Sporting Kansas City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Felipe Gutiérrez on £17,000 per week · see the current Sporting Kansas City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 30 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27 — 32% higher than the £114,970 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Gutiérrez | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | DM, AM LC | Chile | ||
| Graham Zusi | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | D/WB R, AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Matt Besler | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Gerso Fernandes | £9,200 | £478,400 | 26 | AM RL | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Yohan Croizet | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Johnny Russell | £6,100 | £317,200 | 27 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Ilie Sánchez | £4,100 | £213,200 | 26 | DM | Spain | ||
| Diego Rubio | £3,400 | £176,800 | 24 | ST | Chile | ||
| Cristian Lobato | £2,400 | £124,800 | 28 | D/WB/AM L | Spain | ||
| Emiliano Amor | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Ike Opara | £2,100 | £109,200 | 28 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jimmy Medranda | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | D/WB L, AM LC | Colombia | ||
| Kevin Ellis | £2,000 | £104,000 | 25 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Khiry Shelton | £2,000 | £104,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Tim Melia | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Seth Sinovic | £1,600 | £83,200 | 30 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| James Musa | £960 | £49,920 | 25 | D LC, DM | New Zealand | ||
| Zach Wright | £950 | £49,400 | 21 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Kharlton Belmar | £950 | £49,400 | 24 | AM L, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Amer Didic | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | D C | Canada | ||
| Adrián Zendejas | £880 | £45,760 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Colton Storm | £860 | £44,720 | 22 | D R | U.S.A. | ||
| Dániel Sallói | £850 | £44,200 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Hungary | ||
| Eric Dick | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Graham Smith | £820 | £42,640 | 21 | D C, M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Matthew Lewis | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Will Bagrou | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Wilfred Williams | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | D L | Liberia | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 51% of the squad wage bill, across the 30 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Kansas City wages, 2017/18
What was Sporting Kansas City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Sporting Kansas City paid £114,970 a week in 2017/18 - £5,978,440 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 Sporting Kansas City player in 2017/18?
Felipe Gutiérrez was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £17,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £4,756.
What was the average Sporting Kansas City salary in 2017/18?
The average Sporting Kansas City player aged 22 or over earned £4,756 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 30. The top five earners took 51% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Kansas City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27, 32% higher than the £114,970 of 2017/18. The current squad is 24 players against 30 then.