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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER · TOP 100

Highest paid Major League Soccer players

Robert Lewandowski leads on AU$816,480 per week. These 100 players take AU$9,565,290 a week between them - 60% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 750 of the 754 players in Major League Soccer.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$9.6m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL60%
MEDIAN AGE28
MOST IN THE LIST8 Inter Miami CF
Major League Soccer league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Inter Miami CF 8 AU$2.1m Chicago Fire FC 5 AU$1.1m LA Galaxy 7 AU$675k Atlanta United FC 6 AU$524k Orlando City SC 3 AU$522k Los Angeles Football Club 4 AU$482k New England Revolution 4 AU$374k Seattle Sounders FC 6 AU$363k FC Cincinnati 5 AU$346k Nashville SC 4 AU$327k New York Red Bulls 3 AU$299k Portland Timbers 3 AU$253k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 2 AU$102k
23-26 30 AU$2m
27-30 41 AU$2.9m
Over 30 27 AU$4.7m

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$816k #10 AU$206k #100 AU$32k

Robert Lewandowski earns 4× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 25× the 100th. Half of the AU$9.6m a week on this page goes to the first 18 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Robert Lewandowski
AU$816,480
AU$42,456,960 Chicago Fire FC Poland 36 ST
02 Casemiro
AU$567,000
AU$29,484,000 Inter Miami CF Brazil 33 DM
03 Antoine Griezmann
AU$438,480
AU$22,800,960 Orlando City SC France 34 AM RLC, F C
04 Lionel Messi
AU$419,580
AU$21,818,160 Inter Miami CF Argentina 38 AM RC, F C
05 Rodrigo De Paul
AU$321,300
AU$16,707,600 Inter Miami CF Argentina 31 AM RC
06 Heung-Min Son
AU$300,510
AU$15,626,520 Los Angeles Football Club South Korea 33 AM L, ST
07 Sergio Busquets
AU$236,250
AU$12,285,000 Inter Miami CF Spain 36 DM
08 Miguel Almirón
AU$211,680
AU$11,007,360 Atlanta United FC Paraguay 31 AM RLC
09 Tadeo Allende
AU$209,790
AU$10,909,080 Inter Miami CF Argentina 26 AM RL, ST
10 Hirving Lozano
AU$206,010
AU$10,712,520 LA Galaxy Mexico 29 AM RL, ST
11 Emil Forsberg
AU$166,320
AU$8,648,640 New York Red Bulls Sweden 33 AM RLC
12 Jordi Alba
AU$160,650
AU$8,353,800 Inter Miami CF Spain 36 D/WB L
13 Riqui Puig
AU$151,200
AU$7,862,400 LA Galaxy Spain 25 AM C
14 Jonathan Bamba
AU$149,310
AU$7,764,120 Chicago Fire FC Côte d’Ivoire 29 AM RL
15 Hany Mukhtar
AU$145,530
AU$7,567,560 Nashville SC Sudan 30 AM LC, F C
16 Alexey Miranchuk
AU$137,970
AU$7,174,440 Atlanta United FC Russia 29 AM RC, F C
17 Christian Benteke
AU$136,080
AU$7,076,160 D.C. United Belgium 34 ST
18 Timo Werner
AU$134,190
AU$6,977,880 San Jose Earthquakes Germany 29 AM L, ST
19 Jack Harrison
AU$132,300
AU$6,879,600 New England Revolution England 28 AM RLC
20 Evander
AU$130,410
AU$6,781,320 FC Cincinnati Brazil 27 DM, AM C
21 Carles Gil
AU$130,410
AU$6,781,320 New England Revolution Spain 32 AM RLC, F C
22 Joseph Paintsil
AU$113,400
AU$5,896,800 LA Galaxy Ghana 27 AM RL
23 Denis Bouanga
AU$103,950
AU$5,405,400 Los Angeles Football Club Gabon 30 AM RL, ST
24 Brandon Vázquez
AU$102,060
AU$5,307,120 Austin FC United States 26 AM R, ST
25 Kévin Denkey
AU$102,060
AU$5,307,120 FC Cincinnati Togo 24 ST
26 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
AU$98,280
AU$5,110,560 New York Red Bulls Cameroon 36 AM RLC, F C
27 Germán Berterame
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 Inter Miami CF Mexico 26 ST
28 Nicolás Fernández Mercau
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 New York City FC Argentina 25 D/WB L, AM LC
29 David Pereira Da Costa
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 Portland Timbers Portugal 24 AM LC
30 Ryan Gauld
AU$94,500
AU$4,914,000 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Scotland 29 AM LC
31 Dejan Joveljic
AU$92,610
AU$4,815,720 Seattle Sounders FC Serbia 25 ST
32 Brais Méndez
AU$83,160
AU$4,324,320 Columbus Crew Spain 28 AM RC
33 Sam Surridge
AU$81,270
AU$4,226,040 Nashville SC England 26 ST
34 Kristoffer Velde
AU$81,270
AU$4,226,040 Portland Timbers Norway 25 AM L
35 Vincent Janssen
AU$75,600
AU$3,931,200 Portland Timbers Netherlands 31 ST
36 Albert Rusnák
AU$75,600
AU$3,931,200 Seattle Sounders FC Slovakia 31 AM LC
37 Dániel Gazdag
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 New England Revolution Hungary 29 AM/F C
38 Anders Dreyer
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 San Diego Football Club Denmark 27 AM R
39 Petar Musa
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 FC Dallas Croatia 27 ST
40 Liel Abada
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Charlotte Football Club Israel 23 AM RL, ST
41 Kyogo Furuhashi
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 LA Galaxy Japan 30 ST
42 Sergi Roberto
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 LA Galaxy Spain 33 D/WB R, DM
43 Thomas Müller
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Germany 35 AM RC, F C
44 Jordan Morris
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Seattle Sounders FC United States 30 AM RL, ST
45 Myrto Uzuni
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Austin FC Albania 30 AM RLC, F C
46 Paxten Aaronson
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Colorado Rapids United States 21 AM RLC
47 Cristian Espinoza
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Nashville SC Argentina 30 AM RL
48 Breel Embolo
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Atlanta United FC Switzerland 28 AM RC, F C
49 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Chicago Fire FC Norway 28 D RC
50 Thiago Martins
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 New York City FC Brazil 30 D C
51 Angus Gunn
