Columbus Crew 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Lucas Zelarayán on £27,000 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 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27 — 54% higher than the £183,600 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Zelarayán | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | AM C | Armenia | ||
| Darlington Nagbe | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 30 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Gyasi Zardes | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jonathan Mensah | £16,000 | £832,000 | 30 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Pedro Santos | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Kevin Molino | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | AM LC | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Artur | £7,500 | £390,000 | 25 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Eloy Room | £7,300 | £379,600 | 32 | GK | Curaçao | ||
| Alexandru Măţan | £6,500 | £338,000 | 21 | AM LC | Romania | ||
| Milos Degenek | £5,900 | £306,800 | 27 | D RLC | Australia | ||
| Steven Moreira | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Yaw Yeboah | £5,300 | £275,600 | 24 | AM RC | Ghana | ||
| James Igbekeme | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | M LC | Nigeria | ||
| Josh Williams | £4,100 | £213,200 | 33 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Perry Kitchen | £3,800 | £197,600 | 29 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jalil Anibaba | £3,100 | £161,200 | 32 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Patrick Schulte | £2,800 | £145,600 | 20 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Brady Scott | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Derrick Etienne Jr. | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Haiti | ||
| Erik Hurtado | £2,300 | £119,600 | 30 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Aidan Morris | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Evan Bush | £1,300 | £67,600 | 35 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Donovan | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Isaiah Parente | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Miguel Berry | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | ST | Spain | ||
| Marlon Hairston | £900 | £46,800 | 27 | D R, AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacob Erlandson | £890 | £46,280 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jake Morris | £890 | £46,280 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Philip Quinton | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Will Sands | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | D/WB/AM L | U.S.A. | ||
| Sean Zawadzki | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | DM | 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 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2021/22
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2021/22?
Columbus Crew paid £183,600 a week in 2021/22 - £9,547,200 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 2021/22?
Lucas Zelarayán was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £27,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £7,338.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2021/22?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £7,338 a week in 2021/22, across the 23 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 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 54% higher than the £183,600 of 2021/22. The current squad is 31 players against 31 then.