All-time NWSL Salary Cap chart. Maximum Cap Spend since 2013: $208,318,500. NWSL Columbus Expansion Fee: $205,000,000. Note: Max spend not mandated. 2025 and 2026 includes mandated revenue-sharing supplements. Does not include future HIP rule payments.
Columbus' NWSL Expansion Fee pays for every NWSL player's salary every year since the beginning of NWSL.