Finances
Chicago Fire FC
42 pts12-6-8#1 — Eastern ConferenceMLS
Games played
26
Points
42 (1.62/m)
Record W-D-L
12-6-8
Goals for / against
44-37
xG for / against per game
1.88-1.48
2026 payroll
Every salary →- Payroll
- 21.7 M$
- #10 of 30
- vs league average
- +0.9 M$
- Average of 20.8 M$
- Top three earners
- 39 %
- of the payroll · 31 players
- Jonathan BambaFbase 5.00 M$ · 5.58 M$ guaranteed
- Philip ZinckernagelFbase 1.46 M$ · 1.64 M$ guaranteed
- André FrancoMbase 1.20 M$ · 1.31 M$ guaranteed
- Jack ElliottDbase 961 k$ · 1.05 M$ guaranteed
- Robin LodMbase 800 k$ · 867 k$ guaranteed
Chicago Fire FC and the other 29 clubs: MLS payrolls.
Guaranteed compensation for the 2026 season: base salary plus signing bonuses and other guaranteed money, annualized. Base salary alone follows; it is greyed out when it equals guaranteed compensation. Each player's share is of the club's payroll.
| Player | Pos | Guaranteed comp. | Base salary | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers · 0.7 M$ | ||||
| Chris Brady | GK | 348 k$ | 250 k$ | 2.1 % |
| Josh Cohen | GK | 181 k$ | 165 k$ | 1.1 % |
| Jeffrey Gal | GK | 165 k$ | 150 k$ | 1 % |
| Center backs · 4.4 M$ | ||||
| Jack Elliott | D | 1.05 M$ | 961 k$ | 6.2 % |
| Mbekezeli Mbokazi | D | 656 k$ | 593 k$ | 3.9 % |
| Andrew Gutman | D | 625 k$ | 625 k$ | 3.7 % |
| Joel Waterman | D | 598 k$ | 517 k$ | 3.5 % |
| Leonardo Barroso | D | 396 k$ | 350 k$ | 2.3 % |
| Viktor Radojević | D | 357 k$ | 350 k$ | 2.1 % |
| Mauricio Pineda | D | 320 k$ | 200 k$ | 1.9 % |
| Sam Rogers | D | 223 k$ | 200 k$ | 1.3 % |
| Jonathan Dean | D | 211 k$ | 175 k$ | 1.2 % |
| Central midfielders · 4.2 M$ | ||||
| André Franco | M | 1.31 M$ | 1.20 M$ | 7.7 % |
| Robin Lod | M | 867 k$ | 800 k$ | 5.1 % |
| Anton Salétros | M | 750 k$ | 700 k$ | 4.4 % |
| Maren Haile-Selassie | M | 484 k$ | 444 k$ | 2.8 % |
| Sergio Oregel | M | 393 k$ | 350 k$ | 2.3 % |
| Robert Turdean | M | 158 k$ | 125 k$ | 0.9 % |
| Sam Williams | M | 99 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.6 % |
| David Poreba | M | 99 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.6 % |
| Strikers · 7.7 M$ | ||||
| Jonathan Bamba | F | 5.58 M$ | 5.00 M$ | 32.9 % |
| Philip Zinckernagel | F | 1.64 M$ | 1.46 M$ | 9.6 % |
| Puso Dithejane | F | 283 k$ | 250 k$ | 1.7 % |
| Dean Boltz | F | 90 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.5 % |
| Jason Shokalook | F | 88 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.5 % |