Columbus Crew is spending more than $15 million on their 2023 roster. Here's what we know
According to the latest MLS Players Association salary guide, the Crew are spending more than $15 million on its roster, including three players that cost more than $1 million in 2023.
According to the latest data from the MLSPA, forward Cucho Hernandez ($2,886,000), midfielder Darlington Nagbe ($1,800,000) and midfielder Diego Rossi ($2,677,000) are the Crew's three highest-paid players in 2023.
Hernadez and Rossi's salaries are the 19th and 20th most expensive in MLS, respectively.
Overall, the Crew are paying $15,313,747 for 28 players: the 14th-largest salary in all of MLS.
The Crew's entire salary is less than Inter Miami CF is paying Lionel Messi, who is making $20,446,667 in 2023.
Julian Gressel, who the Crew acquired from the Vancouver Whitecaps, in July, is making $930,406 in 2023 after trading $500,000 in general allocation money for the midfielder.
Rudy Camacho, who the Crew aquired from CF Montreal for $400,000 in general allocation money in July, is making $554,000 in 2023.
Yevhen Cheberko signed with the Crew in June and is earning $418,250 in 2023.
The MLSPA shares both base salary and guaranteed compensation. Guaranteed compensation is calculated as "a player's base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player's contract, including option years," per the MLSPA.
Here's the guaranteed compensation for each Crew player during the 2023 season.
Columbus Crew 2023 player salaries
Defender Malte Amundsen: $338,700
Midfielder Max Arfsten: $69,205
Goalkeeper Evan Bush: $88,200
Defender Rudy Camacho: $554,000
Defender Yeven Cheberko: $418,250
Defender Mohamed Farsi: $74,735
Midfielder Julian Gressel: $930,406
Forward Cucho Hernandez: $2,886,000
Defender Keegan Hughes: $85,444
Midfielder Alex Matan: $483,250
Defender Jimmy Medranda: $331,250
Midfielder Kevin Molino: $735,367
Defender Steven Moreira: $782,708
Midfielder Aidan Morris: $562,500
Defender Jake Morris: $85,444
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe: $1,800,000
Midfielder Isaiah Parente: $89,444
Defender Philip Quinton: $67,360
Forward Christian Ramirez: $445,833
Midfielder Diego Rossi: $2,677,000
Forward Jacen Russell-Rowe: $74,749
Defender Will Sands: $91,694
Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte: $103,178
Goalkeeper Brady Scott: $88,200
Defender Gustavo Vallecilla: $368,880
Defender Josh Williams: $325,000
Midfielder Yaw Yeboah: $663,750
Midfielder Sean Zawadzki: $93,200
2023 MLS team salaries
Here's a look at how much MLS teams are spending on players through the 2023 season from most to least.
Inter Miami: $39,419,071
Toronto FC: $31,672,886
LA Galaxy: $25,038,692
LAFC: $20,841,863
Chicago Fire FC: $20,415,828
Atlanta United: 19,846,184
Seattle Sounders FC: $19,185,352
Austin FC: $19,038,551
Houston Dynamo: $17,459,127
DC United: $17,302,163
New England Revolution: $17,013,587
Nashville SC: $16,990,388
Portland Timbers: $16,215,874
Columbus Crew: $15,313,747
Sporting Kansas City: $14,979,335
New York City FC: $14,965,285
Minnesota United: $14,569,690
Colorado Rapids: $14,496,437
FC Dallas: $14,711,587
San Jose Earthquakes: $14,600,008
FC Cincinnati: $14,348,728
Real Salt Lake: $14,285,938
Vancouver Whitecaps: $13,928,365
Charlotte FC: $13,889,425
Philadelphia Union: $13,419,282
New York Red Bulls: $11,331,027
St. Louis City SC: $11,186,787
CF Montreal: $10,920,537
Orlando City SC: $9,642,918
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Crew player salaries for 2023 season according to MLSPA
