Top 25 in the gallery
The Major League Soccer Player Association (MLSPA) has released the 2022 salary guide. The release includes the annual base and annual guaranteed compensations for 841 players under contract in Major League Soccer. The release ranks Chicago Fire star Xherdan Shaqiri as the highest-paid player in the league with a base salary of $7.35 million and guaranteed compensation of $8.153 million.
Shaqiri, Chicharito, Higuaín & Co. – The highest paid players in MLS
Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | Salary: $2.22m*
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Market value: $2.75m (All salaries guaranteed compensation)
Karol Świderski | Charlotte FC | Salary: $2.26m
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Market value: $5.5m
Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Salary: $2.66m
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Market value: $7.15m
Sebastian Driussi | Austin FC | Salary: $2.32m
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Market value: $7.7m
Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Salary: $2.33m
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Market value: $19.8m
Carlos Salcedo | Toronto FC | Salary: $2.35m
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Market value: $5.5m
Gastón Gimenez | Chicago Fire | Salary: $2.36m
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Market value: $2.75m
Gustavo Bou | New England Revolution | Salary: $2.68m
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Market value: $6.6m
Adrien Honou | Minnesota United | Salary: $2.69m
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Market value: $3.85m
Douglas Costa | LA Galaxy | Salary: $3m
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Market value: $3.85m
Victor Wanyama | CF Montréal | Salary: $3.09m
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Market value: $5.5m
Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Salary: $3.2m
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Market value: $8.8m
Franco Jara | FC Dallas | Salary: $3.23m
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Market value: $1.65m
Nicolás Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders | Salary: $3.25m
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Market value: $3.3m
Rodolfo Pizarro | Inter Miami CF (on loan at Monterrey) | Salary: $3.35m
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Market value: $4.4m
Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Salary: $3.7m
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Market value: $8.8m
Luiz Araújo | Atlanta United | Salary: $3.94m
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Market value: $11m
Carlos Vela | LAFC | Salary: $4.05m
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Market value: $5.5m
Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Salary: $4.14m
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Market value: $13.75m
Jozy Altidore | New England Revolution | Salary: $4.26m
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Market value: $550,000
Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | Salary: $4.69m
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Market value: $8.8m
Gonzalo Higuaín | Inter Miami CF | Salary: $5.79m
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Market value: $2.2m
Chicharito | LA Galaxy | Salary: $6m
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Market value: $2.2m
Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire FC | Salary: $8.15m
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Market value: $7.7m
Shaqiri ranks ahead of LA Galaxy star Chicharito ($6m) and Inter Miami CF striker Gonzalo Higuaín ($5.793m). Former Toronto FC and US men’s national team striker Jozy Altidore comes in fourth with a guaranteed compensation salary of $4.264 million. Overall, salary has been on the rise in MLS. The average base salary for non-Designated Players (DP) has grown from $397,753 in 2021 to $438,728 in 2022. On average salaries for players in roster spots, four through 18 grew on average by more than 10% per year over the last five years. The average base salary for senior roster non-Designated Players of $438,728 in 2022 marks the eleventh consecutive year of growth.
“As a former MLS player, it’s encouraging to see what we have expected, the continued growth in player salaries across the roster over the last five years,” said MLSPA Player Relations Director Ty Harden in a statement. “Moving forward, we expect a continued commitment to invest in the players that are the pivotal force in driving the league forward.”
Thiago Almada, Martínez, Castellanos & Co. – The 25 most valuable MLS players
Santiago Sosa | Atlanta United | Market value: $6.6m
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Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: $6.6m
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Efraín Álvarez | Los Angeles Galaxy | Market value: $6.6m
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Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Market value: $7.15m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $7.15m
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Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire | Market value: $7.7m
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Carles Gil | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $7.7m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.25m
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Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Market value; $8.8m
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Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.8m
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Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $8.8m
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Marcelino Moreno | Atlanta United | Market value: $8.8m
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Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake | Market value: $8.8m
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Adam Buksa | New England Revolution | Market value: $9.9m
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Luiz Araujo | Atlanta United | Market value: $11m
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Emmanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United | Market value: $11m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: $11m
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Valentín Castellanos | NYCFC | Market value: $13.2m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Market value: $13.75m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Market value: $19.8m
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