Real Salt Lake 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Johnny Russell on £15,000 per week · see the current Real Salt Lake wage bill
Then and now
Real Salt Lake pay £165,300 a week in 2026/27 — 63% higher than the £101,499 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | £15,000 | £780,000 | 34 | AM RL | Scotland | DEC 2024 | ||
| Justen Glad | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Pablo Ruiz | £8,800 | £457,600 | 26 | DM | Argentina | DEC 2024 | ||
| Morgan Guilavogui | £4,900 | £254,800 | 27 | AM R, ST | Guinea | JUN 2027 | ||
| Juan José Arias | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | D C | Colombia | DEC 2024 | ||
| Juan Manuel Sanabria | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | D L, M C | Uruguay | JUN 2028 | ||
| Lukas Engel | £4,000 | £208,000 | 26 | D/WB/AM L | Denmark | DEC 2026 | ||
| DeAndre Yedlin | £3,400 | £176,800 | 32 | D/WB R | United States | DEC 2025 | ||
| Maikel Chang | £2,900 | £150,800 | 34 | AM RL | DEC 2024 | |||
| Rafael | £2,700 | £140,400 | 35 | GK | Brazil | DEC 2025 | ||
| Stijn Spierings | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | DM | Netherlands | DEC 2026 | ||
| Victor Olatunji | £2,500 | £130,000 | 25 | ST | Nigeria | DEC 2026 | ||
| Alexandros Katranis | £2,500 | £130,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Greece | DEC 2024 | ||
| Diego Luna | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | AM LC | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Dominik Marczuk | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | WB/AM R | Poland | DEC 2026 | ||
| Mason Stajduhar | £1,900 | £98,800 | 27 | GK | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Noel Caliskan | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | M C | Germany | DEC 2024 | ||
| Tyler Wolff | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | AM RL, ST | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Ariath Piol | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | AM L, ST | Australia | DEC 2025 | ||
| Aiden Hezarkhani | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | DEC 2024 | |||
| Emeka Eneli | £1,300 | £67,600 | 25 | D/WB/M R | United States | DEC 2026 | ||
| Griffin Dillon | £1,200 | £62,400 | 22 | M C | United States | DEC 2026 | ||
| Jude Wellings | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | M C | DEC 2024 | |||
| Zavier Gozo | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | AM R, ST | United States | DEC 2025 | ||
| Luca Moisa | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | AM C | DEC 2025 | |||
| Luis Rivera | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | D LC, DM | DEC 2024 | |||
| Kobi Henry | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | D C | United States | DEC 2025 | ||
| Michael Wentzel | £900 | £46,800 | 23 | D RLC | DEC 2024 | |||
| Owen Anderson | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Philip Quinton | £800 | £41,600 | 25 | D C | United States | DEC 2024 | ||
| Zach Booth | £682 | £35,464 | 21 | AM C | United States | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sam Junqua | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | D L | United States | JUN 2026 | ||
| Gilberto Garcia | £547 | £28,444 | 18 | AM C | - | |||
| Antonio Riquelme | £538 | £27,976 | 16 | AM RC | - | |||
| Blake Kelly | £537 | £27,924 | 19 | GK | DEC 2024 | |||
| Cayne Madhlangove | £512 | £26,624 | 18 | D R | - | |||
| Omar Marquez | £467 | £24,284 | 17 | AM RLC | DEC 2024 | |||
| Gio Villa | £459 | £23,868 | 17 | D RL | DEC 2024 | |||
| Kristian Kelley | £447 | £23,244 | 18 | AM RL | - | |||
| Marcus Vazquez | £423 | £21,996 | 20 | D L | DEC 2024 | |||
| Nicholas Nobles | £408 | £21,216 | 18 | D C | - | |||
| Derrek Chan | £377 | £19,604 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2024 | ||
| Seth Powder | £376 | £19,552 | 19 | ST | DEC 2024 | |||
| Izzy Amparo | £326 | £16,952 | 18 | AM C | DEC 2024 | |||
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 46% 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
Real Salt Lake wages, 2024/25
What was Real Salt Lake's wage bill in 2024/25?
Real Salt Lake paid £101,499 a week in 2024/25 - £5,277,948 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 Real Salt Lake player in 2024/25?
Johnny Russell was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £15,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £3,713.
What was the average Real Salt Lake salary in 2024/25?
The average Real Salt Lake player aged 22 or over earned £3,713 a week in 2024/25, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Real Salt Lake's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Real Salt Lake pay £165,300 a week in 2026/27, 63% higher than the £101,499 of 2024/25. The current squad is 25 players against 44 then.