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 £3,542,000 per week and £184,184,000 per year
Top earning footballers in Major League Soccer 2023:
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Raúl Ruidíaz | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Seattle | Peru | 31 | AM R, ST | |||||
| Douglas Costa | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | LA Galaxy | Brazil | 31 | AM RLC | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Alan Pulido | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Sporting KC | Mexico | 31 | 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 | |||||
| Karol Świderski | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Charlotte FC | Poland | 25 | ST | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Ryan Gauld | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Vancouver | Scotland | 26 | AM LC | |||||
| Thiago Almada | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Atlanta United | Argentina | 21 | AM RLC | |||||
| Albert Rusnák | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Seattle | Slovakia | 28 | AM LC | |||||
| Johnny Russell | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Sporting KC | Scotland | 32 | AM RL | |||||
| Ercan Kara | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Orlando City | Austria | 26 | ST | |||||
| Sebastián Ferreira | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Houston | Paraguay | 24 | ST | |||||
| Darlington Nagbe | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Columbus | U.S.A. | 31 | DM | |||||
| Alexander Ring | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Austin FC | Finland | 31 | DM | |||||
| Giacomo Vrioni | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | New England | Albania | 23 | ST | |||||
| Cristian Tello | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | LAFC | Spain | 30 | AM RL | |||||
| Aké Loba | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Nashville | Ivory Coast | 24 | ST | |||||
| Kévin Cabral | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | LA Galaxy | France | 23 | AM RL | |||||
| Damir Kreilach | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Real Salt Lake | Croatia | 33 | DM, AM/F C | |||||
| Hany Mukhtar | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Nashville | Germany | 27 | AM LC, F C | |||||
| Gareth Bale | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | LAFC | Wales | 32 | AM RLC, F C | |||||
| Gyasi Zardes | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Colorado | U.S.A. | 30 | AM RL, ST | |||||
| Sebastián Blanco | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Portland | Argentina | 34 | AM RLC | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Taxi Fountas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | D.C. United | Greece | 26 | AM RC, F C | |||||
| Jesus Ferreira | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | FC Dallas | U.S.A. | 21 | AM RLC, F C | |||||
50-100 best paid football players in Major League Soccer:
| Name | Salary per Week | Yearly Wage | Team | Country | Age | Positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Erik Thommy | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Sporting KC | Germany | 27 | AM RLC | |||||
| Michael Bradley | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Toronto FC | U.S.A. | 34 | DM | |||||
| Bjørn Johnsen | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | CF Montréal | Norway | 30 | ST | |||||
| Lucas Cavallini | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Vancouver | Canada | 29 | ST | |||||
| Allan Cruz | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Cincinnati | Costa Rica | 26 | DM, M RLC | |||||
| Ola Kamara | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | D.C. United | Norway | 32 | AM RLC, F C | |||||
| Cristian Espinoza | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | San Jose | Argentina | 27 | AM RL | |||||
| Jordan Morris | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Seattle | U.S.A. | 27 | AM RL, ST | |||||
| Matt Miazga | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Cincinnati | U.S.A. | 26 | D C | |||||
| Gastón Giménez | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Chicago | Paraguay | 30 | DM | |||||
| Alejandro Bedoya | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Philadelphia | U.S.A. | 35 | M RC | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Aaron Long | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | NY Red Bulls | U.S.A. | 29 | D C | |||||
| Gabriel Słonina | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Chicago | U.S.A. | 18 | GK | |||||
| Ilie Sánchez | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | LAFC | Spain | 31 | DM | |||||
| Rafael Czichos | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Chicago | Germany | 32 | D LC | |||||
| Emanuel Reynoso | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Minnesota United | Argentina | 26 | AM LC | |||||
| Kacper Przybyłko | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Chicago | Poland | 29 | ST | |||||
| Kellyn Acosta | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | LAFC | U.S.A. | 26 | DM | |||||
| Bobby Wood | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Real Salt Lake | U.S.A. | 29 | ST | |||||
| Luquinhas | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | NY Red Bulls | Brazil | 25 | AM LC | |||||
| Jonathan Mensah | £19,000 | £988,000 | Columbus | Ghana | 31 | D C | |||||
| Giorgio Chiellini | £19,000 | £988,000 | LAFC | Italy | 37 | D C | |||||
| Paul Arriola | £18,000 | £936,000 | FC Dallas | U.S.A. | 27 | AM RL | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Andrés Cubas | £18,000 | £936,000 | Vancouver | Paraguay | 26 | DM | |||||
| Felipe Mora | £18,000 | £936,000 | Portland | Chile | 28 | ST | |||||
| Antônio Carlos | £18,000 | £936,000 | Orlando City | Brazil | 29 | D C | |||||
| Alessandro Schöpf | £18,000 | £936,000 | Vancouver | Austria | 28 | WB R, AM RC | |||||
| Andre Blake | £18,000 | £936,000 | Philadelphia | Jamaica | 31 | GK | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Jonathan Osorio | £17,000 | £884,000 | Toronto FC | Canada | 30 | AM RLC | |||||
| Eloy Room | £17,000 | £884,000 | Columbus | Curaçao | 33 | GK | |||||
| Talles Magno | £17,000 | £884,000 | NYCFC | Brazil | 20 | AM RLC, F C | |||||
| Obinna Nwobodo | £16,000 | £832,000 | Cincinnati | Nigeria | 25 | DM | |||||
| Derrick Williams | £16,000 | £832,000 | LA Galaxy | Ireland | 29 | D LC | |||||
| Yûya Kubo | £16,000 | £832,000 | Cincinnati | Japan | 28 | DM, AM C | |||||
| Julian Gressel | £16,000 | £832,000 | Vancouver | Germany | 28 | D/WB R, AM RC | |||||
| Jarosław Niezgoda | £16,000 | £832,000 | Portland | Poland | 27 | ST | |||||
| Cristian Dájome | £16,000 | £832,000 | Vancouver | Colombia | 28 | AM RLC, F C | |||||
| Facundo Quignón | £16,000 | £832,000 | FC Dallas | Argentina | 29 | DM | |||||
| Gadi Kinda | £16,000 | £832,000 | Sporting KC | Israel | 28 | AM RLC | |||||
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Sporting Kansas City
Toronto FC
Highest Paid Players
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Austin FC
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Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew SC
FC Cincinnati
Houston Dynamo
Inter Miami CF
Los Angeles Football Club
Minnesota United FC
Montreal Impact
Nashville SC
New England Revolution
New York City FC
New York Red Bulls
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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