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Money Updated:February 2, 2022

USL Championship player salary explained 2022

By Ibiye AmbilleJune 25, 2021
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The various professional and semi-professional soccer leagues across the United States and Canada pay their players’ salaries, and the USL Championship is not an exception.

 

Although looking at how much salary a player is expected to earn in any given soccer club is dependent on how he can influence the field of play.

 

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This is the main reason you see players, including Blaise Matuidi of CF Inter Miami Carlos Vela of Los Angeles FC, earn higher than the rest of the players in their respective clubs.

 

Sometimes, the salaries paid by soccer teams in any given club across the world could be due to the contributions towards the club’s overall performance.

 

For the USL Championship, you do not expect players to earn as high as the MLS and other independent professional soccer leagues. This is due to the league’s sponsorship and the partnership the participating clubs receive during the season.

 

But this is not to take from the fact that some USL Championship soccer clubs might spend as high as 1 to 2 million dollars yearly on players.

 

To break it down further, players playing for USL Championship clubs might as well earn between 30 to 70 thousand dollars based on the above figure mentioned earlier.

 

Once again, the amount of money you will be paid as a player is ultimately tied to how good you are, the impact and your importance to your team.

 

USL Championship players yearly salaries in 2022 explained

 

The yearly budget for every soccer team in the league is dependent on the overall weight of the players signed by the club for the season.

 

Some clubs would spend less on player salaries based on the quality of players present in the team, while others might spend even lower than the others.

 

As mentioned earlier, soccer teams could spend as much as 30 to 70 million dollars to pay players yearly salaries. It depends on the squad depth, performance, quality of players, impact and overall performance of individual players present in the team.

 

On average, each player in the USL Championship is expected to take home 35 to 70 thousand dollars as yearly salaries in full.

 

Compared to Major League Soccer, the signing of Carlos Vela at LA Galaxy, Javier Hernandez, Gonzalo Higuain came with substantial financial obligations.

 

So do players in the USL; some of the players competing in the league are not just Academy graduates looking for the following big clubs to jump into. Some are already established professional players on their rights.

 

Due to the nature of the league, players are always on the move to the next available offer since it remains a significant destination for already established clubs in Major League Soccer.

 

In 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the USL Championship board announced a new salary structure to help clubs survive the effects of the pandemic.

 

The restructuring meant players making as high as 2000 dollars monthly would see a 10 per cent cut to help clubs survive the turbulent period.

 

There are still players in the division earning close to a whopping sum of 40,000 dollars while the majority make a five-figure salary monthly.

 

Breaking down who is expected to earn higher

Striker

You all know the striker’s role is to score goals that could bring trophies to the club.

 

His high-end impact on the field of play is what determines the success of the club during the league campaign.

 

Please take a look at Carlos Vela, he is one of the best in the LA Galaxy, scoring goals, and for the Galaxy to keep him, they pay him what he demands of them.

 

A striker would always be paid higher because he scores important goals that would bring in dreams of attracting trophies for the club.

 

So at this point, the club would always search for the best legs in this position. This is because the pay for strikers is much higher than others and would cost more to keep him and wade off competition from other teams looking to grab his signature.

 

Midfield

The role of the midfielder is to stabilise the midfield and also to distribute necessary passes for the striker upfront.

 

The Midfielder, in some cases, could be paid higher because it dictates what happens upfront. Also, in some cases, he could be paid lower because his role is not as high as the striker.

 

The two positions could be treated in the manner due to their importance to the overall performance of the entire team.

 

Defender

Defence is another critical area in the team. He could be paid an average salary compared to the striker and the midfielder.

 

A brilliant defence without a better frontline would concede more goals and possibly miss out on trophies due to a lack of productivity.

 

Goalkeeper

This position could be seen as the less priced. But Goalkeeping is another crucial position that earns more money in a team.

 

This is because a rookie goalkeeper would make you concede loads of goals that could dent your hopes of winning essential games when it matters.

 

Breaking done the salary structure for the USL Championship Divisions

USL League One

As mentioned earlier, the amount of money paid to players on a weekly or monthly basis would be dependent on the quality of the player.

 

The salary paid to players in this division is not limited, somewhat dependent on the club’s ability and how they would like to spend their players.


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Unlike Major League Soccer, where there are some regulations around player salaries, the USL is dependent on whether the club wants or is willing to pay a player.

 

The USL League One was created for development, and players are not expected to earn huge sums compared to other professional companies.

 

USL League Two

This is obviously at the same level as League One. The two leagues pay their players using the same salary structure.

 

Players from each participating club are expected to earn higher based on how good they play.

 

Analysing how USL Championship teams generate revenue to pay their players

 

The nature of the league makes it difficult for participating teams to generate more money from ticket sales than other professional companies in the country.

 

However, this has made it difficult for some clubs to pay decent money to players. It is challenging to have 10,000 spectators attending games because of its nature.

 

Also, investors, partners and advertisers are only looking at a market carrying a high audience.

 

So in some cases, a club in the USL could receive funds from its central soccer team in the MLS. Although teams do get tickets sales during matchdays, it is not as high as that of Major League Soccer.

 

The chances of players making money for themselves in the USL Championship

 

Players earn money because they are paid by the clubs they represent in the league. The salary they get is, however, dependent on player to player basis.

 

Some of the players are naturally exceptional talents. They would need more money to retain them since other clubs would be looking at the possibility of securing their services halfway in the season.

 

About the USL Championship

 

The USL is second behind the MLS. It is the go-to destination for top professional soccer clubs searching for players. From the player’s point of view, the USL League offers a pathway. This is because clubs looking for players would always contact the players and their representatives.

 

Also, for players already playing for a big club’s Academy, you can use it as a medium to prove yourself to stand a chance of getting called up for the senior team when the need arises.

 

How is the competition played? The league operates similarly to Major League Soccer, where teams are divided into conferences. This was to accommodate more teams as part of the league expansion franchise.

 

The teams will play a regular-season match in a double round-robin format. Every participant of the league will play every division member within its conference.

 

At the end of the regular season matches, the top teams from each Conference will proceed to the Championship playoffs to decide the league’s winner for the season.

 

How to watch the Competition on Television?

You can follow your favourite USL teams on the ESPN network and YouTube TV for streaming media platforms.

 

In terms of the most successful teams in the division, Orlando City and Louisville City FC are the two most successful teams, winning two titles.

 

The Championship has produced several notable players who have played for bigger MLS sides. With consistency, the league has continued to grow, becoming a significant destination for MLS clubs looking for professional players.

 

Wrapping up

As a second professional soccer league in the United States, it is also played by experienced players from MLS reserve teams or independent clubs.

 

When it comes to salaries, players in the division are paid without any salary cap, unlike the MLS. Players could earn from 20,000 dollars to 40,000 thousand dollars annually. 

 

The league is also another avenue for players to earn while playing at a lower level before making that big move to the MLS or any other top tier professional league.

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