D.C. United 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Paul Arriola on £14,000 per week · see the current D.C. United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 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 — 176% higher than the £91,540 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arriola | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | AM R | United States | ||
| Zoltán Stieber | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | AM RL | Hungary | ||
| Luciano Acosta | £9,000 | £468,000 | 23 | AM C | Argentina | ||
| Steven Birnbaum | £6,600 | £343,200 | 26 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| David Ousted | £6,400 | £332,800 | 32 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Darren Mattocks | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Jamaica | ||
| Frédéric Brillant | £5,300 | £275,600 | 32 | D C | France | ||
| Junior Moreno | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | DM | Venezuela | ||
| Nick DeLeon | £3,900 | £202,800 | 26 | D/AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Patrick Nyarko | £3,800 | £197,600 | 31 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Russell Canouse | £2,700 | £140,400 | 22 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jared Jeffrey | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Ian Harkes | £2,100 | £109,200 | 22 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Kofi Opare | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | D C | Canada | ||
| Patrick Mullins | £1,800 | £93,600 | 25 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Taylor Kemp | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Stewart Mairs | £1,600 | £83,200 | 37 | ST | England | ||
| Steve Clark | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Ulises Segura | £1,500 | £78,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Costa Rica | ||
| Yamil Asad | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | AM LC | Argentina | ||
| Chris Odoi-Atsem | £1,030 | £53,560 | 22 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Jalen Robinson | £960 | £49,920 | 23 | D RC, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Oneil Fisher | £910 | £47,320 | 25 | D RL | Jamaica | ||
| Afonso Pinheiro | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Travis Worra | £860 | £44,720 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Rafael Andrade Santos | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | AM/F C | Brazil | ||
| Bruno Miranda | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | ST | Bolivia | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
D.C. United wages, 2017/18
What was D.C. United's wage bill in 2017/18?
D.C. United paid £91,540 a week in 2017/18 - £4,760,080 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 D.C. United player in 2017/18?
Paul Arriola was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £14,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £3,506.
What was the average D.C. United salary in 2017/18?
The average D.C. United player aged 22 or over earned £3,506 a week in 2017/18, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do D.C. United's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
D.C. United pay £253,000 a week in 2026/27, 176% higher than the £91,540 of 2017/18. The current squad is 30 players against 27 then.