Under the head-coach Giovanni Savarese, club finished at top 4th place in the Western Conference. Timbers might have won the Western Conference title in 2021, but back to back three defeats in October 2021, changed everything for the club and they finished 5 points behind the conference champions Colorado Rapids. Club looking forward to make possible changes to it’s squad with limited adjusted budget for new players. Portland Timbers players salaries reported.
Highest-Paid Player In Squad | Felipe Mora, Niezgoda, Chará and Blanco four top paid players in the squad. Their contracts worth of $5m, Yimmi Chará one of the top earners in the club on yearly base with contract value of $1.5m a season.
Designated Contracts | In 2017 club made their first major designated signing Sebastián Blanco and later in 2020, two more players signed by the team of the Portland Timbers in designated players category which increase the wage bill of the team. Since 2020, club made no changes to the designated player contracts.
Homegrown Contracts Offered | Blake Bodily, Tega Ikoba, Hunter Suite and Eryk Williamson all four young players offered contracts in Homegrown their contracts worth of $250k including guaranteed payouts as per reported salaries of MLS in 2021.
| Player | Guaranteed Purse | Base salary | Position | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bingham | $81k | $81k | GK | 2022 |
| Justin vom Steeg | $85k | $85k | GK | 2023 |
| Aljaz Ivacic | $235k | $225k | GK | 2022 |
| Hunter Sulte | $68k | $63k | GK | 2023 |
| Dario Zuparic | $541k | $525k | DEF | 2022 |
| Bill Tuiloma | $234k | $220k | DEF | 2022 |
| Larrys Mabiala | $450k | $450k | DEF | 2022 |
| Zac McGraw | $66k | $66k | DEF | 2022 |
| Sivert Haugli | $81k | $81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Claudio Bravo | $323k | $300k | DEF | 2022 |
| Pablo Bonilla | $85k | $85k | DEF | 2022 |
| David Ayala | $61k | $61k | DEF | 2025 |
| Eryk Williamson | $236k | $220k | MID | 2022 |
| Cristhian Paredes | $283k | $252k | MID | 2022 |
| George Fochive | $240k | $240k | MID | 2022 |
| Diego Chará | $668k | $650k | MID | 2024 |
| Sebastián Blanco | $1.37m | $1.30m | MID | 2023 |
| Blake Bodily | $67k | $67k | FW | 2022 |
| Yimmi Chará | $1.50m | $1.20m | FW | 2022 |
| Santiago Moreno | $294k | $250k | FW | 2025 |
| Dairon Asprilla | $277k | $275k | FW | 2022 |
| Marvin Loría | $81k | $81k | FW | 2022 |
| Felipe Mora | $905k | $825k | FW | 2024 |
| Jaroslaw Niezgoda | $908k | $739k | FW | 2023 |
| Tega Ikoba | $61k | $61k | FW | 2024 |
Club Wage Bill | More players assigned to the squad, which bring massive hike to the club wage bill, according reported data clubs wage bill reported $16m for 2021 increased to $18m in 2022 and if the players salaries keep increasing as they were right now in 2023 and 2024 club wage bill touch limit’s of $20m to $22m a season.
The information regarding Portland Timbers players salaries is based on 2021 MLS reported salaries. Some players new contracts reported US Media outlets but not complete data of MLS players salaries released for 2022.