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MLS Player Salary Ranking (2026)
Major League Soccer operates under a unique financial system, with a strict salary cap combined with the Designated Player rule, which allows clubs to sign high-profile players on significantly higher wages. This creates a two-tier salary structure, where a small number of star players earn far more than the rest of the squad.
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| # | Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$545,000 | $28.3M | 39 | 2028 | |
| 2 |
|
$325,000 | $17M | 34 | 2027 | |
| 3 |
|
$325,000 | $17M | 38 | 2028 | |
| 4 |
|
$214,500 | $11.2M | 34 | 2027 | |
| 5 |
|
$186,300 | $9.7M | 32 | 2029 | |
| 6 |
|
$116,462 | $6.1M | 32 | 2027 | |
| 7 |
|
$114,000 | $5.9M | 28 | 2028 | |
| 8 |
|
$104,000 | $5.4M | 31 | 2026 | |
| 9 |
|
$103,942 | $5.4M | 34 | 2026 | |
| 10 |
|
$101,000 | $5.3M | 26 | 2031 | |
| 11 |
|
$99,000 | $5.2M | 36 | 2026 | |
| 12 |
|
$98,558 | $5.1M | 27 | 2027 | |
| 13 |
|
$96,154 | $5M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 14 |
|
$95,000 | $5M | 33 | 2026 | |
| 15 |
|
$85,000 | $4.4M | 26 | 2030 | |
| 16 |
|
$82,000 | $4.3M | 30 | 2028 | |
| 17 |
|
$77,000 | $4M | 35 | 2026 | |
| 18 |
|
$73,077 | $3.8M | 25 | 2028 | |
| 19 |
|
$73,077 | $3.8M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 20 |
|
$71,300 | $3.7M | 31 | 2027 | |
| 21 |
|
$71,000 | $3.7M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 22 |
|
$70,192 | $3.7M | 26 | 2029 | |
| 23 |
|
$67,308 | $3.5M | 29 | 2027 | |
| 24 |
|
$67,308 | $3.5M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 25 |
|
$66,462 | $3.5M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 26 |
|
$65,300 | $3.4M | 28 | 2026 | |
| 27 |
|
$66,000 | $3.4M | 25 | 2028 | |
| 28 |
|
$63,500 | $3.3M | 27 | 2027 | |
| 29 |
|
$62,269 | $3.2M | 29 | 2026 | |
| 30 |
|
$61,538 | $3.2M | 37 | 2026 | |
| 31 |
|
$61,538 | $3.2M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 32 |
|
$57,700 | $3M | 29 | 2027 | |
| 33 |
|
$55,400 | $2.9M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 34 |
|
$53,846 | $2.8M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 35 |
|
$53,365 | $2.8M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 36 |
|
$53,000 | $2.8M | 35 | 2027 | |
| 37 |
|
$51,635 | $2.7M | 32 | 2026 | |
| 38 |
|
$50,000 | $2.6M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 39 |
|
$48,077 | $2.5M | 24 | 2026 | |
| 40 |
|
$46,600 | $2.4M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 41 |
|
$46,300 | $2.4M | 30 | 2028 | |
| 42 |
|
$45,433 | $2.4M | 31 | 2027 | |
| 43 |
|
$45,192 | $2.3M | 25 | 2028 | |
| 44 |
|
$43,846 | $2.3M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 45 |
|
$43,830 | $2.3M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 46 |
|
$42,900 | $2.2M | 23 | 2030 | |
| 47 |
|
$42,500 | $2.2M | 28 | 2029 | |
| 48 |
|
$42,067 | $2.2M | 29 | 2026 | |
| 49 |
|
$40,385 | $2.1M | 28 | 2030 | |
| 50 |
|
$37,660 | $2M | 31 | 2028 |
| Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$545,000 | $28M | 39 | 2028 | |
|
2
|
|
$325,000 | $17M | 34 | 2027 |
|
|
$325,000 | $17M | 38 | 2028 | |
|
|
$214,500 | $11M | 34 | 2027 | |
|
|
$186,300 | $10M | 32 | 2029 | |
|
|
$116,462 | $6M | 32 | 2027 | |
|
|
$114,000 | $6M | 28 | 2028 | |
|
|
$104,000 | $5M | 31 | 2026 | |
|
|
$103,942 | $5M | 34 | 2026 | |
|
10
|
|
$101,000 | $5M | 26 | 2031 |
|
|
$99,000 | $5M | 36 | 2026 | |
|
12
|
|
$98,558 | $5M | 27 | 2027 |
|
|
$96,154 | $5M | 30 | 2027 | |
|
14
|
|
$95,000 | $5M | 33 | 2026 |
|
|
$85,000 | $4M | 26 | 2030 | |
|
16
|
|
$82,000 | $4M | 30 | 2028 |
|
17
|
|
$77,000 | $4M | 35 | 2026 |
|
18
|
|
$73,077 | $4M | 25 | 2028 |
|
|
$73,077 | $4M | 30 | 2027 | |
|
|
$71,300 | $4M | 31 | 2027 | |
|
|
$71,000 | $4M | 27 | 2028 | |
|
|
$70,192 | $4M | 26 | 2029 | |
|
|
$67,308 | $4M | 29 | 2027 | |
|
24
|
|
$67,308 | $4M | 30 | 2027 |
|
|
$66,462 | $3M | 28 | 2027 | |
|
26
|
|
$65,300 | $3M | 28 | 2026 |
|
27
|
|
$66,000 | $3M | 25 | 2028 |
|
|
$63,500 | $3M | 27 | 2027 | |
|
29
|
|
$62,269 | $3M | 29 | 2026 |
|
|
$61,538 | $3M | 37 | 2026 | |
|
31
|
|
$61,538 | $3M | 28 | 2027 |
|
|
$57,700 | $3M | 29 | 2027 | |
|
33
|
|
$55,400 | $3M | 28 | 2027 |
|
|
$53,846 | $3M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
35
|
|
$53,365 | $3M | 30 | 2027 |
|
36
|
|
$53,000 | $3M | 35 | 2027 |
|
|
$51,635 | $3M | 32 | 2026 | |
|
|
$50,000 | $3M | 30 | 2027 | |
|
39
|
|
$48,077 | $3M | 24 | 2026 |
|
40
|
|
$46,600 | $2M | 28 | 2027 |
|
|
$46,300 | $2M | 30 | 2028 | |
|
|
$45,433 | $2M | 31 | 2027 | |
|
|
$45,192 | $2M | 25 | 2028 | |
|
|
$43,846 | $2M | 27 | 2028 | |
|
|
$43,830 | $2M | 27 | 2028 | |
|
|
$42,900 | $2M | 23 | 2030 | |
|
|
$42,500 | $2M | 28 | 2029 | |
|
48
|
|
$42,067 | $2M | 29 | 2026 |
|
49
|
|
$40,385 | $2M | 28 | 2030 |
|
|
$37,660 | $2M | 31 | 2028 |