LA Galaxy 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Joseph Paintsil on £62,000 per week · see the current LA Galaxy wage bill
We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27 — 130% higher than the £200,600 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Paintsil | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 27 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Riqui Puig | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Gabriel Pec | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| João Klauss (João Klauss de Mello) | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Maya Yoshida | £13,000 | £676,000 | 36 | D C | Japan | ||
| Martín Cáceres | £8,900 | £462,800 | 37 | D RLC | Uruguay | ||
| Julián Aude | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | D/WB L, DM | Argentina | ||
| Miki Yamane | £5,900 | £306,800 | 31 | D RC | Japan | ||
| Jakob Glesnes | £4,100 | £213,200 | 31 | D C | Norway | ||
| Carlos Garcés | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | D C | Colombia | ||
| Erik Thommy | £3,300 | £171,600 | 30 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Edwin Cerrillo | £3,300 | £171,600 | 24 | DM | United States | ||
| John Nelson | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | D/WB L | United States | ||
| Justin Haak | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | DM | United States | ||
| JT Marcinkowski | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | GK | United States | ||
| Novak Mićović | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | GK | Serbia | ||
| Matheus Nascimento | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | ST | Brazil | ||
| Axel Essengue | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | D C, DM | Cameroon | ||
| Elijah Wynder | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | AM RL, ST | United States | ||
| Juan Calderón | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | AM L | |||
| Isaiah Parente | £2,100 | £109,200 | 25 | AM RC | United States | ||
| Ruben Ramos | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | AM LC, F C | United States | ||
| Brady Scott | £1,500 | £78,000 | 26 | GK | United States | ||
| Chris Rindov | £1,400 | £72,800 | 23 | D C | United States | ||
| Eriq Zavaleta | £1,300 | £67,600 | 32 | D C | |||
| Harbor Miller | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | D/WB/M R | |||
| Mauricio Cuevas | £900 | £46,800 | 22 | D R | United States | ||
| Marco Reus | £900 | £46,800 | 36 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Tucker Lepley | £600 | £31,200 | 23 | AM C | United States | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 65% of the squad wage bill, across the 29 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
LA Galaxy wages, 2024/25
What was LA Galaxy's wage bill in 2024/25?
LA Galaxy paid £200,600 a week in 2024/25 - £10,431,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 29. We hold a wage for all 29 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid LA Galaxy player in 2024/25?
Joseph Paintsil was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £62,000 a week, 8x the 22+ squad average of £7,708.
What was the average LA Galaxy salary in 2024/25?
The average LA Galaxy player aged 22 or over earned £7,708 a week in 2024/25, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 29. The top five earners took 65% of the bill between them.
How do LA Galaxy's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
LA Galaxy pay £462,300 a week in 2026/27, 130% higher than the £200,600 of 2024/25. The current squad is 28 players against 29 then.