Seattle Sounders FC 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Nicolás Lodeiro on £36,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
Then and now
Seattle Sounders FC pay £293,050 a week in 2026/27 — 131% higher than the £127,000 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 31 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Uruguay | DEC 2021 | ||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | Right winger, striker | Peru | DEC 2021 | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £9,400 | £488,800 | 25 | Central midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2020 | ||
| João Paulo | £9,100 | £473,200 | 29 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | DEC 2022 | ||
| Yeimar Gómez Andrade | £7,300 | £379,600 | 28 | Centre-back | Colombia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Xavier Arreaga | £6,400 | £332,800 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ecuador | DEC 2021 | ||
| Kelyn Rowe | £5,000 | £260,000 | 28 | Left-back, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Stefan Frei | £4,600 | £239,200 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | DEC 2021 | ||
| Brad Smith | £4,500 | £234,000 | 26 | Left-back | Australia | DEC 2022 | ||
| Will Bruin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 30 | Striker | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jimmy Medranda | £2,100 | £109,200 | 26 | Left-back, central midfielder | Colombia | DEC 2021 | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 23 | Left-back | Cameroon | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shane O'Neill | £1,600 | £83,200 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Left winger, striker | U.S.A. | DEC 2022 | ||
| Alex Roldan | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Danny Leyva | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2022 | ||
| Ethan Dobbelaere | £1,300 | £67,600 | 17 | Central midfielder, right winger | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Jordy Delem | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Martinique | DEC 2021 | ||
| Josh Atencio | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Shandon Hopeau | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Right midfielder, winger | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Spencer Richey | £600 | £31,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £600 | £31,200 | 26 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | DEC 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 68% of the squad wage bill, across the 22 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2020/21
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2020/21?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £127,000 a week in 2020/21 - £6,604,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 22. We hold a wage for all 22 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2020/21?
Nicolás Lodeiro was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £36,000 a week, 5.1x the 22+ squad average of £7,124.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2020/21?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £7,124 a week in 2020/21, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 22. The top five earners took 68% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £293,050 a week in 2026/27, 131% higher than the £127,000 of 2020/21. The current squad is 25 players against 22 then.