Real Salt Lake 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Damir Kreilach on £17,000 per week · see the current Real Salt Lake wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 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 — 9% higher than the £151,150 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damir Kreilach | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | DM, AM/F C | Croatia | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £16,000 | £832,000 | 23 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Everton Luiz | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Marcelo Silva | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Joao Plata | £10,000 | £520,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Ecuador | ||
| Marcelo Silva | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Kyle Beckerman | £8,000 | £416,000 | 36 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Johnson | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | ST | Liberia | ||
| Sam Johnson | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | ST | Liberia | ||
| Jefferson Savarino | £6,100 | £317,200 | 21 | AM RC | Venezuela | ||
| Nick Rimando | £5,900 | £306,800 | 39 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Nedum Onuoha | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | D RC | England | ||
| Brooks Lennon | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | U.S.A. | ||
| Justen Glad | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Tony Beltran | £3,600 | £187,200 | 30 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordan Allen | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Luke Mulholland | £3,000 | £156,000 | 29 | AM RC | England | ||
| Adam Henley | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Donny Toia | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastián Saucedo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM LC | Mexico | ||
| Aaron Herrera | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Alex Horwath | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrew Putna | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Nick Besler | £900 | £46,800 | 25 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Corey Baird | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Erik Holt | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Julian Vazquez | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Luis Arriaga | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Tate Schmitt | £710 | £36,920 | 21 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Sam Brown | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
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 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Salt Lake wages, 2018/19
What was Real Salt Lake's wage bill in 2018/19?
Real Salt Lake paid £151,150 a week in 2018/19 - £7,859,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Salt Lake player in 2018/19?
Damir Kreilach was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £17,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £6,199.
What was the average Real Salt Lake salary in 2018/19?
The average Real Salt Lake player aged 22 or over earned £6,199 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Real Salt Lake's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Real Salt Lake pay £164,000 a week in 2026/27, 9% higher than the £151,150 of 2018/19. The current squad is 24 players against 30 then.