Columbus Crew 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Lucas Zelarayán on £62,000 per week · see the current Columbus Crew wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27 — 14% higher than the £247,700 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Zelarayán | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 30 | AM C | Armenia | ||
| Cucho Hernández | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | Colombia | ||
| Darlington Nagbe | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 31 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Eloy Room | £17,000 | £884,000 | 33 | GK | Curaçao | ||
| Milos Degenek | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D RLC | Australia | ||
| Kevin Molino | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | AM LC | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Steven Moreira | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D/WB R | France | ||
| Alexandru Măţan | £7,500 | £390,000 | 22 | AM LC | Romania | ||
| Christian Ramírez | £7,400 | £384,800 | 31 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Díaz | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | AM R | Costa Rica | ||
| Yaw Yeboah | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | AM RC | Ghana | ||
| Josh Williams | £5,100 | £265,200 | 34 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jimmy Medranda | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | D/WB L, M LC | Colombia | ||
| Aidan Morris | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Patrick Schulte | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Brady Scott | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Evan Bush | £1,300 | £67,600 | 36 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacen Russell-Rowe | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | ST | Canada | ||
| Jake Morris | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Isaiah Parente | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Keegan Hughes | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Mo Farsi | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | D/WB R | Canada | ||
| Max Arfsten | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Philip Quinton | £800 | £41,600 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Sean Zawadzki | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 70% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Columbus Crew wages, 2022/23
What was Columbus Crew's wage bill in 2022/23?
Columbus Crew paid £247,700 a week in 2022/23 - £12,880,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Columbus Crew player in 2022/23?
Lucas Zelarayán was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £62,000 a week, 5.2x the 22+ squad average of £11,970.
What was the average Columbus Crew salary in 2022/23?
The average Columbus Crew player aged 22 or over earned £11,970 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 70% of the bill between them.
How do Columbus Crew's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Columbus Crew pay £282,600 a week in 2026/27, 14% higher than the £247,700 of 2022/23. The current squad is 31 players against 25 then.