Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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Major League Soccer player wages

The 30 clubs we track in Major League Soccer pay a combined AU$16,211,774 a week. Robert Lewandowski is the best paid, on AU$816,480 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$16.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$843m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$27k
CLUBS TRACKED30

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 30.6× the bottom club
Inter Miami CF
AU$2.2m Chicago Fire FC
AU$1.3m LA Galaxy
AU$874k Orlando City SC
AU$810k Los Angeles Football Club
AU$713k Atlanta United FC
AU$656k Columbus Crew
AU$534k Nashville SC
AU$533k New England Revolution
AU$518k New York City FC
AU$514k FC Cincinnati
AU$513k Charlotte Football Club
AU$505k Portland Timbers
AU$485k D.C. United
AU$478k New York Red Bulls
AU$478k Seattle Sounders FC
AU$463k Vancouver Whitecaps FC
AU$447k Austin FC
AU$409k San Jose Earthquakes
AU$390k Toronto FC
AU$385k Houston Dynamo FC
AU$371k San Diego Football Club
AU$359k Minnesota United FC
AU$349k FC Dallas
AU$334k St. Louis CITY SC
AU$319k Real Salt Lake
AU$310k Philadelphia Union
AU$295k Sporting Kansas City
AU$288k Colorado Rapids
AU$279k CF Montréal
AU$73k

Highest paid in Major League Soccer

Top 10 earners take 23% of the league's wage bill

FULL TOP 100 →
01 Robert Lewandowski Chicago Fire FC
AU$816,480
02 Casemiro Inter Miami CF
AU$567,000
03 Antoine Griezmann Orlando City SC
AU$438,480
04 Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF
AU$419,580
05 Rodrigo De Paul Inter Miami CF
AU$321,300
06 Heung-Min Son Los Angeles Football Club
AU$300,510
07 Sergio Busquets Inter Miami CF
AU$236,250
08 Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC
AU$211,680
09 Tadeo Allende Inter Miami CF
AU$209,790
10 Hirving Lozano LA Galaxy
AU$206,010
11 Emil Forsberg New York Red Bulls
AU$166,320
12 Jordi Alba Inter Miami CF
AU$160,650
13 Riqui Puig LA Galaxy
AU$151,200
14 Jonathan Bamba Chicago Fire FC
AU$149,310
15 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC
AU$145,530
16 Alexey Miranchuk Atlanta United FC
AU$137,970
17 Christian Benteke D.C. United
AU$136,080
18 Timo Werner San Jose Earthquakes
AU$134,190
19 Jack Harrison New England Revolution
AU$132,300
20 Evander FC Cincinnati
AU$130,410

What a Major League Soccer player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 563 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 769 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
6% 36 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
12% 65 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
17% 97 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
30% 169 players MEDIAN
AU$19k-AU$47k
25% 142 players AVERAGE
AU$47k-AU$189k
8% 44 players
AU$189k+
2% 10 players

Median AU$13,608 a week against an average of AU$26,781, across the 563 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$9,858 · 5%
Defenders
AU$14,668 · 18%
Midfielders
AU$22,172 · 15%
Attackers
AU$42,517 · 61%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19
AU$7k 20-22
AU$15k 23-25
AU$24k 26-28
AU$36k 29-31
AU$54k 32-34
AU$71k 35+

Where Major League Soccer players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

United States
311 players Canada
45 players Brazil
31 players Argentina
30 players Colombia
22 players Germany
17 players England
15 players Spain
14 players Ghana
14 players France
12 players

