Real Salt Lake 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Kyle Beckerman on £11,000 per week · see the current Real Salt Lake wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Real Salt Lake pay £164,000 a week in 2026/27 — 130% higher than the £71,430 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Beckerman | £11,000 | £572,000 | 34 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £8,500 | £442,000 | 21 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Yura Movsisyan | £6,300 | £327,600 | 28 | ST | Armenia | ||
| Nick Rimando | £5,900 | £306,800 | 37 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Brooks Lennon | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Wingert | £3,400 | £176,800 | 34 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Joao Plata | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Ecuador | ||
| Luis Silva | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Tony Beltran | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Stephen Sunday | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Demar Phillips | £2,400 | £124,800 | 32 | D/AM L | Jamaica | ||
| Jordan Allen | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | D L, AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Justen Glad | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Omar Holness | £1,800 | £93,600 | 22 | AM RC | Jamaica | ||
| Aaron Maund | £1,500 | £78,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Chad Barrett | £1,400 | £72,800 | 31 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| David Horst | £1,400 | £72,800 | 30 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Schuler | £1,000 | £52,000 | 28 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Luke Mulholland | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | AM RC | England | ||
| Danny Acosta | £990 | £51,480 | 18 | D LC, DM | Honduras | ||
| Matt Van Oekel | £900 | £46,800 | 29 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrew Putna | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Reagan Dunk | £850 | £44,200 | 22 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Ricardo Velazco | £850 | £44,200 | 23 | AM RLC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastián Saucedo | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | AM/F C | Mexico | ||
| Jose Hernandez | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | AM RC | Mexico | ||
| Justin Schmidt | £770 | £40,040 | 22 | D C | 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 49% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Salt Lake wages, 2016/17
What was Real Salt Lake's wage bill in 2016/17?
Real Salt Lake paid £71,430 a week in 2016/17 - £3,714,360 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 Real Salt Lake player in 2016/17?
Kyle Beckerman was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £11,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £2,725.
What was the average Real Salt Lake salary in 2016/17?
The average Real Salt Lake player aged 22 or over earned £2,725 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do Real Salt Lake's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Real Salt Lake pay £164,000 a week in 2026/27, 130% higher than the £71,430 of 2016/17. The current squad is 24 players against 27 then.