Chelsea wages: How much does each player earn?

Cameron Smith

Updated: 30 Mar 2025 15:18 BST
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Cole Palmer, Reece James, Chelsea, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Chelsea have made a name for themselves in the 2000s for being extremely active in the transfer market, with the Blues almost always involved in high-profile deals.

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With Roman Abramovich as owner, Chelsea had a huge budget to play with, and it's thanks to that influx of money that they were able to keep competing at the very highest level.

That has remained the case under Todd Boehly's reign of the west London club. The American spent over €1 billion on new signings in his first year in charge at the club and the lavish spending has continued unabated.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through how much each Chelsea player earns, according to reports.

How much does every Chelsea player earn?

Chelsea salaries

Player	Age	Salary	Contract Expiry
1. Reece James	25	£13m	2028
2. Wesley Fofana	24	£10.4m	2029
3. Christopher Nkunku	27	£10.1m	2029
4. Enzo Fernandez	24	£9.4m	2032
5. Marc Cucurella	26	£9.1m	2028
6. Pedro Neto	24	£8.3m	2031
7. Moises Caicedo	22	£7.8m	2031
8. Cole Palmer	22	£6.8m	2033
9. Tosin Adarabioyo	27	£6.2m	2028
10. Nicolas Jackson	23	£5.2m	2033
= Mykhailo Mudryk	24	£5.2m	2031
= Jadon Sancho (loan)	24	£5.2m	2025
= Levi Colwill	21	£5.2m	2029
14. Benoit Badiashile	23	£4.7m	2030
15. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	26	£4.2m	2029
16. Robert Sanchez	27	£3.1m	2030
17. Filip Jorgensen	22	£2.6m	2031
= Marc Guiu	19	£2.6m	2029
= Trevoh Chalobah	25	£2.6m	2028
= Noni Madueke	23	£2.6m	2030
21. Romeo Lavia	21	£2.3m	2030
= Malo Gusto	21	£2.3m	2030
23. Gabriel Slonina	20	£2.1m	2028
24. Marcus Bettinelli	32	£1.8m	2026
25. David Datro Fofana	22	£1.6m	2029
26. Aaron Anselmino	19	£780k	2031
27. Lucas Bergstrom	22	£390k	2025
= Tyrique George	19	£390k	2027
29. Josh Acheampong	18	£260k	2029

Club captain Reece James is Chelsea's highest earner with a whopping annual salary of £13m.

Wesley Fofana and Christopher Nkunku also earn in excess of £10m, while Enzo Fernandez falls just shy of that figure with a yearly salary of £9.4m.

Star man Cole Palmer is Chelsea's eight-highest earner, thanks to an annual salary of £6.8m, while Marc Cucurella, Pedro Neto, Moises Caicedo, Tosin Adarabioyo and Nicolas Jackson are also in the top 10.

Mykhailo Mudryk earns £5.2m per year, which is double that of fellow winger Noni Madueke (£2.6m).

Academy youngsters Lucas Bergstrom, Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong are the lowest earners at Chelsea.