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Chongqing 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Alan Kardec on £97,000 per week · see the current Chongqing wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £192k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £10m
SQUAD SIZE63
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £6k
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Kardec | £97,000 | £5,044,000 | 29 | Striker | Brazil | DEC 2020 | ||
| Fernandinho | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| Adrian Mierzejewski | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | - | ||
| Fernandinho | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | Winger | Brazil | - | ||
| Ding Jie | £6,400 | £332,800 | 31 | Right-back, midfielder | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Peng Xinli | £5,800 | £301,600 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chen Zhongliu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cui Yongzhe | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Chen Lei | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Feng Jin | £2,300 | £119,600 | 24 | Right winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jiang Zhe | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Liu Weidong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | Left winger, striker | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tang Jiashu | £1,600 | £83,200 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Yerjet | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Jiang Jiajun | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Li Fang | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | DEC 2020 | ||
| Liu Le | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | Full-back, left midfielder | China | - | ||
| Luo Hao | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Deng Xiaofei | £930 | £48,360 | 35 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zheng Tao | £830 | £43,160 | 32 | Full-back | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yuan Mincheng | £640 | £33,280 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Cao Dong | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | Centre-back, striker | China | - | ||
| Zeng Shuai | £580 | £30,160 | 24 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Yin Congyao | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Xu Wu | £430 | £22,360 | 25 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Wu Qing | £400 | £20,800 | 36 | Left wing-back, winger, striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Wang Weicheng | £400 | £20,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Yang Ke | £300 | £15,600 | 29 | Winger | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Sui Weijie | £260 | £13,520 | 35 | Goalkeeper | China | DEC 2019 | ||
| Dong Honglin | £220 | £11,440 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Baxtiyar | £170 | £8,840 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | China | - | ||
| Dilmurat (Dilmurat Mollaniyaz) | £140 | £7,280 | 20 | Left-back, winger | China | - | ||
| Liu Bin | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Zixiang | £130 | £6,760 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Yang Shuai | £130 | £6,760 | 21 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Chen Tao | £120 | £6,240 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | China | - | ||
| Shang Shiqi | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Kong Longxing | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Left midfielder | China | - | ||
| You Jiabin | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back, striker | China | - | ||
| Zhang Xiang | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Fan Weixiang | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Zhang Haoyang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Ma Defu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Li Rui | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang-Yan Duke | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Wang Shiwei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Lei Shengting | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| He Jiantao | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | Winger | China | - | ||
| Pan Long | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | China | - | ||
| Man Yuan | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | China | - | ||
| Luo Jiewu | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left wing-back | China | - | ||
| Liao Junjie | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Full-back | China | - | ||
| Zhang Xiaotian | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Kejiang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Right-back | China | - | ||
| Wen Tianpeng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | China | - | ||
| Huang Jiahao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Cai Qingheng | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | China | - | ||
| Wang Min | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Goalkeeper | China | JAN 2021 | ||
| Zhang Cheng | £100 | £5,200 | 24 | Right winger, striker | China | - | ||
| Chen Yi | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | China | - | ||
| Fang Zhengyang | £100 | £5,200 | 24 | Striker | China | DEC 2018 | ||
| Cao Ya'nan | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | Central midfielder | China | - | ||
| Zhao Boyuan | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Right midfielder | China | - | ||
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 5%
6 £1k-£2k 4%
6 £2k-£5k 7%
2 £5k-£10k 6%
3 £10k-£25k 28%
1 £25k-£100k 50%
Top 5 earners took 81% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chongqing wages, 2018/19
What was Chongqing's wage bill in 2018/19?
Chongqing paid £192,410 a week in 2018/19 - £10,005,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chongqing player in 2018/19?
Alan Kardec was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £97,000 a week, 17x the 22+ squad average of £5,706.
What was the average Chongqing salary in 2018/19?
The average Chongqing player aged 22 or over earned £5,706 a week in 2018/19, across the 33 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 81% of the bill between them.