Sporting Kansas City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Felipe Gutiérrez on £26,000 per week · see the current Sporting Kansas City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 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
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27 — level with the £151,680 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Gutiérrez | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Chile | ||
| Krisztián Németh | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Hungary | ||
| Graham Zusi | £13,000 | £676,000 | 31 | D/WB R, AM RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Matt Besler | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Johnny Russell | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Gerso Fernandes | £9,200 | £478,400 | 27 | AM RL | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Andreu Fontàs | £6,500 | £338,000 | 28 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Yohan Croizet | £6,000 | £312,000 | 26 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Ilie Sánchez | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | DM | Spain | ||
| Tim Melia | £4,600 | £239,200 | 32 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Rodney Wallace | £3,700 | £192,400 | 30 | AM L | Costa Rica | ||
| Botond Baráth | £3,500 | £182,000 | 26 | D RLC | Hungary | ||
| Erik Hurtado | £2,300 | £119,600 | 27 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Jimmy Medranda | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | D/WB L, M LC | Colombia | ||
| Seth Sinovic | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Abdul Rwatubyaye | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | D C | Rwanda | ||
| Dániel Sallói | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Hungary | ||
| Gianluca Busio | £1,200 | £62,400 | 16 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jaylin Lindsey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Kamar Marriott | £1,000 | £52,000 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Adrián Zendejas | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Camden Riley | £880 | £45,760 | 21 | AM LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Eric Dick | £860 | £44,720 | 23 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Graham Smith | £840 | £43,680 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Wan Kuzain | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM C | Malaysia | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Kansas City wages, 2018/19
What was Sporting Kansas City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Sporting Kansas City paid £151,680 a week in 2018/19 - £7,887,360 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sporting Kansas City player in 2018/19?
Felipe Gutiérrez was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £26,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £7,210.
What was the average Sporting Kansas City salary in 2018/19?
The average Sporting Kansas City player aged 22 or over earned £7,210 a week in 2018/19, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Kansas City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27, level with the £151,680 of 2018/19. The current squad is 24 players against 27 then.