Chicago Fire FC 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Bastian Schweinsteiger on £82,000 per week · see the current Chicago Fire FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 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 — 307% higher than the £169,000 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 32 | DM | Germany | ||
| Nemanja Nikolic | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | ST | Hungary | ||
| Johan Kappelhof | £8,100 | £421,200 | 26 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Dax McCarty | £7,400 | £384,800 | 30 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Michael de Leeuw | £5,900 | £306,800 | 30 | AM RC, F C | Holland | ||
| Luis Solignac | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Argentina | ||
| Jon Bakero | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Aleksandar Katai | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Serbia | ||
| Christian Dean | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Brandon Vincent | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Nenad Babic | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | D C | Serbia | ||
| Matt Pearson | £1,900 | £98,800 | 36 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Mo Adams | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Matt Polster | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Djordje Mihailović | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Grant Lillard | £1,200 | £62,400 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Campbell | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Brandt Bronico | £1,040 | £54,080 | 22 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Daniel Johnson | £1,020 | £53,040 | 21 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Drew Conner | £1,020 | £53,040 | 23 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jorge Luís Corrales | £960 | £49,920 | 26 | D/WB L | Cuba | ||
| Richard Sánchez | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Diego Campos | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | ST | Costa Rica | ||
| Elliott Collier | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | ST | New Zealand | ||
| Josh Morton | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Rafael Ramos | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 77% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2017/18
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2017/18?
Chicago Fire FC paid £169,000 a week in 2017/18 - £8,788,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chicago Fire FC player in 2017/18?
Bastian Schweinsteiger was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £82,000 a week, 10.4x the 22+ squad average of £7,887.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2017/18?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £7,887 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 77% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 307% higher than the £169,000 of 2017/18. The current squad is 28 players against 27 then.