Chicago Fire FC 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Bastian Schweinsteiger on £93,000 per week · see the current Chicago Fire FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 204% higher than the £226,180 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 33 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Nemanja Nikolic | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | ST | Hungary | ||
| Aleksandar Katai | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Serbia | ||
| Dax McCarty | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Johan Kappelhof | £9,100 | £473,200 | 27 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Nicolás Gaitán | £7,900 | £410,800 | 30 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Marcelo | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Nicolás Gaitán | £7,900 | £410,800 | 30 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | £7,800 | £405,600 | 23 | AM RC, F C | Poland | ||
| David Ousted | £6,400 | £332,800 | 33 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Brandon Vincent | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Mo Adams | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Nicolas Hasler | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | D/WB R, M C | Liechtenstein | ||
| Richard Sánchez | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Amando Moreno | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Andre Reynolds | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Brandt Bronico | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Christian Martínez | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | AM RC | Panama | ||
| Christian Dean | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Djordje Mihailović | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Fabian Herbers | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Grant Lillard | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jorge Luís Corrales | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | D/WB L | Cuba | ||
| Grant Stoneman | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeremiah Gutjahr | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Mark Forrest | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Raheem Edwards | £730 | £37,960 | 22 | AM RL | Canada | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £720 | £37,440 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 73% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2018/19
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2018/19?
Chicago Fire FC paid £226,180 a week in 2018/19 - £11,761,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chicago Fire FC player in 2018/19?
Bastian Schweinsteiger was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £93,000 a week, 9x the 22+ squad average of £10,360.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2018/19?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £10,360 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 73% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 204% higher than the £226,180 of 2018/19. The current squad is 28 players against 28 then.