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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER · ATTACKERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Major League Soccer attackers

Robert Lewandowski is the best-paid attacker in Major League Soccer, on £432,000 a week at Chicago Fire FC, or £22,464,000 a year. Antoine Griezmann is next on £232,000 at Orlando City SC. We hold wages for 303 Major League Soccer attackers in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £432k
AVERAGE WAGE £22,732
SHARE OF WAGE BILL61%
TOP 10 A WEEK £1.7m
WAGES HELD303

The 50 best-paid Major League Soccer attackers

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid attackers in Major League Soccer in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k £22,464,000£22.5m Chicago Fire FC 36 Striker Poland
2 Antoine Griezmann £232,000£232k £12,064,000£12.1m Orlando City SC 34 Attacking midfielder, striker France
3 Lionel Messi £222,000£222k £11,544,000£11.5m Inter Miami CF 38 Attacking midfielder, striker Argentina
4 Rodrigo De Paul £170,000£170k £8,840,000£8.8m Inter Miami CF 31 Attacking midfielder Argentina
5 Heung-Min Son £159,000£159k £8,268,000£8.3m Los Angeles Football Club 33 Left winger, striker South Korea
6 Miguel Almirón £112,000£112k £5,824,000£5.8m Atlanta United FC 31 Attacking midfielder Paraguay
7 Tadeo Allende £111,000£111k £5,772,000£5.8m Inter Miami CF 26 Winger, striker Argentina
8 Hirving Lozano £109,000£109k £5,668,000£5.7m LA Galaxy 29 Winger, striker Mexico
9 Emil Forsberg £88,000£88k £4,576,000£4.6m New York Red Bulls 33 Attacking midfielder Sweden
10 Riqui Puig £80,000£80k £4,160,000£4.2m LA Galaxy 25 Attacking midfielder Spain
11 Jonathan Bamba £79,000£79k £4,108,000£4.1m Chicago Fire FC 29 Winger Côte d’Ivoire
12 Hany Mukhtar £77,000£77k £4,004,000£4.0m Nashville SC 30 Attacking midfielder, striker Sudan
13 Alexey Miranchuk £73,000£73k £3,796,000£3.8m Atlanta United FC 29 Attacking midfielder, striker Russia
14 Christian Benteke £72,000£72k £3,744,000£3.7m D.C. United 34 Striker Belgium
15 Timo Werner £71,000£71k £3,692,000£3.7m San Jose Earthquakes 29 Left winger, striker Germany
16 Jack Harrison £70,000£70k £3,640,000£3.6m New England Revolution 28 Attacking midfielder England
17 Evander £69,000£69k £3,588,000£3.6m FC Cincinnati 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Brazil
18 Carles Gil £69,000£69k £3,588,000£3.6m New England Revolution 32 Attacking midfielder, striker Spain
19 Joseph Paintsil £60,000£60k £3,120,000£3.1m LA Galaxy 27 Winger Ghana
20 Denis Bouanga £55,000£55k £2,860,000£2.9m Los Angeles Football Club 30 Winger, striker Gabon
21 Brandon Vázquez £54,000£54k £2,808,000£2.8m Austin FC 26 Right winger, striker United States
22 Kévin Denkey £54,000£54k £2,808,000£2.8m FC Cincinnati 24 Striker Togo
23 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting £52,000£52k £2,704,000£2.7m New York Red Bulls 36 Attacking midfielder, striker Cameroon
24 Germán Berterame £51,000£51k £2,652,000£2.7m Inter Miami CF 26 Striker Mexico
25 Nicolás Fernández Mercau £51,000£51k £2,652,000£2.7m New York City FC 25 Left-back, attacking midfielder Argentina
26 David Pereira Da Costa £51,000£51k £2,652,000£2.7m Portland Timbers 24 Attacking midfielder Portugal
27 Ryan Gauld £50,000£50k £2,600,000£2.6m Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 Attacking midfielder Scotland
28 Dejan Joveljic £49,000£49k £2,548,000£2.5m Seattle Sounders FC 25 Striker Serbia
29 Brais Méndez £44,000£44k £2,288,000£2.3m Columbus Crew 28 Attacking midfielder Spain
30 Sam Surridge £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m Nashville SC 26 Striker England
31 Kristoffer Velde £43,000£43k £2,236,000£2.2m Portland Timbers 25 Left winger Norway
32 Vincent Janssen £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m Portland Timbers 31 Striker Netherlands
33 Albert Rusnák £40,000£40k £2,080,000£2.1m Seattle Sounders FC 31 Attacking midfielder Slovakia
34 Dániel Gazdag £39,000£39k £2,028,000£2.0m New England Revolution 29 Attacking midfielder, striker Hungary
35 Anders Dreyer £38,000£38k £1,976,000£2.0m San Diego Football Club 27 Right winger Denmark
36 Petar Musa £37,000£37k £1,924,000£1.9m FC Dallas 27 Striker Croatia
37 Liel Abada £36,000£36k £1,872,000£1.9m Charlotte Football Club 23 Winger, striker Israel
38 Kyogo Furuhashi £35,000£35k £1,820,000£1.8m LA Galaxy 30 Striker Japan
39 Thomas Müller £34,000£34k £1,768,000£1.8m Vancouver Whitecaps FC 35 Attacking midfielder, striker Germany
40 Jordan Morris £32,000£32k £1,664,000£1.7m Seattle Sounders FC 30 Winger, striker United States
41 Myrto Uzuni £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m Austin FC 30 Attacking midfielder, striker Albania
42 Paxten Aaronson £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m Colorado Rapids 21 Attacking midfielder United States
43 Cristian Espinoza £31,000£31k £1,612,000£1.6m Nashville SC 30 Winger Argentina
44 Breel Embolo £29,000£29k £1,508,000£1.5m Atlanta United FC 28 Attacking midfielder, striker Switzerland
45 Wessam Abou Ali £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Columbus Crew 26 Striker Palestine
46 Djordje Mihailović £27,000£27k £1,404,000£1.4m Toronto FC 26 Attacking midfielder United States
47 Jesus Ferreira £26,000£26k £1,352,000£1.4m Seattle Sounders FC 24 Attacking midfielder, striker United States
48 Facundo Torres £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m Austin FC 25 Attacking midfielder Uruguay
49 Marcus Ingvartsen £24,000£24k £1,248,000£1.2m San Diego Football Club 29 Attacking midfielder, striker Denmark
50 Armindo Sieb £23,000£23k £1,196,000£1.2m Los Angeles Football Club 22 Attacking midfielder, striker Germany

