UPDATE: This list has been updated to include Darren Huckerby's salary, Emilio's big pay raise and Claudio Reyna's retirement.

Also the list of celebrity MLS fans has been updated here.



While MLS is not the English Premier League, that hasn't stopped a few players from making a tidy bit of coin and greenbacks.

Here is the 2008 MLS Rich List.

Top 20 Guaranteed Compensation

1. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) $6,500,000
2. Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago Fire) $2,700,000

3. Marcelo Gallardo (D.C. United) $1,900,000


4. Juan Pablo Angel (Red Bull New York) $1,600,000


5. Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) $900,000

6. Claudio Lopez (Kansas City Wizards) $820,000


7. Luciano Emilio (D.C. United) $759,000

8. Carlos Ruiz (LA Galaxy) $460,000


9. Christian Gomez (Colorado Rapids) $430,000

10. Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) $425,000

11. Duilio Davino (FC Dallas) $400,000

12. Darren Huckerby (San Jose Earthquakes) $355,00

13. Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution) $350,000


14. Laurent Robert (Toronto FC) $337,000

15. Carl Robinson (Toronto FC) $330,000

16. Shalrie Joseph (New England Revolution) $325,000

17. Dwayne DeRosario (Houston Dynamo) $325,000

18. Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids) $316,000

19. Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) $275,000


20. Dave Van Den Berg (Red Bull New York) $274,500

Some quick analysis of the Top 20 best compensated players in MLS:


3 Clubs, LA Galaxy, DC United and Red Bull New York have the most players on the list. 3 each.

Half of the list are players currently playing for their national team.

4 are current US internationals, Landon Donovan, Pablo Mastroeni, Taylor Twellman, Ante Razov.

6 others, David Beckham (England), Jaime Moreno (Bolivia), Carl Robinson (Wales), Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala), Dwayne DeRosario (Canada) , Sharlie Joseph (Grenada) represent their countries.

To see the other end of this pay scale we suggest you download the whole salary list at the MLS Players Union site.