Forward Dante Vanzeir, who is in the midst of serving a six-game suspension for his racist comments during a match last month, is the Red Bulls’ highest salaried player.

He is to earn $1,459,767 in guaranteed compensation this MLS season, according to figures released by the MLS Players Association on Tuesday.

Vanzeir is one of three Red Bulls players earning at least $1 million this year.

Midfielder Luquinhas and forward Lewis Morgan are the other three.

Here is a list of Red Bulls salaries, according to the MLSPA:

2023 MLS Player Salaries As of April 30, 2023

First Name Last Name Club Position(s) Base Salary Guaranteed Compensation
Frankie Amaya New York Red Bulls M $350,000.00 $406,406.00
Tom Barlow New York Red Bulls F $195,000.00 $206,625.00
Cory Burke New York Red Bulls F $500,000.00 $571,871.00
Cristian Cásseres Jr. New York Red Bulls M $330,000.00 $374,000.00
Wikelman Carmona New York Red Bulls M $85,444.00 $88,194.00
Carlos Coronel New York Red Bulls GK $490,000.00 $539,649.00
Kyle Duncan New York Red Bulls D $500,000.00 $555,750.00
Daniel Edelman New York Red Bulls D $85,444.00 $93,026.00
Bento Estrela New York Red Bulls M $85,444.00 $109,444.00
Omir Fernandez New York Red Bulls F $161,000.00 $176,000.00
Cameron Harper New York Red Bulls F $250,000.00 $301,250.00
Lucas Lima Linhares New York Red Bulls M $1,155,000.00 $1,206,042.00
Elias Manoel Alves de Paula New York Red Bulls F $420,000.00 $497,250.00
AJ Marcucci New York Red Bulls GK $85,444.00 $85,444.00
Ryan Meara New York Red Bulls GK $280,000.00 $280,000.00
Lewis Morgan New York Red Bulls F $1,200,000.00 $1,375,000.00
Hassan Ndam New York Red Bulls D $88,200.00 $88,200.00
Dylan Nealis New York Red Bulls D $225,000.00 $246,250.00
Sean Nealis New York Red Bulls D $400,000.00 $476,250.00
Serge Ngoma New York Red Bulls F $67,360.00 $87,312.00
Matthew Nocita New York Red Bulls D $88,200.00 $88,200.00
Curtis Ofori New York Red Bulls D $67,360.00 $76,110.00
Jayden Reid New York Red Bulls D $67,360.00 $77,179.00
Andrés Reyes New York Red Bulls D $450,000.00 $494,375.00
Steven Sserwadda New York Red Bulls M $68,775.00 $68,775.00
Peter Stroud New York Red Bulls M $85,444.00 $105,447.00
John Tolkin New York Red Bulls D $400,000.00 $435,500.00
Dante Vanzeir New York Red Bulls F $1,320,000.00 $1,459,767.00
Dru Yearwood New York Red Bulls M $525,000.00 $593,750.00

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APRIL 30, 2023 SALARY GUIDE

Average Base Salary Senior Roster Non-Designated Player

The Average Base Salary for Senior Roster Non-Designated Players is calculated by sorting the Roster Category to include only players in the Senior Roster Category (No DP, No Supplemental, No Supplemental Reserve) and calculating the Average of the base salaries of Senior Roster Category players.

Average Base Salary by Roster Spot

The Average Base Salary by Roster Spot is calculated using the senior roster for each team by (1) sorting players per roster from highest to lowest based on their base salary (2) Taking the 18 highest paid players on the roster (including DPs) and assigning them to spots 1-18 in order of their base salary (highest to lowest) (3) Averaging the salaries by roster spot for each spot (e.g. avg. of 24 Roster Spot #1s, avg. of 24 Roster Spot #2s, etc.).

Designated Player (DP)

The league allows each club to acquire up to three players whose total compensation and acquisition costs exceed the maximum budget charge. Clubs are responsible for any amount exceeding the respective DP’s budget charge. The rule was first introduced in 2007 in order to give clubs more flexibility to sign lucrative deals with marquee players.

Senior Roster

The 18-20 players on the Senior Roster count against the club’s budget. If a club does not fill at least 18 Senior Roster spots, each missing slot will count as a player earning the Senior Minimum.

Supplemental

Players on the Supplemental and Reserve Roster are “off budget.” There are two kinds of Supplemental Roster players: Those occupying roster spots 21-24 who must earn at least the Senior Minimum, and those occupying roster spots 25-30 who may earn the Reserve Minimum, but must be 25 years old or younger. Spots 29 and 30 are limited to Homegrown players.

Senior Roster Non-Designated Player Average Base Salary

This describes the average base salary for any player on the Senior Roster, excluding Designated Players and any “off-budget” (i.e. Supplemental, Reserve) players.

 

 

 

 

 

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.