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Major League Soccer salaries, 2009
388 players on record, paid $51,878,050 in all: an average of $133,706, and a median of $76,044. Source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/mlspa/2009-09-15-Salary-Information-Alphabetical.pdf.
Payroll by team
| team | players | payroll |
|---|---|---|
| LA Galaxy | 27 | $9,766,007 |
| Chicago Fire | 24 | $5,134,229 |
| Toronto FC | 22 | $4,152,167 |
| New York Red Bulls | 24 | $3,549,338 |
| Seattle Sounders | 26 | $3,407,212 |
| D.C. United | 29 | $3,278,865 |
| Columbus Crew | 25 | $2,903,551 |
| New England Revolution | 25 | $2,778,004 |
| FC Dallas | 26 | $2,695,827 |
| Houston Dynamo | 26 | $2,614,143 |
| Chivas USA | 30 | $2,449,694 |
| Colorado Rapids | 25 | $2,430,120 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 26 | $2,246,548 |
| Real Salt Lake | 25 | $2,200,042 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | $2,116,204 |
Players
| player | team | position | base | guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beckham | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $5,500,000 | ▲ $6,500,000 |
| Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $2,769,240 | ▲ $2,943,702 |
| Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | Forward | $1,500,000 | ▲ $1,798,000 |
| Freddie Ljungberg | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $1,300,000 | ▲ $1,314,000 |
| Julian de Guzman | Toronto FC | Midfielder | $909,600 | ▲ $956,350 |
| Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | Forward | $900,000 | ▲ $900,000 |
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | Midfielder-Forward | $650,000 | ▲ $775,000 |
| Luciano Emílio | D.C. United | Forward | $720,000 | ▲ $758,857 |
| Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $425,000 | ▲ $450,000 |
| Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | Midfielder | $357,000 | ▲ $425,750 |
| Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | Forward | $395,000 | ▲ $420,000 |
| Brian McBride | Chicago Fire | Forward | $360,000 | $385,333 |
| Darren Huckerby | San Jose Earthquakes | Forward | $360,000 | $385,000 |
| Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | Forward | $350,000 | $355,000 |
| Amado Guevara | Toronto FC | Midfielder | $300,000 | $323,750 |
| Christian Gómez | D.C. United | Midfielder | $255,000 | $321,250 |
| Chad Marshall | Columbus Crew | Defender | $250,000 | $320,000 |
| Carl Robinson | Toronto FC | Midfielder | $300,000 | $315,000 |
| Pablo Vitti | Toronto FC | Midfielder-Forward | $288,000 | $303,000 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | Colorado Rapids | Defender-Midfielder | $255,000 | $300,500 |
| David Ferreira | FC Dallas | Midfielder-Forward | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Kasey Keller | Seattle Sounders | Goalkeeper | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Fred Carreiro | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $225,000 | $257,000 |
| Justin Mapp | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $220,000 | $255,000 |
| Ricardo Clark | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $248,050 | $248,050 |
| Bobby Convey | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $222,000 | $244,500 |
| Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $242,550 | $242,550 |
| Edgaras Jankauskas | New England Revolution | Forward | $240,000 | $240,000 |
| Davy Arnaud | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $220,000 | $228,750 |
| Dave van den Bergh | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $210,000 | $227,000 |
| Ben Olsen | D.C. United | Midfielder | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Jimmy Conrad | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $213,750 | $225,000 |
| Jeffrey Cunningham | FC Dallas | Forward | $209,170 | $219,295 |
| Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders | Forward | $189,996 | $208,121 |
| Sasha Kljestan | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $170,000 | $203,000 |
| Chad Barrett | Toronto FC | Forward | $195,000 | $202,500 |
| Ramiro Corrales | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $190,000 | $202,500 |
| Josh Wolff | Sporting Kansas City | Forward | $200,004 | $200,004 |
| Conor Casey | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Javier Morales | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $150,000 | $200,000 |
| Nick Garcia | Toronto FC | Defender | $190,000 | $198,750 |
| Jim Brennan | Toronto FC | Defender | $185,000 | $193,250 |
| Joe Cannon | San Jose Earthquakes | Goalkeeper | $180,500 | $190,756 |
| Wilman Conde | Chicago Fire | Defender | $168,000 | $188,000 |
| Arturo Álvarez | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder-Forward | $174,750 | $184,088 |
| Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | Goalkeeper | $181,650 | $181,650 |
| Brian Mullan | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $171,000 | $180,312 |
| Claudio López | Sporting Kansas City | Forward | $180,000 | $180,000 |
| Edson Buddle | LA Galaxy | Forward | $169,950 | $179,950 |
| Ali Ngon-Gerba | Toronto FC | Forward | $144,996 | $177,434 |
| Chris Albright | New England Revolution | Defender | $176,000 | $176,000 |
| Pat Noonan | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $175,008 | $175,008 |
| Chris Klein | LA Galaxy | Defender | $175,000 | $175,000 |
