D.C. United 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Luciano Acosta on £6,000 per week · see the current D.C. United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
D.C. United pay £253,000 a week in 2026/27 — 283% higher than the £66,140 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luciano Acosta | £6,000 | £312,000 | 22 | AM C | Argentina | ||
| Marcelo Sarvas | £5,900 | £306,800 | 34 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Bill Hamid | £5,500 | £286,000 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Bobby Boswell | £4,500 | £234,000 | 33 | SW, D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Rolfe | £4,400 | £228,800 | 33 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Lloyd Sam | £4,000 | £208,000 | 31 | AM R | England | ||
| Sean Franklin | £3,600 | £187,200 | 31 | D RC, M R | U.S.A. | ||
| Lamar Neagle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Nick DeLeon | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | D R, AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Patrick Nyarko | £2,800 | £145,600 | 30 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Sébastien Le Toux | £2,600 | £135,200 | 32 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Ian Harkes | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Kofi Opare | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | D C | Canada | ||
| Patrick Mullins | £1,800 | £93,600 | 24 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Steven Birnbaum | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Charlie Horton | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jose Guillermo Ortiz | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | AM RL | Costa Rica | ||
| Jared Jeffrey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jalen Robinson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | D RC, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Julian Büscher | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Alhaji Kamara | £1,020 | £53,040 | 22 | ST | Sierra Leone | ||
| Chris Odoi-Atsem | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Eric Klenofsky | £980 | £50,960 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Luke Mishu | £910 | £47,320 | 25 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Rob Vincent | £850 | £44,200 | 25 | DM, AM LC | England | ||
| Chris Durkin | £840 | £43,680 | 16 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jo Vetle Rimstad | £770 | £40,040 | 24 | D C | Norway | ||
| Travis Worra | £670 | £34,840 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Taylor Kemp | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
D.C. United wages, 2016/17
What was D.C. United's wage bill in 2016/17?
D.C. United paid £66,140 a week in 2016/17 - £3,439,280 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 D.C. United player in 2016/17?
Luciano Acosta was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £6,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £2,493.
What was the average D.C. United salary in 2016/17?
The average D.C. United player aged 22 or over earned £2,493 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do D.C. United's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
D.C. United pay £253,000 a week in 2026/27, 283% higher than the £66,140 of 2016/17. The current squad is 30 players against 29 then.