It’s the 26th season for the Chicago Fire FC in Major League Soccer. The club hopeful to win the league but things did not work according to the plan. Only manage to win 9 league games while suffered 18 defeats that brought them to 12th position in eastern conference. The club bring new manager (Frank Klopas) on interim job after Raphaël Wicky removed from the position. Chicago Fire players salaries reported 2021.
Highest Paid Player in Squad | Gastón Giménez, Kacper Przybylko two highest paid players in the squad earn money over to $500k. Gimenez become the highest paid player in the MLS league 2021 season, with annual guaranteed compensation upto $2.5m a year.
Designated Players | Ignacio Aliseda, Robert Berić, Gastón Giménez listed as designated players. If the player joined the season in the mid of the season, he will make ($350,000) reported in 2012. Designated player selected by the club is U-25 will make maximum ($200k) from guaranteed compensation). Chicago Fire players salaries impact when the team signed U20 players in designated category.
Homegrown Players Payouts | No limit has been adjusted for signing up homegrown players, these players have opportunity to occupies the slot of senior players or supplemental. The minimum salary adjusted for the homegrown players is maximum $61k but it can increase upto $81k based on performances.
| Player | Guaranteed Payouts | Base Salary | Position | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Slonina | $104k | $100k | GK | 2022 |
| Spencer Richey | $81k | $81k | GK | 2023 |
| Chris Brady | $68k | $66k | GK | 2023 |
| Rafael Czichos | $100k | $125k | DEF | 2024 |
| Mauricio Pineda | $198k | $175k | DEF | 2023 |
| Wyatt Omsberg | $85k | $85k | DEF | 2022 |
| Carlos Terán | $205k | $150k | DEF | 2024 |
| Carlo Ritaccio | $100k | $105k | DEF | 2022 |
| Yanis Leerman | $105k | $108k | DEF | 2022 |
| Kendall Burks | $81k | $81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Miguel Ángel Navarro | $197k | $150k | DEF | 2024 |
| Jonathan Bornstein | $323k | $300k | DEF | 2022 |
| Andre Reynolds | $89k | $81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Charlie Ostrem | $81k | $81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Boris Sekulic | $643k | $571k | DEF | 2022 |
| Jhon Espinoza | $188k | $162k | DEF | 2023 |
| Federico Navarro | $257k | $180k | DEF | 2025 |
| Gastón Giménez | $2.3m | $2.0m | DEF | 2023 |
| Allan Rodriguez | $68k | $66k | DEF | 2023 |
| Javier Casas | $68k | $66k | MID | 2023 |
| Brian Gutiérrez | $68k | $66k | MID | 2023 |
| Sergio Oregel | $251k | $230k | MID | 2025 |
| Fabian Herbers | $251k | $230k | FW | 2023 |
| Stanislav Ivanov | $334k | $275k | FW | 2023 |
| Alex Monis | $68k | $66k | FW | 2023 |
| Kacper Przybylko | $916k | $825k | FW | 2025 |
| Jhon Durán | $61k | $61k | FW | 2022 |
| Chinonso Offor | $181k | $132k | FW | 2022 |
| Missael Rodríguez | $61k | $61k | FW | 2025 |
| Victor Bezerra | $81.5k | $81.5k | FW | 2024 |
Club Wage Bill Record| Official club wage bill record reported $13.5m for 2021 based on guaranteed compensation. But this payouts data won’t stop here, in 2022 more players salaries will be increased which bring the Wage bill of Chicago FC to $16m to $18m in 2022 and 2023.
Currently, the above salaries are listed for MLS players salaries 2021, once the official data and transfers confirmed for MLS league 2022 season, details will be updated about (Chicago Fire FC players salaries).