MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER · TOP 100
Highest paid Major League Soccer players
Robert Lewandowski leads on £432,000 per week. These 100 players take £5,061,000 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 £5.1m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL60%
MEDIAN AGE28
MOST IN THE LIST8 Inter Miami CF
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £432k #10 £109k #100 £17k
Robert Lewandowski earns 4× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 25× the 100th. Half of the £5.1m a week on this page goes to the first 18 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000 | £22,464,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Poland | 36 | Striker |
| 02 | Casemiro | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | Inter Miami CF | Brazil | 33 | Defensive midfielder |
| 03 | Antoine Griezmann | £232,000 | £12,064,000 | Orlando City SC | France | 34 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 04 | Lionel Messi | £222,000 | £11,544,000 | Inter Miami CF | Argentina | 38 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 05 | Rodrigo De Paul | £170,000 | £8,840,000 | Inter Miami CF | Argentina | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 06 | Heung-Min Son | £159,000 | £8,268,000 | Los Angeles Football Club | South Korea | 33 | Left winger, striker |
| 07 | Sergio Busquets | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | Inter Miami CF | Spain | 36 | Defensive midfielder |
| 08 | Miguel Almirón | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | Atlanta United FC | Paraguay | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 09 | Tadeo Allende | £111,000 | £5,772,000 | Inter Miami CF | Argentina | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 10 | Hirving Lozano | £109,000 | £5,668,000 | LA Galaxy | Mexico | 29 | Winger, striker |
| 11 | Emil Forsberg | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | New York Red Bulls | Sweden | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 12 | Jordi Alba | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | Inter Miami CF | Spain | 36 | Left-back |
| 13 | Riqui Puig | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | LA Galaxy | Spain | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 14 | Jonathan Bamba | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Côte d’Ivoire | 29 | Winger |
| 15 | Hany Mukhtar | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | Nashville SC | Sudan | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 16 | Alexey Miranchuk | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | Atlanta United FC | Russia | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 17 | Christian Benteke | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | D.C. United | Belgium | 34 | Striker |
| 18 | Timo Werner | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | San Jose Earthquakes | Germany | 29 | Left winger, striker |
| 19 | Jack Harrison | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | New England Revolution | England | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 20 | Evander | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | FC Cincinnati | Brazil | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 21 | Carles Gil | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | New England Revolution | Spain | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 22 | Joseph Paintsil | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | LA Galaxy | Ghana | 27 | Winger |
| 23 | Denis Bouanga | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | Los Angeles Football Club | Gabon | 30 | Winger, striker |
| 24 | Brandon Vázquez | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Austin FC | United States | 26 | Right winger, striker |
| 25 | Kévin Denkey | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | FC Cincinnati | Togo | 24 | Striker |
| 26 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | New York Red Bulls | Cameroon | 36 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 27 | Germán Berterame | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | Inter Miami CF | Mexico | 26 | Striker |
| 28 | Nicolás Fernández Mercau | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | New York City FC | Argentina | 25 | Left-back, attacking midfielder |
| 29 | David Pereira Da Costa | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | Portland Timbers | Portugal | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 30 | Ryan Gauld | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotland | 29 | Attacking midfielder |
| 31 | Dejan Joveljic | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | Serbia | 25 | Striker |
| 32 | Brais Méndez | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | Columbus Crew | Spain | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 33 | Sam Surridge | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Nashville SC | England | 26 | Striker |
| 34 | Kristoffer Velde | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Portland Timbers | Norway | 25 | Left winger |
| 35 | Vincent Janssen | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Portland Timbers | Netherlands | 31 | Striker |
| 36 | Albert Rusnák | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | Slovakia | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 37 | Dániel Gazdag | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | New England Revolution | Hungary | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 38 | Anders Dreyer | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | San Diego Football Club | Denmark | 27 | Right winger |
| 39 | Petar Musa | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | FC Dallas | Croatia | 27 | Striker |
| 40 | Liel Abada | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Charlotte Football Club | Israel | 23 | Winger, striker |
| 41 | Sergi Roberto | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | LA Galaxy | Spain | 33 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 42 | Kyogo Furuhashi | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | LA Galaxy | Japan | 30 | Striker |
| 43 | Thomas Müller | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Germany | 35 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 44 | Jordan Morris | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States | 30 | Winger, striker |
| 45 | Myrto Uzuni | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Austin FC | Albania | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 46 | Paxten Aaronson | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Colorado Rapids | United States | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Cristian Espinoza | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Nashville SC | Argentina | 30 | Winger |
| 48 | Breel Embolo | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Atlanta United FC | Switzerland | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 49 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Norway | 28 | Centre-back |
