San Jose Earthquakes 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Chris Wondolowski on £12,000 per week · see the current San Jose Earthquakes wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
San Jose Earthquakes pay £206,500 a week in 2026/27 — 122% higher than the £92,960 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wondolowski | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Simon Dawkins | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | AM LC, F C | Jamaica | ||
| Jahmir Hyka | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | AM RL | Albania | ||
| Florian Jungwirth | £6,300 | £327,600 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Marcos Ureña | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | AM/F C | Costa Rica | ||
| Aníbal Godoy | £4,500 | £234,000 | 26 | DM, AM LC | Panama | ||
| Quincy Amarikwa | £3,700 | £192,400 | 28 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Víctor Bernárdez | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | D C | Honduras | ||
| Darwin Cerén | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | DM | El Salvador | ||
| Danny Hoesen | £3,400 | £176,800 | 25 | ST | Holland | ||
| Marvell Wynne | £2,900 | £150,800 | 30 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Steven Lenhart | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Cordell Cato | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | D/AM R | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| David Bingham | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Harold Cummings | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | D C | Panama | ||
| Jackson Yueill | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Olmes García | £1,800 | £93,600 | 23 | ST | Colombia | ||
| Tommy Thompson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | AM RC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Shaun Francis | £1,600 | £83,200 | 29 | D/WB RL | Jamaica | ||
| Shea Salinas | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrés Imperiale | £1,500 | £78,000 | 29 | D LC | Argentina | ||
| Andrew Tarbell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Fatai Alashe | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Kofi Sarkodie | £920 | £47,840 | 25 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Marc Pelosi | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | AM LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Nick Lima | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Auden Schilder | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Christian Thierjung | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | M R | U.S.A. | ||
| Kip Colvey | £760 | £39,520 | 22 | D L | New Zealand | ||
| Lindo Mfeka | £750 | £39,000 | 22 | M L | South Africa | ||
| Matheus Silva | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
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 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
San Jose Earthquakes wages, 2016/17
What was San Jose Earthquakes' wage bill in 2016/17?
San Jose Earthquakes paid £92,960 a week in 2016/17 - £4,833,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid San Jose Earthquakes player in 2016/17?
Chris Wondolowski was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £12,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £3,437.
What was the average San Jose Earthquakes salary in 2016/17?
The average San Jose Earthquakes player aged 22 or over earned £3,437 a week in 2016/17, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do San Jose Earthquakes' 2016/17 wages compare with now?
San Jose Earthquakes pay £206,500 a week in 2026/27, 122% higher than the £92,960 of 2016/17. The current squad is 27 players against 31 then.