Messi doubles MLS base salary to make $28m a year at Inter Miami

Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer's highest-paid player with an annual base salary of $25 million, which has doubled according to the MLS Players Association figures released on Tuesday, May 13, 2026. His total guaranteed compensation reaches $28.3 million per year at Inter Miami. Messi earns more than twice the salary of the second-highest-paid player in the league, South Korea's Son Heung-min.