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2023 Fall report

Totals

$501.9m

Base $432.2m

Players

924

Average per player

$543k

Base $468k

Median player

$282k

Base $250k

Totals
Guaranteed comp.

$501,923,704

Base $432,200,291

Players
In this release

924

Across all positions

Average per player
Guaranteed comp.

$543,207

Base $467,749

Median player
Guaranteed comp.

$282,125

Base $250,000

By position
Totals, averages and medians for each position in this release.
Position#PlayersTotalAvgAverageMedMedian
GKGoalkeeper
99$23.9m$23,898,687$241k$241,401$133k$132,500
DDefender
316$112m$112,031,753$355k$354,531$256k$256,000
D-MDefender-Mid
71$34.2m$34,167,962$481k$481,239$338k$338,250
MMidfielder
264$180.1m$180,140,428$682k$682,350$301k$300,625
M-FMid-Forward
52$56.2m$56,183,506$1.1m$1,080,452$538k$537,500
FForward
122$95.5m$95,501,368$783k$782,798$444k$443,750
AllAll positions924$501.9m$501,923,704$543k$543,207$282k$282,125
Highest-paid players
Guaranteed comp.
1LM
Lionel Messi

Inter Miami · Midfielder

$20,446,667
2LI
Lorenzo Insigne

Toronto FC · Midfielder

$15,400,000
3XS
Xherdan Shaqiri

Chicago Fire · Mid-Forward

$8,153,000
4JH
Javier Hernandez

LA Galaxy · Forward

$7,443,750
5FB
Federico Bernardeschi

Toronto FC · Midfielder

$6,295,381
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Highest club payrolls
Total guaranteed comp.
1
Inter Miami
$39,419,071
2
Toronto FC
$31,672,886
3
LA Galaxy
$25,038,692
4
LAFC
$20,841,863
5
Chicago Fire
$20,415,828
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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.