Colorado Rapids 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Auston Trusty on £28,000 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 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £130,820 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Trusty | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Bryan Acosta | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | AM C | Honduras | ||
| Diego Rubio | £9,400 | £488,800 | 28 | AM/F C | Chile | ||
| Jack Price | £9,100 | £473,200 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Barrios | £8,900 | £462,800 | 30 | AM R, ST | Colombia | ||
| Max | £6,900 | £358,800 | 20 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Jonathan Lewis | £6,100 | £317,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Nicolás Mezquida | £4,900 | £254,800 | 29 | AM RC | Uruguay | ||
| Danny Wilson | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | D C, DM | Scotland | ||
| William Yarbrough | £4,400 | £228,800 | 32 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Keegan Rosenberry | £4,000 | £208,000 | 27 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Braian Galván | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | WB RL, M LC | Argentina | ||
| Clint Irwin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 32 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Lalas Abubakar | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Mark-Anthony Kaye | £2,900 | £150,800 | 26 | D L, M LC | Canada | ||
| Aboubacar Keita | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| André Shinyashiki | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Drew Moor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 37 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Steven Beitashour | £1,600 | £83,200 | 34 | D/WB R | Iran | ||
| Anthony Markanich | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D/WB L | U.S.A. | ||
| Collen Warner | £1,400 | £72,800 | 33 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Lucas Esteves (Lucas Esteves Souza) | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | Brazil | ||
| Abraham Rodriguez | £980 | £50,960 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Darren Yapi | £950 | £49,400 | 16 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Dantouma Touré | £950 | £49,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Guinea | ||
| Michael Edwards | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Oliver Larraz | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | D R, AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Philip Mayaka | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | DM | Kenya | ||
| Sebastian Anderson | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D/WB/M R | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 52% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Colorado Rapids wages, 2021/22
What was Colorado Rapids' wage bill in 2021/22?
Colorado Rapids paid £130,820 a week in 2021/22 - £6,802,640 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 2021/22?
Auston Trusty was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £28,000 a week, 4.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,435.
What was the average Colorado Rapids salary in 2021/22?
The average Colorado Rapids player aged 22 or over earned £6,435 a week in 2021/22, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 52% of the bill between them.
How do Colorado Rapids' 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Colorado Rapids pay £147,500 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £130,820 of 2021/22. The current squad is 26 players against 29 then.