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Highest paid players from United States

Weston McKennie is the best paid player from United States at AU$230,400 a week. We hold a wage for 431 of the 474 players in the squads we track who give United States, and they earn AU$5,988,380 a week between them, across 30 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$6m
COMBINED YEARLYAU$311.4m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$19k
MEDIAN WEEKLY AU$9k
PLAYERS IN SQUADS474
MOST AT ONE CLUB18 San Jose Earthquakes

The best-paid XI from United States

The eleven highest-paid players from United States that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

Highest paid from United States

Top 50 by weekly wage, 56% of every United States wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from United States. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
# PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY CLUB LEAGUE AGE POSITION
01 Weston McKennie
AU$230,400
AU$11,980,800 Juventus Serie A 26 WB R, DM, AM RC
02 Malik Tillman
AU$188,160
AU$9,784,320 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga 23 AM RLC
03 Folarin Balogun
AU$188,160
AU$9,784,320 AS Monaco Ligue 1 24 ST
04 Christian Pulisic
AU$167,040
AU$8,686,080 AC Milan Serie A 26 AM RLC, F C
05 Antonee Robinson
AU$130,560
AU$6,789,120 Fulham Premier League 27 D/WB L
06 Tyler Adams
AU$109,440
AU$5,690,880 AFC Bournemouth Premier League 26 DM
07 Brandon Vázquez
AU$103,680
AU$5,391,360 Austin FC Major League Soccer 26 AM R, ST
08 Chris Richards
AU$99,840
AU$5,191,680 Crystal Palace Premier League 25 D RLC
09 Gabriel Słonina
AU$97,920
AU$5,091,840 Chelsea Premier League 21 GK
10 Matt Turner
AU$94,080
AU$4,892,160 Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1 31 GK
11 Brenden Aaronson
AU$92,160
AU$4,792,320 Leeds United Premier League 24 AM RLC
12 Johnny
AU$90,240
AU$4,692,480 Atlético Madrid La Liga 23 DM, AM C
13 Gianluca Busio
AU$84,480
AU$4,392,960 Venezia Football Club Serie A 23 DM, AM C
14 Giovanni Reyna
AU$80,640
AU$4,193,280 RC Strasbourg Alsace Ligue 1 22 AM RLC
15 Timothy Weah
AU$76,800
AU$3,993,600 Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 25 D/WB R, AM RL
16 Yunus Musah
AU$74,880
AU$3,893,760 AC Milan Serie A 22 DM
17 Cameron Carter-Vickers
AU$71,040
AU$3,694,080 Celtic Scottish Premiership 27 D C
18 Sergiño Dest
AU$63,360
AU$3,294,720 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 24 D/WB RL
19 Tanner Tessmann
AU$63,360
AU$3,294,720 Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1 23 DM
20 Damion Downs
AU$61,440
AU$3,194,880 Southampton Championship 21 AM RL, ST
21 Jordan Morris
AU$61,440
AU$3,194,880 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 30 AM RL, ST
22 Paxten Aaronson
AU$59,520
AU$3,095,040 Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer 21 AM RLC
23 Djordje Mihailović
AU$51,840
AU$2,695,680 Toronto FC Major League Soccer 26 AM LC
24 Cristian Roldán
AU$49,920
AU$2,595,840 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 30 DM, M RC
25 Jesus Ferreira
AU$49,920
AU$2,595,840 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 24 AM RLC, F C
26 Lennard Maloney
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 1. FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga 25 D C, DM
27 Joe Scally
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 22 D/WB RL
28 Mark McKenzie
AU$48,000
AU$2,496,000 Toulouse FC Ligue 1 26 D C
29 Alejandro Zendejas
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Club América Liga MX 27 AM RLC
30 Luca De La Torre
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Charlotte Football Club Major League Soccer 27 AM RLC
31 Miles Robinson
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer 28 D C
32 Daryl Dike
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Orlando City SC Major League Soccer 25 ST
33 Josh Sargent
AU$42,240
AU$2,196,480 Toronto FC Major League Soccer 25 ST
34 Aidan Morris
AU$40,320
AU$2,096,640 Middlesbrough Championship 23 DM
35 Matt Miazga
AU$40,320
AU$2,096,640 FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer 29 D C
36 Haji Wright
AU$40,320
AU$2,096,640 Coventry City Premier League 27 AM RL, ST
37 Cole Campbell
AU$36,480
AU$1,896,960 SV Elversberg Bundesliga 19 AM RLC
38 James Sands
AU$36,480
AU$1,896,960 New York City FC Major League Soccer 25 D C, DM
39 Justen Glad
AU$36,480
AU$1,896,960 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer 28 D C
40 Aaron Long
AU$34,560
AU$1,797,120 Los Angeles Football Club Major League Soccer 32 D C
41 Walker Zimmerman
AU$34,560
AU$1,797,120 Toronto FC Major League Soccer 32 D C
42 Jordan
AU$32,640
AU$1,697,280 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2. Bundesliga 29 ST
43 Ricardo Pepi
AU$32,640
AU$1,697,280 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 22 ST
44 Brian White
AU$32,640
AU$1,697,280 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Major League Soccer 29 ST
45 Auston Trusty
AU$32,640
AU$1,697,280 Celtic Scottish Premiership 26 D LC
46 Noakhai Banks
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 FC Augsburg Bundesliga 18 D C
47 Henry Kessler
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 Charlotte Football Club Major League Soccer 27 D C
48 Julian Gressel
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 Minnesota United FC Major League Soccer 31 D/WB R, AM RC
49 Matt Freese
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 New York City FC Major League Soccer 26 GK
50 DeAndre Yedlin
AU$30,720
AU$1,597,440 Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer 32 D/WB R

Where United States players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

30 leagues in all

What each position earns

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

Goalkeepers
AU$9,508 · 9%
Defenders
AU$17,940 · 33%
Midfielders
AU$21,494 · 18%
Attackers
AU$26,865 · 41%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$3k 16-19
AU$9k 20-22
AU$17k 23-25
AU$27k 26-28
AU$21k 29-31
AU$14k 32-34
AU$13k 35+

Clubs with the most United States players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

Frequently asked questions

Players from United States

Who is the highest paid footballer from United States?

Weston McKennie of Juventus is the highest paid player from United States in our data, on AU$230,400 per week (AU$11,980,800 per year).

How much do players from United States earn?

The 276 players from United States aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn AU$18,799 per week on average. The median is AU$8,832, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.

Which league has the most players from United States?

Major League Soccer has the most, with 303 players from United States on wages we hold, ahead of Liga MX on 19.

How many players from United States do you cover?

474 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as United States, and we hold a weekly wage for 431 of them (91%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from United States?

San Jose Earthquakes, with 18 players from United States in its current squad.

Every player from United States

142 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

Other nations

Every nation we hold wages for →