D.C. United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Wayne Rooney on £54,000 per week · see the current D.C. United wage bill
Then and now
D.C. United pay £251,900 a week in 2026/27 — 74% higher than the £145,040 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | 32 | DM, AM/F C | England | DEC 2021 | ||
| Paul Arriola | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | AM RL | United States | DEC 2019 | ||
| Leonardo Jara | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Argentina | DEC 2019 | ||
| Luciano Acosta | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | AM C | Argentina | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zoltán Stieber | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | AM RL | Hungary | DEC 2019 | ||
| Steven Birnbaum | £6,600 | £343,200 | 27 | D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chris McCann | £6,400 | £332,800 | 30 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | Ireland | DEC 2019 | ||
| Frédéric Brillant | £5,300 | £275,600 | 32 | D C | France | DEC 2019 | ||
| Bill Hamid | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Junior Moreno | £4,100 | £213,200 | 24 | DM | Venezuela | DEC 2019 | ||
| Lucas Rodríguez | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | AM LC | Argentina | DEC 2020 | ||
| Russell Canouse | £2,700 | £140,400 | 23 | DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chris Seitz | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Ulises Segura | £1,500 | £78,000 | 25 | AM RC | Costa Rica | - | ||
| Akeem Ward | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D RL | U.S.A. | DEC 2020 | ||
| Antonio Bustamante | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | AM C | U.S.A. | DEC 2020 | ||
| Donovan Pines | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Chris Durkin | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Earl Edwards Jr. | £1,300 | £67,600 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Joseph Mora | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D/WB L | Costa Rica | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jalen Robinson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D RC | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chris Odoi-Atsem | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | D R | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Geo Alves | £840 | £43,680 | 24 | AM L, ST | Cape Verde | DEC 2020 | ||
| Oneil Fisher | £800 | £41,600 | 26 | D RL | Jamaica | DEC 2019 | ||
| Shinya Kadono | £720 | £37,440 | 21 | ST | Japan | DEC 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 65% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
D.C. United wages, 2018/19
What was D.C. United's wage bill in 2018/19?
D.C. United paid £145,040 a week in 2018/19 - £7,542,080 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 D.C. United player in 2018/19?
Wayne Rooney was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £54,000 a week, 7.9x the 22+ squad average of £6,801.
What was the average D.C. United salary in 2018/19?
The average D.C. United player aged 22 or over earned £6,801 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 65% of the bill between them.
How do D.C. United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
D.C. United pay £251,900 a week in 2026/27, 74% higher than the £145,040 of 2018/19. The current squad is 29 players against 25 then.