Wuhan Changjiang 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Léo Baptistão on £42,000 per week · see the current Wuhan Changjiang wage bill
We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 35 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Wuhan Changjiang pay £6,500 a week in 2026/27 — 96% lower than the £160,980 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léo Baptistão | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Rafael Silva | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | AM LC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Jean Kouassi | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Stéphane Mbia | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Li Hang | £4,000 | £208,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Chang Feiya | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | AM RL | China | ||
| Li Zhichao | £3,000 | £156,000 | 29 | DM, ST | China | ||
| Liao Junjian | £3,000 | £156,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | China | ||
| Wang Kai | £2,400 | £124,800 | 29 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Du Longquan | £2,400 | £124,800 | 30 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | China | ||
| Yao Hanlin | £2,300 | £119,600 | 33 | AM RLC | China | ||
| Han Pengfei | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | D C | China | ||
| Zhou Tong | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D L, AM RL | China | ||
| Li Chao | £2,000 | £104,000 | 30 | D RLC | China | ||
| Luo Yi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 31 | D RL, M L | China | ||
| Tong Xiaoxing | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | AM LC | China | ||
| Sun Shoubo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 35 | GK | China | ||
| Ai Zhibo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 35 | D C | China | ||
| Huang Xiyang (Xiyang Huang) | £1,200 | £62,400 | 33 | DM, AM C | China | ||
| Liu Yun | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | AM RL | China | ||
| Liu Yi | £1,000 | £52,000 | 29 | D LC | China | ||
| Kang Zhenjie | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | AM/F C | China | ||
| Zhang Yaokun | £1,000 | £52,000 | 37 | D C | China | ||
| Dong Chunyu | £980 | £50,960 | 27 | GK | China | ||
| Ming Tian | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Nie Aoshuang | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | DM | China | ||
| Ni Bo | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | AM LC, F C | China | ||
| Huang Bowen | £670 | £34,840 | 22 | D RL | China | ||
| Song Zhiwei | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | DM | China | ||
| Zhu Zisen | £460 | £23,920 | 29 | GK | China | ||
| Jiang Zilei | £200 | £10,400 | 20 | AM R | China | ||
| Li Yang | £170 | £8,840 | 23 | M L | China | ||
| Jia Xinyao | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | GK | China | ||
| Jiang Minwen | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D L | China | ||
| Zhou Baizhao | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM C | China | ||
| Wang Yifan | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Chen Xiangxiang | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D C | China | ||
| Li Yiming | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D/WB R | China | ||
| Wang Zhifeng | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Ding Jinglong | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | China | ||
| Fan Xiaowei | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST | China | ||
| Yi Xiaolong | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D R | China | ||
| Fan Xiaobin | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | DM | China | ||
| Sun Weiwen | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | ST | China | ||
| Chen Luoqi | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | ST | China | ||
| Xia Ao | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Hu Zhuang | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D RC | China | ||
| Li Yueming | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D C | China | ||
| Li Zixing | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Wang Chen | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Li Panpan | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | China | ||
| Zhang Haoran | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D/WB L | China | ||
| Wang Xudong | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | M C | China | ||
| Zhang Bohao | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | M C, ST | China | ||
| Wu Jie | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | DM | China | ||
| Mei Cong | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | AM RC, F C | China | ||
| Song Defu | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | WB L | China | ||
| Gao Ming | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M C | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 73% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Wuhan Changjiang wages, 2018/19
What was Wuhan Changjiang's wage bill in 2018/19?
Wuhan Changjiang paid £160,980 a week in 2018/19 - £8,370,960 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Wuhan Changjiang player in 2018/19?
Léo Baptistão was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £42,000 a week, 9.3x the 22+ squad average of £4,531.
What was the average Wuhan Changjiang salary in 2018/19?
The average Wuhan Changjiang player aged 22 or over earned £4,531 a week in 2018/19, across the 35 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 73% of the bill between them.
How do Wuhan Changjiang's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Wuhan Changjiang pay £6,500 a week in 2026/27, 96% lower than the £160,980 of 2018/19. The current squad is 1 players against 58 then.