Chelsea Salaries 2026/27

The top three forwards (Pedro Neto, João Pedro, and Emanuel Emegha) have a combined salary of €28.8M, which is more than triple the combined salary of the other three forwards (Estêvão, Danny Welbeck, and Geovany Quenda) at €9.3M.

Center-back Maxence Lacroix's €9.0M salary is greater than the combined annual salaries of defenders Josep Chavarría (€3.8M), Malo Gusto (€2.7M), and Aaron Anselmino (€2.1M), which total €8.6M.

35-year-old center-forward Danny Welbeck and 19-year-old winger Estêvão are on the exact same annual salary of €3.6M, highlighting a significant age and experience gap for the same pay.

A center-back and two forwards are the joint second-highest earners at the club. Wesley Fofana, Pedro Neto, and João Pedro all have an annual salary of €12.0M.

20-year-old left-back Jorrel Hato, with an annual salary of €7.2M, earns significantly more than 36-year-old veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson, who is on a €4.5M salary.

20-year-old left-back Jorrel Hato and 21-year-old right-midfielder Marco Palestra are on identical annual salaries of €7.2M.

The squad's salaries fall into four distinct tiers. An Elite Tier exists for players earning over €10M, including Reece James (€15.0M), Emiliano Martínez (€10.5M), and Moisés Caicedo (€11.8M). A Senior Tier covers players earning between €6M and €10M, such as Maxence Lacroix (€9.0M) and Cole Palmer (€7.8M). A Core Tier includes players between €3M and €6M, like Emanuel Emegha (€4.8M) and Jordan Henderson (€4.5M). Finally, a Development Tier consists of players earning under €3M, including Malo Gusto (€2.7M) and Roméo Lavia (€2.7M).

Right-back Reece James is the highest-paid player at the club, with an annual salary of €15.0M. He is also the top earner among all defenders.

With an annual salary of €11.8M, defensive midfielder Moisés Caicedo is the highest-paid player in the midfield.

Winger Pedro Neto and center-forward João Pedro are the joint highest-paid forwards at the club, both earning an annual salary of €12.0M.