Sporting Kansas City 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Khiry Shelton on £10,000 per week · see the current Sporting Kansas City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 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 — 160% higher than the £58,685 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khiry Shelton | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | AM RL, ST | |||
| Tim Leibold | £7,600 | £395,200 | 30 | D/WB/M L | Germany | ||
| Dejan Joveljic | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Manu García | £4,900 | £254,800 | 27 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | £4,000 | £208,000 | 25 | DM | Norway | ||
| John Pulskamp | £3,100 | £161,200 | 24 | GK | United States | ||
| Shapi | £2,600 | £135,200 | 25 | AM R | Russia | ||
| Andrew Brody | £2,500 | £130,000 | 30 | D/WB L | |||
| Calvin Harris | £2,400 | £124,800 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ethan Bartlow | £2,300 | £119,600 | 25 | D C | United States | ||
| Jayden Reid | £2,100 | £109,200 | 23 | D/WB/M L | United States | ||
| Stefan Cleveland | £1,600 | £83,200 | 31 | GK | United States | ||
| Ian James | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | D RC | |||
| Justin Reynolds | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | D RL | United States | ||
| Jacob Bartlett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D C, DM | |||
| Jake Davis | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D R, M RC | United States | ||
| Zoran Bassong | £1,000 | £52,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Canada | ||
| Missael Rodríguez | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | ST | |||
| Ryan Schewe | £700 | £36,400 | 23 | GK | United States | ||
| Tega Ikoba | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | ST | |||
| Taylor Calheira | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | ST | United States | ||
| Stephen Afrifa | £600 | £31,200 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Canada | ||
| Medgy Alexandre | £498 | £25,896 | 21 | AM L, ST | |||
| Juan Zavala | £457 | £23,764 | 21 | AM R | |||
| Nati Clarke | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | D RL | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 54% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sporting Kansas City wages, 2024/25
What was Sporting Kansas City's wage bill in 2024/25?
Sporting Kansas City paid £58,685 a week in 2024/25 - £3,051,620 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sporting Kansas City player in 2024/25?
Khiry Shelton was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £10,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £2,967.
What was the average Sporting Kansas City salary in 2024/25?
The average Sporting Kansas City player aged 22 or over earned £2,967 a week in 2024/25, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 54% of the bill between them.
How do Sporting Kansas City's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Sporting Kansas City pay £152,300 a week in 2026/27, 160% higher than the £58,685 of 2024/25. The current squad is 24 players against 25 then.