| Frankie Hejduk | Columbus Crew | Defender | $150,000 | $175,000 |
| Gino Padula | Columbus Crew | Defender | $150,000 | $175,000 |
| Jesse Marsch | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $165,000 | $174,375 |
| Matt Reis | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper | $173,344 | $173,344 |
| Eddie Gaven | Columbus Crew | Midfielder-Forward | $173,250 | $173,250 |
| Jámison Olave | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $157,500 | $172,500 |
| Julien Baudet | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $156,000 | $169,750 |
| Jamie Smith | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $159,600 | $169,600 |
| Zoltán Hercegfalvi | Sporting Kansas City | Forward | $168,000 | $168,000 |
| Eddie Lewis | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $160,008 | $165,722 |
| Richard Mulrooney | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $165,375 | $165,375 |
| Kevin Hartman | Sporting Kansas City | Goalkeeper | $165,000 | $165,000 |
| Kyle Beckerman | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $160,650 | $163,150 |
| Steve Zakuani | Seattle Sounders | Forward | $65,000 | $163,000 |
| Gregg Berhalter | LA Galaxy | Defender | $144,000 | $162,750 |
| Tyrone Marshall | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $157,500 | $161,250 |
| Patrick Nyarko | Chicago Fire | Forward | $80,000 | $160,000 |
| Marvell Wynne | Toronto FC | Defender | $57,000 | $159,500 |
| Peter Vagenas | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $158,400 | $158,400 |
| Darío Sala | FC Dallas | Goalkeeper | $140,000 | $158,125 |
| Wade Barrett | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $154,000 | $156,500 |
| Clyde Simms | D.C. United | Midfielder | $150,000 | $156,000 |
| Fredy Montero | Seattle Sounders | Forward | $155,000 | $155,000 |
| Logan Pause | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $145,000 | $153,125 |
| Pablo Ricchetti | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $145,200 | $151,825 |
| Bobby Boswell | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Donovan Ricketts | LA Galaxy | Goalkeeper | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Steve Ralston | New England Revolution | Midfielder-Forward | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Drew Moor | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $132,000 | $149,189 |
| Ante Razov | Chivas USA | Forward | $140,000 | $147,750 |
| Emmanuel Ekpo | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $125,000 | $147,250 |
| Ryan Cochrane | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $145,000 | $146,250 |
| Leo Krupnik | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $144,000 | $144,000 |
| Alecko Eskandarian | LA Galaxy | Forward | $135,850 | $143,391 |
| Omar Gonzalez | LA Galaxy | Defender | $65,000 | $142,000 |
| André Rocha | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| Ugo Ihemelu | FC Dallas | Defender | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| Jack Jewsbury | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $130,000 | $139,125 |
| Gabriel Badilla | New England Revolution | Defender | $138,000 | $138,000 |
| Eddie Robinson | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $137,812 | $137,812 |
| Brian Carroll | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $133,875 | $137,625 |
| Dema Kovalenko | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $130,000 | $137,619 |
| Nat Borchers | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $130,000 | $137,500 |
| Alejandro Moreno | Columbus Crew | Forward | $132,300 | $137,300 |
| Dane Richards | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder-Forward | $125,000 | $136,500 |
| Jon Busch | Chicago Fire | Goalkeeper | $135,000 | $136,350 |
| Sasha Victorine | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $125,000 | $135,000 |
| Nathan Sturgis | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $100,000 | $133,000 |
| Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $132,300 | $132,300 |
| Adrian Serioux | Toronto FC | Defender | $119,070 | $131,570 |
| Chance Myers | Sporting Kansas City | Defender-Midfielder | $70,000 | $130,000 |
| Jorge Rojas | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $120,000 | $130,000 |
| Carey Talley | Chivas USA | Defender | $128,256 | $128,256 |
| Matt Pickens | Colorado Rapids | Goalkeeper | $125,000 | $127,500 |
| Mauricio Castro | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $120,000 | $126,250 |
| Jay Heaps | New England Revolution | Defender | $120,000 | $126,000 |
| Alberto Celades | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $100,000 | $125,625 |
| Bouna Coundoul | New York Red Bulls | Goalkeeper | $124,000 | $125,250 |
| Marcelo Saragosa | Chivas USA | Defender-Midfielder | $120,000 | $124,286 |
| Bojan Stepanovic | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $120,000 | $121,750 |
| Danny Dichio | Toronto FC | Forward | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| Luis Ángel Landín | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| Stefan Frei | Toronto FC | Goalkeeper | $65,000 | $120,000 |
| Jacob Peterson | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $100,000 | $118,750 |
| Mehdi Ballouchy | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $100,000 | $118,000 |
| Seth Stammler | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $118,000 | $118,000 |
