Chelsea 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Raheem Sterling on £350,000 per week · see the current Chelsea wage bill
We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Chelsea pay £3,386,284 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £3,450,745 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raheem Sterling | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | France | ||
| Reece James | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | 23 | D RC | England | ||
| Wesley Fofana | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 22 | D C | France | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £225,000 | £11,700,000 | 26 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Enzo Fernández | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | Argentina | ||
| Mykhaylo Mudryk | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Ukraine | ||
| Moisés Caicedo | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 21 | DM | Ecuador | ||
| Nicolas Jackson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Senegal | ||
| Benoît Badiashile | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | D C | France | ||
| Marc Cucurella | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 24 | D LC, M L | Spain | ||
| Noni Madueke | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Malo Gusto | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 20 | D/WB R, M C | France | ||
| Carney Chukwuemeka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Thiago Silva | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 38 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Axel Disasi | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Trevoh Chalobah | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Cole Palmer | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Levi Colwill | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Roméo Lavia | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 19 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Đorđe Petrović | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 23 | GK | Serbia | ||
| Robert Sánchez | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 25 | GK | Spain | ||
| Lesley Ugochukwu | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Deivid Washington | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 18 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Cesare Casadei | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 20 | AM C | Italy | ||
| Malang Sarr | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | D LC | France | ||
| Marcus Bettinelli | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 36 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Conor Gallagher | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Leo Castledine | £9,000 | £468,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Alfie Gilchrist | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Diego Moreira | £8,400 | £436,800 | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | £8,100 | £421,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Ronnie Stutter | £6,700 | £348,400 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Brodi Hughes | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Jimmy-Jay Morgan | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe | £4,600 | £239,200 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Ato Ampah | £4,500 | £234,000 | 17 | WB/AM RL | England | ||
| Josh Brooking | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Zak Sturge | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | WB RL, AM RLC | England | ||
| Reiss Russell-Denny | £3,700 | £192,400 | 17 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Chinonso Chibueze | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | WB R, AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Donnell McNeilly | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Dylan Williams | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | D LC, AM LC | England | ||
| Harrison McMahon | £3,200 | £166,400 | 17 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Jimi Tauriainen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | DM, AM C | Finland | ||
| Kaiden Wilson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Lucas Bergström | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | GK | Finland | ||
| Luke Campbell | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Max Merrick | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Travis Akomeah | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tyrique George | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Billy Gee | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Josh Acheampong | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Noah Hay | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Michael Golding | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Richard Olise | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | D RLC | England | ||
| Somto Boniface | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Sam Rak-Sakyi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Eddie Beach | £1,300 | £67,600 | 19 | GK | Wales | ||
| Saheed Olagunju | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Harrison Murray-Campbell | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Frankie Runham | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Marcell Washington | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kiano Dyer | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Leo Cardoso | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Shaun Wade | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Kai Crampton | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Genesis Antwi | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC | Sweden | ||
| Ollie Harrison | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | DM | England | ||
| Aleksi Heino | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Finland | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chelsea wages, 2023/24
What was Chelsea's wage bill in 2023/24?
Chelsea paid £3,450,745 a week in 2023/24 - £179,438,740 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chelsea player in 2023/24?
Raheem Sterling was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £350,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £133,158.
What was the average Chelsea salary in 2023/24?
The average Chelsea player aged 22 or over earned £133,158 a week in 2023/24, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Chelsea's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Chelsea pay £3,386,284 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £3,450,745 of 2023/24. The current squad is 77 players against 72 then.