Finances
Nashville SC
60 pts18-6-3#13 — Eastern ConferenceMLS
Games played
27
Points
60 (2.22/m)
Record W-D-L
18-6-3
Goals for / against
54-20
xG for / against per game
1.58-1.44
2026 payroll
Every salary →- Payroll
- 23.0 M$
- #8 of 30
- vs league average
- +2.2 M$
- Average of 20.8 M$
- Top three earners
- 60 %
- of the payroll · 30 players
- Sam SurridgeFbase 5.28 M$ · 5.93 M$ guaranteed
- Hany MukhtarMbase 4.00 M$ · 5.41 M$ guaranteed
- Cristian EspinozaFbase 1.96 M$ · 2.34 M$ guaranteed
- Jeisson PalaciosDbase 700 k$ · 1.10 M$ guaranteed
- Jack MaherDbase 900 k$ · 995 k$ guaranteed
Nashville SC 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 · 0.5 M$ | ||||
| Joe Willis | GK | 216 k$ | 200 k$ | 1 % |
| Brian Schwake | GK | 167 k$ | 150 k$ | 0.8 % |
| Xavier Valdez | GK | 98 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |
| Center backs · 4.8 M$ | ||||
| Jeisson Palacios | D | 1.10 M$ | 700 k$ | 5 % |
| Jack Maher | D | 995 k$ | 900 k$ | 4.6 % |
| Maxwell Woledzi | D | 668 k$ | 650 k$ | 3.1 % |
| Andy Najar | D | 603 k$ | 550 k$ | 2.8 % |
| Daniel Lovitz | D | 428 k$ | 410 k$ | 2 % |
| Reed Baker-Whiting | D | 283 k$ | 275 k$ | 1.3 % |
| Josh Bauer | D | 254 k$ | 230 k$ | 1.2 % |
| Thomas Williams | D | 164 k$ | 150 k$ | 0.7 % |
| Chris Applewhite | D | 97 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |
| Jordan Knight | D | 94 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |
| Isaiah LeFlore | D | 88 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |
| Central midfielders · 7.2 M$ | ||||
| Hany Mukhtar | M | 5.41 M$ | 4.00 M$ | 24.8 % |
| Edvard Tagseth | M | 737 k$ | 720 k$ | 3.4 % |
| Patrick Yazbek | M | 616 k$ | 500 k$ | 2.8 % |
| Bryan Acosta | M | 201 k$ | 185 k$ | 0.9 % |
| Matthew Corcoran | M | 136 k$ | 113 k$ | 0.6 % |
| Charles-Emile Brunet | M | 88 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |
| Strikers · 9.4 M$ | ||||
| Sam Surridge | F | 5.93 M$ | 5.28 M$ | 27.1 % |
| Cristian Espinoza | F | 2.34 M$ | 1.96 M$ | 10.7 % |
| Alex Muyl | F | 655 k$ | 655 k$ | 3 % |
| Warren Madrigal | F | 404 k$ | 350 k$ | 1.8 % |
| Shakur Mohammed | F | 90 k$ | 88 k$ | 0.4 % |