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
We hold a wage for all 60 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 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 — 6% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 23 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Max Meyer | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 23 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Christian Benteke | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Mamadou Sakho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | D C | France | ||
| Luka Milivojevic | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 28 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Gary Cahill | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| Cenk Tosun | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Senegal | ||
| Andros Townsend | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Scott Dann | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Vicente Guaita | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 32 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jeffrey Schlupp | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 26 | D/WB L, AM LC | Ghana | ||
| James Tomkins | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 30 | D RC | England | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 22 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| James McArthur | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 31 | DM, M RC | Scotland | ||
| Patrick van Aanholt | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Holland | ||
| James McCarthy | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Wayne Hennessey | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 32 | GK | Wales | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Ghana | ||
| Joel Ward | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | D RL | England | ||
| Martin Kelly | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Nya Kirby | £6,900 | £358,800 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Stephen Henderson | £6,600 | £343,200 | 31 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Luke Dreher | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Kian Flanagan | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Nikola Tavares | £720 | £37,440 | 20 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Brandon Aveiro | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| David Boateng | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Ollie Webber | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Sean Robertson | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Tyrick Mitchell | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jacob Mensah | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Lewis Bryon | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Dan Quick | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| TQ Addy | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Joshua Ajayi | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jashaun Chamberlin-Gayle | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RLC | England | ||
| Jacob Russell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kamari Parris | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB L, DM | England | ||
| Cameron Jessup | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Kyran Henderson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Dylan Thiselton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Ellison Wright | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Lion Bello | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Cardo Siddik | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Rob Street | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Rowan Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| JK Gordon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Deon Woodman | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Noah Watson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Malachi Boateng | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Brandon Pierrick | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| David Omilabu | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Denzelle Olopade | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jude Russell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Aidan Steele | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Kevin González | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | Colombia | ||
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 £1,645,895 a week in 2026/27, 6% higher than the £1,545,490 of 2019/20. The current squad is 80 players against 60 then.