2024 MLS Salaries

Scott Allen
Scott Allen, ContributorMay 16, 2024
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Top-10 2024 Guaranteed Salaries

A look at the top ten highest guaranteed salaries in the MLS for the 2024 season (as of May 16, 2024 per MLSPA Salary Guide)

  1. Lionel Messi (MIA), $20,446,667

  2. Lorenzo Insigne (TOR), $15,400,000

  3. Sergio Busquets (MIA), $8,774,996

  4. Xherdan Shaqiri (CHI), $8,153,000

  5. Sebastian Driussi (ATX), $6,722,500

  6. Federico Bernardeschi (TOR), $6,295,381

  7. Emil Forsberg (RBNY), $6,035,625

  8. Hector Herrera (HOU), $5,246,875

  9. Hany Mukhtar (NSH),$5,211,667

  10. Carles Gil (NE), $4,452,083

Full rankings list can be viewed here 

2024 Guaranteed Salaries per Team

Based on the Top-100 Guaranteed salaries, FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders FC each have 6 in the Top-100, followed by Chicago Fire FC, LA Galaxy, and Inter Miami FC who each have 5.

Inter Miami FC leads all teams with a total of $41.6 million in total guaranteed salary reported followed up by Toronto FC ($32.1 million) and Chicago Fire FC ($25.1 million). Teams with the lowest guaranteed salary reported were Real Salt Lake ($13.6 million), CF Montreal ($12.05 million) and St. Louis CITY SC($12.02 million). 

The full breakdown can be viewed here.

Top-2 Guaranteed Salaries per Team

Atlanta United 

Giorgos Giakoumakis, $2,248,417

Thiago Almada, $2,232,000

Austin FC

Sebastian Driussi, $6,722,500

Emiliano Rigoni, $2,047,996

Chicago Fire FC

Xherdan Shaqiri, $8,153,000

Hugo Cuypers, $3,528,044

FC Cincinnati

Luciano Acosta, $4,216,413

Aaron Boupendza, $1,759,600

Columbus Crew

Diego Rossi, $3,376,827

Cucho Hernandez, $2,886,000

Charlotte FC

Liel Abada, $2,448,500

Karol Swiderski, $2,258,000

Colorado Rapids

Kevin Cabral, $1,950,000

Djordje Mihailovic, $1,675,000

FC Dallas

Petar Musa, $2,230,000

Jesus Ferreira, $2,204,000

D.C. United

Christian Benteke, $4,432,778

Mateusz Klich, $2,093,588

Houston Dynamo FC

Hector Herrera, $5,246,875

Sebastián Ferreira, $2,290,200

LA Galaxy

Joseph Paintsil, $3,358,000

Gabriel Pec, $2,459,000

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga, $3,609,500

Aaron Long, $1,303,044

Inter Miami FC

Lionel Messi, $20,446,667

Sergio Busquets, $8,774,996

Minnesota United FC

Teemu Pukki, $3,550,000

Emanuel Reynoso, $2,251,200

CF Montreal

Victor Wanyama, $1,800,000

Josef Martinez, $1,309,091

New England Revolution

Carles Gil, $4,452,083

Giacomo Vrioni, $1,947,500

New York Red Bulls

Emil Forsberg, $6,035,625

Dante Vanzeir, $1,489,767

Nashville SC

Hany Mukhtar, $5,211,667

Walker Zimmerman, $3,456,979

New York City FC

Thiago Martins, $2,462,000

Hannes Wolf, $1,510,000

Orlando City

Luis Muriel, $4,336,150

Facundo Torres, $1,812,400

Philadelphia Union

Mikael Uhre, $2,040,000

Daniel Gazdag, $1,757,500

Portland Timbers

Jonathan Rodríguez, $2,627,500

Evander, $2,355,000

Real Salt Lake

Cristian Arango, $2,088,746

Justen Glad, $1,330,000

Seattle Sounders FC

Raul Ruidiaz, $2,729,120

Albert Rusnak, $2,221,667

San Jose Earthquakes

Cristian Espinoza, $2,002,000

Carlos Gruezo, $1,681,086

Sporting Kansas City

Alan Pulido, $3,600,000

Nemanja Radoja, $1,530,000

St. Louis CITY SC

Roman Bürki, $1,657,469

João Klauss, $1,370,284

Toronto FC

Lorenzo Insigne, $15,400,000

Federico Bernardeschi, $6,295,381

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Ryan Gauld, $2,985,000

Andres Cubas, $1,146,375


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