Chongqing 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Alan Kardec on £22,000 per week · see the current Chongqing wage bill
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kardec | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jung Woo-Young | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | South Korea | DEC 2019 | ||
| Goran Milovic | £8,200 | £426,400 | 27 | Centre-back | Croatia | JAN 2019 | ||
| Ding Jie | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | Right-back, midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Xu Yang | £3,400 | £176,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Lei | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | Full-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Liu Yu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zheng Tao | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Full-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Liu Weidong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cui Yongzhe | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fan Peipei | £1,300 | £67,600 | 31 | Wide midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Feng Jin | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | Right winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Deng Xiaofei | £950 | £49,400 | 33 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Liu Huan | £900 | £46,800 | 27 | Centre-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Sun Zhengyang | £840 | £43,680 | 23 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Sui Donglu | £740 | £38,480 | 33 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Fernandinho | £650 | £33,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Wang Weicheng | £550 | £28,600 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Yang Ke | £550 | £28,600 | 27 | Left winger | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Peng Rui | £520 | £27,040 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Fang | £510 | £26,520 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zeng Shuai | £420 | £21,840 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xu Xiaobo | £400 | £20,800 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Wu Qing | £400 | £20,800 | 34 | Winger, striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zheng Yi | £360 | £18,720 | 23 | Right winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Nan Song | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Sui Weijie | £260 | £13,520 | 33 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Anqi | £180 | £9,360 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Fang Zhengyang | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Cao Ya'nan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Xi Zhejian | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Jiang Wei | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Sheng Chunlin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Lan Kunyang | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zhang Cheng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| An Bang | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Wang Min | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zhao Boyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Zhang Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Song Ziwei | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Chen Yi | £60 | £3,120 | 19 | Right winger | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Guo Jilin | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
| Wang Shuo | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yin Cungong | £60 | £3,120 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2016 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 73% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chongqing wages, 2016/17
What was Chongqing's wage bill in 2016/17?
Chongqing paid £81,350 a week in 2016/17 - £4,230,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chongqing player in 2016/17?
Alan Kardec was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £22,000 a week, 8.8x the 22+ squad average of £2,504.
What was the average Chongqing salary in 2016/17?
The average Chongqing player aged 22 or over earned £2,504 a week in 2016/17, across the 32 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 73% of the bill between them.