Seattle Sounders FC 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Nicolás Lodeiro on £37,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 28 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 — 23% higher than the £198,320 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Jordan Morris | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| João Paulo | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | M RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Léo Chu | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Stefan Frei | £6,600 | £343,200 | 35 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Xavier Arreaga | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | D C, DM | Ecuador | ||
| Will Bruin | £5,400 | £280,800 | 31 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Yeimar Gómez Andrade | £4,300 | £223,600 | 29 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Jimmy Medranda | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | D/WB L, M LC | Colombia | ||
| Kelyn Rowe | £2,000 | £104,000 | 29 | D L, AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £1,900 | £98,800 | 24 | D/WB L | Cameroon | ||
| Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | AM L, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrew Thomas | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Dylan Teves | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Leyva | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Fredy Montero | £1,300 | £67,600 | 33 | AM/F C | Colombia | ||
| Alex Roldan | £1,000 | £52,000 | 24 | D/WB R, M RC | El Salvador | ||
| Achille Robin | £980 | £50,960 | 24 | D C, M C | France | ||
| Hal Uderitz | £910 | £47,320 | 21 | D C, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jackson Ragen | £890 | £46,280 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Atencio | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Obed Vargas | £840 | £43,680 | 15 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Reed Baker-Whiting | £810 | £42,120 | 16 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Samuel Adeniran | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £600 | £31,200 | 27 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 67% of the squad wage bill, across the 28 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2021/22
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2021/22?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £198,320 a week in 2021/22 - £10,312,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 28. We hold a wage for all 28 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2021/22?
Nicolás Lodeiro was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £37,000 a week, 4x the 22+ squad average of £9,179.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2021/22?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £9,179 a week in 2021/22, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 28. The top five earners took 67% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 23% higher than the £198,320 of 2021/22. The current squad is 25 players against 28 then.