Colorado Rapids 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Tim Howard on £34,000 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 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27 — 21% lower than the £187,440 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Howard | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 39 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Tim Howard | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 39 | GK | United States | ||
| Shkëlzen Gashi | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Albania | ||
| Kei Kamara | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Benny Feilhaber | £9,500 | £494,000 | 33 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Tommy Smith | £8,600 | £447,200 | 28 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Danny Wilson | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jack Price | £6,100 | £317,200 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Nana Boateng | £4,900 | £254,800 | 24 | D C, DM | Ghana | ||
| Sam Nicholson | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Diego Rubio | £4,400 | £228,800 | 25 | ST | Chile | ||
| Johan Blomberg | £4,100 | £213,200 | 31 | AM RLC | Sweden | ||
| Kelyn Rowe | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | D L, AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Kellyn Acosta | £4,000 | £208,000 | 22 | D RL, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Axel Sjöberg | £3,500 | £182,000 | 27 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Clint Irwin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Kofi Opare | £2,000 | £104,000 | 27 | D C | Canada | ||
| Keegan Rosenberry | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida | £1,900 | £98,800 | 26 | AM RC | Uruguay | ||
| Andre Rawls | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Dillon Serna | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | D/AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Deklan Wynne | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | D RLC | New Zealand | ||
| Kortne Ford | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Cole Bassett | £880 | £45,760 | 16 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacob Hauser-Ramsey | £810 | £42,120 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Hundley | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Marcello Borges | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Niki Jackson | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Raben | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 62% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colorado Rapids wages, 2018/19
What was Colorado Rapids' wage bill in 2018/19?
Colorado Rapids paid £187,440 a week in 2018/19 - £9,746,880 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 2018/19?
Tim Howard was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £34,000 a week, 4.6x the 22+ squad average of £7,371.
What was the average Colorado Rapids salary in 2018/19?
The average Colorado Rapids player aged 22 or over earned £7,371 a week in 2018/19, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 62% of the bill between them.
How do Colorado Rapids' 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27, 21% lower than the £187,440 of 2018/19. The current squad is 26 players against 29 then.