Colorado Rapids 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Tim Howard on £33,000 per week · see the current Colorado Rapids wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27 — 1% higher than the £146,210 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Howard | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 38 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Tim Howard | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 38 | GK | United States | ||
| Shkëlzen Gashi | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Albania | ||
| Édgar Castillo | £7,000 | £364,000 | 30 | D/WB L | U.S.A. | ||
| Tommy Smith | £5,600 | £291,200 | 27 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Danny Wilson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Nana Boateng | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | D C, DM | Ghana | ||
| Jack Price | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Stefan Aigner | £3,600 | £187,200 | 29 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Johan Blomberg | £3,100 | £161,200 | 30 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Axel Sjöberg | £2,500 | £130,000 | 26 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Caleb Calvert | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Zac MacMath | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Marlon Hairston | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | D R, AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Micheal Azira | £1,900 | £98,800 | 29 | DM | Uganda | ||
| Andrew Dykstra | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Dillon Serna | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D/AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Eric Miller | £1,300 | £67,600 | 24 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Jared Watts | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Dominique Badji | £1,020 | £53,040 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Jack McBean | £960 | £49,920 | 22 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Kortne Ford | £950 | £49,400 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Mike da Fonte | £930 | £48,360 | 26 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Hamilton | £870 | £45,240 | 21 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Deklan Wynne | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | D L | New Zealand | ||
| Kip Colvey | £780 | £40,560 | 23 | D L | New Zealand | ||
| Niki Jackson | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Ricardo Perez | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Thomas Olsen | £690 | £35,880 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 69% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colorado Rapids wages, 2017/18
What was Colorado Rapids' wage bill in 2017/18?
Colorado Rapids paid £146,210 a week in 2017/18 - £7,602,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Colorado Rapids player in 2017/18?
Tim Howard was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £33,000 a week, 5.6x the 22+ squad average of £5,850.
What was the average Colorado Rapids salary in 2017/18?
The average Colorado Rapids player aged 22 or over earned £5,850 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 69% of the bill between them.
How do Colorado Rapids' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27, 1% higher than the £146,210 of 2017/18. The current squad is 26 players against 29 then.