Crystal Palace 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Wilfried Zaha on £130,000 per week · see the current Crystal Palace wage bill
We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 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 — 4% higher than the £1,582,095 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 22 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 22 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Christian Benteke | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Mamadou Sakho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | D C | France | ||
| Michy Batshuayi | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 24 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Connor Wickham | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Andros Townsend | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 26 | AM RL | England | ||
| Scott Dann | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Vicente Guaita | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 31 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jeffrey Schlupp | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM L | Ghana | ||
| Luka Milivojevic | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 27 | DM | Serbia | ||
| James McArthur | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 30 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 21 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Patrick van Aanholt | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Holland | ||
| James Tomkins | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Wayne Hennessey | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 31 | GK | Wales | ||
| Joel Ward | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | D RL | England | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | Ghana | ||
| Pape Souaré | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Senegal | ||
| Bakary Sako | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | AM RL | Mali | ||
| Julián Speroni | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 39 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Martin Kelly | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | D RC | England | ||
| Jaroslaw Jach | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | D C | Poland | ||
| Kian Flanagan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Ryan Inniss | £1,700 | £88,400 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Levi Lumeka | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | AM L | England | ||
| Lucas Perri | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Luke Dreher | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Giovanni McGregor | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Nikola Tavares | £720 | £37,440 | 19 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Sam Woods | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Joe Tupper | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Ollie O'Dwyer | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Tyrick Mitchell | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Lewis Bryon | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Ollie Webber | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | Northern Ireland | ||
| Kevin González | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | AM (C) | Colombia | ||
| Lion Bello | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Joshua Ajayi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Kamari Parris | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB L, DM | England | ||
| David Boateng | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, DM | England | ||
| TQ Addy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Courtney Watson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jude Russell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Rob Street | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Malachi Boateng | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ryan Hanson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Will Donkin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Chinese Taipei (China PR) | ||
| Sean Robertson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Jacob Russell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Joshua Malcolm | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Drew Matthews | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Martin Onoabhagbe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Bivesh Gurung | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Brandon Aveiro | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jashaun Chamberlin-Gayle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Cian Trehy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Brandon Pierrick | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Brandon Pierrick | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Crystal Palace wages, 2018/19
What was Crystal Palace's wage bill in 2018/19?
Crystal Palace paid £1,582,095 a week in 2018/19 - £82,268,940 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Crystal Palace player in 2018/19?
Wilfried Zaha was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £130,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £58,908.
What was the average Crystal Palace salary in 2018/19?
The average Crystal Palace player aged 22 or over earned £58,908 a week in 2018/19, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Crystal Palace's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Crystal Palace pay £1,645,895 a week in 2026/27, 4% higher than the £1,582,095 of 2018/19. The current squad is 80 players against 63 then.