Everything you need to know about Riqui Puig's salary at LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy's highly-rated midfielder Riqui Puig is one of many gems produced by Barcelona's youth academy La Masia.
Coming through the ranks at the Blaugrana club, Puig was destined to become a top midfielder at Barcelona. However, after spending four seasons with the first team at Barcelona, the then 23-year-old made a surprising decision to embark on a new journey in MLS.
Since his arrival at the club, Puig has become an integral part of the dressing room, even leading the Los Angeles-based club to the MLS Cup title in 2024.
Apart from being a top player, Puig is also one of the highest earners at the club.
GOAL delved into the numbers with the MLS salary guide and found out just how much the Spaniard is on!
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Riqui Puig's wages at LA Galaxy in numbers
Under his current contract at LA Galaxy, Puig earns $89,272 (£68,741) on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile, his numbers annually scale up to $4.6 million (£3.5m) making him the highest-paid player at the club.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Riqui Puig
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Spanish
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$89,272
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£68,741
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$4,642,188
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£3,574,543
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Top earners at LA Galaxy
As we just saw, Puig is the highest earner at LA Galaxy. Following him on the list is Ghanaian winger Joseph Paintsil, whose salary numbers are not very dissimilar to Puig's.
Meanwhile, at numbers three and four are South American stars Gabriel Fortes Chaves and Diego Fagundez, respectively.
Finally, rounding off the top five list in the fifth spot is German forward Marco Reus, who joined the club in 2024.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Riqui Puig
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Spanish
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$89,272
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£68,741
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$4,642,188
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£3,574,543
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Joseph Paintsil
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Ghanaian
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$80,423
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£61,926
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$4,182,000
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£3,220,192
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Gabriel Fortes Chaves
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Brazilian
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$47,288
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£36,413
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$2,459,000
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£1,893,460
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Diego Fagundez
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Uruguayan
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$27,096
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£20,864
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$1,409,000
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£1,084,947
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Marco Reus
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German
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$25,192
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£19,398
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$1,310,000
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£1,008,716
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Top 5 earners in MLS
Despite being the top earner at LA Galaxy, Puig fails to make the top five across the league. The crown currently belongs to his former team-mate, Argentine maestro Lionel Messi.
Meanwhile, Insigne follows in second place, followed by another former Barcelona star in Sergio Busquets.
Federico Bernardeschi comes in fourth, while Emil Forsberg appears at number five on the list.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages in USD
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Lionel Messi
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Inter Miami
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$393,205
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£302,772
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$20,446,667
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£15,744,191
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Lorenzo Insigne
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Toronto FC
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$296,153
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£228,042
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$15,400,000
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£11,858,194
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Sergio Busquets
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Inter Miami
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$168,749
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£129,938
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$8,774,996
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£6,756,857
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Federico Bernardeschi
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Toronto FC
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$121,065
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£93,221
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$6,295,381
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£4,847,522
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Emil Forsberg
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New York Red Bulls
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$116,070
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£89,540
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$6,035,625
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£4,660,000
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Highest paid players in the world
Although MLS players earn substantial wages, their salaries appear modest compared to the world's top earners, with none making the top five list.
At the top is the ageless Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. In second place is Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema, while Riyad Mahrez of Al Ahli secures the third spot.
Meanwhile, Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at third and fourth position, repectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages USD
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Weekly wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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$4,166,513
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£3,224,935
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$215,658,680
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£167,696,622
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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$2,083,257
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£1,612,468
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$108,329,340
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£83,848,311
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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$1,087,460
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£841,708
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$56,547,915
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£43,768,818
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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$833,033
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£644,987
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$43,331,736
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£33,539,324
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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$722,890
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£559,526
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$37,590,281
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£29,095,364
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