Chicago Fire FC 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Xherdan Shaqiri on £136,000 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 18 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 — 143% higher than the £282,900 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £136,000 | £7,072,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Switzerland | ||
| Gastón Giménez | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | DM | Paraguay | ||
| Kacper Przybyłko | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | ST | Poland | ||
| Rafael Czichos | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 32 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Jairo Torres | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM RL | Mexico | ||
| Chris Mueller | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Arnaud Souquet | £9,500 | £494,000 | 30 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Giorgos Koutsias | £9,200 | £478,400 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Greece | ||
| Federico Navarro | £5,300 | £275,600 | 22 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Carlos Teran | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | D RC | Colombia | ||
| Mauricio Pineda | £3,900 | £202,800 | 24 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Maren Haile-Selassie | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | AM RL | Switzerland | ||
| Miguel Ángel Navarro | £3,900 | £202,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Venezuela | ||
| Brian Gutiérrez | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Wyatt Omsberg | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Spencer Richey | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Alex Monis | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | AM R | U.S.A. | ||
| Victor Bezerra | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Brady | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeff Gal | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Javier Casas | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Dean | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D/WB R | U.S.A. | ||
| Justin Reynolds | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Kendall Burks | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Kei Kamara | £1,000 | £52,000 | 37 | ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Missael Rodríguez | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Sergio Oregel | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 75% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2022/23
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2022/23?
Chicago Fire FC paid £282,900 a week in 2022/23 - £14,710,800 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 2022/23?
Xherdan Shaqiri was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £136,000 a week, 9.4x the 22+ squad average of £14,456.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2022/23?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £14,456 a week in 2022/23, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 75% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 143% higher than the £282,900 of 2022/23. The current squad is 28 players against 27 then.