What each position earns in Major League Soccer

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £5,216 Defenders £7,805 Midfielders £12k Attackers £23k

Attackers take 61% of what Major League Soccer pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their attackers the most

Every attacker wage we hold at each Major League Soccer club, added together, a week

Chicago Fire FC £601k Inter Miami CF £584k LA Galaxy £348k Orlando City SC £309k Los Angeles Football Club £267k Atlanta United FC £240k New England Revolution £238k Seattle Sounders FC £203k Nashville SC £201k New York Red Bulls £185k

Chicago Fire FC pay 13 attackers £601,400 a week between them, and Robert Lewandowski takes 72% of it.

The best-paid attacker at every Major League Soccer club

30 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers

Each Major League Soccer club's best-paid attacker in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every attacker in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Chicago Fire FC Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k 1
Orlando City SC Antoine Griezmann £232,000£232k 2
Inter Miami CF Lionel Messi £222,000£222k 3
Los Angeles Football Club Heung-Min Son £159,000£159k 5
Atlanta United FC Miguel Almirón £112,000£112k 6
LA Galaxy Hirving Lozano £109,000£109k 8
New York Red Bulls Emil Forsberg £88,000£88k 9
Nashville SC Hany Mukhtar £77,000£77k 12
D.C. United Christian Benteke £72,000£72k 14
San Jose Earthquakes Timo Werner £71,000£71k 15
New England Revolution Jack Harrison £70,000£70k 16
FC Cincinnati Evander £69,000£69k 17
Austin FC Brandon Vázquez £54,000£54k 21
Portland Timbers David Pereira Da Costa £51,000£51k 26
New York City FC Nicolás Fernández Mercau £51,000£51k 25
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Ryan Gauld £50,000£50k 27
Seattle Sounders FC Dejan Joveljic £49,000£49k 28
Columbus Crew Brais Méndez £44,000£44k 29
San Diego Football Club Anders Dreyer £38,000£38k 35
FC Dallas Petar Musa £37,000£37k 36
Charlotte Football Club Liel Abada £36,000£36k 37
Colorado Rapids Paxten Aaronson £31,000£31k 42
Toronto FC Djordje Mihailović £27,000£27k 46
Sporting Kansas City André Luiz £23,000£23k 51
Minnesota United FC Kelvin Yeboah £21,000£21k 62
St. Louis CITY SC Cedric Teuchert £21,000£21k 64
Houston Dynamo FC Mateusz Bogusz £18,000£18k 72
Real Salt Lake Morgan Guilavogui £18,000£18k 73
Philadelphia Union Bruno Damiani £13,000£13k 95
CF Montréal Alexis Sánchez £8,500£9k 124

The best-paid attacker in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. Major League Soccer ranks fifth.

