The MLS Players Union has released the first of its semi-annual salary reports for 2017, providing the latest opportunity for some speculation about payrolls around the league.
In the case of the New York Red Bulls, an effort is made here to compare the most recent figures with those from the previous release in September 2016. To generate the comparative total payroll, the published compensation for players no longer in the squad (the likes of Dax McCarty and Omer Damari) has been added to the relevant line in the table below.