Crystal Palace 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Wilfried Zaha on £130,000 per week · see the current Crystal Palace wage bill
Then and now
Crystal Palace pay £1,630,295 a week in 2026/27 — 5% higher than the £1,545,490 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Christian Benteke | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mamadou Sakho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luka Milivojevic | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gary Cahill | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cenk Tosun | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | Striker | Türkiye | MAY 2020 | ||
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Scott Dann | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andros Townsend | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 27 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vicente Guaita | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jeffrey Schlupp | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 26 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Tomkins | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James McArthur | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Patrick van Aanholt | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 28 | Left-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| James McCarthy | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wayne Hennessey | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Ward | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Full-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | Right winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Martin Kelly | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nya Kirby | £6,900 | £358,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stephen Henderson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Dreher | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kian Flanagan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nikola Tavares | £720 | £37,440 | 20 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Aveiro | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Boateng | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ollie Webber | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Robertson | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrick Mitchell | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jacob Mensah | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Bryon | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyran Henderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Denzelle Olopade | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Russell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cameron Jessup | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aidan Steele | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kevin González | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cardo Siddik | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Quick | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kamari Parris | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rowan Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jashaun Chamberlin-Gayle | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Defender | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joshua Ajayi | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| JK Gordon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Deon Woodman | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| TQ Addy | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Noah Watson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dylan Thiselton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Pierrick | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jude Russell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ellison Wright | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Street | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lion Bello | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Malachi Boateng | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| David Omilabu | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 60 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Crystal Palace wages, 2019/20
What was Crystal Palace's wage bill in 2019/20?
Crystal Palace paid £1,545,490 a week in 2019/20 - £80,365,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 60. We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Crystal Palace player in 2019/20?
Wilfried Zaha was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £130,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £66,374.
What was the average Crystal Palace salary in 2019/20?
The average Crystal Palace player aged 22 or over earned £66,374 a week in 2019/20, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 60. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Crystal Palace's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Crystal Palace pay £1,630,295 a week in 2026/27, 5% higher than the £1,545,490 of 2019/20. The current squad is 81 players against 60 then.