Chicago Fire FC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Nemanja Nikolic on £18,000 per week · see the current Chicago Fire FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27 — 618% higher than the £95,860 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemanja Nikolic | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | ST | Hungary | ||
| David Accam | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Ghana | ||
| Johan Kappelhof | £8,100 | £421,200 | 25 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Juninho | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Dax McCarty | £7,400 | £384,800 | 29 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Michael de Leeuw | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | AM/F C | Holland | ||
| David Arshakyan | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | ST | Armenia | ||
| John Goossens | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | Holland | ||
| Arturo Álvarez | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | El Salvador | ||
| Giliano Wijnaldum | £2,200 | £114,400 | 23 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Jorge Bava | £2,100 | £109,200 | 34 | GK | Uruguay | ||
| João Meira | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | D C, DM | Portugal | ||
| Michael Harrington | £1,900 | £98,800 | 30 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Nick LaBrocca | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Brandon Vincent | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Collin Fernández | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Campbell | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Solignac | £1,000 | £52,000 | 25 | ST | Argentina | ||
| Daniel Johnson | £990 | £51,480 | 20 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Drew Conner | £990 | £51,480 | 22 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Polster | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Lampson | £900 | £46,800 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Brandt Bronico | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Djordje Mihailović | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Guillermo Delgado | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | ST | Spain | ||
| Joey Calistri | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Matej Dekovic | £740 | £38,480 | 22 | D L | Croatia | ||
| Patrick Doody | £710 | £36,920 | 24 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £680 | £35,360 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 57% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2016/17
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Chicago Fire FC paid £95,860 a week in 2016/17 - £4,984,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chicago Fire FC player in 2016/17?
Nemanja Nikolic was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £18,000 a week, 4.8x the 22+ squad average of £3,721.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2016/17?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £3,721 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 57% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 618% higher than the £95,860 of 2016/17. The current squad is 28 players against 29 then.