Sporting Kansas City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Winston Reid on £61,000 per week · see the current Sporting Kansas City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 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 — 40% lower than the £255,940 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Reid | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 30 | D C | New Zealand | ||
| Felipe Gutiérrez | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Chile | ||
| Johnny Russell | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Andreu Fontàs | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Alan Pulido | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | AM/F C | Mexico | ||
| Ilie Sánchez | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | DM | Spain | ||
| Graham Zusi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 32 | D/WB/AM R | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | DM | Honduras | ||
| Matt Besler | £9,000 | £468,000 | 32 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Gerso Fernandes | £8,200 | £426,400 | 28 | AM RL | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Roberto Puncec | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | D C, DM | Croatia | ||
| Gadi Kinda | £5,200 | £270,400 | 25 | AM RLC | Israel | ||
| Tim Melia | £4,600 | £239,200 | 33 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Botond Baráth | £4,500 | £234,000 | 27 | D C | Hungary | ||
| Luís Martins | £4,000 | £208,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Portugal | ||
| Erik Hurtado | £3,300 | £171,600 | 28 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Khiry Shelton | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Dániel Sallói | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Hungary | ||
| Richard Sánchez | £1,700 | £88,400 | 25 | GK | Mexico | ||
| Amadou Dia | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Gianluca Busio | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Jaylin Lindsey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D RL | U.S.A. | ||
| Cameron Duke | £920 | £47,840 | 18 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Felipé Hernández | £890 | £46,280 | 21 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Graham Smith | £880 | £45,760 | 23 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| James Kasak | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | D L | U.S.A. | ||
| Tyler Freeman | £600 | £31,200 | 16 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Wan Kuzain | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | DM, AM C | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 59% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Kansas City wages, 2019/20
What was Sporting Kansas City's wage bill in 2019/20?
Sporting Kansas City paid £255,940 a week in 2019/20 - £13,308,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sporting Kansas City player in 2019/20?
Winston Reid was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £61,000 a week, 5.4x the 22+ squad average of £11,363.
What was the average Sporting Kansas City salary in 2019/20?
The average Sporting Kansas City player aged 22 or over earned £11,363 a week in 2019/20, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 59% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Kansas City's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27, 40% lower than the £255,940 of 2019/20. The current squad is 24 players against 29 then.