| 50 | Thiago Martins | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | New York City FC | Brazil | 30 | Centre-back |
| 51 | Angus Gunn | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | San Jose Earthquakes | Scotland | 29 | Goalkeeper |
| 52 | Wessam Abou Ali | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Columbus Crew | Palestine | 26 | Striker |
| 53 | Djordje Mihailović | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Toronto FC | United States | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 54 | Cristian Roldán | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 55 | Jesus Ferreira | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | United States | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 56 | Facundo Torres | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Austin FC | Uruguay | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 57 | Marcus Ingvartsen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | San Diego Football Club | Denmark | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 58 | Armindo Sieb | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Los Angeles Football Club | Germany | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 59 | André Luiz | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Sporting Kansas City | Brazil | 23 | Winger |
| 60 | Enea Mihaj | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Atlanta United FC | Albania | 27 | Centre-back |
| 61 | Junior Alonso | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Atlanta United FC | Paraguay | 32 | Centre-back |
| 62 | Luca De La Torre | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Charlotte Football Club | United States | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 63 | Philip Zinckernagel | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Denmark | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 64 | Robin Lod | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Chicago Fire FC | Finland | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 65 | Miles Robinson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | FC Cincinnati | United States | 28 | Centre-back |
| 66 | Elias Saad | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Nashville SC | Tunisia | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 67 | Hannes Wolf | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | New York City FC | Austria | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 68 | Daryl Dike | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Orlando City SC | United States | 25 | Striker |
| 69 | Marco Pašalić | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Orlando City SC | Croatia | 24 | Winger |
| 70 | Eduard Löwen | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | San Jose Earthquakes | Germany | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 71 | Roman Bürki | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | St. Louis CITY SC | Switzerland | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 72 | Josh Sargent | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Toronto FC | United States | 25 | Striker |
| 73 | Pep Biel | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Charlotte Football Club | Spain | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 74 | Matt Miazga | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | FC Cincinnati | United States | 29 | Centre-back |
| 75 | Luis Suárez | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Inter Miami CF | Uruguay | 38 | Striker |
| 76 | Kelvin Yeboah | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Minnesota United FC | Italy | 25 | Left winger, striker |
| 77 | Lewis Morgan | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | San Diego Football Club | Scotland | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 78 | Cedric Teuchert | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | St. Louis CITY SC | Germany | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 79 | Dániel Sallói | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Toronto FC | Hungary | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 80 | João Klauss (João Klauss de Mello) | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | LA Galaxy | Brazil | 28 | Striker |
| 81 | Leonardo Campana | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | New England Revolution | Ecuador | 24 | Striker |
| 82 | Andre Blake | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Philadelphia Union | Jamaica | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 83 | Kai Wagner | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Philadelphia Union | Germany | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 84 | Steven Alzate | £19,000 | £988,000 | Atlanta United FC | Colombia | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 85 | Rafael Navarro | £19,000 | £988,000 | Colorado Rapids | Brazil | 25 | Striker |
| 86 | Louis Munteanu | £19,000 | £988,000 | D.C. United | Romania | 23 | Striker |
| 87 | Bongokuhle Hlongwane | £19,000 | £988,000 | Minnesota United FC | South Africa | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 88 | James Sands | £19,000 | £988,000 | New York City FC | United States | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 89 | Justen Glad | £19,000 | £988,000 | Real Salt Lake | United States | 28 | Centre-back |
| 90 | Pedro De La Vega | £19,000 | £988,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | Argentina | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 91 | Niklas Dorsch | £19,000 | £988,000 | Toronto FC | Germany | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 92 | Andrés Cubas | £19,000 | £988,000 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Paraguay | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 93 | André Gomes | £18,000 | £936,000 | Columbus Crew | Portugal | 31 | Central midfielder |
| 94 | Mateusz Bogusz | £18,000 | £936,000 | Houston Dynamo FC | Poland | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 95 | Jakob Glesnes | £18,000 | £936,000 | LA Galaxy | Norway | 31 | Centre-back |
| 96 | Aaron Long | £18,000 | £936,000 | Los Angeles Football Club | United States | 32 | Centre-back |
| 97 | Alexander Hack | £18,000 | £936,000 | New York Red Bulls | Germany | 31 | Centre-back |
| 98 | Morgan Guilavogui | £18,000 | £936,000 | Real Salt Lake | Guinea | 27 | Winger, striker |
| 99 | Walker Zimmerman | £18,000 | £936,000 | Toronto FC | United States | 32 | Centre-back |
| 100 | Obinna Nwobodo | £17,000 | £884,000 | FC Cincinnati | Nigeria | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer?
Robert Lewandowski of Chicago Fire FC, on £432,000 per week — £22,464,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Major League Soccer players earn between them?
£5,061,000 per week and £263,172,000 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 £1,085,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£17,000 per week — that is what Obinna Nwobodo earns in 100th place.
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