Seattle Sounders FC 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Nicolás Lodeiro on £25,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
Then and now
Seattle Sounders FC pay £293,050 a week in 2026/27 — 82% higher than the £160,770 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | AM LC | Uruguay | DEC 2019 | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | AM LC | Uruguay | DEC 2019 | ||
| Clint Dempsey | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Osvaldo Alonso | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | DM | Cuba | DEC 2018 | ||
| Román Torres | £6,700 | £348,400 | 31 | D C | Panama | DEC 2018 | ||
| Román Torres | £6,700 | £348,400 | 31 | D C | Mexico | DEC 2018 | ||
| Magnus Wolff Eikrem | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | AM RLC | Norway | DEC 2018 | ||
| Víctor Rodríguez | £5,500 | £286,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Spain | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chad Marshall | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | SW, D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Will Bruin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 27 | ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Kelvin Leerdam | £4,000 | £208,000 | 27 | D/WB R, DM | Holland | DEC 2018 | ||
| Stefan Frei | £3,600 | £187,200 | 31 | GK | Switzerland | DEC 2018 | ||
| Waylon Francis | £3,400 | £176,800 | 26 | D/WB L | Costa Rica | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jordan Morris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | ST | United States | DEC 2018 | ||
| Lamar Neagle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2017 | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | M RC | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 30 | D C, DM | Sweden | DEC 2018 | ||
| Harry Shipp | £2,200 | £114,400 | 25 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £2,200 | £114,400 | 30 | D C, DM | Sweden | DEC 2018 | ||
| Bryan Meredith | £1,040 | £54,080 | 27 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Kim Ki-Hee | £1,000 | £52,000 | 27 | D C | South Korea | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jordan McCrary | £960 | £49,920 | 23 | D RL | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Alex Roldan | £880 | £45,760 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chris Bared | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | D R | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Handwalla Bwana | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | AM C | Kenya | DEC 2019 | ||
| Henry Wingo | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | M R | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Jordy Delem | £790 | £41,080 | 24 | D R, DM | Martinique | DEC 2018 | ||
| Zach Mathers | £780 | £40,560 | 23 | DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Cameroon | DEC 2018 | ||
| Seyi Adekoya | £700 | £36,400 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2018 | ||
| Tony Alfaro | £690 | £35,880 | 24 | D LC | Mexico | DEC 2018 | ||
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 60% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2017/18
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2017/18?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £160,770 a week in 2017/18 - £8,360,040 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 Seattle Sounders FC player in 2017/18?
Nicolás Lodeiro was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £25,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £6,238.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2017/18?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £6,238 a week in 2017/18, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 60% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £293,050 a week in 2026/27, 82% higher than the £160,770 of 2017/18. The current squad is 25 players against 31 then.