April 4, 2008
Beckham ($6.5M) makes 50 times MLS average,
David Beckham earns $6.5 million in guaranteed income,
Chicago's Cuauhtemoc Blanco ($2,666,778)
D.C. United's Marcelo Gallardo was third at $1,874,006
New York's Juan Pablo Angel ($1,593,750)
Claudio Reyna ($1,265,000)
The Galaxy's Landon Donovan ($900,000).
Forty-six players earn the league minimum of $33,000. Among developmental players, 30 make $17,700 and 43 make $12,900.
The median salary is $61,273 for the 333 players listed. That is up 16 percent from last year's median of $52,965.
Guaranteed income includes salaries and a prorated share of signing bonuses plus marketing bonuses payable in 2007.
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