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2009 Fall report

Totals

$51.9m

Base $46.9m

Players

388

Average per player

$134k

Base $121k

Median player

$76k

Base $65k

Totals
Guaranteed comp.

$51,878,050

Base $46,899,198

Players
In this release

388

Across all positions

Average per player
Guaranteed comp.

$133,706

Base $120,874

Median player
Guaranteed comp.

$76,044

Base $65,000

By position
Totals, averages and medians for each position in this release.
Position#PlayersTotalAvgAverageMedMedian
GKGoalkeeper
47$3.3m$3,347,687$71k$71,227$42k$42,000
DDefender
117$9.8m$9,775,513$84k$83,551$63k$63,430
D-MDefender-Mid
9$672k$671,521$75k$74,613$79k$79,200
M-DMid-Defender
6$666k$666,412$111k$111,069$93k$92,530
MMidfielder
112$22.8m$22,757,661$203k$203,193$89k$88,658
M-FMid-Forward
16$1.9m$1,932,692$121k$120,793$83k$82,500
F-MForward-Mid
7$1.1m$1,132,058$162k$161,723$35k$34,650
FForward
74$11.6m$11,594,506$157k$156,683$91k$91,432
AllAll positions388$51.9m$51,878,050$134k$133,706$76k$76,044
Highest-paid players
Guaranteed comp.
1DB
David Beckham

LA Galaxy · Midfielder

$6,500,000.04
2CB
Cuauhtemoc Blanco

Chicago Fire · Midfielder

$2,943,702
3JA
Juan Pablo Angel

New York Red Bulls · Forward

$1,798,000
4FL
Fredrik Ljungberg

Seattle Sounders FC · Midfielder

$1,314,000
5JG
Julian de Guzman

Toronto FC · Midfielder

$956,350
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Highest club payrolls
Total guaranteed comp.
1
LA Galaxy
$9,766,007
2
Chicago Fire
$5,134,229
3
Toronto FC
$4,152,167
4
New York Red Bulls
$3,549,338
5
Seattle Sounders FC
$3,407,212
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Guaranteed compensation is base salary plus signing and guaranteed bonuses, annualized over the contract. Medians are the middle player when sorted by pay. Source: MLS Players Association.