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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 |
|
$393k | $20.4m | 38 | 2028 | |
| 2 |
|
$215k | $11.2m | 33 | 2027 | |
| 3 |
|
$96k | $5m | 30 | 2028 | |
| 4 |
|
$77k | $4m | 35 | 2026 | |
| 5 |
|
$71k | $3.7m | 31 | 2027 | |
| 6 |
|
$70k | $3.6m | 31 | 2029 | |
| 7 |
|
$65k | $3.4m | 28 | 2026 | |
| 8 |
|
$50k | $2.6m | 30 | 2027 | |
| 9 |
|
$35k | $1.8m | 29 | 2027 | |
| 10 |
|
$35k | $1.8m | 27 | 2027 | |
| 11 |
|
$32k | $1.7m | 25 | 2027 | |
| 12 |
|
$20k | $1.1m | 33 | 2027 | |
| 13 |
|
$20k | $1m | 27 | 2026 | |
| 14 |
|
$19k | $1m | 30 | 2028 | |
| 15 |
|
$19k | $1m | 27 | 2030 | |
| 16 |
|
$19k | $996.7k | 34 | 2027 | |
| 17 |
|
$17k | $861k | 25 | 2027 | |
| 18 |
|
$16k | $846.4k | 27 | 2028 | |
| 19 |
|
$16k | $825k | 25 | 2027 | |
| 20 |
|
$16k | $818.3k | 25 | 2027 | |
| 21 |
|
$15k | $755.3k | 27 | 2028 | |
| 22 |
|
$14k | $725k | 28 | 2026 | |
| 23 |
|
$13k | $700k | 39 | 2026 | |
| 24 |
|
$13k | $696k | 39 | 2026 | |
| 25 |
|
$13k | $683k | 27 | 2027 | |
| 26 |
|
$13k | $680k | 29 | 2027 | |
| 27 |
|
$13k | $650k | 27 | 2026 | |
| 28 |
|
$12k | $642.5k | 35 | 2027 | |
| 29 |
|
$12k | $625k | 28 | 2027 | |
| 30 |
|
$12k | $613.3k | 22 | 2028 | |
| 31 |
|
$12k | $610k | 28 | 2026 | |
| 32 |
|
$11k | $577.5k | 29 | 2026 | |
| 33 |
|
$11k | $557.7k | 27 | 2026 | |
| 34 |
|
$11k | $550k | 29 | 2026 | |
| 35 |
|
$11k | $550k | 30 | 2028 | |
| 36 |
|
$11k | $547.1k | 20 | 2029 | |
| 37 |
|
$10k | $525k | 35 | 2026 | |
| 38 |
|
$10k | $525k | 20 | 2027 | |
| 39 |
|
$10k | $524.3k | 29 | 2028 | |
| 40 |
|
$10k | $520.3k | 31 | 2026 | |
| 41 |
|
$9k | $475k | 24 | 2026 | |
| 42 |
|
$9k | $467.5k | 22 | 2026 | |
| 43 |
|
$9k | $450k | 28 | 2026 | |
| 44 |
|
$8k | $400k | 26 | 2027 | |
| 45 |
|
$7k | $378k | 29 | 2026 | |
| 46 |
|
$7k | $374.5k | 29 | 2026 | |
| 47 |
|
$7k | $350k | 25 | 2027 | |
| 48 |
|
$6k | $335k | 23 | 2029 | |
| 49 |
|
$4k | $184.7k | 22 | 2028 | |
| 50 |
|
$4k | $184.7k | 20 | 2027 |
| Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$393k | $20m | 38 | 2028 | |
|
|
$215k | $11m | 33 | 2027 | |
|
|
$96k | $5m | 30 | 2028 | |
|
|
$77k | $4m | 35 | 2026 | |
|
|
$71k | $4m | 31 | 2027 | |
|
|
$70k | $4m | 31 | 2029 | |
|
|
$65k | $3m | 28 | 2026 | |
|
|
$50k | $3m | 30 | 2027 | |
|
|
$35k | $2m | 29 | 2027 | |
|
|
$35k | $2m | 27 | 2027 | |
|
|
$32k | $2m | 25 | 2027 | |
|
12
|
|
$20k | $1m | 33 | 2027 |
|
13
|
|
$20k | $1m | 27 | 2026 |
|
|
$19k | $1m | 30 | 2028 | |
|
|
$19k | $1m | 27 | 2030 | |
|
|
$19k | $997k | 34 | 2027 | |
|
|
$17k | $861k | 25 | 2027 | |
|
|
$16k | $846k | 27 | 2028 | |
|
|
$16k | $825k | 25 | 2027 | |
|
|
$16k | $818k | 25 | 2027 | |
|
|
$15k | $755k | 27 | 2028 | |
|
|
$14k | $725k | 28 | 2026 | |
|
23
|
|
$13k | $700k | 39 | 2026 |
|
24
|
|
$13k | $696k | 39 | 2026 |
|
|
$13k | $683k | 27 | 2027 | |
|
|
$13k | $680k | 29 | 2027 | |
|
|
$13k | $650k | 27 | 2026 | |
|
|
$12k | $643k | 35 | 2027 | |
|
|
$12k | $625k | 28 | 2027 | |
|
|
$12k | $613k | 22 | 2028 | |
|
|
$12k | $610k | 28 | 2026 | |
|
32
|
|
$11k | $578k | 29 | 2026 |
|
33
|
|
$11k | $558k | 27 | 2026 |
|
34
|
|
$11k | $550k | 29 | 2026 |
|
|
$11k | $550k | 30 | 2028 | |
|
|
$11k | $547k | 20 | 2029 | |
|
37
|
|
$10k | $525k | 35 | 2026 |
|
|
$10k | $525k | 20 | 2027 | |
|
|
$10k | $524k | 29 | 2028 | |
|
|
$10k | $520k | 31 | 2026 | |
|
|
$9k | $475k | 24 | 2026 | |
|
42
|
|
$9k | $467k | 22 | 2026 |
|
|
$9k | $450k | 28 | 2026 | |
|
|
$8k | $400k | 26 | 2027 | |
|
45
|
|
$7k | $378k | 29 | 2026 |
|
46
|
|
$7k | $375k | 29 | 2026 |
|
47
|
|
$7k | $350k | 25 | 2027 |
|
|
$6k | $335k | 23 | 2029 | |
|
49
|
|
$4k | $185k | 22 | 2028 |
|
50
|
|
$4k | $185k | 20 | 2027 |