Sporting Kansas City

MLS

$11.9M

Current Wage Bill

$572,826

Avg Wage

Squad Size

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#	Player	Weekly	Annual	Bonus	Age	Contract
1	Dejan Joveljić	$63,600	$3.3M	+$991,875	26	2027
2	Manu García	$44,700	$2.3M	+$697,593	28	2027
3	Dániel Sallói	$25,000	$1.3M	+$390,000	29	2026
4	Shapi Suleymanov	$17,600	$915,028	+$274,508	26	2026
5	Jake Davis	$7,900	$412,500	+$123,750	24	2027
6	John Pulskamp	$5,300	$273,500	+$68,375	24	2026
7	Zorhan Bassong	$2,200	$114,237	+$28,559	26	2026
8	Stephen Afrifa	$2,000	$104,000	+$26,000	24	2026
9	Ian James	$1,600	$85,220	+$17,044	17	2027
10	Jacob Bartlett	$1,600	$83,622	+$16,724	20	2027
11	Jack Kortkamp	$1,600	$82,622	+$16,524	17	2027
12	Jansen Miller	$1,600	$82,302	+$20,575	23	2026
13	Ryan Schewe	$1,600	$80,622	+$20,155	23	2026
14	Justin Reynolds	0	0	-	21	2026
15	Cielo Tschantret	0	0	-	19	2027
16	Stefan Cleveland	0	0	-	31	2026
Total		$176,300	$9.2M	$2.7M

Player	Weekly	Annual	Bonus	Age	Contract
Dejan Joveljić	$63,600	$3.3M	+$991,875	26	2027
Manu García	$44,700	$2.3M	+$697,593	28	2027
Dániel Sallói	$25,000	$1.3M	+$390,000	29	2026
Shapi Suleymanov	$17,600	$915,028	+$274,508	26	2026
Jake Davis	$7,900	$412,500	+$123,750	24	2027
John Pulskamp	$5,300	$273,500	+$68,375	24	2026
Zorhan Bassong	$2,200	$114,237	+$28,559	26	2026
Stephen Afrifa	$2,000	$104,000	+$26,000	24	2026
Ian James	$1,600	$85,220	+$17,044	17	2027
Jacob Bartlett	$1,600	$83,622	+$16,724	20	2027
Jack Kortkamp	$1,600	$82,622	+$16,524	17	2027
Jansen Miller	$1,600	$82,302	+$20,575	23	2026
Ryan Schewe	$1,600	$80,622	+$20,155	23	2026
Justin Reynolds	0	0	-	21	2026
Cielo Tschantret	0	0	-	19	2027
Stefan Cleveland	0	0	-	31	2026
Total	$176,300	$9.2M	$2.7M

Team Statistics

Highest Earner Dejan Joveljić

Avg Contract Length —

Foreign Players 5 / 16 (31%)

Avg Squad Age 23.6 years

Top Earners by Position

No position data available.

Sporting Kansas City Salaries Insights

➤ Sporting Kansas City's total wage bill for the 2025/26 season is $11.9 million.

➤ The average first-team player salary is $0.6 million per year.

➤ Dejan Joveljić is the highest-paid player in the squad, earning a base salary of $3.3 million per year.

➤ The squad's total annual bonus bill is $2.7 million.