Major League Soccer - Highest Paid Footballer Players
The highest paid player in the Major League Soccer is Lorenzo Insigne whose salary is £234,000 per week and £12,168,000 per year. The top 100 football players in the MLS earn a combined £3,636,000 per week and £189,072,000 per year
Top earning footballers in Major League Soccer $2025:
| Name | Salary per Week | Yearly Wage | Team | Country | Age | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Insigne | £234,000 | £12,168,000 | Toronto FC | Italy | 31 | AM L, ST |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £136,000 | £7,072,000 | Chicago | Switzerland | 30 | AM RLC |
| Federico Bernardeschi | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | Toronto FC | Italy | 28 | WB/AM RL |
| Chicharito | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | LA Galaxy | Mexico | 34 | ST |
| Facundo Torres | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | Orlando City | Uruguay | 22 | AM RLC |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | Inter Miami | Argentina | 34 | ST |
| Héctor Herrera | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | Houston | Mexico | 32 | M C |
| Alejandro Pozuelo | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | Inter Miami | Spain | 30 | AM C |
| Christian Benteke | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | D.C. United | Belgium | 31 | ST |
| Carlos Vela | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | LAFC | Mexico | 33 | AM RLC, F C |
| Josef Martínez | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | Atlanta United | Venezuela | 29 | AM L, ST |
| Luiz Araújo | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | Atlanta United | Brazil | 26 | AM RL |
| Lucas Zelarayán | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | Columbus | Armenia | 30 | AM C |
| Carles Gil | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | New England | Spain | 29 | AM RLC, F C |
| Franco Jara | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | FC Dallas | Argentina | 33 | AM RLC, F C |
| Nicolás Lodeiro | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | Seattle | Uruguay | 33 | AM RLC |
| Douglas Costa | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | LA Galaxy | Brazil | 31 | AM RLC |
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Seattle | Peru | 31 | AM R, ST |
| Cucho Hernández | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Columbus | Colombia | 23 | AM RLC, F C |
| Victor Wanyama | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | CF Montréal | Kenya | 31 | DM |
| Gustavo Bou | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | New England | Argentina | 32 | AM/F C |
| Emiliano Rigoni | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Austin FC | Argentina | 29 | AM RLC, F C |
| Brenner | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Cincinnati | Brazil | 22 | ST |
| Alan Pulido | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Sporting KC | Mexico | 31 | AM/F C |
| Karol Świderski | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Charlotte FC | Poland | 25 | ST |
| Luciano Acosta | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Cincinnati | Argentina | 28 | AM C |
| Sebastián Driussi | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Austin FC | Argentina | 26 | AM LC, F C |
| Denis Bouanga | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | LAFC | Gabon | 27 | AM RL |
| Jefferson Savarino | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Real Salt Lake | Venezuela | 25 | AM RC |
| Thiago Almada | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Atlanta United | Argentina | 21 | AM RLC |
| Ryan Gauld | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Vancouver | Scotland | 26 | AM LC |
| Albert Rusnák | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Seattle | Slovakia | 28 | AM LC |
| Ercan Kara | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Orlando City | Austria | 26 | ST |
| Johnny Russell | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Sporting KC | Scotland | 32 | AM RL |
| Sebastián Ferreira | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Houston | Paraguay | 24 | ST |
| Darlington Nagbe | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Columbus | U.S.A. | 31 | DM |
| Giacomo Vrioni | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | New England | Albania | 23 | ST |
| Alexander Ring | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Austin FC | Finland | 31 | DM |
| Cristian Tello | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | LAFC | Spain | 30 | AM RL |
| Aké Loba | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Nashville | Ivory Coast | 24 | ST |
| Gareth Bale | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | LAFC | Wales | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| Hany Mukhtar | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Nashville | Germany | 27 | AM LC, F C |
| Damir Kreilach | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Real Salt Lake | Croatia | 33 | DM, AM/F C |
| Kévin Cabral | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | LA Galaxy | France | 23 | AM RL |
| Sebastián Blanco | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Portland | Argentina | 34 | AM RLC |
| Gyasi Zardes | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Colorado | U.S.A. | 30 | AM RL, ST |
