PREMIER LEAGUE · 2024/25 · ARCHIVE
Chelsea 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Reece James on £250,000 per week · see the current Chelsea wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £121m
SQUAD SIZE83
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £87k
Then and now
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27 — 6% higher than the £2,327,494 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece James | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Wesley Fofana | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Enzo Fernández | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2030 | ||
| Mykhaylo Mudryk | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2028 | ||
| Moisés Caicedo | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Ecuador | JUN 2029 | ||
| Benoît Badiashile | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Marc Cucurella | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2026 | ||
| Malo Gusto | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | Right-back, central midfielder | France | JUN 2028 | ||
| Trevoh Chalobah | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cole Palmer | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2031 | ||
| Levi Colwill | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Roméo Lavia | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2028 | ||
| Robert Sánchez | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2028 | ||
| João Pedro | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andrey Santos | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Alejandro Garnacho | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | Winger | Argentina | JUN 2030 | ||
| Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 20 | Winger | England | JUN 2030 | ||
| Estêvão | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2031 | ||
| Jorrel Hato | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2030 | ||
| Deivid Washington | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 20 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2028 | ||
| Filip Jörgensen | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Tosin Adarabioyo | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Liam Delap | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2029 | ||
| Pedro Neto | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2029 | ||
| Mamadou Sarr | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2031 | ||
| Dário Essugo | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2030 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | - | ||
| Gabriel Słonina | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | United States | JUN 2026 | ||
| James Hillson | £8,100 | £421,200 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Martin | £5,400 | £280,800 | 39 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Leo Cardoso | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiano Dyer | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Guiu | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Teddy Sharman-Lowe | £4,600 | £239,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harrison McMahon | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jimi Tauriainen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Finland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kaiden Wilson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Merrick | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Genesis Antwi | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josh Acheampong | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kian Best | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ollie Harrison | £1,800 | £93,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Richard Olise | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Defender | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Rak-Sakyi | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Shaun Wade | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Caleb Wiley | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Left-back, left winger | United States | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jesse Derry | £995 | £51,740 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Landon Emenalo | £713 | £37,076 | 17 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Kobe Barbour | £644 | £33,488 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Shumaira Mheuka | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jack Austin | £589 | £30,628 | 17 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Harry McGlinchey | £583 | £30,316 | 17 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Sol Gordon | £564 | £29,328 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Joseph Wheeler-Henry | £538 | £27,976 | 17 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Hudson Sands | £504 | £26,208 | 17 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Yahya Idrissi-Regragui | £491 | £25,532 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | JUN 2026 | |||
| Justin Marvellous Osagie | £484 | £25,168 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Olutayo Subuloye | £338 | £17,576 | 17 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Toby Bell | £241 | £12,532 | 17 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ibrahim Rabbaj | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jashayde Greenwood | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Isago Silva | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Freddy Bernal | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Chris Atherton | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Isaac Collinson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
| Lewi Richards | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Joel Vida-Philbert | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Dante Waite | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Jacob Hall | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Isaac Badu | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Gabriel Sambou | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Centre-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Calvin Diakite | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Riley Ebho | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Chizaram Ezenwata | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Ryan Kavuma-McQueen | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Winger | JUN 2024 | |||
| Charlie Holland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Reggie Walsh | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Aleksi Heino | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Winger, striker | Finland | - | ||
| Harrison Murray-Campbell | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Reggie Watson | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Heze Grimwade | £90 | £4,680 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Bilal Shah | £90 | £4,680 | 14 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 1%
5 £1k-£2k 0%
9 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
19 £25k-£100k 41%
8 £100k+
55%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 83 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chelsea wages, 2024/25
What was Chelsea's wage bill in 2024/25?
Chelsea paid £2,327,494 a week in 2024/25 - £121,029,688 across the year - spread over a squad of 83. We hold a wage for all 83 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chelsea player in 2024/25?
Reece James was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £250,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £87,386.
What was the average Chelsea salary in 2024/25?
The average Chelsea player aged 22 or over earned £87,386 a week in 2024/25, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 83. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Chelsea's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Chelsea pay £2,466,884 a week in 2026/27, 6% higher than the £2,327,494 of 2024/25. The current squad is 66 players against 83 then.