Chicago Fire FC 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Hugo Cuypers on £25,000 per week · see the current Chicago Fire FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 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 — 455% higher than the £123,990 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Cuypers | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Arnaud Souquet | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Chris Mueller | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM RLC | United States | ||
| Andrew Gutman | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | D/WB L | United States | ||
| Jonathan Bamba | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Anton Salétros | £4,500 | £234,000 | 29 | DM | Sweden | ||
| André Franco | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Chris Brady | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | GK | United States | ||
| Jack Elliott | £4,100 | £213,200 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Mauricio Pineda | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | D C, DM | United States | ||
| Maren Haile-Selassie | £3,900 | £202,800 | 26 | AM RL | Switzerland | ||
| Puso Dithejane | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | D RLC | South Africa | ||
| Philip Zinckernagel | £3,800 | £197,600 | 30 | AM RLC | Denmark | ||
| Robin Lod | £3,700 | £192,400 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | Finland | ||
| Joel Waterman | £3,100 | £161,200 | 29 | D C, DM | Canada | ||
| Leonardo Barroso | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
| Mbekezile Mbokazi | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | D L | South Africa | ||
| Omar González | £1,800 | £93,600 | 36 | D C | |||
| Sam Rogers | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D C | United States | ||
| Viktor Radojević | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Serbia | ||
| Damian Nigg | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM LC | |||
| Dylan Borso | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM LC | |||
| David Poreba | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £1,200 | £62,400 | 36 | D/M RL | |||
| Jeff Gal | £1,100 | £57,200 | 32 | GK | United States | ||
| Jonathan Dean | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | D/WB RL | United States | ||
| Jason Shokalook | £991 | £51,532 | 22 | ST | United States | ||
| Robert Turdean | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | ST | |||
| Sergio Oregel | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | DM | United States | ||
| David Tchetchao | £571 | £29,692 | 21 | AM RL | |||
| Harold Osorio | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | AM C | |||
| Vitaliy Hlyut | £469 | £24,388 | 17 | AM RL | |||
| Michael Flores | £469 | £24,388 | 22 | AM C | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 33 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Chicago Fire FC wages, 2024/25
What was Chicago Fire FC's wage bill in 2024/25?
Chicago Fire FC paid £123,990 a week in 2024/25 - £6,447,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 33. We hold a wage for all 33 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Chicago Fire FC player in 2024/25?
Hugo Cuypers was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £25,000 a week, 5.3x the 22+ squad average of £4,693.
What was the average Chicago Fire FC salary in 2024/25?
The average Chicago Fire FC player aged 22 or over earned £4,693 a week in 2024/25, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 33. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Chicago Fire FC's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Chicago Fire FC pay £688,000 a week in 2026/27, 455% higher than the £123,990 of 2024/25. The current squad is 28 players against 33 then.