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 San Jose Earthquakes Scotland 29 GK
52 Wessam Abou Ali
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Columbus Crew Palestine 26 ST
53 Djordje Mihailović
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Toronto FC United States 26 AM LC
54 Cristian Roldán
AU$49,140
AU$2,555,280 Seattle Sounders FC United States 30 DM, M RC
55 Jesus Ferreira
AU$49,140
AU$2,555,280 Seattle Sounders FC United States 24 AM RLC, F C
56 Facundo Torres
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 Austin FC Uruguay 25 AM RLC
57 Marcus Ingvartsen
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 San Diego Football Club Denmark 29 AM RC, F C
58 Armindo Sieb
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Los Angeles Football Club Germany 22 AM RLC, F C
59 André Luiz
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Sporting Kansas City Brazil 23 AM RL
60 Enea Mihaj
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Atlanta United FC Albania 27 D C
61 Junior Alonso
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Atlanta United FC Paraguay 32 D LC
62 Luca De La Torre
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Charlotte Football Club United States 27 AM RLC
63 Philip Zinckernagel
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Chicago Fire FC Denmark 30 AM RLC
64 Robin Lod
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Chicago Fire FC Finland 32 AM RLC, F C
65 Miles Robinson
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 FC Cincinnati United States 28 D C
66 Elias Saad
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Nashville SC Tunisia 25 AM RLC
67 Hannes Wolf
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 New York City FC Austria 26 AM RLC
68 Daryl Dike
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Orlando City SC United States 25 ST
69 Marco Pašalić
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Orlando City SC Croatia 24 AM RL
70 Eduard Löwen
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 San Jose Earthquakes Germany 28 DM
71 Roman Bürki
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 St. Louis CITY SC Switzerland 34 GK
72 Josh Sargent
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Toronto FC United States 25 ST
73 Pep Biel
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Charlotte Football Club Spain 28 AM RC, F C
74 Matt Miazga
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 FC Cincinnati United States 29 D C
75 Luis Suárez
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Inter Miami CF Uruguay 38 ST
76 Kelvin Yeboah
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Minnesota United FC Italy 25 AM L, ST
77 Lewis Morgan
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 San Diego Football Club Scotland 28 AM RLC, F C
78 Cedric Teuchert
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 St. Louis CITY SC Germany 28 AM/F C
79 Dániel Sallói
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Toronto FC Hungary 28 AM RL, ST
80 João Klauss (João Klauss de Mello)
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 LA Galaxy Brazil 28 ST
81 Leonardo Campana
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 New England Revolution Ecuador 24 ST
82 Kai Wagner
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Philadelphia Union Germany 28 D/WB/M L
83 Andre Blake
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Philadelphia Union Jamaica 34 GK
84 Steven Alzate
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Atlanta United FC Colombia 26 DM
85 Rafael Navarro
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Colorado Rapids Brazil 25 ST
86 Louis Munteanu
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 D.C. United Romania 23 ST
87 Bongokuhle Hlongwane
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Minnesota United FC South Africa 25 AM RL, ST
88 James Sands
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 New York City FC United States 25 D C, DM
89 Justen Glad
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Real Salt Lake United States 28 D C
90 Pedro De La Vega
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Seattle Sounders FC Argentina 24 AM RLC
91 Niklas Dorsch
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Toronto FC Germany 27 DM
92 Andrés Cubas
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Paraguay 29 DM
93 André Gomes
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Columbus Crew Portugal 31 M C
94 Mateusz Bogusz
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Houston Dynamo FC Poland 23 AM RC, F C
95 Jakob Glesnes
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 LA Galaxy Norway 31 D C
96 Aaron Long
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Los Angeles Football Club United States 32 D C
97 Alexander Hack
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 New York Red Bulls Germany 31 D C
98 Morgan Guilavogui
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Real Salt Lake Guinea 27 AM RL, ST
99 Walker Zimmerman
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Toronto FC United States 32 D C
100 Obinna Nwobodo
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 FC Cincinnati Nigeria 28 DM

Frequently asked questions

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.

How much do the top 100 Major League Soccer players earn between them?

AU$9,565,290 per week and AU$497,395,080 per year, which is 60% of the entire Major League Soccer wage bill.

Which Major League Soccer club has the most players in the top 100?

Inter Miami CF, with 8 of them, paying AU$2,050,650 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$32,130 per week — that is what Obinna Nwobodo earns in 100th place.