| Cory Gibbs | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $110,000 | $117,143 |
| Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | Goalkeeper | $105,000 | $116,000 |
| Clint Mathis | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $115,000 | $115,000 |
| O'Brian White | Toronto FC | Forward | $36,000 | $113,000 |
| Sebastian Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $100,000 | $112,000 |
| Kevin Goldthwaite | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $102,000 | $111,000 |
| Carlos Johnson | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $90,000 | $110,750 |
| Chris Seitz | Real Salt Lake | Goalkeeper | $75,000 | $110,500 |
| Daniel Torres | FC Dallas | Defender | $100,000 | $110,000 |
| Todd Dunivant | LA Galaxy | Defender | $109,974 | $109,974 |
| Jim Curtin | Chivas USA | Defender | $109,204 | $109,204 |
| Dejan Jakovic | D.C. United | Defender | $90,000 | $108,812 |
| Shavar Thomas | Chivas USA | Defender | $104,500 | $108,250 |
| Amaechi Igwe | New England Revolution | Defender | $75,000 | $108,000 |
| Anthony Wallace | FC Dallas | Defender-Midfielder | $75,000 | $108,000 |
| Fuad Ibrahim | Toronto FC | Forward | $75,000 | $108,000 |
| Nico Colaluca | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $75,000 | $108,000 |
| Tony Beltran | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $70,000 | $105,500 |
| Bryan Namoff | D.C. United | Defender | $100,000 | $105,000 |
| Chris Wingert | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $105,000 | $105,000 |
| Jeremy Hall | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $55,000 | $104,000 |
| Kevin Alston | New England Revolution | Defender | $55,000 | $104,000 |
| Perica Marošević | FC Dallas | Forward | $55,000 | $104,000 |
| Rodney Wallace | D.C. United | Defender-Midfielder | $55,000 | $104,000 |
| Ciaran O'Brien | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $70,000 | $103,750 |
| Roger Espinoza | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $70,000 | $103,750 |
| Robbie Russell | Real Salt Lake | Defender-Midfielder | $97,584 | $103,335 |
| Alex Nimo | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder-Forward | $70,000 | $103,000 |
| Brek Shea | FC Dallas | Defender-Midfielder | $70,000 | $103,000 |
| Eric Avila | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $70,000 | $103,000 |
| Josh Lambo | FC Dallas | Goalkeeper | $70,000 | $103,000 |
| Rachid el Khalifi | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder-Forward | $84,996 | $102,996 |
| Danny O'Rourke | Columbus Crew | Defender | $90,000 | $102,500 |
| Israel Sesay | LA Galaxy | Forward | $70,000 | $102,083 |
| Chris Rolfe | Chicago Fire | Forward | $95,550 | $100,250 |
| Jason Hernández | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Felix Garcia | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $65,000 | $99,000 |
| Ante Jazic | Chivas USA | Defender | $90,000 | $98,500 |
| Paulo Nagamura | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $98,398 | $98,398 |
| Danny Cruz | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $55,000 | $98,000 |
| Chris Birchall | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $84,000 | $97,125 |
| Baggio Husidić | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $55,000 | $97,000 |
| Tristan Bowen | LA Galaxy | Forward | $65,000 | $96,364 |
| C.J. Brown | Chicago Fire | Defender | $91,200 | $96,000 |
| Eduardo Lillingston | Chivas USA | Forward | $96,000 | $96,000 |
| Robbie Rogers | Columbus Crew | Midfielder-Forward | $92,500 | $92,500 |
| Emilio Rentería | Columbus Crew | Forward | $90,000 | $91,875 |
| Mac Kandji | New York Red Bulls | Forward | $70,000 | $90,988 |
| Bruno Guarda | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $70,000 | $90,500 |
| Colin Clark | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $85,000 | $90,000 |
| Danny Szetela | D.C. United | Midfielder | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| Jonathan Bornstein | Chivas USA | Defender | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| Mariano Trujillo | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| Carlos Mendes | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $85,000 | $88,125 |
| Cornell Glen | San Jose Earthquakes | Forward | $73,020 | $87,895 |
| Maykel Galindo | Chivas USA | Forward | $87,725 | $87,725 |
| Simon Elliott | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $80,640 | $87,315 |
| Chris Leitch | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $87,000 | $87,000 |
| Tony Sanneh | LA Galaxy | Defender | $84,000 | $85,250 |
| Andy Williams | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $84,000 | $84,000 |
| Maicon Santos | Chivas USA | Forward | $84,000 | $84,000 |
| Sam Cronin | Toronto FC | Midfielder | $36,000 | $84,000 |
| Ned Grabavoy | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $83,600 | $83,600 |
| Michael Harrington | Sporting Kansas City | Defender-Midfielder | $64,560 | $82,060 |
| Ramón Sánchez | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $72,000 | $82,050 |
| Mike Petke | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| John Wolyniec | New York Red Bulls | Forward | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Jovan Kirovski | LA Galaxy | Forward | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Alan Gordon | LA Galaxy | Forward | $79,754 | $79,754 |
| Stefani Miglioranzi | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $70,000 | $79,500 |
| Kevin Harmse | Chivas USA | Defender-Midfielder | $79,200 | $79,200 |
| Craig Waibel | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $77,009 | $77,009 |
| Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew | Goalkeeper | $77,000 | $77,000 |
| Sean Franklin | LA Galaxy | Defender | $64,350 | $76,850 |
| Ange N'Silu | D.C. United | Forward | $65,004 | $76,254 |
| Bryan Leyva | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $45,000 | $75,833 |
| Brandon Prideaux | Chicago Fire | Defender | $75,600 | $75,600 |
| Claudio Suárez | Chivas USA | Defender | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| Santiago Hirsig | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $65,000 | $73,750 |
| Cam Weaver | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $64,980 | $73,230 |
| James Riley | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $69,000 | $72,625 |
| Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | Forward | $60,060 | $72,560 |
| Mike Magee | LA Galaxy | Forward | $70,000 | $72,500 |
| Nick LaBrocca | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $70,000 | $72,500 |
| Santino Quaranta | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $70,000 | $72,500 |
| Patrick Ianni | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $72,000 | $72,000 |
| Calen Carr | Chicago Fire | Forward | $58,410 | $70,910 |
| Yura Movsisyan | Real Salt Lake | Forward | $60,582 | $70,582 |
| Marvin Chávez | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $60,000 | $70,000 |
| Ryan Johnson | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $70,000 | $70,000 |
| Pablo Campos | Real Salt Lake | Forward | $65,000 | $69,847 |
| Dax McCarty | FC Dallas | Midfielder | $55,605 | $68,105 |
| Chris Pontius | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $36,000 | $66,000 |
| Atiba Harris | FC Dallas | Midfielder-Forward | $62,700 | $65,700 |
| Jason Garey | Columbus Crew | Forward | $52,938 | $65,438 |
| Kei Kamara | Sporting Kansas City | Forward | $55,385 | $65,385 |
| Osvaldo Alonso | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $65,000 | $65,000 |
| John Thorrington | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $63,000 | $64,875 |
| Will Johnson | Real Salt Lake | Forward | $51,200 | $64,771 |
| Gonzalo Segares | Chicago Fire | Defender | $61,520 | $64,020 |
| Abe Thompson | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $60,000 | $63,625 |
| Avery John | D.C. United | Defender | $60,000 | $63,625 |
| Blake Wagner | FC Dallas | Defender | $50,930 | $63,430 |
| Andy Iro | Columbus Crew | Defender | $45,100 | $62,600 |
| Marc Burch | D.C. United | Defender | $60,000 | $62,500 |
| Preston Burpo | Colorado Rapids | Goalkeeper | $57,872 | $57,872 |
| Heath Pearce | FC Dallas | Defender | $48,000 | $57,500 |
| Rob Valentino | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $39,600 | $57,100 |
| David Habarugira | D.C. United | Defender | $48,000 | $55,500 |
| André Hainault | Houston Dynamo | Defender | $42,000 | $55,125 |
| Taylor Graham | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| Zach Thornton | Chivas USA | Goalkeeper | $52,500 | $55,000 |
| Scott Palguta | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| Herculez Gómez | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder-Forward | $54,408 | $54,408 |
| Tally Hall | Houston Dynamo | Goalkeeper | $45,000 | $54,375 |
| Devon McTavish | D.C. United | Defender-Midfielder | $50,000 | $52,500 |
| Kosuke Kimura | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $52,500 | $52,500 |
| Andrew Boyens | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $49,550 | $52,050 |
| Aaron Pitchkolan | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $50,000 | $51,250 |
| Jordan Harvey | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $50,000 | $51,250 |
| Julius James | D.C. United | Defender | $42,350 | $51,100 |
| Antonio Ribeiro | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $51,000 | $51,000 |
| Emmanuel Osei | New England Revolution | Defender | $45,000 | $50,625 |
| Kyle Davies | FC Dallas | Defender | $50,004 | $50,004 |
| Dan Kennedy | Chivas USA | Goalkeeper | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Brian Edwards | Toronto FC | Goalkeeper | $39,600 | $48,350 |
| Adam Moffat | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $48,000 | $48,000 |
| Leonardo González | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $48,000 | $48,000 |
| Jed Zayner | Columbus Crew | Defender | $39,930 | $47,430 |
| Matt Besler | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $36,000 | $47,250 |
| Dasan Robinson | Chicago Fire | Defender | $46,856 | $46,856 |
| Chris Eylander | Seattle Sounders | Goalkeeper | $45,500 | $45,500 |
| Michael Lahoud | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $36,000 | $45,375 |
| Tim Ward | Chicago Fire | Defender | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Brad Evans | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $44,550 | $44,550 |
| Josh Saunders | LA Galaxy | Goalkeeper | $41,340 | $44,474 |
| Stephane Ombiogno | New England Revolution | Forward | $35,652 | $43,777 |
| Daniel Hernandez | FC Dallas | Defender-Midfielder | $35,352 | $42,852 |
| Duncan Oughton | Columbus Crew | Defender | $42,492 | $42,492 |
| Jon Conway | Chivas USA | Goalkeeper | $36,000 | $42,125 |
