Evans, Hurtado Get Salary Increases

Posted by Mike on June 15, 2010 · Under 2010, Squad · View Comments 

The MLS Players Union released the 2010 salaries for its players yesterday.

Some quick things to note…

  • Brad Evans and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado will be making in the low $120s in 2010; both a generous increase
  • Nate Sturgis’s salary has almost been cut in half
  • Pete Vagenas took a 26% pay cut
  • Blaise Nkufo will be making $480,000

Player 2010 2009 %
Alonso, Osvaldo 68,737.50 65,000 5.8%
Boss, Terry 42,500 38,500 10.4%
Estrada, David 40,000
Evans, Brad 123,750 44,500 178.1%
Fucito, Mike 40,000 20,100 99.0%
Gonzalez, Leo 72,000 48,000 50.0%
Graham, Taylor 57,750 55,000 5.0%
Hurtado, Jhon 121,000 37,000 227.0%
Ianni, Patrick 75,600 72,000 5.0%
Jaqua, Nate 238,125 208,121 14.4%
Keller, Kasey 300,000 300,000 0.0%
Levesque, Roger 42,008 40,008 5.0%
Ljungberg, Freddie 1,314,000 1,314,000 0.0%
Tyrone Marshall 169,125 161,250 4.9%
Montaño, Miguel 40,008
Montero, Freddy 180,000 155,000 16.1%
Nkufo, Blaise 480,000
Noonan, Pat 96,000
Nyassi, Sanna 40,000 20,100 99.0%
Parke, Jeff 99,999.96
Riley, James 76,075 72,625 4.8%
Seamon, Michael 40,000
Scott, Zach 42,008 40,008 5.0%
Sturgis, Nathan 69,250 133,000 -47.9%
Vagenas, Peter 117,000 158,400 -26.1%
Wahl, Tyson 52,300 34,650 50.9%
Zakuani, Steve 178,000 163,000 9.2%
  • Steve

    Why does Evans get that big of a jump? 

  • RV

    unbelievable we were only paying Hurtado $37k. And why are Vagenas and Sturgis (before the cut) both making 6 figures?

  • pbr206

    somewhere in america a young boy with a gift for kicking a football is dreaming about playing in the MLS…. then he sees this list and decides to become an astronaut….

  • MIKE

    It’s sad because it’s true.

  • erik

    hahahaha @ jeff parke

  • Steve

    That cracked me up too

  • Kyle

    well if im not mistaken i think hurtado was on a sort of half loan thing, and over the off season we fully bought him.

  • MIKE

    As a note, Pat Noonan made $175,008 last year. That’s -45.2% for him.

  • jt

    While it’s good to see that certain guys finally got a raise, was that US Open Cup money finally voted on and is it part of what is listed above?  The issue last year was that the money would count against the salary cap this year, but I don’t know if that was resolved with the new CBA (then again, there is lots that wasn’t said about the CBA).

  • Danielle

    200,000+ for Jaqa… and no goals. Please give some of his money to Alonso, then get rid of Jaqa!

  • peterson

    actually its jaqua and alonso is hurt anyway why would it matter either way.  does that mean dont pay jkh too since he is done for the year. get real!!!!!!!!!

  • PA

    How does Tyson Wahl get a 50% pay increase?  That makes no sense considering his playing time has decreased by AT LEAST 50%.

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