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Luis Suarez salary: How much does Inter Miami star earn per week and annually in MLS?

Luis Suarez followed in the footsteps of his former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba by joining Inter Miami in 2024, a year after the other three.

Despite his age, the veteran striker has never been short of goals, regularly finding the back of the net since his arrival.

Although his scoring numbers remain spectacular for a striker of his age, Suarez earns a relatively modest salary compared to the top two earners at the club and others across the league.

But exactly how much does the former Liverpool and Barcelona number 9 earn playing in the USA?

GOAL delved into the numbers with the MLS salary guide and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Luis Suarez's wages at Inter Miami in numbers

    Under his current contract at Inter Miami, Suarez earns $28,846 (£22,211) on a weekly basis, while his annual salary reaches up to $1.5 million (£1.1m)

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Luis Suarez

    Uruguayan

     $28,846

    £22,211

    $1,500,000

    £1,155,018

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    Top earners at Inter Miami

    As expected, Lionel Messi comfortably sits atop Inter Miami’s wage bill, with Sergio Busquets following at number two.

    Suarez makes the cut at number three; however, the disparity between his wages and the top two is unexpectedly huge. Jordi Alba, at number four, earns similar wages to the Uruguayan.

    Meanwhile, rounding off the list at number five is USA international Julian Gressel.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Lionel Messi

    Argentine

    $393,205

    £302,772

    $20,446,667

    £15,744,191

    Sergio Busquets

    Spanish

    $168,749

    £129,938

    $8,774,996

    £6,756,857

    Luis Suarez

    Uruguayan

    $28,846

    £22,211

    $1,500,000

    £1,155,018

    Jordi Alba

    Spanish

    $28,846

    £22,211

    $1,500,000

    £1,155,018

    Julian Gressel

    USA

    $21,001

    £16,171

    $1,092,069

    £840,906

  • Top 5 earners in MLS

    It shouldn't come as a surprise that, apart from Inter Miami, Messi is also the highest-paid player across the league.

    In second position is former Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne, followed by Busquets at number three this time

    Meanwhile, Federico Bernardeschi and Emil Forsberg round off the list in fourth and fifth positions, respectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages in USD

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Lionel Messi

    Inter Miami

    $393,205

    £302,772

    $20,446,667

    £15,744,191

    Lorenzo Insigne

    Toronto FC

    $296,153

    £228,042

    $15,400,000

    £11,858,194

    Sergio Busquets

    Inter Miami

    $168,749

    £129,938

    $8,774,996

    £6,756,857

    Federico Bernardeschi

    Toronto FC

    $121,065

    £93,221

    $6,295,381

    £4,847,522

    Emil Forsberg

    New York Red Bulls

    $116,070

    £89,540

    $6,035,625

    £4,660,000

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Although MLS players earn substantial wages, their salaries appear pretty modest compared to the world's top earners, with none making the top five list.

    At the top is the ageless Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. In second place is Al Ittihad's Karim Benzema, while Riyad Mahrez of Al Ahli secures the third spot.

    Meanwhile, Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at third and fourth position, respectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages USD

    Weekly wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    $4,166,513

    £3,224,935

    $215,658,680

    £167,696,622

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    $2,083,257

    £1,612,468

    $108,329,340

    £83,848,311

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    $1,087,460

    £841,708

    $56,547,915

    £43,768,818

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    $833,033

    £644,987

    $43,331,736

    £33,539,324

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    $722,890

    £559,526

    $37,590,281

    £29,095,364