Major League Soccer players’ salaries for 2017 were released by the MLS Players Union. For the third year in a row, Kaka leads all players in MLS with more than $7 million in annual earnings.
Below are the top 20 earners in MLS in 2017.
| Name | Pos | Club | Base Salary | Compensation |
| 1. Kaka | M | ORL | $6,660,000.00 | $7,167,500.00 |
| 2. Sebastian Giovinco | F | TOR | $5,600,000. |