Like every year, MLSPA (Association of Footballers of Major League Soccer) made public the salaries of all the players that make up the MLS, including nine Spaniards. For the third consecutive year, Alejandro Pozuelo He appears among the highest paid thanks to the $ 4,693,000 he receives annually for wearing the Toronto FC jersey. The Spaniard maintains his salary from last season, which is $ 893,000 higher than he received in 2019, the season of his landing in North America from the Belgian Genk. Pozuelo is the fourth highest paid player in the competition after Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC, $ 6.3M), Chicharito Hernández (LA Galaxy, $ 6M) and Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami, $ 5.7M).
The second highest earning Spanish footballer in MLS is Carles gil, who has seen his salary increase for the third consecutive season and this course will receive $ 2,769,667 for defending the New England Revolution elastic. Behind the Andreu Fontàs, who suffered a pay cut last season but this season, which started as a fixture in the center of Sporting Kansas City's rear, will earn just over $ 1.2 million. Your partner in the 'wizards', Ilie Sanchez, he will earn $ 1,000,000, which is triple what he pocketed in 2017, the season of his debut in MLS. The former FC Barcelona or 1860 Munich is capital in the Missouri franchise, hence this is already his third wage increase in the United States.
Something else, $ 1,055,000, you will receive Alvaro Medran for what will be his second season in the ranks of the Chicago Fire, while Jose Antonio Martinez he will earn $ 673,000 for his first season at FC Dallas. Next on the list is Oriol Rosell, who will earn $ 475,000 for his fourth consecutive season at Orlando City. Another ex of FC Barcelona, Victor Vazquez, will charge $ 439,167 to play at LA Galaxy. It is the lowest salary of the Catalan midfielder in MLS, since in his two previous years with Toronto FC he pocketed 0.7 (2017) and 1.5 (2018) million dollars. In that time he won three titles – MLS Cup, Supporters' Shield and Canadian Championship – with the 'reds'. For his part, the lowest paid Spaniard in the competition is the Barcelona striker from Columbus SC Michael Berry, with a salary of $ 85,444 per year.
The salary of Spanish footballers in MLS
| Player (team) | Salary per season |
| Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) | $ 4,693,000 |
| Carles Gil (New England Revolution) | $ 2,769,667 |
| Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) | $ 1,250,000 |
| Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire) | $ 1,055,000 |
| Ilie Sanchez (Sporting Kansas City) | $ 1,000,000 |
| José Antonio Martínez (FC Dallas) | $ 673,000 |
| Oriol Rosell (Orlando City) | $ 475,000 |
| Victor Vazquez (LA Galaxy) | $ 439,167 |
| Miguel Berry (Columbus SC) | $ 85,444 |