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Napoli 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Lorenzo Insigne on £147,000 per week · see the current Napoli wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.6m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £82m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £63k
Then and now
Napoli pay £1,611,328 a week in 2026/27 — 3% higher than the £1,571,890 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Insigne | £147,000 | £7,644,000 | 27 | AM LC, F C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dries Mertens | £128,000 | £6,656,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kalidou Koulibaly | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 27 | D C | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| José Callejón | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| José Callejón | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 31 | AM RL, ST | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Arkadiusz Milik | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 24 | ST | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Faouzi Ghoulam | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Allan | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | DM | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raúl Albiol | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 32 | D C | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mário Rui | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mário Rui | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Simone Verdi | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elseid Hysaj | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Albania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vlad Chiriches | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 28 | D C | Romania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vlad Chiriches | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 28 | D C | Romania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Amin Younes | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 24 | AM RL | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fabián | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Ospina | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | GK | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nikola Maksimovic | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | D RC | Serbia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Meret | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | GK | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Piotr Zielinski | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | AM LC | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Ounas | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kévin Malcuit | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | D/WB/AM R | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Amadou Diawara | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | DM | Guinea | JUN 2021 | ||
| Orestis Karnezis | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | GK | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sebastiano Luperto | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | D LC | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Antonio Negro | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | ST | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Giuseppe Esposito | £940 | £48,880 | 19 | D C | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Giorgos Vrakas | £840 | £43,680 | 17 | AM RLC | Greece | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nikita Contini | £660 | £34,320 | 22 | GK | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matteo Loizzo | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | D R | Italy | - | ||
| Davide Costanzo | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D RL | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Antonio Pio Daniele | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D R | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Antonio D'Amato | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | M C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Ceparano | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hubert Idasiak | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | GK | Poland | - | ||
| Vincenzo Potenza | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | D L | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carmine Cretella | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | DM, AM C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicola Gaeta | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D RC | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marco Musella | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | DM | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gaetano Parisi | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D R | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Cifarelli | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | ST | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carlo Cavallo | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fortunato Carbone | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Karim Zedadka | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM R | France | - | ||
| Rafail Mamas | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | M C | Cyprus | JUN 2021 | ||
| Antonio Autiero | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nello D'Onofrio | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | D C, DM, M RC | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Christian Montaperto | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | AM/F C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luigi Marrella | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D/WB R, M C | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gioacchino Maione | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | GK | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Antonio Cioffi | £230 | £11,960 | 15 | AM R, ST | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vincenzo Mancino | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | GK | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Filippo Perini | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D C | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alberto Senese | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D LC | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Francesco Mezzoni | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM RLC | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrea Mancino | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nicola D'Alessandro | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | DM | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Salvatore Micillo | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | M RLC | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Giovanni Calvano | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D/WB L | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gianluca Gaetano | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alessandro D'Andrea | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | GK | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ciro Palmieri | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | AM L, ST | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niccolò Bartiromo | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | D RC | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Claudio Manzi | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D C | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Valerio Labriola | £230 | £11,960 | 17 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Francesco Casella | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D LC | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Francesco Marrazzo | £230 | £11,960 | 16 | AM C | Italy | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mattia Saporetti | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM RC, F C | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alessandro Zanoli | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | D RC | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pier Francesco Bertoli | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lorenzo Sgarbi | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alessandro Lovisa | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simone Zanon | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM/F C | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
47 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
£2k-£5k
£5k-£10k
2 £10k-£25k 2%
21 £25k-£100k 73%
3 £100k+
25%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Napoli wages, 2018/19
What was Napoli's wage bill in 2018/19?
Napoli paid £1,571,890 a week in 2018/19 - £81,738,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Napoli player in 2018/19?
Lorenzo Insigne was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £147,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £63,290.
What was the average Napoli salary in 2018/19?
The average Napoli player aged 22 or over earned £63,290 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Napoli's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Napoli pay £1,611,328 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £1,571,890 of 2018/19. The current squad is 78 players against 74 then.