LA Galaxy 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Giovani dos Santos on £81,000 per week · see the current LA Galaxy wage bill
We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27 — 102% higher than the £228,630 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani dos Santos | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Mexico | ||
| Jonathan dos Santos | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 27 | DM, M RC | Mexico | ||
| Romain Alessandrini | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | AM RL | France | ||
| Ola Kamara | £6,800 | £353,600 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Norway | ||
| Ashley Cole | £6,500 | £338,000 | 36 | D L | England | ||
| Chris Pontius | £6,400 | £332,800 | 30 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Perry Kitchen | £4,800 | £249,600 | 25 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Sebastian Lletget | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | ||
| Baggio Husidic | £3,500 | £182,000 | 30 | DM, M RC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| David Bingham | £3,400 | £176,800 | 27 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Jørgen Skjelvik | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | D LC, AM L | Norway | ||
| Jørgen Skjelvik | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | D LC, AM L | Norway | ||
| Michaël Ciani | £2,900 | £150,800 | 33 | D C | France | ||
| Rolf Feltscher | £2,700 | £140,400 | 26 | D RLC | Venezuela | ||
| Daniel Steres | £2,400 | £124,800 | 26 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Emmanuel Boateng | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| João Pedro | £2,100 | £109,200 | 24 | DM | Portugal | ||
| Servando Carrasco | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Brian Sylvestre | £1,040 | £54,080 | 24 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Bradford Jamieson | £1,040 | £54,080 | 20 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | ||
| Dave Romney | £1,020 | £53,040 | 24 | D LC | U.S.A. | ||
| Emrah Klimenta | £1,010 | £52,520 | 26 | D C, DM | Montenegro | ||
| Hugo Arellano | £980 | £50,960 | 19 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Ari Lassiter | £880 | £45,760 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Costa Rica | ||
| Tomas Hilliard-Arce | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | D C | U.S.A. | ||
| Drew Skundrich | £850 | £44,200 | 21 | DM | U.S.A. | ||
| Nate Shultz | £750 | £39,000 | 21 | D/WB R | U.S.A. | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 78% of the squad wage bill, across the 27 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
LA Galaxy wages, 2017/18
What was LA Galaxy's wage bill in 2017/18?
LA Galaxy paid £228,630 a week in 2017/18 - £11,888,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 27. We hold a wage for all 27 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid LA Galaxy player in 2017/18?
Giovani dos Santos was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £81,000 a week, 7.9x the 22+ squad average of £10,189.
What was the average LA Galaxy salary in 2017/18?
The average LA Galaxy player aged 22 or over earned £10,189 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 27. The top five earners took 78% of the bill between them.
How do LA Galaxy's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27, 102% higher than the £228,630 of 2017/18. The current squad is 28 players against 27 then.