Chicago Fire Major League Soccer, 2009
Chicago Fire salaries, 2009
24 players on record, paid $5,134,229 in all: an average of $213,926, and a median of $67,892.
Players
| player | position | base | guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Midfielder | $2,769,240 | ▲ $2,943,702 |
| Brian McBride | Forward | $360,000 | $385,333 |
| Justin Mapp | Midfielder | $220,000 | $255,000 |
| Wilman Conde | Defender | $168,000 | $188,000 |
| Patrick Nyarko | Forward | $80,000 | $160,000 |
| Logan Pause | Midfielder | $145,000 | $153,125 |
| Jon Busch | Goalkeeper | $135,000 | $136,350 |
| Chris Rolfe | Forward | $95,550 | $100,250 |
| Baggio Husidić | Midfielder | $55,000 | $97,000 |
| C.J. Brown | Defender | $91,200 | $96,000 |
| Brandon Prideaux | Defender | $75,600 | $75,600 |
| Calen Carr | Forward | $58,410 | $70,910 |
| John Thorrington | Midfielder | $63,000 | $64,875 |
| Gonzalo Segares | Defender | $61,520 | $64,020 |
| Dasan Robinson | Defender | $46,856 | $46,856 |
| Tim Ward | Defender | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Marco Pappa | Midfielder | $42,000 | $42,000 |
| Stefan Dimitrov | Forward | $34,008 | $34,008 |
| Andrew Dykstra | Goalkeeper | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Daniel Woolard | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Dave Myrie | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Mike Banner | Defender | $34,000 | $34,000 |
| Austin Washington | Defender | $20,100 | $20,100 |
| Peter Lowry | Midfielder-Forward | $20,100 | $20,100 |
▲ 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.