Colorado Rapids 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Tim Howard on £35,000 per week · see the current Colorado Rapids wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 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
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £149,820 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Howard | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 37 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Tim Howard | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 37 | GK | United States | ||
| Shkëlzen Gashi | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Albania | ||
| Kevin Doyle | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Nana Boateng | £6,900 | £358,800 | 22 | D C, DM | Ghana | ||
| Dillon Powers | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | DM, AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Alan Gordon | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Cronin | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Bobby Burling | £2,500 | £130,000 | 31 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Zac MacMath | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Marlon Hairston | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | D R, AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Marc Burch | £1,900 | £98,800 | 32 | D/M L | U.S.A. | ||
| Axel Sjöberg | £1,500 | £78,000 | 25 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Dillon Serna | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Caleb Calvert | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Eric Miller | £1,300 | £67,600 | 23 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Jared Watts | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Micheal Azira | £950 | £49,400 | 28 | DM | Uganda | ||
| Kortne Ford | £920 | £47,840 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Mekeil Williams | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | D RLC | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Ricardo Perez | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Dennis Castillo | £830 | £43,160 | 23 | D RC | Costa Rica | ||
| Dominique Badji | £830 | £43,160 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Liam Callahan | £750 | £39,000 | 22 | D/M L | U.S.A. | ||
| Peguy Ngatcha | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Hamilton | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 78% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colorado Rapids wages, 2016/17
What was Colorado Rapids' wage bill in 2016/17?
Colorado Rapids paid £149,820 a week in 2016/17 - £7,790,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colorado Rapids player in 2016/17?
Tim Howard was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £35,000 a week, 5.3x the 22+ squad average of £6,635.
What was the average Colorado Rapids salary in 2016/17?
The average Colorado Rapids player aged 22 or over earned £6,635 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 78% of the bill between them.
How do Colorado Rapids' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £149,820 of 2016/17. The current squad is 26 players against 26 then.