Seattle Sounders FC 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Raúl Ruidíaz on £47,000 per week · see the current Seattle Sounders FC wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 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 — 3% higher than the £237,820 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 32 | AM R, ST | Peru | ||
| Albert Rusnák | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 29 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Cristian Roldán | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jordan Morris | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| João Paulo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | AM C | Brazil | ||
| Pedro De La Vega | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Nathan (Nathan Raphael Pelae Cardoso) | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Nouhou Tolo | £8,600 | £447,200 | 26 | D LC | Cameroon | ||
| Xavier Arreaga | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Ecuador | ||
| Léo Chu | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Stefan Frei | £8,000 | £416,000 | 37 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Yeimar Gómez Andrade | £7,000 | £364,000 | 31 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Alex Roldan | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | D/WB R, M RC | El Salvador | ||
| Danny Leyva | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Andrew Thomas | £2,500 | £130,000 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Reed Baker-Whiting | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | D RL, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Braudílio Rodrigues | £1,500 | £78,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Dylan Teves | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | AM RC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Cody Baker | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D RL, DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Danny Musovski | £1,400 | £72,800 | 27 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Atencio | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Jon Bell | £1,100 | £57,200 | 25 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jackson Ragen | £1,100 | £57,200 | 24 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jacob Castro | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Paul Rothrock | £800 | £41,600 | 24 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Obed Vargas | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Stuart Hawkins | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Sota Kitahara | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Antino Lopez | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | £310 | £16,120 | 21 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 62% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Seattle Sounders FC wages, 2023/24
What was Seattle Sounders FC's wage bill in 2023/24?
Seattle Sounders FC paid £237,820 a week in 2023/24 - £12,366,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 30. We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Seattle Sounders FC player in 2023/24?
Raúl Ruidíaz was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £47,000 a week, 4.3x the 22+ squad average of £10,833.
What was the average Seattle Sounders FC salary in 2023/24?
The average Seattle Sounders FC player aged 22 or over earned £10,833 a week in 2023/24, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 62% of the bill between them.
How do Seattle Sounders FC's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Seattle Sounders FC pay £244,850 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £237,820 of 2023/24. The current squad is 25 players against 30 then.