Every Major League Soccer club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Major League Soccer club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Inter Miami CF AU$2,228,499 AU$115,881,948 AU$115,817 23 Casemiro AU$567,000
Chicago Fire FC AU$1,300,320 AU$67,616,640 AU$64,717 28 Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480
LA Galaxy AU$873,747 AU$45,434,844 AU$35,415 28 Hirving Lozano AU$206,010
Orlando City SC AU$809,676 AU$42,103,152 AU$44,570 27 Antoine Griezmann AU$438,480
Los Angeles Football Club AU$713,286 AU$37,090,872 AU$34,833 22 Heung-Min Son AU$300,510
Atlanta United FC AU$656,397 AU$34,132,644 AU$33,799 26 Miguel Almirón AU$211,680
Columbus Crew AU$534,114 AU$27,773,928 AU$19,584 31 Brais Méndez AU$83,160
Nashville SC AU$533,358 AU$27,734,616 AU$25,496 28 Hany Mukhtar AU$145,530
New England Revolution AU$517,860 AU$26,928,720 AU$33,961 23 Jack Harrison AU$132,300
New York City FC AU$514,458 AU$26,751,816 AU$20,386 32 Nicolás Fernández Mercau AU$96,390
FC Cincinnati AU$512,757 AU$26,663,364 AU$25,967 25 Evander AU$130,410
Charlotte Football Club AU$505,197 AU$26,270,244 AU$25,515 27 Wilfried Zaha AU$100,170
Portland Timbers AU$485,499 AU$25,245,970 AU$20,764 25 David Pereira Da Costa AU$96,390
D.C. United AU$478,170 AU$24,864,840 AU$20,083 30 Christian Benteke AU$136,080
New York Red Bulls AU$477,792 AU$24,845,184 AU$34,714 23 Emil Forsberg AU$166,320
Seattle Sounders FC AU$462,767 AU$24,063,858 AU$21,614 25 Albert Rusnák AU$75,600
Vancouver Whitecaps FC AU$446,796 AU$23,233,392 AU$21,845 26 Ryan Gauld AU$94,500
Austin FC AU$409,185 AU$21,277,620 AU$19,665 24 Brandon Vázquez AU$102,060
San Jose Earthquakes AU$390,285 AU$20,294,820 AU$17,131 27 Timo Werner AU$134,190
Toronto FC AU$385,088 AU$20,024,550 AU$17,626 26 Djordje Mihailović AU$51,030
Houston Dynamo FC AU$371,385 AU$19,312,020 AU$16,683 25 Mateusz Bogusz AU$34,020
San Diego Football Club AU$358,911 AU$18,663,372 AU$17,672 28 Anders Dreyer AU$71,820
Minnesota United FC AU$349,272 AU$18,162,144 AU$14,536 27 Kelvin Yeboah AU$39,690
FC Dallas AU$333,736 AU$17,354,282 AU$15,237 31 Petar Musa AU$69,930
St. Louis CITY SC AU$318,843 AU$16,579,836 AU$14,695 27 Eduard Löwen AU$41,580
Real Salt Lake AU$309,960 AU$16,117,920 AU$14,865 24 Justen Glad AU$35,910
Philadelphia Union AU$295,029 AU$15,341,508 AU$14,052 26 Kai Wagner AU$37,800
Sporting Kansas City AU$287,847 AU$14,968,044 AU$15,424 24 Dejan Joveljic AU$92,610
Colorado Rapids AU$278,775 AU$14,496,300 AU$12,419 26 Paxten Aaronson AU$58,590
CF Montréal AU$72,765 AU$3,783,780 - 5 Brayan Ceballos AU$26,460

Frequently asked questions

Major League Soccer wages

What is the total Major League Soccer wage bill?

The 30 clubs we track in Major League Soccer pay a combined AU$16,211,774 per week, or AU$843,012,228 per year, across 769 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer?

Robert Lewandowski of Chicago Fire FC, on AU$816,480 per week — AU$42,456,960 a year.

Which Major League Soccer club has the biggest wage bill?

Inter Miami CF, at AU$2,228,499 per week across 23 players.

What is the average Major League Soccer salary?

AU$26,781 a week across the 564 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$13,608.

Compare other leagues

Premier League AU$77.1m Saudi Pro League AU$36.1m Serie A AU$35.6m Bundesliga AU$33.6m La Liga AU$28m Championship AU$20.5m Ligue 1 AU$17.6m Süper Lig AU$15.8m Brasileirão Série A AU$8.6m 2. Bundesliga AU$6.7m Other clubs AU$6.6m Primeira Liga AU$6.6m