | £80 | £4,160 | 17 | D C | France | ||
| Massinissa Oufella | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | DM | France | ||
| Yanis Saïdani | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | GK | France | ||
| Richard Makutungu | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D R | Belgium | ||
| Nikoloz Kutateladze | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Georgia | ||
| Romaric Yapi | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM R | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Paris Saint-Germain wages, 2017/18
What was Paris Saint-Germain's wage bill in 2017/18?
Paris Saint-Germain paid £3,653,650 a week in 2017/18 - £189,989,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 78. We hold a wage for all 78 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Paris Saint-Germain player in 2017/18?
Neymar was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £629,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £128,647.
What was the average Paris Saint-Germain salary in 2017/18?
The average Paris Saint-Germain player aged 22 or over earned £128,647 a week in 2017/18, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Paris Saint-Germain's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,927,502 a week in 2026/27, 20% lower than the £3,653,650 of 2017/18. The current squad is 83 players against 78 then.