Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is MLS' highest paid player, with a league-record annual guaranteed compensation of $20 million, the MLS Players Association announced on Wednesday.
Hear from Lionel Messi himself as he reflects on the moments leading up to his Inter Miami debut on Apple TV's Messi Meets America. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more team salary rankings, with total guaranteed compensation of $39.419m. That is more than double the $18.88m the team was spending this time last year.
All data is as of Sept. 15, 2023. The salary data was annualized for players like Messi who joined the league during the summer transfer window. Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to Leagues Cup glory but was unable to guide the team into the MLS playoffs. The arrival of Messi helped push the average guaranteed base compensation for the entire MLS player pool to $543,207 up 5.5% from the September 2022 mark of $514,729. The salaries of players at the bottom of the wage scale continue to improve, as the league's median guaranteed base compensation was $282,125, up 13.4% from the September 2022 mark of $248,688.
MLS and the MLSPA are in the third year of the Collective Bargaining Agreement that was agreed upon in February 2021. The current CBA runs through the end of the 2027 season. In terms of team payroll based on guaranteed base compensation, Toronto FC ranked second behind Miami at $32.293m followed by the LA Galaxy , reigning MLS Cup championshad the lowest payroll at $9.643m -- due in part to the September transfer of forward Ercan Kara to Turkis side Samsunspor -- followed byBased on current MLS standings heading into Decision Day, the three highest-spending teams -- Miami, Toronto and the Galaxy -- will all miss the playoffs., which ranked sixth at $19.
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