Columbus Crew 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Federico Higuaín on £18,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 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 — 139% higher than the £118,370 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Higuaín | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | AM C | Argentina | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Pedro Santos | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Gyasi Zardes | £9,200 | £478,400 | 26 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Justin Meram | £9,100 | £473,200 | 29 | AM RL | Iraq | ||
| Wil Trapp | £7,400 | £384,800 | 25 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Harrison Afful | £5,200 | £270,400 | 32 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Milton Valenzuela | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | D/WB L | Argentina | ||
| Patrick Mullins | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Robinho | £3,700 | £192,400 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Artur | £3,500 | £182,000 | 22 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Gastón Sauro | £3,200 | £166,400 | 28 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Joe Bendik | £3,100 | £161,200 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Williams | £3,100 | £161,200 | 30 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Waylon Francis | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | D/WB L | Costa Rica | ||
| Eduardo Sosa | £2,300 | £119,600 | 21 | AM C | Venezuela | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £2,200 | £114,400 | 29 | D/WB RL, M RL | U.S.A. | ||
| JJ Williams | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Zack Steffen | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Ricardo Clark | £1,700 | £88,400 | 35 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Aboubacar Keita | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Edward Opoku | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | AM R | Ghana | ||
| Jon Kempin | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Lalas Abubakar | £1,000 | £52,000 | 23 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Niko Hansen | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | AM RL | Denmark | ||
| Connor Maloney | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Argudo | £790 | £41,080 | 22 | AM R | 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 51% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2018/19
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2018/19?
Columbus Crew paid £118,370 a week in 2018/19 - £6,155,240 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 Columbus Crew player in 2018/19?
Federico Higuaín was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £18,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £4,830.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2018/19?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £4,830 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 51% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 139% higher than the £118,370 of 2018/19. The current squad is 31 players against 27 then.