Because of the way the MLSPA annualizes bonuses across the total years of a contract to get guaranteed compensation, a salary may be higher or lower in any given year across the life of the contract. While this salary data is the only publicly available information from a primary source regarding MLS player compensation, the formula the MLSPA uses for guaranteed compensation does not give a perfectly accurate indication of what a player is making this season. Here are some other important takeaways from the salary dump: First, some disclaimers… The median guaranteed compensation is now $248,333, a 24.2 percent jump from the fall 2021 median of $200,000. Other top paid players include Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuaín ($5.79 million in guaranteed compensation), Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo ($4.69 million), New England Revolution striker Jozy Altidore ($4.26 million, though a large portion of that is in the form of a buyout paid to him by Toronto FC this winter), Atlanta United striker Josef Martínez ($4.14 million) and LAFC forward Carlos Vela ($4.05 million).Īccording to the release, the average guaranteed compensation for all MLS players is $472,008, a 14 percent increase from last fall’s average of $413,998. It should be noted that five of those 91 players are not on an active MLS roster: Ezequiel Barco is on loan from Atlanta to River Plate, Leandro González Pírez is on loan from Miami to River Plate, Blaise Matuidi is still technically a member of Inter Miami but isn’t on the club’s active squad, Alexandru Mitriță is on loan from NYCFC to PAOK Salonika and Rodolfo Pizarro is on loan from Miami to Monterrey. In all, the MLSPA lists 91 players as making more than $1 million in guaranteed compensation in 2022. Sources told The Athletic in January that Insigne, who is not included in this edition of the MLSPA’s data, is set to earn a salary of roughly $15 million per year. Italian international Lorenzo Insigne will replace him atop the salary rankings when he joins Toronto FC from Napoli when the secondary transfer window opens in July. While he currently has the highest salary in MLS history, Shaqiri won’t hold that title for very long. The 31-year-old has two goals and three assists in nine games for the Fire, which sit in last place in the Eastern Conference with 10 points through 11 games. Shaqiri was signed by Chicago this winter from French club Lyon for a reported $7.5 million transfer fee.
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