LA Galaxy 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Giovani dos Santos on £64,000 per week · see the current LA Galaxy wage bill
We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27 — 208% higher than the £150,280 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani dos Santos | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Mexico | ||
| Steven Gerrard | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Romain Alessandrini | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM RL | France | ||
| Jermaine Jones | £10,000 | £520,000 | 34 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| João Pedro | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Jelle Van Damme | £8,100 | £421,200 | 32 | D LC, DM | Belgium | ||
| Gyasi Zardes | £7,200 | £374,400 | 24 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Ashley Cole | £5,500 | £286,000 | 35 | D L | England | ||
| Dan Kennedy | £3,400 | £176,800 | 33 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Robbie Rogers | £2,700 | £140,400 | 29 | D/AM L | U.S.A. | ||
| Baggio Husidic | £2,500 | £130,000 | 29 | DM, M RC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Sebastian Lletget | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Brian Rowe | £1,500 | £78,000 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Emmanuel Boateng | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Ghana | ||
| José Villarreal | £1,100 | £57,200 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | U.S.A. | ||
| Bradford Jamieson | £1,010 | £52,520 | 19 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Clément Diop | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | GK | France | ||
| Dave Romney | £990 | £51,480 | 23 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Daniel Steres | £990 | £51,480 | 25 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Hugo Arellano | £950 | £49,400 | 18 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Jack McBean | £930 | £48,360 | 21 | ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Ari Lassiter | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Costa Rica | ||
| Raúl Mendiola | £850 | £44,200 | 22 | AM C | Mexico | ||
| Rafael Garcia | £700 | £36,400 | 27 | D R, DM | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 71% of the squad wage bill, across the 24 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
LA Galaxy wages, 2016/17
What was LA Galaxy's wage bill in 2016/17?
LA Galaxy paid £150,280 a week in 2016/17 - £7,814,560 across the year - spread over a squad of 24. We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid LA Galaxy player in 2016/17?
Giovani dos Santos was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £64,000 a week, 8.7x the 22+ squad average of £7,327.
What was the average LA Galaxy salary in 2016/17?
The average LA Galaxy player aged 22 or over earned £7,327 a week in 2016/17, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 24. The top five earners took 71% of the bill between them.
How do LA Galaxy's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27, 208% higher than the £150,280 of 2016/17. The current squad is 28 players against 24 then.