Crystal Palace 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Christian Benteke on £120,000 per week · see the current Crystal Palace wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Crystal Palace pay £1,645,895 a week in 2026/27 — 18% higher than the £1,397,690 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Benteke | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Mamadou Sakho | £84,000 | £4,368,000 | 26 | D C | France | ||
| Yohan Cabaye | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Loïc Rémy | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Loïc Rémy | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Steve Mandanda | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | GK | France | ||
| Connor Wickham | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Andros Townsend | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Bakary Sako | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Mali | ||
| Scott Dann | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Jeffrey Schlupp | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 23 | D/WB L, AM L, ST | Ghana | ||
| Luka Milivojevic | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 25 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Patrick van Aanholt | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Holland | ||
| James McArthur | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | DM | Scotland | ||
| James Tomkins | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | D RC | England | ||
| Fraizer Campbell | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Jason Puncheon | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Joel Ward | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 26 | D RL | England | ||
| Mathieu Flamini | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 32 | DM | France | ||
| Wilfried Zaha | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 23 | AM RL | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Pape Souaré | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Senegal | ||
| Damien Delaney | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 34 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Lee Chung-Yong | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | AM RC | South Korea | ||
| Joe Ledley | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | M C | Wales | ||
| Julián Speroni | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 37 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Martin Kelly | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Zeki Fryers | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Wayne Hennessey | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | GK | Wales | ||
| Jason Lokilo | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Sullay Kaikai | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jonathan Benteke | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | AM RC, F C | Belgium | ||
| Kwesi Appiah | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | AM/F C | Ghana | ||
| Corie Andrews | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Michael Phillips | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Kleton Perntreou | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | GK | Albania | ||
| Andre Coker | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Ben Wynter | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Hussein Mohammed | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | ST | Somalia | ||
| Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | AM LC | England | ||
| Levi Lumeka | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Ollie O'Dwyer | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Randell Williams | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Ryan King-Elliott | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Victor Fundi | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Dreher | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Giovanni McGregor | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Nikola Tavares | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | D C | South Africa | ||
| Matthew Funnell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Malachi Peynardo-Peart | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Emmanuel Yeboah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RC | England | ||
| Sam Woods | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ibrahim Kargbo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Joseph Hungbo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Kian Flanagan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| James Daly | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Francis Baptiste | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Bryce Hosannah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Will Ozono | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Colm McAdden | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ollie Webber | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Nya Kirby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Andrew Demby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Liam Coates | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Tariq Ossai | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Tyrick Mitchell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Lewis Bryon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Jordan Serrato | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Calum Sturgess | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Emmanuel Omrore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Linton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Kyle Lynch | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jalen Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Crystal Palace wages, 2016/17
What was Crystal Palace's wage bill in 2016/17?
Crystal Palace paid £1,397,690 a week in 2016/17 - £72,679,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Crystal Palace player in 2016/17?
Christian Benteke was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £120,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £47,552.
What was the average Crystal Palace salary in 2016/17?
The average Crystal Palace player aged 22 or over earned £47,552 a week in 2016/17, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Crystal Palace's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Crystal Palace pay £1,645,895 a week in 2026/27, 18% higher than the £1,397,690 of 2016/17. The current squad is 80 players against 73 then.