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Paris Saint-Germain 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Neymar on £636,000 per week · see the current Paris Saint-Germain wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £172m
SQUAD SIZE78
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £149k
Then and now
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,897,402 a week in 2026/27 — 13% lower than the £3,312,980 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neymar | £636,000 | £33,072,000 | 26 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Edinson Cavani | £319,000 | £16,588,000 | 31 | ST | Uruguay | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kylian Mbappé | £311,000 | £16,172,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thiago Silva | £276,000 | £14,352,000 | 33 | D C | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ángel Di María | £232,000 | £12,064,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marquinhos | £232,000 | £12,064,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gianluigi Buffon | £145,000 | £7,540,000 | 40 | GK | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Alves (Daniel Alves da Silva) | £145,000 | £7,540,000 | 35 | D/WB/M R | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Presnel Kimpembe | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 22 | D C | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marco Verratti | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 25 | DM | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Julian Draxler | £124,000 | £6,448,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Layvin Kurzawa | £104,000 | £5,408,000 | 25 | D/WB L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leandro Paredes | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 23 | DM | Argentina | JUN 2023 | ||
| Juan Bernat | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thilo Kehrer | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrien Rabiot | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 23 | M C | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Meunier | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 26 | D/WB R, M RC | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alphonse Areola | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | DM | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Moussa Diaby | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | AM RL | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stanley Nsoki | £8,600 | £447,200 | 19 | D LC | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alec Georgen | £6,500 | £338,000 | 19 | D R | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdallah Yaisien | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | AM RLC | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Levi Opdam | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | D/WB RL | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Colin Dagba | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | D RL | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Loïc Mbe Soh | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | D C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Azzeddine Toufiqui | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | M C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Arthur Zagré | £2,500 | £130,000 | 16 | D L | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sébastien Cibois | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | GK | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Virgiliu Postolachi | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | ST | Romania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandre Fressange | £1,030 | £53,560 | 17 | AM R, ST | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Abdoulaye Konaté | £1,010 | £52,520 | 20 | D L, M C | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Hemans | £940 | £48,880 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Metehan Güçlü | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | ST | Türkiye | JUN 2019 | ||
| Emmanuel Attah | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | £890 | £46,280 | 16 | ST | France | - | ||
| Cawdy Williams | £870 | £45,240 | 17 | AM L | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anfane Ahamada | £850 | £44,200 | 16 | DM | France | - | ||
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | M C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexis Giacomini | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | AM C | France | - | ||
| Nathan Epaillard | £820 | £42,640 | 20 | DM | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Garissone Innocent | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | GK | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hervé Malebe | £780 | £40,560 | 16 | ST | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ruben Providence | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | AM LC | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Romaric Yapi | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | AM R | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxen Kapo | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | DM | France | - | ||
| Idriss Mzaouiyani | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | M C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arnaud Luzayadio (Arnaud-Nkodi Luzayadio) | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | D R | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Massinissa Oufella | £740 | £38,480 | 16 | DM | France | - | ||
| Moussa Sissako | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | D C | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isaac Karamoko | £740 | £38,480 | 16 | AM R, ST | France | - | ||
| Bandiougou Fadiga | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | M C | France | - | ||
| Tanguy Coulibaly | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | AM RL | France | - | ||
| Thomas Chesneau | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | GK | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pierre Ouvry | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | GK | France | - | ||
| Omar Yaisien | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | AM C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sabri Haddadou | £650 | £33,800 | 18 | AM RC | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Teddy Alloh | £640 | £33,280 | 16 | D L | France | - | ||
| Richard Makutungu | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | D R | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Bernardou | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | M C | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tanguy Nianzou | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | D C | France | - | ||
| Kenny Nagera | £580 | £30,160 | 16 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Mathis Pascal | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D C | France | - | ||
| Théo Chanu | £570 | £29,640 | 16 | GK | France | - | ||
| Will-Cesaire Matimbou | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | GK | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2019 | ||
| Niels-Curtis Fiawoo | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | D C, DM | France | - | ||
| Valentin Pinto | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | GK | Portugal | - | ||
| Trey Vimalin | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | GK | France | - | ||
| Yanis Saïdani | £440 | £22,880 | 16 | GK | France | - | ||
| Raphaël Nya | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C | France | - | ||
| Chams-Eddine Limouri | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM L | France | - | ||
| Tidjany Touré | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM L | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gaylord Kitenge | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | D LC | France | - | ||
| Thierno Baldé | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | M C | France | - | ||
| Kays Ruiz-Atil | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM LC | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jonathan Mutombo | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | AM R | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adil Aouchiche | £60 | £3,120 | 15 | M C | France | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 0%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
7 £25k-£100k 13%
12 £100k+
84%
Top 5 earners took 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 78 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Paris Saint-Germain wages, 2018/19
What was Paris Saint-Germain's wage bill in 2018/19?
Paris Saint-Germain paid £3,312,980 a week in 2018/19 - £172,274,960 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 2018/19?
Neymar was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £636,000 a week, 4.3x the 22+ squad average of £148,868.
What was the average Paris Saint-Germain salary in 2018/19?
The average Paris Saint-Germain player aged 22 or over earned £148,868 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 78. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Paris Saint-Germain's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Paris Saint-Germain pay £2,897,402 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £3,312,980 of 2018/19. The current squad is 80 players against 78 then.