San Jose Earthquakes 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Chris Wondolowski on £14,000 per week · see the current San Jose Earthquakes wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 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 — 84% higher than the £112,110 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wondolowski | £14,000 | £728,000 | 34 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Simon Dawkins | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | AM LC | Jamaica | ||
| Magnus Eriksson | £8,900 | £462,800 | 27 | AM R, ST | Sweden | ||
| Valeri Qazaishvili | £8,500 | £442,000 | 24 | AM RLC, F C | Georgia | ||
| Florian Jungwirth | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | D RLC, DM | Germany | ||
| Jahmir Hyka | £8,100 | £421,200 | 28 | AM RLC | Albania | ||
| Danny Hoesen | £7,400 | £384,800 | 26 | AM L, ST | Holland | ||
| Francois Affolter | £5,300 | £275,600 | 26 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Aníbal Godoy | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | DM | Panama | ||
| Harold Cummings | £4,200 | £218,400 | 25 | D C | Panama | ||
| Marvell Wynne | £3,900 | £202,800 | 31 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Quincy Amarikwa | £3,700 | £192,400 | 29 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jackson Yueill | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Shea Salinas | £2,600 | £135,200 | 31 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Dan Chamberlain | £2,400 | £124,800 | 37 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Fatai Alashe | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Joel Qwiberg | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Sweden | ||
| Tommy Thompson | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrew Tarbell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Yeferson Quintana | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | D C | Uruguay | ||
| Jimmy Ockford | £960 | £49,920 | 25 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| JT Marcinkowski | £960 | £49,920 | 20 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Nick Lima | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | D/WB RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Chris Wehan | £860 | £44,720 | 23 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Musovski | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Eric Calvillo | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | AM LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Kevin Partida | £780 | £40,560 | 22 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Luís Felipe | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Mohamed Thiaw | £760 | £39,520 | 22 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Paul Marie | £730 | £37,960 | 22 | D/AM R | France | ||
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 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
San Jose Earthquakes wages, 2017/18
What was San Jose Earthquakes' wage bill in 2017/18?
San Jose Earthquakes paid £112,110 a week in 2017/18 - £5,829,720 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 San Jose Earthquakes player in 2017/18?
Chris Wondolowski was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £14,000 a week, 3.1x the 22+ squad average of £4,465.
What was the average San Jose Earthquakes salary in 2017/18?
The average San Jose Earthquakes player aged 22 or over earned £4,465 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do San Jose Earthquakes' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
San Jose Earthquakes pay £206,500 a week in 2026/27, 84% higher than the £112,110 of 2017/18. The current squad is 27 players against 30 then.