Lionel Messi became the highest paid MLS player in 2025. The Association of MLS players (MLSPA) published a salaries of all league prediction by career of messi players with current contracts as of May 2025. Messi leads the rating of the 2nd year in a row.
The report indicates the basic salary of players and the average annual guaranteed compensation, including both the basic salary and the signature and guaranteed bonuses for the entire time of the contract, including extension options, in the annual calculus. The guaranteed compensation does not include bonuses for performance.
TOP-10 is as follows:
1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), guaranteed compensation - $ 20, 4 million;
2. Lorenzo Insign (Toronto) - $ 15, 4 million;
3. Sergi Buskitts (Inter Miami) - 8, 8 million dollars;
4. Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United) - $ 7, 9 million;
5. Irving Losano (San Diego)-$ 7, 6 million;
6. Federico Bernardeski (Toronto) - $ 6, 3 million;
7. Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls)-$ 6, 03 million;
8. Jordi Alba (Inter Miami) - $ 6 million;
9. Ricky Puch (Los Angeles Galaxy)-$ 5, 8 million;
10. Jonatan Bamba (Chicago Fire) - $ 5, $ 6 million.
12th place in the ranking was taken by Christian Bentec (Di SI United) with a guaranteed average annual compensation of $ 4, 9 million, 13th was Alexey Miranchuk ($ 4, 88 million). Olivier Giru, playing for Los Angeles, occupies 23rd line ($ 3, 7 million), compensation under the contract by Erica-Maxim Shupo-Moting (New York Red Bulls) is $ 3, 5 million.
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