Columbus Crew 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Federico Higuaín on £17,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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 — 178% higher than the £101,521 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Higuaín | £17,000 | £884,000 | 32 | AM C | Argentina | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £12,000 | £624,000 | 26 | D RC | Ghana | ||
| Gastón Sauro | £9,200 | £478,400 | 27 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Pedro Santos | £8,800 | £457,600 | 29 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Gyasi Zardes | £8,200 | £426,400 | 25 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Wil Trapp | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Harrison Afful | £4,200 | £218,400 | 31 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Ricardo Clark | £3,700 | £192,400 | 34 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Eduardo Sosa | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | AM C | Venezuela | ||
| Mohammed Abu | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Mike Grella | £2,900 | £150,800 | 30 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Edward Opoku | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | AM R | Ghana | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £2,200 | £114,400 | 28 | D/WB R, M RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Williams | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Zack Steffen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Milton Valenzuela | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D/WB L | Argentina | ||
| Alex Crognale | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Artur | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Adam Jahn | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Christian Martínez | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | AM RC | Panama | ||
| Dennis Sanchez | £1,400 | £72,800 | 36 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Alex Mysiw | £1,031 | £53,612 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jon Kempin | £960 | £49,920 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Lalas Abubakar | £940 | £48,880 | 22 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Niko Hansen | £920 | £47,840 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Denmark | ||
| Ben Lundgaard | £870 | £45,240 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Connor Maloney | £860 | £44,720 | 22 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Logan Ketterer | £770 | £40,040 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Argudo | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | M R | 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 54% 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
Columbus Crew wages, 2017/18
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2017/18?
Columbus Crew paid £101,521 a week in 2017/18 - £5,279,092 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 Columbus Crew player in 2017/18?
Federico Higuaín was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £17,000 a week, 4.2x the 22+ squad average of £4,067.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2017/18?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £4,067 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 178% higher than the £101,521 of 2017/18. The current squad is 31 players against 29 then.