MLS Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active MLS players.

2023 Defender Cap Hit Rankings

	Player	POS	cap hit
1	Martins Thiago Martins NYCFC	D	$2,112,000
2	Zimmerman Walker Zimmerman NSH	D	$2,056,979
3	Radoja Nemanja Radoja KC	D	$1,530,000
4	Robinson Miles Robinson ATL	D	$1,437,500
5	Acosta Kellyn Acosta LAFC	D	$1,365,000
6	Czichos Rafael Czichos CHI	D	$1,336,667
7	Maxsø Andreas Maxsø COL	D	$1,292,500
8	Mensah Jonathan Mensah SJ	D	$1,165,667
9	Nilsson Joakim Nilsson STL	D	$1,158,450
10	Gonzalez Pirez Leandro Gonzalez Pirez MIA	D	$1,095,254
11	Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini LAFC	D	$1,075,000
12	Glesnes Jakob Glesnes PHI	D	$1,038,125
13	Parker Tim Parker STL	D	$1,037,500
14	Zuparic Dario Zuparic POR	D	$939,200
15	Carlos Antonio Carlos ORL	D	$925,000
16	Hedges Matt Hedges ATX	D	$908,859
17	Yedlin DeAndre Yedlin MIA	D	$873,750
18	Williams Derrick Williams DC	D	$871,458
19	Petretta Raoul Petretta TOR	D	$856,625
20	Elliott Jack Elliott PHI	D	$843,750
21	Laborda Mathías Laborda VAN	D	$828,625
22	Herrera Aaron Herrera MTL	D	$820,220
23	Birnbaum Steve Birnbaum DC	D	$815,000
24	Moore Shaq Moore NSH	D	$806,500
25	Glad Justen Glad RSL	D	$785,031
26	Moreira Steven Moreira CLB	D	$782,708
27	Martinez Jose Antonio Martinez DAL	D	$773,000
28	Rosted Sigurd Rosted TOR	D	$768,636
29	Cufré Braian Cufré NYCFC	D	$757,800
30	Arreaga Xavier Arreaga SEA	D	$750,000
31	Gomez Andrade Yeimar Gomez Andrade SEA	D	$741,820
32	Pelae Cardoso Nathan Raphael Pelae Cardoso SJ	D	$741,250
33	Boxall Michael Boxall MIN	D	$703,097
34	Abubakar Lalas Abubakar COL	D	$702,125
35	Wagner Kai Wagner PHI	D	$701,000
36	Abram Luis Abram ATL	D	$695,977
37	Cascante Julio Cascante ATX	D	$693,750
38	Radovanović Aleksandar Radovanović ATX	D	$692,500
39	Souquet Arnaud Souquet CHI	D	$679,667
40	Romney Dave Romney NE	D	$671,667
41	Dibassy Bakaye Dibassy MIN	D	$661,250
42	Corujo Guzman Corujo CLT	D	$658,500
43	Rodrigues de Oliveira Antônio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira SJ	D	$658,000
44	Väisänen Leo Väisänen ATX	D	$654,500
45	Farrell Andrew Farrell NE	D	$651,250
46	Mosquera Yerson Mosquera CIN	D	$650,000
47	Jansson Robin Jansson ORL	D	$631,250
48	Kryvtsov Sergii Kryvtsov MIA	D	$614,500
49	Calegari Lucas Calegari LA	D	$611,564
50	Arias Santiago Arias CIN	D	$611,354
51	Byrne Nathan Byrne CLT	D	$607,833
52	Silva Marcelo Silva RSL	D	$600,000
53	Tapias Miguel Tapias MIN	D	$586,887
54	Ibeagha Sebastien Ibeagha DAL	D	$583,625
55	Veselinovic Ranko Veselinovic VAN	D	$580,500
56	Tolo Nouhou Tolo SEA	D	$571,875
57	Akapo Carlos Akapo SJ	D	$570,111
58	Palacios Diego Palacios LAFC	D	$564,000
59	Caceres Martin Caceres LA	D	$556,671
60	Duncan Kyle Duncan RBNY	D	$555,750
61	Camacho Rudy Camacho CLB	D	$554,000
62	Trauco Miguel Trauco SJ	D	$550,000
63	Polster Matt Polster NE	D	$541,667
64	Escobar Franco Escobar HOU	D	$524,167
65	Murillo Jesus Murillo LAFC	D	$509,500
66	Navarro Federico Navarro CHI	D	$507,500
67	Vera Brayan Vera RSL	D	$507,000
68	Leibold Tim Leibold KC	D	$501,050
69	Reyes Andres Reyes RBNY	D	$494,375
70	Aude Julián Aude LA	D	$492,000
71	Purata Juan José Purata ATL	D	$483,500
72	Chanot Maxime Chanot NYCFC	D	$483,333
73	Nealis Sean Nealis RBNY	D	$476,250
74	Hines-Ike Brendan Hines-Ike DC	D	$467,917
75	Sviatchenko Erik Sviatchenko HOU	D	$460,532
76	Romana Jhohan Romana ATX	D	$460,000
77	Tuiloma Bill Tuiloma CLT	D	$459,938
78	Farfan Marco Farfan DAL	D	$457,813
79	Rosero Dany Rosero KC	D	$456,000
80	Voloder Robert Voloder KC	D	$452,860
81	Mavinga Chris Mavinga LA	D	$452,496
82	Blackmon Tristan Blackmon VAN	D	$451,208
83	Gonzalez Omar Gonzalez NE	D	$450,000
	Fontas Andreu Fontas KC	D	$450,000
85	Tolkin John Tolkin RBNY	D	$435,500
86	Palencia Sergi Palencia LAFC	D	$432,500
87	Gasper Chase Gasper HOU	D	$425,000
88	Miller Kamal Miller MIA	D	$420,000
89	Smith Bradley Smith HOU	D	$416,875
90	Mabiala Larrys Mabiala POR	D	$412,500
91	Steres Daniel Steres HOU	D	$402,175
92	Rosenberry Keegan Rosenberry COL	D	$400,000
	Teixeira Ruan Teixeira DC	D	$400,000
94	Lundkvist Adam Lundkvist ATX	D	$397,500
95	Ndenbe Logan Ndenbe KC	D	$396,125
96	Maldonado Denil Maldonado LAFC	D	$386,167
97	Gutman Andrew Gutman COL	D	$381,250
98	Oviedo Bryan Oviedo RSL	D	$375,826
99	Lima Nick Lima ATX	D	$375,000
	Hernandez Ronald Hernandez ATL	D	$375,000