PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Chelsea 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Eden Hazard on £223,000 per week · see the current Chelsea wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.4m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £124m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £96k
Then and now
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27 — 3% higher than the £2,394,185 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hazard | £223,000 | £11,596,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cesc Fàbregas | £206,000 | £10,712,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Álvaro Morata | £170,000 | £8,840,000 | 24 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| N'Golo Kanté | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Luiz | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Willian | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tiémoué Bakayoko | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 30 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Antonio Rüdiger | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thibaut Courtois | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ross Barkley | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Drinkwater | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pedro | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| César Azpilicueta | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 27 | Defender | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andreas Christensen | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gary Cahill | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 31 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Davide Zappacosta | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 25 | Right-back, right midfielder | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Victor Moses | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 26 | Right wing-back, right winger | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcos Alonso | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emerson | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 22 | Full-back | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eduardo | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2019 | ||
| Izzy Brown | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Islam Feruz | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matej Delac | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mitchell Beeney | £7,900 | £410,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dujon Sterling | £7,400 | £384,800 | 17 | Centre-back, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wallace Oliveira | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Right-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Trevoh Chalobah | £5,600 | £291,200 | 17 | Defender | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charlie Colkett | £5,400 | £280,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joseph Colley | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Juan Familia-Castillo | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle Scott | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marcin Bulka | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ruben Sammut | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cole Dasilva | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2018 | ||
| Conor Gallagher | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Christie-Davies | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jamie Cumming | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacob Maddox | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luke McCormick | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Martell Taylor-Crossdale | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Reece James | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Richard Nartey | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tariq Uwakwe | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charlie Brown | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harvey St Clair | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Grant | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kylian Hazard | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2018 | ||
| Renedi Masampu | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tushaun Walters | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aleksi Heino | £145 | £7,540 | 8 | Winger, striker | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcel Lavinier | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defender | Portugal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daishawn Redan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicolas Tié | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Panzo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Billy Gilmour | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| George McEachran | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tariq Lamptey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Full-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Clinton Mola | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Russell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adebambo Akinjogbin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ethan Ampadu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marc Guéhi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defender | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Wakely | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Karlo Žiger | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2019 | ||
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
18 Under £1k 0%
8 £1k-£2k 0%
11 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 2%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
11 £25k-£100k 28%
12 £100k+
68%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chelsea wages, 2017/18
What was Chelsea's wage bill in 2017/18?
Chelsea paid £2,394,185 a week in 2017/18 - £124,497,620 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chelsea player in 2017/18?
Eden Hazard was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £223,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £95,909.
What was the average Chelsea salary in 2017/18?
The average Chelsea player aged 22 or over earned £95,909 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Chelsea's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £2,394,185 of 2017/18. The current squad is 66 players against 67 then.