Real Salt Lake 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Yura Movsisyan on £25,000 per week · see the current Real Salt Lake wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 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
Real Salt Lake pay £164,000 a week in 2026/27 — 18% higher than the £138,570 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yura Movsisyan | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | ST | Armenia | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Kyle Beckerman | £12,000 | £624,000 | 35 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Alfredo Ortuño | £7,500 | £390,000 | 26 | ST | Spain | ||
| Nick Rimando | £6,900 | £358,800 | 38 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Damir Kreilach | £6,400 | £332,800 | 28 | DM | Croatia | ||
| Joao Plata | £6,100 | £317,200 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Ecuador | ||
| Marcelo Silva | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Marcelo Silva | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Adam Henley | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Jefferson Savarino | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | AM RC | Venezuela | ||
| Justen Glad | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jeisson Vargas | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Chile | ||
| Stephen Sunday | £3,600 | £187,200 | 28 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Jordan Allen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Luke Mulholland | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | AM RC | England | ||
| Luis Silva | £3,000 | £156,000 | 28 | AM RC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Tony Beltran | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Demar Phillips | £2,400 | £124,800 | 33 | D/M L | Jamaica | ||
| David Horst | £2,400 | £124,800 | 31 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Acosta | £1,020 | £53,040 | 19 | D LC, DM | Honduras | ||
| Pablo Ruiz | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM L | Argentina | ||
| Aaron Herrera | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Brooks Lennon | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | AM R | U.S.A. | ||
| Shawn Barry | £870 | £45,240 | 27 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Corey Baird | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Connor Sparrow | £860 | £44,720 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Taylor Peay | £860 | £44,720 | 25 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jose Hernandez | £790 | £41,080 | 21 | AM RC | Mexico | ||
| Nick Besler | £750 | £39,000 | 24 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Ricky Lopez-Espin | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastián Saucedo | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM/F C | Mexico | ||
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 32 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Salt Lake wages, 2017/18
What was Real Salt Lake's wage bill in 2017/18?
Real Salt Lake paid £138,570 a week in 2017/18 - £7,205,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Salt Lake player in 2017/18?
Yura Movsisyan was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £25,000 a week, 4.4x the 22+ squad average of £5,697.
What was the average Real Salt Lake salary in 2017/18?
The average Real Salt Lake player aged 22 or over earned £5,697 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 49% of the bill between them.
How do Real Salt Lake's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Real Salt Lake pay £164,000 a week in 2026/27, 18% higher than the £138,570 of 2017/18. The current squad is 24 players against 32 then.