Galaxy, LAFC in top half of MLS payrolls; ‘Chicharito’ second-highest paid player

The Galaxy have the second-highest team payroll and the second-highest-paid player in MLS, according to salary figures released Tuesday by the players’ union. Individually, Galaxy captain Javier “Chicharito” Hernández will make $6 million this season, trailing only the Chicago Fire’s Xherdan Shaqiri, who will be paid a league-record $8.153 million in guaranteed compensation. LAFC’s Carlos Vela, who was the best-paid player in MLS last season, saw his guaranteed compensation trimmed by $2.25 million to $4.05 million. MLS team payrolls Atlanta, $20.999 million Galaxy, $20.528 million Miami, $18.882 million New England, $18.141 million Chicago, $17.645 million Seattle, $16.983 million New York City, $15.543 Toronto, $15.213 million Dallas, $15.031 million Columbus. $14.978 million LAFC, $14.563 million Cincinnati, $13.789 million Austin, $13.754 million Kansas City, $13.631 million Minnesota, $13.240 million Montreal, $12.920 million DC United, $12.483 million Vancouver, $11.946 million Philadelphia, $11.808 million New York Red Bulls, $11.726 million Nashville, $11.710 million Houston, $11.548 million San Jose, $11.541 million Orlando, $11.509 million Colorado, $11.390 million Portland, $11.311 million Charlotte, $10.708 million Salt Lake, $10.477 million Highest-paid players Xherdan Shaqiri, Chicago, M, $8.153 million Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, F, Galaxy, $6 million Gonzalo Higuaín, Miami, F, $5.793 million Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto, M, $4.693 million Jozy Altidore, New England, F, $4.264 million Josef Martínez, Atlanta, F, $4.141 million Carlos Vela, LAFC, F, $4.050 million Luis Araujo, Atlanta, F, $3.941 million Lucas Zelarayan, Columbus, M, $3.7 million Gil Carles, New England, M, $3.545 million Rodolfo Pizarro, Miami, M, $3.350 million Nicolás Lodeiro, Seattle, M, $3.256 million Franco Jara, Dallas, F, $3.227 million Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle, F, $3.201 million Victor Wanyama, Montreal, M, $3.091 million Douglas Costa, Galaxy, F/M, $3 million Adrien Hunou, Minnesota, F, $2.687 million Gustavo Bou, New England, M, $2.675 million Gastón Giménez, Chicago, M, $2.360 million Carlos Salcedo, Toronto, D, $2.351 million Thiago Almada, Atlanta, M, $2.332 million Sebastian Driussi, Austin, F, $2.317 million Ryan Gauld, Vancouver, M, $2.265 million Karol Swiderski, Charlotte, F, $2.258 million Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati, M, $2.222 million Galaxy salaries Daniel Aguirre, F, $66,724 Efraín Álvarez, M, $712,167 Julián Araujo, D, $678,750 Jonathan Bond, G, $526,875 Kévin Cabral, F, $1.65 million Douglas Costa, M/F, $3 million Séga Coulibaly, D, $457,000 Mark Delgado, M, $726,250 Nick DePuy, D, $231,000 Cameron Dunbar, M, $136,750 Raheem Edwards, D, $307,500 Adam Saldaña, M, $95,447 Marcus Ferkranus, D, $113,625 Samuel Grandsir, F/M, $988,427 Carlos Harvey, M, $84,000 Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, F, $6 million Dejan Joveljic, F, $612,500 Preston Judd, F, $65,500 Jonathan Klinsmann, G, $200,000 Sacha Kljestan, M, $84,000 Kelvin Leerdam, D, $335,000 Jalen Neal, D, $113,625 Jonathan Pérez, M, $171,750 Rayan Raveloson, M, $855,025 Richard Sánchez, G, $84,000 Victor Vázquez, M, $440,000 Jorge Villafaña, D, $486,667 Derrick Williams, D, $821,458 Eriq Zavaleta, $84,000 LAFC salaries Kellyn Acosta, M, $1.215 million Cristian Arango, F, $683,000 Latif Blessing, M, $416,667 José Cifuentes, M, $411,750 Maxime Crépeau, G, $302,500 Erik Dueñas, D, $102,000 Franco Escobar, D, $550,008 Mamadou Fall, D, $118,750 Julian Gaines, F, $87,444 Francisco Ginella, M, $572,250 Doneil Henry, D, $403,000 Ryan Hollingshead, $393,750 Sebastian Ibeagha, D, $252,125 Cal Jennings, F, $84,000 Antonio Leone, D, $102,000 John McCarthy, G, $110,000 Jesús Murillo, D, $509,500 Danny Musovski, F, $93,988 Kwadwo, Opoku, F, $133,095 Diego Palacios, D, $510,000 Brian Rodríguez, F, $1.144 million Tomás Romero, G, $95,000 Ilie Sánchez, $1.15 million Eddie Segura, $224,000 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, F, $647,860 Christian Torres, $101,230 Mohamed Traore, D, $100,000 Carlos Vela, F, $4.05 million