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2022 Fall report

Totals

$460.2m

Base $410.6m

Players

894

Average per player

$515k

Base $459k

Median player

$249k

Base $225k

Totals
Guaranteed comp.

$460,167,441

Base $410,612,271

Players
In this release

894

Across all positions

Average per player
Guaranteed comp.

$514,729

Base $459,298

Median player
Guaranteed comp.

$248,688

Base $225,000

By position
Totals, averages and medians for each position in this release.
Position#PlayersTotalAvgAverageMedMedian
GKGoalkeeper
102$22.3m$22,294,236$219k$218,571$118k$117,765
DDefender
260$91.5m$91,491,147$352k$351,889$241k$241,352
D-MDefender-Mid
22$6.2m$6,180,061$281k$280,912$249k$249,438
M-DMid-Defender
9$2.1m$2,133,949$237k$237,105$210k$210,000
MMidfielder
270$149.7m$149,725,988$555k$554,541$280k$280,025
M-FMid-Forward
30$21.7m$21,737,541$725k$724,585$398k$398,334
F-MForward-Mid
13$11.4m$11,436,815$880k$879,755$613k$612,500
FForward
185$154.9m$154,940,921$838k$837,518$350k$350,000
AllAll positions894$460.2m$460,167,441$515k$514,729$249k$248,688
Highest-paid players
Guaranteed comp.
1LI
Lorenzo Insigne

Toronto FC · Forward

$14,000,000
2XS
Xherdan Shaqiri

Chicago Fire · Midfielder

$8,153,000
3JH
Javier Hernandez

LA Galaxy · Forward

$7,443,750
4FB
Federico Bernardeschi

Toronto FC · Forward

$6,256,322
5DC
Douglas Costa

LA Galaxy · Forward

$5,800,000
See all players in 2022 Fall
Highest club payrolls
Total guaranteed comp.
1
Toronto FC
$32,234,728
2
LA Galaxy
$27,303,314
3
Inter Miami
$24,194,278
4
Atlanta United
$22,431,357
5
Chicago Fire
$19,355,763
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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.