MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER · CLUB BY CLUB

Highest paid player at every Major League Soccer club

Q: Which Major League Soccer club pays the biggest single wage?

Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski earns AU$816,480 per week there, AU$42,456,960 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.

Q: Which Major League Soccer club leans hardest on one player?

Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski takes 63% of the AU$1,300,320 a week the club pays across the 28 squad members we hold a wage for.

One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Robert Lewandowski of Chicago Fire FC leads on AU$816,480 a week. At the other end, CF Montréal pays its own best paid player, Brayan Ceballos, AU$26,460 — a gap of 31×.

BIGGEST SINGLE WAGE AU$816k Robert Lewandowski · Chicago Fire FC

LOWEST TOP EARNER AU$26k Brayan Ceballos · CF Montréal

TOP TO BOTTOM 31× Chicago Fire FC over CF Montréal

BIGGEST SINGLE SHARE 63% Chicago Fire FC's bill taken by Robert Lewandowski

Major League Soccer top 100 Major League Soccer wage bills All leagues

The best paid at each club

Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most

Robert Lewandowski Chicago Fire FC AU$816k Casemiro Inter Miami CF AU$567k Antoine Griezmann Orlando City SC AU$438k Heung-Min Son Los Angeles Football Club AU$301k Miguel Almirón Atlanta United FC AU$212k Hirving Lozano LA Galaxy AU$206k Emil Forsberg New York Red Bulls AU$166k Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC AU$146k Christian Benteke D.C. United AU$136k Timo Werner San Jose Earthquakes AU$134k Jack Harrison New England Revolution AU$132k Evander FC Cincinnati AU$130k

Clubs leaning hardest on one player

Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages

Chicago Fire FC Robert Lewandowski 63% Orlando City SC Antoine Griezmann 54% Los Angeles Football Club Heung-Min Son 42% New York Red Bulls Emil Forsberg 35% San Jose Earthquakes Timo Werner 34% Atlanta United FC Miguel Almirón 32% Sporting Kansas City Dejan Joveljic 32% D.C. United Christian Benteke 28% Nashville SC Hany Mukhtar 27% New England Revolution Jack Harrison 26% Inter Miami CF Casemiro 25% FC Cincinnati Evander 25%

Every club's top earner

All 30 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank

#	CLUB	TOP EARNER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	AGE	POSITION	CLUB WEEKLY BILL	WAGES HELD	SHARE OF BILL
01	Chicago Fire FC	Robert Lewandowski	AU$816,480	AU$42,456,960	36	ST	AU$1.3m	28/28	63%
02	Inter Miami CF	Casemiro	AU$567,000	AU$29,484,000	33	DM	AU$2.2m	23/23	25%
03	Orlando City SC	Antoine Griezmann	AU$438,480	AU$22,800,960	34	AM RLC, F C	AU$810k	26/27	54%
04	Los Angeles Football Club	Heung-Min Son	AU$300,510	AU$15,626,520	33	AM L, ST	AU$713k	22/22	42%
05	Atlanta United FC	Miguel Almirón	AU$211,680	AU$11,007,360	31	AM RLC	AU$656k	26/26	32%
06	LA Galaxy	Hirving Lozano	AU$206,010	AU$10,712,520	29	AM RL, ST	AU$874k	28/28	24%
07	New York Red Bulls	Emil Forsberg	AU$166,320	AU$8,648,640	33	AM RLC	AU$478k	23/23	35%
08	Nashville SC	Hany Mukhtar	AU$145,530	AU$7,567,560	30	AM LC, F C	AU$533k	28/28	27%

09	D.C. United	Christian Benteke	AU$136,080	AU$7,076,160	34	ST	AU$478k	30/30	28%
10	San Jose Earthquakes	Timo Werner	AU$134,190	AU$6,977,880	29	AM L, ST	AU$390k	27/27	34%
11	New England Revolution	Jack Harrison	AU$132,300	AU$6,879,600	28	AM RLC	AU$518k	23/23	26%
12	FC Cincinnati	Evander	AU$130,410	AU$6,781,320	27	DM, AM C	AU$513k	25/25	25%
13	Austin FC	Brandon Vázquez	AU$102,060	AU$5,307,120	26	AM R, ST	AU$409k	24/24	25%
14	Charlotte Football Club	Wilfried Zaha	AU$100,170	AU$5,208,840	32	AM RL, ST	AU$505k	27/27	20%
15	New York City FC	Nicolás Fernández Mercau	AU$96,390	AU$5,012,280	25	D/WB L, AM LC	AU$514k	32/32	19%
16	Portland Timbers	David Pereira Da Costa	AU$96,390	AU$5,012,280	24	AM LC	AU$485k	25/25	20%
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Ryan Gauld	AU$94,500	AU$4,914,000	29	AM LC	AU$447k	26/26	21%
18	Sporting Kansas City	Dejan Joveljic	AU$92,610	AU$4,815,720	25	ST	AU$288k	23/24	32%
19	Columbus Crew	Brais Méndez	AU$83,160	AU$4,324,320	28	AM RC	AU$534k	31/31	16%
20	Seattle Sounders FC	Albert Rusnák	AU$75,600	AU$3,931,200	31	AM LC	AU$463k	25/25	16%
21	San Diego Football Club	Anders Dreyer	AU$71,820	AU$3,734,640	27	AM R	AU$359k	28/28	20%
22	FC Dallas	Petar Musa	AU$69,930	AU$3,636,360	27	ST	AU$334k	31/31	21%
23	Colorado Rapids	Paxten Aaronson	AU$58,590	AU$3,046,680	21	AM RLC	AU$279k	26/26	21%
24	Toronto FC	Djordje Mihailović	AU$51,030	AU$2,653,560	26	AM LC	AU$385k	26/26	13%
25	St. Louis CITY SC	Roman Bürki	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	34	GK	AU$319k	26/27	13%
26	Minnesota United FC	Kelvin Yeboah	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	25	AM L, ST	AU$349k	27/27	11%
27	Philadelphia Union	Kai Wagner	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	28	D/WB/M L	AU$295k	26/26	13%
28	Real Salt Lake	Justen Glad	AU$35,910	AU$1,867,320	28	D C	AU$310k	24/24	12%
29	Houston Dynamo FC	Mateusz Bogusz	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	23	AM RC, F C	AU$371k	25/25	9%
30	CF Montréal	Brayan Ceballos	AU$26,460	AU$1,375,920	24	D C	AU$73k	5/5	36%

A club's weekly bill is the wages we hold for its squad, so WAGES HELD is what that figure and the share beside it are taken over.

Frequently asked questions

Major League Soccer club top earners

Which Major League Soccer club pays the biggest single wage?

Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski earns AU$816,480 per week there, AU$42,456,960 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.

Which Major League Soccer club has the lowest paid top earner?

CF Montréal, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Brayan Ceballos on AU$26,460 per week. Chicago Fire FC pays 31 times that for its own top earner.

Which Major League Soccer club leans hardest on one player?

Chicago Fire FC. Robert Lewandowski takes 63% of the AU$1,300,320 a week the club pays across the 28 squad members we hold a wage for.

How many Major League Soccer clubs are on this list?

All 30 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.