PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Chelsea 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner N'Golo Kanté on £290,000 per week · see the current Chelsea wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.9m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £149m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £111k
Then and now
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27 — 14% lower than the £2,868,285 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 22 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N'Golo Kanté | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timo Werner | £268,000 | £13,936,000 | 24 | Left midfielder, left winger, striker | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 23 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | £155,000 | £8,060,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mateo Kovacic | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christian Pulisic | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 21 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| César Azpilicueta | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 30 | Defender, wing-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kai Havertz | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 19 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jorginho | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Olivier Giroud | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 33 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thiago Silva | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 35 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Antonio Rüdiger | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marcos Alonso | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andreas Christensen | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tammy Abraham | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mason Mount | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reece James | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 20 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Édouard Mendy | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Senegal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kurt Zouma | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 25 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Emerson | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | Full-back, left wing-back | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charly Musonda | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Petr Cech | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | - | ||
| Faustino Anjorin | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Billy Gilmour | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dujon Sterling | £7,400 | £384,800 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bryan Fiabema | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | Winger, striker | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henry Lawrence | £5,200 | £270,400 | 18 | Full-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Thierno Ballo | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bashir Humphreys | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Wiggett | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Wady | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| George McEachran | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Brooking | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Bergström | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Levi Colwill | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Xavier Mbuyamba | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| George Nunn | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam McClelland | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Elliott | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dynel Simeu | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dion Rankine | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Right-back, wing-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Karlo Žiger | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Myles Peart-Harris | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre Ekwah | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Bate | £640 | £33,280 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tino Livramento | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcel Lewis | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Xavier Simons | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Derrick Abu | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Badley-Morgan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alex Kpakpe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Prince Adegoke | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Silko Thomas | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aleksi Heino | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Webster | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sami Tlemcani | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edwin Andersson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Haigh | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Vale | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Tobin | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfie Gilchrist | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jimi Tauriainen | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Wide midfielder, winger | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jude Soonsup-Bell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
21 Under £1k 0%
6 £1k-£2k 0%
10 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 1%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
9 £25k-£100k 18%
15 £100k+
78%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chelsea wages, 2020/21
What was Chelsea's wage bill in 2020/21?
Chelsea paid £2,868,285 a week in 2020/21 - £149,150,820 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 2020/21?
N'Golo Kanté was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £290,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £111,350.
What was the average Chelsea salary in 2020/21?
The average Chelsea player aged 22 or over earned £111,350 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 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 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27, 14% lower than the £2,868,285 of 2020/21. The current squad is 66 players against 67 then.