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Chongqing 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Alan Kardec on £22,000 per week · see the current Chongqing wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £109k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £5.7m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £3k
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 18 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kardec | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jung Woo-Young | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | South Korea | DEC 2019 | ||
| Fernandinho | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | Winger | Brazil | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nicolás Aguirre | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | DEC 2018 | ||
| Ding Jie | £7,400 | £384,800 | 30 | Right-back, midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Peng Xinli | £3,800 | £197,600 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chen Lei | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cui Yongzhe | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Feng Jin | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | Right winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Weidong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Yu | £2,000 | £104,000 | 32 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sui Donglu | £1,600 | £83,200 | 34 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wu Qing | £1,400 | £72,800 | 35 | Left wing-back, winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jiang Jiajun | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zheng Tao | £1,000 | £52,000 | 31 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Liu Le | £1,000 | £52,000 | 28 | Full-back, left midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Deng Xiaofei | £950 | £49,400 | 34 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Li Fang | £910 | £47,320 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Tang Jiashu | £860 | £44,720 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fernandinho | £670 | £34,840 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yang Ke | £660 | £34,320 | 28 | Winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Luo Hao | £590 | £30,680 | 22 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zeng Shuai | £500 | £26,000 | 23 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Sun Zhengyang | £460 | £23,920 | 24 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Chen Anqi | £410 | £21,320 | 24 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Weicheng | £400 | £20,800 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zheng Yi | £400 | £20,800 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Jiang Wei | £320 | £16,640 | 24 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yuan Mincheng | £280 | £14,560 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Xu Wu | £270 | £14,040 | 24 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Sui Weijie | £260 | £13,520 | 34 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cao Dong | £130 | £6,760 | 19 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Yin Congyao | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Tao | £120 | £6,240 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| An Kang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Luo Jiewu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Kong Longxing | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Li Rui | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhao Jiarong | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Qu Ying | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Man Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Liao Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Kejiang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Right-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Lyu Jie | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cao Yue | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| You Jiabin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Shang Shiqi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Gong Haolun | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Shiwei | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Xu Ziyue | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Liu Bin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cai Qingheng | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Han Zixuan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang-Yan Duke | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fan Weixiang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Pan Long | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cao Ya'nan | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhao Boyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Wang Min | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Sheng Chunlin | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Zhang Cheng | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Guo Jilin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Centre-back | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Chen Yi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2017 | ||
| Fang Zhengyang | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 10%
5 £1k-£2k 6%
6 £2k-£5k 14%
1 £5k-£10k 7%
4 £10k-£25k 63%
Top 5 earners took 70% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chongqing wages, 2017/18
What was Chongqing's wage bill in 2017/18?
Chongqing paid £108,810 a week in 2017/18 - £5,658,120 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chongqing player in 2017/18?
Alan Kardec was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £22,000 a week, 7.3x the 22+ squad average of £3,016.
What was the average Chongqing salary in 2017/18?
The average Chongqing player aged 22 or over earned £3,016 a week in 2017/18, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 70% of the bill between them.