Columbus Crew 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gyasi Zardes on £23,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27 — 82% higher than the £155,100 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyasi Zardes | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | M/AM (RL), ST (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Darlington Nagbe | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | M (RLC), AM (RL) | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | D (C) | Ghana | ||
| Darlington Nagbe | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | M (RLC), AM (RL) | United States | ||
| Pedro Santos | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | M (L), AM (RL) | Portugal | ||
| Lucas Zelarayán | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | M (L), AM (LC) | Argentina | ||
| Kevin Molino | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | M (L), AM (LC) | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Perry Kitchen | £6,800 | £353,600 | 28 | DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Artur | £6,500 | £338,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Vito Wormgoor | £5,500 | £286,000 | 31 | D (C) | Holland | ||
| Eloy Room | £5,300 | £275,600 | 31 | GK | Curaçao | ||
| Harrison Afful | £5,200 | £270,400 | 34 | D/WB (R) | Ghana | ||
| Luis Díaz | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | M/AM (RL) | Costa Rica | ||
| Milton Valenzuela | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | D/WB (L) | Argentina | ||
| Evan Bush | £4,300 | £223,600 | 34 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | £3,500 | £182,000 | 35 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Héctor Jiménez | £3,200 | £166,400 | 31 | D/M (RL) | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Williams | £3,100 | £161,200 | 32 | D (RC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Aboubacar Keita | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Aidan Morris | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | DM, M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Waylon Francis | £1,400 | £72,800 | 29 | D/WB (L) | Costa Rica | ||
| Derrick Etienne Jr. | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Haiti | ||
| Eric Dick | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Grant Lillard | £1,200 | £62,400 | 24 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Matt Lampson | £900 | £46,800 | 30 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Berhalter | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | 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 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2020/21
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2020/21?
Columbus Crew paid £155,100 a week in 2020/21 - £8,065,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Columbus Crew player in 2020/21?
Gyasi Zardes was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £23,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £6,695.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2020/21?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £6,695 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 82% higher than the £155,100 of 2020/21. The current squad is 31 players against 26 then.