The MLS Players Association (MLSPA) has released its 2024 Salary Guide, featuring salary information for all MLS players under contract as of April 25, 2024.
The guide contains players’ current annualized base salary and their annualized average guaranteed compensation.
Inter Miami CF superstar Lionel Messi leads the pack, ahead of Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne. Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) and Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) complete the top five.
See the top 25 below, as sorted by guaranteed compensation.
Name | Team | Guaranteed Compensation |
1. Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | $20,446,667.00 |
2. Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto FC | $15,400,000.00 |
3. Sergio Busquets | Inter Miami CF | $8,774,996.00 |
4. Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire FC | $8,153,000.00 |
5. Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | $6,722,500.00 |
6. Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto FC | $6,295,381.00 |
7. Emil Forsberg | New York Red Bulls | $6,035,625.00 |
8. Héctor Herrera | Houston Dynamo FC | $5,246,875.00 |
9. Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | $5,211,667.00 |
10. Carles Gil | New England Revolution | $4,452,083.00 |
11. Christian Benteke | D.C. United | $4,432,778.00 |
12. Luis Muriel | Orlando City SC | $4,336,150.00 |
13. Luciano Acosta | FC Cincinnati | $4,216,413.00 |
14. Denis Bouanga | LAFC | $3,609,500.00 |
15. Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | $3,600,000.00 |
16. Teemu Pukki | Minnesota United FC | $3,550,000.00 |
17. Hugo Cuypers | Chicago Fire FC | $3,528,044.00 |
18. Walker Zimmerman | Nashville SC | $3,456,979.00 |
19. Diego Rossi | Columbus Crew | $3,376,827.00 |
20. Joseph Paintsil | LA Galaxy | $3,358,000.00 |
21. Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | $2,985,000.00 |
22. Sam Surridge | Nashville SC | $2,907,639.00 |
23. Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | $2,886,000.00 |
24. Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders FC | $2,729,120.00 |
25. Jonathan Rodríguez | Portland Timbers | $2,627,500.00 |
The annualized average guaranteed compensation (guaranteed comp) number includes a player's base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player's contract, including option years.
The annualized average guaranteed compensation number also includes any marketing bonus and any agent's fees, but doesn’t include performance bonuses since there’s no guarantee players will hit those bonuses.
