Seattle Sounders FC 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Nicolás Lodeiro on £53,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 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 — 13% lower than the £281,000 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 33 | AM RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 31 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Jordan Morris | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| João Paulo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Héber | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Léo Chu | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Yeimar Gómez Andrade | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Xavier Arreaga | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | D C, DM | Ecuador | ||
| Stefan Frei | £7,600 | £395,200 | 36 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | D LC | Cameroon | ||
| Kelyn Rowe | £5,000 | £260,000 | 30 | D L, AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Alex Roldan | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | D/WB R, M RC | El Salvador | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £2,600 | £135,200 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Leyva | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Fredy Montero | £2,300 | £119,600 | 34 | AM/F C | Colombia | ||
| Ethan Dobbelaere | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Abdoulaye Cissoko | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | D C | France | ||
| Andrew Thomas | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Dylan Teves | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | AM/F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacob Castro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jackson Ragen | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Atencio | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Obed Vargas | £800 | £41,600 | 16 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Reed Baker-Whiting | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 65% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2022/23
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2022/23?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £281,000 a week in 2022/23 - £14,612,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2022/23?
Nicolás Lodeiro was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £53,000 a week, 4.1x the 22+ squad average of £13,033.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2022/23?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £13,033 a week in 2022/23, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 65% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £281,000 of 2022/23. The current squad is 25 players against 26 then.