PREMIER LEAGUE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Crystal Palace 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Wilfried Zaha on £130,000 per week · see the current Crystal Palace wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.3m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £67m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £51k
Then and now
Crystal Palace pay £1,630,295 a week in 2026/27 — 26% higher than the £1,297,465 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christian Benteke | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 30 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luka Milivojevic | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Odsonne Édouard | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 23 | Striker | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joachim Andersen | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 24 | Left-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeffrey Schlupp | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 28 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vicente Guaita | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Tomkins | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James McArthur | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | Striker | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ebere Eze | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Will Hughes | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joel Ward | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 31 | Full-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Ayew | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Butland | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marc Guéhi | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Michael Olise | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nathan Ferguson | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tyrick Mitchell | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Martin Kelly | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 31 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathaniel Clyne | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Conor Gallagher | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jaroslaw Jach | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nya Kirby | £6,900 | £358,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Montes | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Nicaragua | JUN 2022 | ||
| Remi Matthews | £4,700 | £244,400 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Banks | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Omilabu | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reece Hannam | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tayo Adaramola | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Killian Phillips | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Matthews | £850 | £44,200 | 14 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fionn Mooney | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harlem Hale | £780 | £40,560 | 16 | Wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie Taylor | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jadan Raymond | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| JK Gordon | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Boateng | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Malachi Boateng | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aidan Steele | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cardo Siddik | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Centre-back | Iraq | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sean Robertson | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dan Quick | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dylan Thiselton | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Whitworth | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Wells-Morrison | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Bryon | £340 | £17,680 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Noah Watson | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Goodman | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kevin González | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | Attacking midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vonnte Williams | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jackson Izquierdo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Ozoh | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joshua Addae | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kalani Barton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Freddie Bell | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Leonard | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Laurie Shala | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Kosovo | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maliq Cadogan | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Basilio Rieno-Socoliche | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kanye Jobson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cameron Lewis-Brown | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Junior Dixon | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Victor Akinwale | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Ling | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ademola Ola-Adebomi | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kaden Rodney | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Bartley | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Sheridan | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adler Nascimento | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matty Vigor | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rowan Smith | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kyran Henderson | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
44 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
4 £10k-£25k 5%
19 £25k-£100k 72%
2 £100k+
19%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Crystal Palace wages, 2021/22
What was Crystal Palace's wage bill in 2021/22?
Crystal Palace paid £1,297,465 a week in 2021/22 - £67,468,180 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Crystal Palace player in 2021/22?
Wilfried Zaha was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £130,000 a week, 2.5x the 22+ squad average of £51,082.
What was the average Crystal Palace salary in 2021/22?
The average Crystal Palace player aged 22 or over earned £51,082 a week in 2021/22, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Crystal Palace's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Crystal Palace pay £1,630,295 a week in 2026/27, 26% higher than the £1,297,465 of 2021/22. The current squad is 81 players against 76 then.