Seattle Sounders FC 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Raúl Ruidíaz on £36,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 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
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27 — 3% lower than the £251,250 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Brad Smith | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Australia | ||
| Víctor Rodríguez | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Kim Ki-Hee | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D C | South Korea | ||
| Kelvin Leerdam | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D/WB R, DM | Holland | ||
| Román Torres | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | D C | Mexico | ||
| Román Torres | £8,000 | £416,000 | 32 | D C | Panama | ||
| Chad Marshall | £5,400 | £280,800 | 33 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Will Bruin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 28 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Stefan Frei | £3,600 | £187,200 | 32 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Harry Shipp | £3,200 | £166,400 | 26 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordan Morris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | ST | United States | ||
| Jonathan Campbell | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Saad Abdul-Salaam | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Bryan Meredith | £1,500 | £78,000 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordy Delem | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D R, DM | Martinique | ||
| Alex Roldan | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Handwalla Bwana | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | AM RLC | Kenya | ||
| Henry Wingo | £830 | £43,160 | 22 | M R | U.S.A. | ||
| Joel Rydstrand | £810 | £42,120 | 22 | M C | Sweden | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £770 | £40,040 | 21 | D/WB L | Cameroon | ||
| Trey Muse | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Tucker Bone | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 63% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2018/19
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2018/19?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £251,250 a week in 2018/19 - £13,065,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2018/19?
Raúl Ruidíaz was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £36,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £9,922.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2018/19?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £9,922 a week in 2018/19, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 63% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 3% lower than the £251,250 of 2018/19. The current squad is 25 players against 29 then.