D.C. United 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Christian Benteke on £70,000 per week · see the current D.C. United wage bill
Then and now
D.C. United pay £251,900 a week in 2026/27 — 38% higher than the £182,159 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Benteke | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 33 | ST | Belgium | DEC 2024 | ||
| Aaron Herrera | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Guatemala | DEC 2024 | ||
| Matti Peltola | £15,000 | £780,000 | 23 | D RC, DM | Finland | DEC 2025 | ||
| Steven Birnbaum | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | D C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Gabriel Pirani | £9,200 | £478,400 | 23 | M C | Brazil | DEC 2024 | ||
| Tai Baribo | £4,600 | £239,200 | 27 | ST | Israel | DEC 2028 | ||
| Louis Munteanu | £4,000 | £208,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Romania | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sean Nealis | £3,600 | £187,200 | 28 | D C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Brandon Servania | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | M C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Sean Johnson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 36 | GK | United States | JUN 2025 | ||
| Silvan Hefti | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | D RC | Switzerland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Caden Clark | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM RLC | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Dominique Badji | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | AM RL, ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Ethan Bandre | £2,300 | £119,600 | 26 | GK | NOV 2025 | |||
| Keisuke Kurokawa | £2,000 | £104,000 | 28 | D/WB/M L | Japan | JUN 2027 | ||
| Pedro Santos | £1,800 | £93,600 | 37 | D/WB/AM L | NOV 2024 | |||
| Peglow | £1,800 | £93,600 | 23 | AM RL | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Aidan O'Connor | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D C | NOV 2025 | |||
| Andrés Souper | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | AM C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Arquimides Ordonez | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | AM/F C | NOV 2026 | |||
| Alex Bono | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | GK | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Adam Beaudry | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | GK | DEC 2025 | |||
| Bolu Akinyode | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | D C, DM | NOV 2024 | |||
| Conner Antley | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | D RC | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Garrison Tubbs | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | D C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Hakim Karamoko | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Hosei Kijima | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | D R, DM | Japan | - | ||
| Jackson Hopkins | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | AM RC | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jacob Murrell | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | ST | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Jacob Erlandson | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | D C | NOV 2024 | |||
| Jack Panayotou | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | AM C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Jared Stroud | £1,100 | £57,200 | 29 | AM RLC | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Þorleifur Úlfarsson | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | ST | NOV 2025 | |||
| Lucas Bartlett | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | D RC | United States | DEC 2025 | ||
| Drew Skundrich | £991 | £51,532 | 29 | DM | U.S.A. | NOV 2024 | ||
| James Murphy | £830 | £43,160 | 27 | M C | NOV 2025 | |||
| Abdellatif Aboukoura | £774 | £40,248 | 20 | AM C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Kwame Awuah | £613 | £31,876 | 30 | D L, DM | NOV 2024 | |||
| Sean Young | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | DM | NOV 2025 | |||
| Dane Jacomen | £530 | £27,560 | 24 | GK | NOV 2024 | |||
| Christian Torres | £479 | £24,908 | 21 | AM RL, ST | DEC 2025 | |||
| Tommy Williamson | £370 | £19,240 | 26 | ST | NOV 2024 | |||
| Luca Piras | £350 | £18,200 | 21 | D/WB/M R | NOV 2024 | |||
| Salvatore Mazzaferro | £322 | £16,744 | 23 | D LC | NOV 2025 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 67% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
D.C. United wages, 2024/25
What was D.C. United's wage bill in 2024/25?
D.C. United paid £182,159 a week in 2024/25 - £9,472,268 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid D.C. United player in 2024/25?
Christian Benteke was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £70,000 a week, 13.9x the 22+ squad average of £5,046.
What was the average D.C. United salary in 2024/25?
The average D.C. United player aged 22 or over earned £5,046 a week in 2024/25, across the 34 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 67% of the bill between them.
How do D.C. United's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
D.C. United pay £251,900 a week in 2026/27, 38% higher than the £182,159 of 2024/25. The current squad is 29 players against 44 then.