Seattle Sounders FC 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Clint Dempsey on £70,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27 — 24% higher than the £197,670 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Dempsey | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 33 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | AM LC | Uruguay | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | AM LC | Uruguay | ||
| Osvaldo Alonso | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | DM | Cuba | ||
| Román Torres | £6,700 | £348,400 | 30 | D C | Panama | ||
| Román Torres | £6,700 | £348,400 | 30 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Chad Marshall | £5,400 | £280,800 | 31 | SW, D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 29 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 29 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Brad Evans | £4,500 | £234,000 | 31 | D RC, M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Will Bruin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Álvaro Fernández | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Jordan Morris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | ST | United States | ||
| Stefan Frei | £2,600 | £135,200 | 30 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Harry Shipp | £2,200 | £114,400 | 24 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Joevin Jones | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D/WB/M L | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Aaron Kovar | £1,020 | £53,040 | 22 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Bryan Meredith | £1,010 | £52,520 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Dominic Oduro | £990 | £51,480 | 21 | D/WB/AM R | Ghana | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | D L | Cameroon | ||
| Oneil Fisher | £880 | £45,760 | 24 | D RL | Jamaica | ||
| Brian Nana-Sinkam | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Seyi Adekoya | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Douglas Goodman | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Tyler Miller | £830 | £43,160 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Victor Mansaray | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Henry Wingo | £790 | £41,080 | 20 | AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Kyle Bjornethun | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Tony Alfaro | £670 | £34,840 | 23 | D LC | Mexico | ||
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 71% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2016/17
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2016/17?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £197,670 a week in 2016/17 - £10,278,840 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 Seattle Sounders FC player in 2016/17?
Clint Dempsey was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £70,000 a week, 7.6x the 22+ squad average of £9,271.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2016/17?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £9,271 a week in 2016/17, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 71% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 24% higher than the £197,670 of 2016/17. The current squad is 25 players against 30 then.