The 26th season of DC United went well in MLS league. Club made possible changes before the season to their squad line-up. 2021, season completed, the club ended at 8th position in Eastern Conference. D.C United players salaries reported for the season.
Highest Paid Footballer In Squad | Club only approved two players in designated contract, Flores and Taxiarchis Fountas. Fountas could not play the season, he is unavailable but signed with club. However, Flores joined the team played on expensive contract worth of $1.7m.
Designated Players Contracts | Taxiarchis Fountas and Edison Flores the two player joined the squad of the DC United, but only can earn the contract, Flores. In the upcoming summer, Fountas will join the club once his deal expire in Austrian Bundesliga with Rapid Wien.
Homegrown Contracts Offered | Jeremy Garay, Jacob Greene, Julian Gressel, Theodore Ku-Dipietro, Moses Nyeman and Donovan Pines hold contracts under homegrown category, which impacts the club wage bill upto $400k in a season. More players, may be part of the DC United squad in 2022.
| Player | Guaranteed Payouts | Base Salary | Position | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hamid | $500k | $500k | GK | 2022 |
| Jon Kempin | $85k | $85k | GK | 2022 |
| Donovan Pines | $127k | $125k | DEF | 2022 |
| Steve Birnbaum | $712k | $700k | DEF | 2023 |
| Brendan Hines-Ike | $274k | $240k | DEF | 2024 |
| Tony Alfaro | 100k | 81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Hayden Sargis | 61k | 61k | DEF | 2024 |
| Brad Smith | $566k | $525k | DEF | 2022 |
| Gaoussou Samaké | 81k | 81k | DEF | 2023 |
| Jacob Greene | $66k | $63k | DEF | 2022 |
| Andy Nájar | $100k | $90k | DEF | 2022 |
| Chris Odoi-Atsem | $141k | $130k | DEF | 2022 |
| Moses Nyeman | $88k | $85k | DEF | 2022 |
| Jeremy Garay | 61k | 61k | DEF | 2024 |
| Russell Canouse | $500k | $500k | MID | 2023 |
| Drew Skundrich | $81k | $81k | MID | 2022 |
| Alex Nagy | 61k | 61k | MID | 2022 |
| Julian Gressel | $760k | $705k | MID | 2023 |
| Theodore Ku-DiPietro | 61k | 61k | MID | 2023 |
| Sofiane Djeffal | 81k | 81k | MID | 2022 |
| Edison Flores | $1.73m | $1.60m | FW | 2024 |
| Griffin Yow | $116k | $110k | FW | 2022 |
| Kimarni Smith | $81k | $81k | FW | 2022 |
| Michael Estrada | 100k | 81k | FW | 2022 |
| Ola Kamara | $420k | $400k | FW | 2022 |
| Taxiarchis Fountas (new signing) | $4m | $3.5m | FW | 2024 |
| Nigel Robertha | $622k | $550k | FW | 2023 |
| Adrien Pérez | $81k | $81k | FW | 2022 |
Club Wage Bill Record | Currently bill record for the DC United players salaries, upto $11m but this will be increased once the player selected in designated join the squad. As per sources, $7 million offered contract base salary to Fountas who will be at the club in 2022 season. Nigel Robertha, Edison Flores, Russell Canouse hold top contracts worth $3m in the squad until the arrival of Fountas.
The above information based on the D.C United players salaries, contracts, extension updated once the new season dates announced and transfer time period ended. The given information is based on 2021 players wages, 2022 updated later once squads confirmed.