Seattle Sounders FC 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Nicolás Lodeiro on £36,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 23 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 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 — 73% higher than the £141,930 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £9,400 | £488,800 | 24 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Gustav Svensson | £9,200 | £478,400 | 32 | D C, DM | Sweden | ||
| Jordan Morris | £9,100 | £473,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Kelvin Leerdam | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | Suriname | ||
| Joevin Jones | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| Xavier Arreaga | £6,400 | £332,800 | 24 | D C, DM | Ecuador | ||
| João Paulo | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Stefan Frei | £4,600 | £239,200 | 33 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Will Bruin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Harry Shipp | £4,200 | £218,400 | 27 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Shane O'Neill | £1,600 | £83,200 | 25 | D RC, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM L, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Leyva | £1,400 | £72,800 | 16 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Justin Dhillon | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordy Delem | £1,100 | £57,200 | 26 | D R, DM | Martinique | ||
| Danny Reynolds | £910 | £47,320 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | D/WB L | Cameroon | ||
| Handwalla Bwana | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | AM RLC | Kenya | ||
| Julian Avila-Good | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | DM | Canada | ||
| Trey Muse | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £600 | £31,200 | 25 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 62% of the squad wage bill, across the 23 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2019/20
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2019/20?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £141,930 a week in 2019/20 - £7,380,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 23. We hold a wage for all 23 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2019/20?
Nicolás Lodeiro was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £36,000 a week, 4.7x the 22+ squad average of £7,595.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2019/20?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £7,595 a week in 2019/20, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 23. The top five earners took 62% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 73% higher than the £141,930 of 2019/20. The current squad is 25 players against 23 then.