Chicago Fire FC 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Bastian Schweinsteiger on £87,000 per week · see the current Chicago Fire FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 15 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 — 301% higher than the £171,550 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 34 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Robert Beric | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | ST | Slovenia | ||
| Francisco Calvo | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D LC | Costa Rica | ||
| Johan Kappelhof | £9,100 | £473,200 | 28 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | AM RC, F C | Poland | ||
| C.J Sapong | £7,400 | £384,800 | 30 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Boris Sekulic | £6,500 | £338,000 | 27 | D RLC | Slovakia | ||
| Álvaro Medrán | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Jonathan Bornstein | £4,100 | £213,200 | 34 | D/WB L | U.S.A. | ||
| Djordje Mihailović | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Fabian Herbers | £2,300 | £119,600 | 25 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Kenneth Kronholm | £2,000 | £104,000 | 33 | GK | Germany | ||
| Micheal Azira | £1,900 | £98,800 | 31 | DM | Uganda | ||
| Brandt Bronico | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Connor Sparrow | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Andre Reynolds | £940 | £48,880 | 18 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Mauricio Pineda | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Miguel Ángel Navarro | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D/WB L | Venezuela | ||
| Jonathan Jiminez | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | D/WB L | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeremiah Gutjahr | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | D L, M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Nicholas Slonina | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Raheem Edwards | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | AM RL | Canada | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 76% of the squad wage bill, across the 22 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2019/20
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2019/20?
Chicago Fire FC paid £171,550 a week in 2019/20 - £8,920,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 22. We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chicago Fire FC player in 2019/20?
Bastian Schweinsteiger was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £87,000 a week, 8x the 22+ squad average of £10,927.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2019/20?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £10,927 a week in 2019/20, across the 15 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 22. The top five earners took 76% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 301% higher than the £171,550 of 2019/20. The current squad is 28 players against 22 then.