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2010 Fall report

Totals

$71.3m

Base $64.1m

Players

411

Average per player

$173k

Base $156k

Median player

$92k

Base $75k

Totals
Guaranteed comp.

$71,304,973

Base $64,108,946

Players
In this release

411

Across all positions

Average per player
Guaranteed comp.

$173,491

Base $155,983

Median player
Guaranteed comp.

$92,375

Base $75,000

By position
Totals, averages and medians for each position in this release.
Position#PlayersTotalAvgAverageMedMedian
GKGoalkeeper
44$4.1m$4,136,780$94k$94,018$70k$69,917
DDefender
118$16.6m$16,601,873$141k$140,694$76k$75,735
D-MDefender-Mid
9$717k$716,537$80k$79,615$69k$69,250
M-DMid-Defender
6$782k$782,266$130k$130,378$110k$110,250
MMidfielder
122$23m$23,045,293$189k$188,896$100k$99,665
M-FMid-Forward
17$3.9m$3,925,914$231k$230,936$115k$115,000
F-MForward-Mid
6$341k$340,500$57k$56,750$40k$40,000
FForward
87$21.7m$21,672,059$249k$249,104$110k$109,875
AllAll positions411$71.3m$71,304,973$173k$173,491$92k$92,375
Highest-paid players
Guaranteed comp.
1DB
David Beckham

LA Galaxy · Midfielder

$6,500,000.04
2TH
Thierry Henry

New York Red Bulls · Forward

$5,600,000.04
3RM
Rafael Marquez

New York Red Bulls · Defender

$5,544,000
4LD
Landon Donovan

LA Galaxy · Forward

$2,127,777.78
5JA
Juan Pablo Angel

New York Red Bulls · Forward

$1,918,000
See all players in 2010 Fall
Highest club payrolls
Total guaranteed comp.
1
New York Red Bulls
$15,666,639
2
LA Galaxy
$10,978,594
3
Chicago Fire
$5,559,104
4
Toronto FC
$5,214,381
5
Seattle Sounders FC
$3,118,104
See all clubs in 2010 Fall

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.