| Domenico Criscito | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Toronto FC | Italy | 35 | D LC |
| Yimmi Chará | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Portland | Colombia | 31 | AM RL, ST |
| Riqui Puig | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | LA Galaxy | Spain | 22 | AM C |
| Mikael Uhre | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Philadelphia | Denmark | 27 | ST |
50-100 best paid football players in Major League Soccer:
| Name | Salary per Week | Yearly Wage | Team | Country | Age | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | FC Dallas | U.S.A. | 21 | AM RLC, F C |
| Gastón Brugman | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | LA Galaxy | Uruguay | 29 | DM |
| Alan Velasco | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | FC Dallas | Argentina | 19 | AM RLC, F C |
| Taxi Fountas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | D.C. United | Greece | 26 | AM RC, F C |
| Lucas Cavallini | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Vancouver | Canada | 29 | ST |
| Ola Kamara | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | D.C. United | Norway | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| Michael Bradley | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Toronto FC | U.S.A. | 34 | DM |
| Erik Thommy | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sporting KC | Germany | 27 | AM RLC |
| Bjørn Johnsen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | CF Montréal | Norway | 30 | ST |
| Allan Cruz | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Cincinnati | Costa Rica | 26 | DM, M RLC |
| Gastón Giménez | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Chicago | Paraguay | 30 | DM |
| Matt Miazga | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Cincinnati | U.S.A. | 26 | D C |
| Jordan Morris | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Seattle | U.S.A. | 27 | AM RL, ST |
| Cristian Espinoza | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | San Jose | Argentina | 27 | AM RL |
| Jamiro Monteiro | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | San Jose | Cape Verde | 28 | AM C |
| Mauricio Pereyra | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Orlando City | Uruguay | 32 | AM RC |
| Alejandro Bedoya | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Philadelphia | U.S.A. | 35 | M RC |
| Andreu Fontàs | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Sporting KC | Spain | 32 | D C, DM |
| João Paulo | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Seattle | Brazil | 31 | AM C |
| Gabriel Słonina | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Chicago | U.S.A. | 18 | GK |
| Aaron Long | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | NY Red Bulls | U.S.A. | 29 | D C |
| Luquinhas | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | NY Red Bulls | Brazil | 25 | AM LC |
| Emanuel Reynoso | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Minnesota Utd | Argentina | 26 | AM LC |
| Ilie Sánchez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | LAFC | Spain | 31 | DM |
| Bobby Wood | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Real Salt Lake | U.S.A. | 29 | ST |
| Kacper Przybyłko | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Chicago | Poland | 29 | ST |
| Rafael Czichos | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Chicago | Germany | 32 | D LC |
| Kellyn Acosta | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | LAFC | U.S.A. | 26 | DM |
| Jonathan Mensah | £19,000 | £988,000 | Columbus | Ghana | 31 | D C |
| Giorgio Chiellini | £19,000 | £988,000 | LAFC | Italy | 37 | D C |
| Patryk Klimala | £18,000 | £936,000 | NY Red Bulls | Poland | 23 | ST |
| Cristian Roldan | £18,000 | £936,000 | Seattle | U.S.A. | 27 | AM RC |
| Aníbal Godoy | £18,000 | £936,000 | Nashville | Panama | 32 | DM |
| Andre Blake | £18,000 | £936,000 | Philadelphia | Jamaica | 31 | GK |
| Antônio Carlos | £18,000 | £936,000 | Orlando City | Brazil | 29 | D C |
| Paul Arriola | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Dallas | U.S.A. | 27 | AM RL |
| Felipe Mora | £18,000 | £936,000 | Portland | Chile | 28 | ST |
| Andrés Cubas | £18,000 | £936,000 | Vancouver | Paraguay | 26 | DM |
| Alessandro Schöpf | £18,000 | £936,000 | Vancouver | Austria | 28 | WB R, AM RC |
| Eloy Room | £17,000 | £884,000 | Columbus | Curaçao | 33 | GK |
| Jonathan Osorio | £17,000 | £884,000 | Toronto FC | Canada | 30 | AM RLC |
| Talles Magno | £17,000 | £884,000 | New York City | Brazil | 20 | AM RLC, F C |
| Kamil Jóźwiak | £17,000 | £884,000 | Charlotte FC | Poland | 24 | WB R, AM RL |
| Teenage Hadebe | £17,000 | £884,000 | Houston | Zimbabwe | 26 | D C |
| Yûya Kubo | £16,000 | £832,000 | Cincinnati | Japan | 28 | DM, AM C |
| Derrick Williams | £16,000 | £832,000 | LA Galaxy | Ireland | 29 | D LC |
| Alexander Callens | £16,000 | £832,000 | New York City | Peru | 30 | D LC |
| Gadi Kinda | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting KC | Israel | 28 | AM RLC |
| Jarosław Niezgoda | £16,000 | £832,000 | Portland | Poland | 27 | ST |
| Nicolas Isimat-Mirin | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting KC | France | 30 | D C |
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