Chicago Fire Major League Soccer, 2012

Chicago Fire salaries, 2012

31 players on record, paid $4,145,876 in all: an average of $133,738, and a median of $105,450.

Players

player position base guaranteed
Sherjill MacDonald Forward $360,000 ▲ $487,125
Alvaro Fernández Midfielder $300,000 ▲ $366,667
Pável Pardo Midfielder $250,000 $250,000
Arne Friedrich Defender $175,000 $230,833
Patrick Nyarko Forward $200,000 $219,500
Gonzalo Segares Defender $210,000 $217,750
Chris Rolfe Forward $174,996 $198,329
Logan Pause Midfielder $170,000 $187,833
Guillermo Franco Forward $174,000 $174,000
Cory Gibbs Defender $165,000 $165,000
Corben Bone Midfielder $100,000 $161,200
Rafael Robayo Midfielder $100,000 $132,500
Sean Johnson Goalkeeper $90,000 $123,000
Dominic Oduro Forward $106,880 $108,880
Alex Midfielder $96,000 $105,950
Jalil Anibaba Defender $65,450 $105,450
Federico Puppo Forward $100,000 $100,000
Wells Thompson Midfielder $87,188 $95,313
Dan Gargan Midfielder $88,000 $88,000
Daniel Paladini Midfielder $82,500 $86,978
Jay Nolly Goalkeeper $78,250 $78,250
Kellen Gulley Forward $55,000 $69,000
Austin Berry Defender $44,000 $59,000
Victor Pineda Midfielder $44,100 $50,842
Sebastián Grazzini Midfielder $50,400 $50,400
Michael Videira Midfielder $44,100 $44,725
Steven Kinney Defender $44,100 $44,100
Orr Barouch Forward $44,000 $44,000
Hunter Jumper Defender $33,750 $33,750
Paolo Tornaghi Goalkeeper $33,750 $33,750
Tony Walls Midfielder $33,750 $33,750

▲ Paid above that season's maximum budget charge of $350,000, 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.