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Columbus Crew team salary falls from 2024 following Cucho Hernandez transfer
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The Crew are near the bottom third of the league for team spending, according to the MLS Players Association's 2025 spring salary guide.
With 26 players on the roster as of May 23, the Crew are spending $16,355,869 in team salary, which is the 20th-highest overall salary out of 30 clubs in MLS. The Crew signed homegrown midfielder Tristan Brown on June 10 after the spring salary guide was finalized.
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The club is spending $230,470 less than its October 2024 salary total of $16,586,339.
The Crew's second-highest earner of 2024, Cucho Hernandez ($2,886,000), was transferred to La Liga's Real Betis during the offseason, opening a designated player slot. The Crew eventually filled that spot by signing Daniel Gazdag .
Crew midfielder Daniel Gazdag is making $2,597,643 this season.
After being traded from the Philadelphia Union on April 11, Gazdag inked a new contract on May 7. He is making $2,597,643 this season.
Herrera included in spring salary guide, though loan expired
On June 30, midfielder Andres Herrera's loan from River Plate in Argentina expired without a new agreement being reached between the two clubs, a source confirmed.
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The Crew are working to finalize a new deal with River Plate with the expectation of keeping Herrera around.
The Crew are working to extend their transfer agreement with River Plate for Andres Herrera, here dribbling the ball against the Houston Dynamo.
Under his original loan, Herrera was making $737,158 in Columbus.
Schulte sees salary jump
Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte agreed to a contract extension on Feb. 17, and along with adding up to three years of team control, Schulte's salary increased by more than $800,000.
Schulte made $134,978 last season under the contract he signed after being drafted by the Crew in the first round of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. With his new extension, Schulte is earning $957,643 this season, making him the highest-paid non-designated player on the Crew's roster.
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How much is each Crew player making?
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Diego Rossi :$3,426,827
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Daniel Gazdag:$2,597,643
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Darlington Nagbe :$1,565,833
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Patrick Schulte:$957,083
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Steven Moreira :$902,000
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Andres Herrera:$737,158
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Malte Amundsen :$697,496
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Yevhen Cheberko :$658,250
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Rudy Camacho :$601,000
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Dylan Chambost :$557,219
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Ibrahim Aliyu :$526,375
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Mo Farsi:$455,000
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Sean Zawadzki :$446,875
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Max Arfsten:$389,375
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Derrick Jones :$387,500
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Lassi Lappalainen :$368,750
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Jacen Russell-Rowe :$127,389
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Nicholas Hagen :$122,600
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Amar Sejdic :$118,550
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Taha Habroune :$116,000
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Aziel Jackson :$107,982
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Evan Bush :$104,000
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Abraham Romero :$104,000
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Cole Mrowka :$100,630
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Stanislav Lapkes :$99,712
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Cesar Ruvalcaba :$80,622
Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte is making $957,643 this season.
How do other MLS teams' salaries compare?
Inter Miami leads the league in team salary, spending $46,836,635, unsurprising since their lineup features the highest-paid player, Lionel Messi.
Not only is Miami 's salary around $30 million more than the Crew's, but Messi's salary of $20,446,667 is $4 million more than the Crew's entire roster.
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Inter Miami: $46,836,635
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Toronto FC : $34,146,193
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Atlanta United : $27,627,164
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FC Cincinnati : $23,180,135
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Los Angeles Galaxy : $22,870,938
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Los Angeles FC : $22,369,590
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Chicago Fire : $22,052,757
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Nashville SC :$21,751,786
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New York Red Bulls : $21,542,277
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San Diego FC :$20,033,029
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Portland Timbers : $19,565,541
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FC Dallas : $18,977,292
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St. Louis City SC : $18,106,711
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Seattle Sounders : $18,088,581
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Sporting Kansas City : $17,715,629
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New England Revolution : $17,194,922
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San Jose Earthquakes : $17,190,978
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Charlotte FC : $17,133,985
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Orlando City SC : $16,440,785
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Columbus Crew: $16,355,869
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Vancouver Whitecaps : $15,713,177
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Colorado Rapids : $15,482,331
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Austin FC : $15,331,947
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New York City FC : $14,963,973
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D.C. United : $14,616,314
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Minnesota United : $13,804,472
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Houston Dynamo : $13,414,691
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Philadelphia Union : $13,365,549
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Real Salt Lake : $13,252,642
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CF Montreal : $11,993,946
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: How Columbus Crew salary compares to other MLS teams
