PREMIER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Chelsea 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Raheem Sterling on £350,000 per week · see the current Chelsea wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £4.5m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £232m
SQUAD SIZE82
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £140k
Then and now
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27 — 45% lower than the £4,461,265 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raheem Sterling | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kalidou Koulibaly | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 31 | D C | Senegal | JUN 2026 | ||
| N'Golo Kanté | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 31 | DM | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reece James | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | 22 | D RC, DM | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Wesley Fofana | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 21 | D C | France | JUN 2029 | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 25 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Enzo Fernández | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Argentina | JUN 2031 | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £170,000 | £8,840,000 | 33 | AM RL, ST | Gabon | JUN 2024 | ||
| João Félix | £155,000 | £8,060,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Mykhaylo Mudryk | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Ukraine | JUN 2030 | ||
| Mateo Kovacic | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Croatia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Christian Pulisic | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 23 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| César Azpilicueta | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 32 | D RLC | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kai Havertz | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 23 | AM/F C | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | £147,000 | £7,644,000 | 27 | GK | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Benoît Badiashile | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 21 | D C | France | JUN 2030 | ||
| Marc Cucurella | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | D LC, M L | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| Noni Madueke | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2030 | ||
| Carney Chukwuemeka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 18 | AM C | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Morocco | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thiago Silva | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 37 | D C | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Armando Broja | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Albania | JUN 2028 | ||
| Trevoh Chalobah | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 23 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Mason Mount | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Datro Fofana | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2029 | ||
| Andrey Santos | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 18 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Denis Zakaria | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | DM | Switzerland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Édouard Mendy | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 30 | GK | Senegal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marcus Bettinelli | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Vale | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Słonina | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | JUN 2028 | ||
| Conor Gallagher | £17,000 | £884,000 | 22 | AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Charlie Webster | £17,000 | £884,000 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Omari Hutchinson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 18 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lewis Hall | £10,000 | £520,000 | 17 | D LC, DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dion Rankine | £8,400 | £436,800 | 19 | D/WB RL, AM RL | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Elliott | £7,500 | £390,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronnie Stutter | £6,700 | £348,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Brodi Hughes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | D RC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bryan Fiabema | £5,500 | £286,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alfie Gilchrist | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Haigh | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Brooking | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | D RC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Juan Familia-Castillo | £4,100 | £213,200 | 22 | D/WB L, DM, AM L | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zak Sturge | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dylan Williams | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | D/WB L, AM LC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Derrick Abu | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | D/WB RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ethan Wady | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | GK | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jimi Tauriainen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | DM, AM C | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lucas Bergström | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | GK | Finland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Malik Mothersille | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mason Burstow | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Prince Adegoke | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sami Tlemcani | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | GK | Morocco | JUN 2023 | ||
| Louis Flower | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Richard Olise | £1,700 | £88,400 | 17 | D RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Rak-Sakyi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tudor Mendel-Idowu | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Silko Thomas | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | WB/AM RL | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eddie Beach | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | GK | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jayden Wareham | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kaiden Wilson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ted Curd | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Leo Castledine | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harrison Murray-Campbell | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | D RC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Travis Akomeah | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Billy Gee | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harrison McMahon | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Somto Boniface | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Reiss Russell-Denny | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Noah Hay | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB RL | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Acheampong | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D RC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Michael Golding | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jimmy-Jay Morgan | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Luke Campbell | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tyrique George | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Chinonso Chibueze | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ato Ampah | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB RL, AM RL | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | WB RL, AM RLC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Donnell McNeilly | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aleksi Heino | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Finland | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
20 Under £1k 0%
6 £1k-£2k 0%
15 £2k-£5k 1%
5 £5k-£10k 1%
5 £10k-£25k 2%
10 £25k-£100k 13%
21 £100k+
83%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 82 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chelsea wages, 2022/23
What was Chelsea's wage bill in 2022/23?
Chelsea paid £4,461,265 a week in 2022/23 - £231,985,780 across the year - spread over a squad of 82. We hold a wage for all 82 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chelsea player in 2022/23?
Raheem Sterling was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £350,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £139,700.
What was the average Chelsea salary in 2022/23?
The average Chelsea player aged 22 or over earned £139,700 a week in 2022/23, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 82. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Chelsea's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27, 45% lower than the £4,461,265 of 2022/23. The current squad is 66 players against 82 then.