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 2023:

NameSalary per WeekYearly WageTeamCountryAgePositions
Lorenzo Insigne£234,000£12,168,000Toronto FCItaly31AM L, ST
Xherdan Shaqiri£136,000£7,072,000ChicagoSwitzerland30AM RLC
Federico Bernardeschi£105,000£5,460,000Toronto FCItaly28WB/AM RL
Chicharito£100,000£5,200,000LA GalaxyMexico34ST
Facundo Torres£100,000£5,200,000Orlando CityUruguay22AM RLC
Gonzalo Higuaín£98,000£5,096,000Inter MiamiArgentina34ST
Héctor Herrera£89,000£4,628,000HoustonMexico32M C
Alejandro Pozuelo£81,000£4,212,000Inter MiamiSpain30AM C
Christian Benteke£72,000£3,744,000D.C. UnitedBelgium31ST
Carlos Vela£70,000£3,640,000LAFCMexico33AM RLC, F C
Josef Martínez£69,000£3,588,000Atlanta UnitedVenezuela29AM L, ST
Luiz Araújo£66,000£3,432,000Atlanta UnitedBrazil26AM RL
Lucas Zelarayán£62,000£3,224,000ColumbusArmenia30AM C
Carles Gil£61,000£3,172,000New EnglandSpain29AM RLC, F C
Franco Jara£56,000£2,912,000FC DallasArgentina33AM RLC, F C
Nicolás Lodeiro£53,000£2,756,000SeattleUruguay33AM RLC
Douglas Costa£52,000£2,704,000LA GalaxyBrazil31AM RLC
Raúl Ruidíaz£52,000£2,704,000SeattlePeru31AM R, ST
Cucho Hernández£50,000£2,600,000ColumbusColombia23AM RLC, F C
Victor Wanyama£49,000£2,548,000CF MontréalKenya31DM
Gustavo Bou£46,000£2,392,000New EnglandArgentina32AM/F C
Emiliano Rigoni£40,000£2,080,000Austin FCArgentina29AM RLC, F C
Brenner£40,000£2,080,000CincinnatiBrazil22ST
Alan Pulido£40,000£2,080,000Sporting KCMexico31AM/F C
Karol Świderski£38,000£1,976,000Charlotte FCPoland25ST
Luciano Acosta£37,000£1,924,000CincinnatiArgentina28AM C
Sebastián Driussi£37,000£1,924,000Austin FCArgentina26AM LC, F C
Denis Bouanga£37,000£1,924,000LAFCGabon27AM RL
Jefferson Savarino£37,000£1,924,000Real Salt LakeVenezuela25AM RC
Thiago Almada£36,000£1,872,000Atlanta UnitedArgentina21AM RLC
Ryan Gauld£36,000£1,872,000VancouverScotland26AM LC
Albert Rusnák£34,000£1,768,000SeattleSlovakia28AM LC
Ercan Kara£33,000£1,716,000Orlando CityAustria26ST
Johnny Russell£33,000£1,716,000Sporting KCScotland32AM RL
Sebastián Ferreira£31,000£1,612,000HoustonParaguay24ST
Darlington Nagbe£31,000£1,612,000ColumbusU.S.A.31DM
Giacomo Vrioni£30,000£1,560,000New EnglandAlbania23ST
Alexander Ring£30,000£1,560,000Austin FCFinland31DM
Cristian Tello£29,000£1,508,000LAFCSpain30AM RL
Aké Loba£28,000£1,456,000NashvilleIvory Coast24ST
Gareth Bale£28,000£1,456,000LAFCWales32AM RLC, F C
Hany Mukhtar£28,000£1,456,000NashvilleGermany27AM LC, F C
Damir Kreilach£28,000£1,456,000Real Salt LakeCroatia33DM, AM/F C
Kévin Cabral£28,000£1,456,000LA GalaxyFrance23AM RL
Sebastián Blanco£27,000£1,404,000PortlandArgentina34AM RLC
Gyasi Zardes£27,000£1,404,000ColoradoU.S.A.30AM RL, ST
Domenico Criscito£27,000£1,404,000Toronto FCItaly35D LC
Yimmi Chará£26,000£1,352,000PortlandColombia31AM RL, ST
Riqui Puig£26,000£1,352,000LA GalaxySpain22AM C
Mikael Uhre£25,000£1,300,000PhiladelphiaDenmark27ST