| Fabián Espíndola | Real Salt Lake | Forward | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Facundo Diz | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Josh Wicks | D.C. United | Goalkeeper | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Marco Pappa | Chicago Fire | Midfielder | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Emmanuel Gomez | Toronto FC | Defender | $35,700 | $41,300 |
| Amadou Sanyang | Toronto FC | Defender | $34,008 | $40,564 |
| Roger Levesque | Seattle Sounders | Forward | $40,008 | $40,008 |
| Zach Scott | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $40,008 | $40,008 |
| Steven Purdy | FC Dallas | Defender | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| Leonard Griffin | LA Galaxy | Defender | $37,000 | $39,500 |
| Terry Boss | Seattle Sounders | Goalkeeper | $36,000 | $38,500 |
| Andrew Weber | San Jose Earthquakes | Goalkeeper | $37,500 | $37,500 |
| Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $36,000 | $37,000 |
| Steven Lenhart | Columbus Crew | Forward | $34,000 | $36,333 |
| Shea Salinas | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $36,300 | $36,300 |
| A.J. DeLaGarza | LA Galaxy | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Andre Luiz Moreira | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Ernst Öbster | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Jaír Benítez | FC Dallas | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Jesús Andrés Padilla | Chivas USA | Forward | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Julian Valentin | LA Galaxy | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Lesly Fellinga | Toronto FC | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Nélson González | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder-Forward | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Walter Ariel Garcia | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Yamith Cuesta | Chivas USA | Defender | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| Stuart Holden | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $34,729 | $34,729 |
| Aaron Hohlbein | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Adam Cristman | Sporting Kansas City | Forward | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Andy Gruenebaum | Columbus Crew | Goalkeeper | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Chris Wondolowski | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Corey Ashe | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Dominic Oduro | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Eric Kronberg | Sporting Kansas City | Goalkeeper | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Geoff Cameron | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Greg Dalby | Colorado Rapids | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Jeff Larentowicz | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Kenny Mansally | New England Revolution | Midfielder-Forward | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Kurt Morsink | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Lawson Vaughn | D.C. United | Defender | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Mkhokheli Dube | New England Revolution | Forward | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Pat Phelan | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Ray Burse | FC Dallas | Goalkeeper | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Sainey Nyassi | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Sinisa Ubiparipovic | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Thabiso Khumalo | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Tyson Wahl | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Wells Thompson | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $34,650 | $34,650 |
| Darrius Barnes | New England Revolution | Defender | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Eric Brunner | Columbus Crew | Defender | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| George John | FC Dallas | Defender | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Graham Zusi | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder-Forward | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Rauwshan McKenzie | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Stefan Dimitrov | Chicago Fire | Forward | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Ty Harden | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Andrew Dykstra | Chicago Fire | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Andrew Jacobson | D.C. United | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Ben Dragavon | — | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Bobby Burling | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Brad Knighton | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Bryan Jordan | LA Galaxy | Forward | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Bryant Rueckner | — | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Chris Tierney | New England Revolution | Defender-Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Christopher Sharpe | — | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Daniel Cepero | New York Red Bulls | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Daniel Woolard | Chicago Fire | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Dave Myrie | Chicago Fire | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| David