MLS Salaries

[Winston Ingram]

http://www.mlsplayers.org/files/May%201,%202013%20Salary%20Information%20-%20By%20Club.pdf

The above link is all the 2013 basic salaries for all MLS players from their players union.

What surprised me most was Andy Driver is on $95,000 a year (approx £60,000).

I accept that to most people that's a more than decent salary but is that not a particularly spectacular drop for him? From what I remember he signed his deal with the maroon mongs when Vlad was at his peak with his spending

[hibby rae]

http://www.mlsplayers.org/files/May%201,%202013%20Salary%20Information%20-%20By%20Club.pdf

The above link is all the 2013 basic salaries for all MLS players from their players union.

What surprised me most was Andy Driver is on $95,000 a year (approx £60,000).

I accept that to most people that's a more than decent salary but is that not a particularly spectacular drop for him? From what I remember he signed his deal with the maroon mongs when Vlad was at his peak with his spending

Maybe he realised the only other option would be no wages at all once Hearts go bust!

[Skol]

I suspect HMFC are topping his wage up while he is still under contract :-)

[Scouse Hibee]

http://www.mlsplayers.org/files/May%201,%202013%20Salary%20Information%20-%20By%20Club.pdf

The above link is all the 2013 basic salaries for all MLS players from their players union.

What surprised me most was Andy Driver is on $95,000 a year (approx £60,000).

I accept that to most people that's a more than decent salary but is that not a particularly spectacular drop for him? From what I remember he signed his deal with the maroon mongs when Vlad was at his peak with his spending


What right do the players union have to publicise their member's salaries?

[Winston Ingram]

What right do the players union have to publicise their member's salaries?

God knows but they're obviously allowed to. I suspect it's something to do with the salary cap

[Winston Ingram]

I suspect HMFC are topping his wage up while he is still under contract :-)

Probably:agree:

Looks like Robbie Keane is the highest paid player in the league on $4m.

[LaMotta]

Amazingly Kenny Miller is getting over a million dollars a year, which is roughly ten times more than his strike partner Darren Mattocks.

Mattocks has 8 goals for Vancouver sine 2012 compared to Millers 5 :shocked:

[LioNeilMessi]

At 35 Henry is still making a tidy >$70,000 p/w!
Robbie Keane on a bit more.

[greenlex]

God knows but they're obviously allowed to. I suspect it's something to do with the salary cap
There doesn't seem to be a cap though. Ranging from millions to tens of thousands. How does the cap work? :confused:

I never got paid at all when I played in the Maybury League on a Sunday!!!!

[macca70]

There doesn't seem to be a cap though. Ranging from millions to tens of thousands. How does the cap work? :confused:

I never got paid at all when I played in the Maybury League on a Sunday!!!!

Taken from Wikipedia, whatever this all means:

Here are some major points of the MLS rules and regulations for the 2013 season.
A team's roster can be made up of up to 30 players. They are eligible to be selected to the 18-player team for each game.
The salary cap will be $2.95 million per team, not counting the extra salary of designated players. Players in the first 20 roster spots will count against the cap.
The maximum salary for any one player is $368,750.
A designated player counts $368,750 against a team's cap. However, if a player joins his team in the middle of the season, the charge against the budget will be $175,000.
Players who are in the roster spots from 21-30 will not count against a team's cap. They will be known as off-budget players. Generation adidas players are off-budget players and not counted against the cap. Those in roster spots from 21–24 have a minimum salary of $46,500, and slots 25–30 have a minimum salary of $35,125. Additionally, those who earn the lowest possible league salary must be 24 or younger during the 2013 calendar year.
Since the 2012 season, the cap number for international designated players has depended on the players' ages. In the current 2013 season, players 20 or younger count $150,000 against the cap and those age 21 to 23 count $200,000, with older players remaining at a cap number of $368,750. For the purpose of determining a cap number, the player's age is determined solely by his year of birth.[14]

[macca70]

Darren O'Dea on $465,250.

2nd highest paid at Toronto and gets treated like a king over there.

[Speedy]

I suspect HMFC are topping his wage up while he is still under contract :-)

This could be the case, and he might also have a good bonus package (for appearances/goals).

[SmallvilleHibee]

$290,000.00 a year for Juninho is a bargain. Petrie sign him up!

[hibeedonald]

$290,000.00 a year for Juninho is a bargain. Petrie sign him up!

About 4k a week, that's almost doable.

[CalgaryHibs]

What right do the players union have to publicise their member's salaries?

This is quite common here , all major leagues here do it

[Haymaker]

This is quite common here , all major leagues here do it

Yep, standard for North American sports.

[Pete]

$290,000.00 a year for Juninho is a bargain. Petrie sign him up!

We could do with the original Juninho. Even though he is 40 he would give us a bit of creativity!

[DH1875]

Looks like there's a few player there we should be after and could afford. I'd def be in for;

Alvaro Saborio.
Dilly Duka.
Osvaldo Alonso.
Brad Davis.
Graham Zusi.

and that's just for a start.

[Winston Ingram]

$290,000.00 a year for Juninho is a bargain. Petrie sign him up!

He's about 39. No sure how good he'd be on Boxing Day on a tattie field in Inverness:confused: