LA Galaxy 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Giovani dos Santos on £90,000 per week · see the current LA Galaxy wage bill
Then and now
LA Galaxy pay £451,300 a week in 2026/27 — 73% higher than the £260,410 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani dos Santos | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Mexico | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jonathan dos Santos | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | DM, M RC | Mexico | DEC 2019 | ||
| Romain Alessandrini | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | AM RL | France | DEC 2019 | ||
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 36 | ST | Sweden | DEC 2019 | ||
| Uriel Antuna | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | AM R | Mexico | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jørgen Skjelvik | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D LC | Norway | DEC 2019 | ||
| Jørgen Skjelvik | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D LC | Norway | DEC 2019 | ||
| Perry Kitchen | £6,800 | £353,600 | 26 | DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Diego Polenta | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | D LC | Uruguay | DEC 2020 | ||
| Juninho | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | DM | Brazil | DEC 2019 | ||
| David Bingham | £4,400 | £228,800 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Rolf Feltscher | £3,700 | £192,400 | 27 | D RLC | Venezuela | - | ||
| Sebastian Lletget | £3,600 | £187,200 | 25 | AM RLC | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Chris Pontius | £3,400 | £176,800 | 31 | AM RL, ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Daniel Steres | £2,400 | £124,800 | 27 | D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Emmanuel Boateng | £2,300 | £119,600 | 24 | AM RL | Ghana | DEC 2019 | ||
| Matt Lampson | £1,900 | £98,800 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Bradford Jamieson | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | AM R, ST | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Dave Romney | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | D LC | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Emil Cuello | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | AM C | U.S.A. | DEC 2020 | ||
| Hugo Arellano | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Justin vom Steeg | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | GK | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Tomas Hilliard-Arce | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | D C | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
| Servando Carrasco | £600 | £31,200 | 29 | DM | U.S.A. | DEC 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 70% of the squad wage bill, across the 24 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
LA Galaxy wages, 2018/19
What was LA Galaxy's wage bill in 2018/19?
LA Galaxy paid £260,410 a week in 2018/19 - £13,541,320 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 2018/19?
Giovani dos Santos was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £90,000 a week, 7.1x the 22+ squad average of £12,663.
What was the average LA Galaxy salary in 2018/19?
The average LA Galaxy player aged 22 or over earned £12,663 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 24. The top five earners took 70% of the bill between them.
How do LA Galaxy's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
LA Galaxy pay £451,300 a week in 2026/27, 73% higher than the £260,410 of 2018/19. The current squad is 27 players against 24 then.