Horst | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Greg Janicki | D.C. United | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Jean Alexandre | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Jonathan Leathers | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Jorge Flores | Chivas USA | Forward | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Kenny Schoeni | Columbus Crew | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Kevin Souter | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Kyle Reynish | Real Salt Lake | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Lance Watson | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Luke Sassano | New York Red Bulls | Defender-Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Michael Kraus | Sporting Kansas City | Midfielder-Forward | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Michael Videira | New England Revolution | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Miguel Benítez | — | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Mike Banner | Chicago Fire | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Mike Chabala | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Nana Attakora-Gyan | Toronto FC | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Quincy Amarikwa | San Jose Earthquakes | Forward | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Stanley Nyazamba | Columbus Crew | Forward | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Stephen King | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Bill Hamid | D.C. United | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $26,767 |
| Alex Grendi | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Austin Washington | Chicago Fire | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Boris Pardo | Sporting Kansas City | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Brandon Barklage | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Brandon McDonald | San Jose Earthquakes | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Cesar Zamora | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Chukwudi Chijindu | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Cory Elenio | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Danleigh Borman | New York Red Bulls | Defender-Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Erik Ustruck | Houston Dynamo | Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Evan Brown | Seattle Sounders | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Gabe Gala | Toronto FC | Defender-Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Gerson Mayén | Chivas USA | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Giorgi Chirgadze | New York Red Bulls | Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Jamil Roberts | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| John DiRaimondo | D.C. United | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| John Michael Hayden | Houston Dynamo | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Justin Braun | Chivas USA | Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Kevin Burns | Columbus Crew | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Kevin Guppy | — | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Kyle Patterson | LA Galaxy | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Lance Parker | Chivas USA | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Matthew Mbuta | New York Red Bulls | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Matt Marquess | Sporting Kansas City | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Michael Holody | Colorado Rapids | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Michael Zaher | San Jose Earthquakes | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Mike Fucito | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Mike Graczyk | San Jose Earthquakes | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Miloš Kočić | D.C. United | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Nick Zimmerman | New York Red Bulls | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Peter Lowry | Chicago Fire | Midfielder-Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Raphael Cox | Real Salt Lake | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Robert Shuttleworth | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Ross Schunk | Colorado Rapids | Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Sanna Nyassi | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Steward Ceus | Colorado Rapids | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Tino Nuñez | Real Salt Lake | Midfielder | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Tyler Deric | Houston Dynamo | Goalkeeper | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Yohance Marshall | LA Galaxy | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Tiyi Shipalane | D.C. United | Midfielder | $15,300 | $16,300 |
| Ely Allen | D.C. United | Midfielder-Forward | $15,300 | $15,300 |
| Lamar Neagle | Seattle Sounders | Midfielder | $15,300 | $15,300 |
▲ Paid above that season's maximum budget charge of $415,000, the most one player can count against the salary budget: a Designated Player, or a player bought down with allocation money. The rules by season.
Base is base salary. Guaranteed adds signing and guaranteed bonuses, annualized over the length of the contract, as the players' union reports them.