In 2024, Inter Miami had the highest average player salary in Major League Soccer (MLS) at over 1.2 million U.S. dollars per year. At the other end of the scale, the average player at CF Montreal earned just over 368,000 U.S. dollars per year. Major League Soccer is the highest division of professional soccer in the United States.

Lionel Messi was the highest-paid MLS player in 2024, earning a guaranteed 20.45 million U.S. dollars. The iconic Argentinian forward moved to the U.S. in June of that year, having an immediate social media impact.

In 2022, the minimum annual salary for senior MLS players was 84 thousand U.S. dollars, while reserve players earned a minimum of 65,500 U.S. dollars. Lorenzo Insigne, the highest-paid player in the MLS, earned approximately 14 million U.S. dollars a year.

In 2024, Inter Miami's total payroll amounted to approximately 41.71 million U.S. dollars, more than any other Major League Soccer (MLS) team. Meanwhile, CF Montreal's total wage bill for the same year came to roughly 11.4 million U.S. dollars.

This dataset highlights the General Salary Schedule (GSS), Police Leadership Service (PLS) and Management Leadership Services (MLS) salary adjustments from Fiscal Year 2015 to current. The additional Salary Schedule information can be viewed at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HR/compensation/Compensation.html

This dataset highlights the General Salary Schedule (GSS), Police Leadership Service (PLS) and Management Leadership Services (MLS) salary adjustments from Fiscal Year 2015 to current. The additional Salary Schedule information can be viewed at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HR/compensation/Compensation.html

In 2024, Cristian Arango was Real Salt Lake's highest-paid player, earning around 2.1 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Diogo Gonçalves earned roughly 1.8 million U.S. dollars a year.

In 2024, Carles Gil was the New England Revolution's highest earner, with an annual salary of around 4.5 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Giacomo Vrioni earned over 1.9 million dollars per year.

In 2024, Los Angeles FC's highest-earning player was Olivier Giroud, who had an annual salary of almost 3.7 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Aaron Long earned just over 1.3 million U.S. dollars per year.

Ricard Puig Martí was the LA Galaxy's highest-paid player in 2024, earning over 4.6 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Joseph Paintsil earned an annual salary of around 4.2 million U.S. dollars.

Christian Benteke was DC United's highest-earning player in 2024, with an annual salary of around 4.7 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, former Leeds United midfielder Mateusz Klich earned around 2.1 million U.S. dollars per year.

Luis Muriel was Orlando City's highest-paid player in 2024, earning over 4.3 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Facundo Torres earned just over 1.8 millions U.S. dollars a year.

In 2024, Minnesota United's highest-paid player was former Norwich forward Teemu Pukki, who earned roughly 3.6 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Robin Lod earned over 1.6 million U.S. dollars per year.

In 2024, Kévin Cabral was the Colorado Rapids' highest-paid player, earning nearly two million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Djordje Mihailovic earned over 1.6 million U.S. dollars a year.

Lionel Messi was Inter Miami's highest-paid player in 2024, earning over 20.4 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Messi's former Barcelona teammate Sergio Busquets earned around 8.8 million U.S. dollars per year.

In 2024, Mikael Uhre was Philadelphia Union's highest-paid player, earning over two million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Dániel Gazdag earned around 1.8 million U.S. dollars per year.

In 2024, Hany Mukhtar was Nashville SC's highest earner, with an annual salary of 5.2 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Walker Zimmerman earned approximately 3.5 million U.S. dollars per year.

In 2024, Emil Forsberg was the New York Red Bull's highest-paid player, earning over six million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Dante Vanzeir earned around 1.5 million U.S. dollars per year.

Aleksey Miranchuk was Atlanta United's highest-paid player in 2024, earning around 3.7 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Stian Gregersen earned an annual salary of over 1.1 million U.S. dollars per year.

In 2024, Jonathan Rodríguez was the Portland Timbers' highest-paid player, earning over 2.6 million U.S. dollars per year. Meanwhile, Evander da Silva Ferreira's annual compensation amounted to around 2.4 million U.S. dollars.