D.C. United 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Christian Benteke on £72,000 per week · see the current D.C. United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 4% lower than the £262,200 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Benteke | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 31 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Taxiarchis Fountas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | AM RC, F C | Greece | ||
| Mateusz Klich | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Derrick Williams | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Ravel Morrison | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | AM LC | Jamaica | ||
| Steven Birnbaum | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Victor Pálsson | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | DM | Iceland | ||
| Martín Rodríguez | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Chile | ||
| Nigel Robertha | £9,000 | £468,000 | 24 | ST | Curaçao | ||
| Pedro Santos | £8,800 | £457,600 | 34 | D/WB/AM L | Portugal | ||
| Russell Canouse | £8,700 | £452,400 | 27 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Brendan Hines-Ike | £7,500 | £390,000 | 27 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Durkin | £7,400 | £384,800 | 22 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Mohanad Jeahze | £6,900 | £358,800 | 25 | D/WB/M L | Iraq | ||
| Tyler Miller | £6,600 | £343,200 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Andy Najar | £6,500 | £338,000 | 29 | D/WB R, AM RC | Honduras | ||
| Ruan | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | D/WB R | Brazil | ||
| Alex Bono | £5,500 | £286,000 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Kristian Fletcher | £2,000 | £104,000 | 16 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Donovan Pines | £1,400 | £72,800 | 24 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Gaoussou Samaké | £1,200 | £62,400 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Hayden Sargis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeremy Garay | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | DM | El Salvador | ||
| Jackson Hopkins | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacob Greene | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Zamudio | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Matai Akinmboni | £900 | £46,800 | 16 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Ted Ku-DiPietro | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM C | 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 56% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
D.C. United wages, 2022/23
What was D.C. United's wage bill in 2022/23?
D.C. United paid £262,200 a week in 2022/23 - £13,634,400 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid D.C. United player in 2022/23?
Christian Benteke was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £72,000 a week, 5.9x the 22+ squad average of £12,105.
What was the average D.C. United salary in 2022/23?
The average D.C. United player aged 22 or over earned £12,105 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 56% of the bill between them.
How do D.C. United's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
D.C. United pay £253,000 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £262,200 of 2022/23. The current squad is 30 players against 28 then.