The best-paid attacker in each men's league we rank attackers in, the weekly wage, and the league's average attacker wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000£3.0m £99,591£100k
La Liga Kylian Mbappé £497,000£497k £44,024£44k
Premier League Erling Haaland £450,000£450k £92,799£93k
Süper Lig Victor Osimhen £436,000£436k £28,205£28k
Major League Soccer Robert Lewandowski £432,000£432k £22,732£23k
Bundesliga Jamal Musiala £414,000£414k £50,516£51k
Ligue 1 Ousmane Dembélé £332,000£332k £29,142£29k
Primeira Liga Jhon Durán £300,000£300k £8,858£9k
Serie A Lautaro Martínez £277,000£277k £42,915£43k
La Liga 2 Álvaro Morata £138,000£138k £6,395£6k
Championship James Ward-Prowse £125,000£125k £18,757£19k
Eredivisie Julian Brandt £124,000£124k £9,719£10k
Super Liga Thiago Almada £123,000£123k £5,256£5k
Serie B Lorenzo Insigne £92,000£92k £8,599£9k
Brasileirão Série A Fred £85,000£85k £12,689£13k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,420£16k
Belgian Pro League Hans Vanaken £70,000£70k £8,070£8k
Superleague Greece Ayoub El Kaabi £64,000£64k £13,954£14k
Liga MX Julián Carranza £62,000£62k £9,234£9k
Ekstraklasa Mateusz Klich £61,000£61k £3,685£4k
2. Bundesliga Christian Eriksen £60,000£60k £9,170£9k
Austrian Bundesliga Saša Kalajdžic £53,000£53k £5,308£5k
Croatian First League Iker Almena £52,000£52k £2,068£2k
League One Bobby De Cordova-Reid £48,000£48k £5,492£5k
Chinese Super League Cryzan £43,000£43k £7,644£8k
Scottish Premiership Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £43,000£43k £5,076£5k
Ligue 2 Téji Savanier £39,000£39k £4,021£4k
Danish Superliga Mohamed Elyounoussi £37,000£37k £6,453£6k
J1 League Erik £36,000£36k £5,315£5k
Czech First League Muhammed-Cham Saracevic £26,000£26k £2,047£2k
Categoría Primera A Luis Muriel £21,000£21k £4,564£5k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Alexis Flips £20,000£20k £1,862£2k
Thai League Bissoli £17,000£17k £2,563£3k
A-League Chris Ikonomidis £17,000£17k £1,642£2k
League Two Andreas Weimann £16,000£16k £2,954£3k
Indian Super League Dimitri Petratos £13,000£13k £985£985
Eliteserien Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson £10,000£10k £1,789£2k
Veikkausliiga Otto Ruoppi £9,000£9k £670£670
Scottish Championship Adam Montgomery £5,500£6k £928£928
I-League Blair Spittal £4,500£5k £459£459
National League James Berry £4,100£4k £1,397£1k
Meistriliiga Rauno Sappinen £1,700£2k £242£242
Canadian Premier League Ballou Tabla £839£839 £491£491

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid attacker in Major League Soccer?

Robert Lewandowski of Chicago Fire FC, on £432,000 a week in 2026/27, or £22,464,000 a year. Antoine Griezmann of Orlando City SC is second on £232,000 a week.

How much do Major League Soccer attackers earn?

The average Major League Soccer attacker aged 22 or over earns £22,732 a week, and the median one £9,150. Attackers take 61% of what Major League Soccer pays its players of that age.

Which Major League Soccer club pays its attackers the most?

Chicago Fire FC, £601,400 a week across the 13 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Robert Lewandowski on £432,000.

Who is the highest paid attacker in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in Major League Soccer ranks fifth of the 43 leagues on that measure.

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