Sporting Kansas City 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Johnny Russell on £25,000 per week · see the current Sporting Kansas City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 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 — 2% higher than the £149,600 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | AM (RL) | Scotland | ||
| Andreu Fontàs | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | D (C), DM | Spain | ||
| Alan Pulido | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | AM (C), ST (C) | Mexico | ||
| Ilie Sánchez | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | DM | Spain | ||
| Graham Zusi | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | U.S.A. | ||
| Roger Espinoza | £10,000 | £520,000 | 33 | DM, M (C) | Honduras | ||
| Gadi Kinda | £9,200 | £478,400 | 26 | M (RC), AM (RLC) | Israel | ||
| Nicolas Isimat-Mirin | £5,900 | £306,800 | 28 | D (C) | France | ||
| Roberto Puncec | £5,700 | £296,400 | 28 | D (C), DM | Croatia | ||
| Tim Melia | £4,600 | £239,200 | 34 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Luís Martins | £4,000 | £208,000 | 28 | D/WB (L) | Portugal | ||
| Remi Walter | £3,700 | £192,400 | 25 | DM, M (C) | France | ||
| Khiry Shelton | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | AM (RL), ST (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Dániel Sallói | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Hungary | ||
| Brooks Thompson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Amadou Dia | £1,500 | £78,000 | 27 | D (RL) | U.S.A. | ||
| Cameron Duke | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | M (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Felipé Hernández | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | AM (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Gianluca Busio | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | M (C), AM (RC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Graham Smith | £1,200 | £62,400 | 24 | D (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| John Pulskamp | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jaylin Lindsey | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D (RL) | U.S.A. | ||
| Kendall McIntosh | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Ozzie Cisneros | £800 | £41,600 | 16 | AM (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Tyler Freeman | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | ST (C) | U.S.A. | ||
| Wilson Harris | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | ST (C) | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 59% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Kansas City wages, 2020/21
What was Sporting Kansas City's wage bill in 2020/21?
Sporting Kansas City paid £149,600 a week in 2020/21 - £7,779,200 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 Sporting Kansas City player in 2020/21?
Johnny Russell was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £25,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £7,861.
What was the average Sporting Kansas City salary in 2020/21?
The average Sporting Kansas City player aged 22 or over earned £7,861 a week in 2020/21, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 59% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Kansas City's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27, 2% higher than the £149,600 of 2020/21. The current squad is 24 players against 26 then.