Colorado Rapids 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Younes Namli on £13,000 per week · see the current Colorado Rapids wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £109,800 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younes Namli | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | M/AM (RLC) | Denmark | ||
| Kellyn Acosta | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Nicolas Bénézet | £8,900 | £462,800 | 29 | M (L), AM (RLC) | France | ||
| Danny Wilson | £8,400 | £436,800 | 28 | D (C), DM | Scotland | ||
| Jack Price | £7,100 | £369,200 | 27 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Michael Barrios | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | AM (R), ST (C) | Colombia | ||
| Braian Galván | £6,500 | £338,000 | 19 | M/AM (C) | Argentina | ||
| Drew Moor | £6,400 | £332,800 | 36 | D (RC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Diego Rubio | £5,400 | £280,800 | 27 | AM (C), ST (C) | Chile | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida | £4,900 | £254,800 | 28 | AM (RC) | Uruguay | ||
| William Yarbrough | £4,400 | £228,800 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Lewis | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | M/AM (RL) | U.S.A. | ||
| Philip Mayaka | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | DM, M (C) | Kenya | ||
| Steven Beitashour | £2,600 | £135,200 | 33 | D/WB (R) | Iran | ||
| Auston Trusty | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Clint Irwin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Collen Warner | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Lalas Abubakar | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | D (C) | Ghana | ||
| Keegan Rosenberry | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | D (RLC) | U.S.A. | ||
| André Shinyashiki | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Andre Rawls | £1,500 | £78,000 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Cole Bassett | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeremy Kelly | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | D/M (R) | U.S.A. | ||
| Kortne Ford | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | D/WB (L) | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Anderson | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D/WB/M (R) | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Vines | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D (L) | U.S.A. | ||
| Will Vint | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colorado Rapids wages, 2020/21
What was Colorado Rapids' wage bill in 2020/21?
Colorado Rapids paid £109,800 a week in 2020/21 - £5,709,600 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 Colorado Rapids player in 2020/21?
Younes Namli was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £13,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £4,750.
What was the average Colorado Rapids salary in 2020/21?
The average Colorado Rapids player aged 22 or over earned £4,750 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Colorado Rapids' 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £109,800 of 2020/21. The current squad is 26 players against 27 then.