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Anyway. The MLS Players Association released updated salary figures earlier today, as is their custom.
Some early observations:
- Bastian Schweinsteiger remains the team’s highest-paid player at $6.1 million.
- With total compensation at $2.073 million, Yura Movsisyan earns a higher salary than both Nemanja Nikolic and Aleksandar Katai.
- Nicolas Del Grecco, who has yet to play for the Fire, nonetheless draws a salary of $90k.
- Richard Sanchez earns $130k, which is more than Patrick McLain and Stefan Cleveland, who have since bumped him down the goalkeeper pecking order, earn combined.
- Alan Gordon, who has scored a whopping four goals and may never play in a Fire shirt again, earns a cool $155k in total compensation.
Some real business geniuses in the front office.
You can check out the full breakdown below.
Chicago Fire Fall 2018 Salaries
| Last name | First name | Position | Base Salary | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last name | First name | Position | Base Salary | Total Compensation |
| Vincent | Brandon | D | $122,375.00 | $144,250.00 |
| Solignac | Luis | F | $300,000.00 | $353,312.50 |
| Sanchez | Richard | GK | $130,000.08 | $132,500.08 |
| Schweinsteiger | Bastian | M | $6,100,000.08 | $6,100,000.08 |
| Polster | Matt | M | $109,890.00 | $124,890.00 |
| Nikolic | Nemanja | F | $1,700,000.04 | $1,906,333.37 |
| Mihailovic | Djordje | M | $96,000.04 | $96,000.04 |
| Movsisyan | Yura | F | $1,850,000.00 | $2,073,750.00 |
| McCarty | Dax | M | $700,000.08 | $712,500.08 |
| McLain | Patrick | GK | $67,500.00 | $67,500.00 |
| Lillard | Grant | D | $80,000.04 | $82,500.04 |
| Kappelhof | Johan | D | $555,000.00 | $595,000.00 |
| Katai | Aleksandar | M | $1,200,000.00 | $1,320,333.33 |
| Johnson | Daniel | M | $68,254.20 | $68,254.20 |
| Gordon | Alan | F | $150,000.00 | $155,000.00 |
| Hasler | Nicolas | D-M | $132,000.00 | $147,666.67 |
| Edwards | Raheem | F | $55,654.20 | $55,654.20 |
| Corrales | Jorge | D | $67,500.00 | $67,500.00 |
| de Leeuw | Michael | F | $525,000.00 | $589,212.50 |
| Dean | Christian | D | $90,000.00 | $93,125.00 |
| Del Grecco | Nicolas | D | $90,000.00 | $91,125.00 |
| Cleveland | Stefan | GK | $55,654.20 | $55,654.20 |
| Collier | Elliot | F | $54,500.04 | $54,500.04 |
| Conner | Drew | M | $68,907.30 | $68,907.30 |
| Campbell | Jonathan | D | $120,175.00 | $128,300.00 |
| Campos | Diego | M | $54,500.04 | $54,500.04 |
| Bronico | Brandt | M | $68,254.00 | $68,254.00 |
| Adams | Mohammed | M | $90,000.00 | $125,000.00 |