50-100 best paid football players in Major League Soccer:

NameSalary per WeekYearly WageTeamCountryAgePositions
Jesus Ferreira£25,000£1,300,000FC DallasU.S.A.21AM RLC, F C
Gastón Brugman£25,000£1,300,000LA GalaxyUruguay29DM
Alan Velasco£25,000£1,300,000FC DallasArgentina19AM RLC, F C
Taxi Fountas£25,000£1,300,000D.C. UnitedGreece26AM RC, F C
Lucas Cavallini£24,000£1,248,000VancouverCanada29ST
Ola Kamara£24,000£1,248,000D.C. UnitedNorway32AM RLC, F C
Michael Bradley£24,000£1,248,000Toronto FCU.S.A.34DM
Erik Thommy£24,000£1,248,000Sporting KCGermany27AM RLC
Bjørn Johnsen£24,000£1,248,000CF MontréalNorway30ST
Allan Cruz£24,000£1,248,000CincinnatiCosta Rica26DM, M RLC
Gastón Giménez£23,000£1,196,000ChicagoParaguay30DM
Matt Miazga£23,000£1,196,000CincinnatiU.S.A.26D C
Jordan Morris£23,000£1,196,000SeattleU.S.A.27AM RL, ST
Cristian Espinoza£23,000£1,196,000San JoseArgentina27AM RL
Jamiro Monteiro£22,000£1,144,000San JoseCape Verde28AM C
Mauricio Pereyra£22,000£1,144,000Orlando CityUruguay32AM RC
Alejandro Bedoya£22,000£1,144,000PhiladelphiaU.S.A.35M RC
Andreu Fontàs£22,000£1,144,000Sporting KCSpain32D C, DM
João Paulo£21,000£1,092,000SeattleBrazil31AM C
Gabriel Słonina£21,000£1,092,000ChicagoU.S.A.18GK
Aaron Long£21,000£1,092,000NY Red BullsU.S.A.29D C
Luquinhas£20,000£1,040,000NY Red BullsBrazil25AM LC
Emanuel Reynoso£20,000£1,040,000Minnesota UtdArgentina26AM LC
Ilie Sánchez£20,000£1,040,000LAFCSpain31DM
Bobby Wood£20,000£1,040,000Real Salt LakeU.S.A.29ST
Kacper Przybyłko£20,000£1,040,000ChicagoPoland29ST
Rafael Czichos£20,000£1,040,000ChicagoGermany32D LC
Kellyn Acosta£20,000£1,040,000LAFCU.S.A.26DM
Jonathan Mensah£19,000£988,000ColumbusGhana31D C
Giorgio Chiellini£19,000£988,000LAFCItaly37D C
Patryk Klimala£18,000£936,000NY Red BullsPoland23ST
Cristian Roldan£18,000£936,000SeattleU.S.A.27AM RC
Aníbal Godoy£18,000£936,000NashvillePanama32DM
Andre Blake£18,000£936,000PhiladelphiaJamaica31GK
Antônio Carlos£18,000£936,000Orlando CityBrazil29D C
Paul Arriola£18,000£936,000FC DallasU.S.A.27AM RL
Felipe Mora£18,000£936,000PortlandChile28ST
Andrés Cubas£18,000£936,000VancouverParaguay26DM
Alessandro Schöpf£18,000£936,000VancouverAustria28WB R, AM RC
Eloy Room£17,000£884,000ColumbusCuraçao33GK
Jonathan Osorio£17,000£884,000Toronto FCCanada30AM RLC
Talles Magno£17,000£884,000New York CityBrazil20AM RLC, F C
Kamil Jóźwiak£17,000£884,000Charlotte FCPoland24WB R, AM RL
Teenage Hadebe£17,000£884,000HoustonZimbabwe26D C
Yûya Kubo£16,000£832,000CincinnatiJapan28DM, AM C
Derrick Williams£16,000£832,000LA GalaxyIreland29D LC
Alexander Callens£16,000£832,000New York CityPeru30D LC
Gadi Kinda£16,000£832,000Sporting KCIsrael28AM RLC
Jarosław Niezgoda£16,000£832,000PortlandPoland27ST
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin£16,000£832,000Sporting KCFrance30D C

Major League Soccer Teams

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