Columbus Crew 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Federico Higuaín on £19,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 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
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27 — 159% higher than the £109,080 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Higuaín | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | AM C | Argentina | ||
| Artur | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Gastón Sauro | £9,200 | £478,400 | 26 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £9,100 | £473,200 | 25 | D RC | Ghana | ||
| Ola Kamara | £6,800 | £353,600 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Norway | ||
| Ethan Finlay | £4,300 | £223,600 | 25 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Harrison Afful | £4,200 | £218,400 | 30 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Tony Tchani | £3,600 | £187,200 | 27 | DM | Cameroon | ||
| Conor Casey | £3,400 | £176,800 | 34 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jukka Raitala | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | D LC | Finland | ||
| Justin Meram | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Iraq | ||
| Nicolai Næss | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | D C, DM | Norway | ||
| Mohammed Abu | £2,900 | £150,800 | 24 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Waylon Francis | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | D/WB L | Costa Rica | ||
| Wil Trapp | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £2,200 | £114,400 | 27 | D R, AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Williams | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | D RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Ben Swanson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Alex Crognale | £1,020 | £53,040 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Adam Jahn | £1,020 | £53,040 | 25 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Brad Stuver | £1,010 | £52,520 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Christian Martínez | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | AM RC | Panama | ||
| Zack Steffen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Dilly Duka | £990 | £51,480 | 26 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Lalas Abubakar | £910 | £47,320 | 21 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Niko Hansen | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | AM R, ST | Denmark | ||
| Abuchi Obinwa | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Rodrigo Saravia | £850 | £44,200 | 23 | DM | Guatemala | ||
| Connor Maloney | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Logan Ketterer | £750 | £39,000 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Marshall Hollingsworth | £740 | £38,480 | 22 | AM L | 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 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2016/17
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2016/17?
Columbus Crew paid £109,080 a week in 2016/17 - £5,672,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Columbus Crew player in 2016/17?
Federico Higuaín was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £19,000 a week, 4.9x the 22+ squad average of £3,912.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2016/17?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £3,912 a week in 2016/17, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 159% higher than the £109,080 of 2016/17. The current squad is 31 players against 31 then.