Philadelphia Union's latest salary figures as of September 15, 2013

In the wake of Major League Soccer's roster freeze deadline on September 15, the MLS Players Union released its latest round of leaguewide salary figures.

The last set of data was released in early August, after the summer transfer window closed.

I think you know the drill by now, so let's get right to the numbers.

The first figure is base salary, and the second is guaranteed compensation.

D Chris Albright: $75,000.00 / $75,000.00
F Don Anding: $35,125.00 / $35,125.00 ¹
M Brian Carroll: $176,400.00 / $176,400.00
F Conor Casey: $175,000.00 / $175,000.00

M Danny Cruz: $120,000.00 / $126,500.00
M Keon Daniel: $80,004.00 / $82,891.50
M Gilberto Dos Santos: $60,000.00 / $80,000.00 ³
F Yann Ekra: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00 ²

D Fábio "Fábinho" Alves: $78,000.00 / $82,500.00 ³
M Michael Farfan: $98,670.00 / $136,170.00
M Leo Fernandes: $35,125.00 / $35,125.00
D Raymon Gaddis: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00

M Cristhian Hernández: $62,500.00 / $64,375.00 ¹⁴
F Antoine Hoppenot: $48,400.00 / $48,400.00
M Greg Jordan: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00 ¹
M Matt Kassel: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00

M Kléberson: $495,000.00 / $495,000.00 ⁵
M Michael Lahoud: $90,000.00 / $93,333.33
M Sébastien Le Toux: $200,000.00 / $212,812.50
GK Zac MacMath: $110,000.00 / $155,000.00

F Jack McInerney: $125,500.00 / $189,666.67
M Jimmy McLaughlin: $60,000.00 / $69,000.00 ¹⁴
GK Oka Nikolov: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00
M Amobi Okugo: $101,250.00 / $184,250.00

D Jeff Parke: $205,000.00 / $216,500.00
M Zach Pfeffer: $65,000.00 / $75,000.00 ⁴⁶
M Roger Torres: $121,968.00 / $125,093.00
D Carlos Valdés: $321,000.00 / $321,000.00 ⁶

F Aaron Wheeler: $46,500.00 $46,500.00
D Sheanon Williams: $105,000.00 / $110,500.00

1 - Loaned at some point this season to Harrisburg City Islanders via USL Pro affilation.
2 - Signed before the roster freeze deadline from Harrisburg City Islanders via USL Pro affiliation.
3 - Summer transfer window signing.
4 - Homegrown Player.
5 - Designated Player.
6 - Loaned abroad for the full season.

The Union's total payroll figure has not changed since August: $3,322,942.00 in base salary and $3,643,642.00 in guaranteed compensation. This is because Chris Konopka's departure was offset by Yann Ekra's arrival. Both players make the same salary: $46,500.00 base and guaranteedf.

Here's how the Union's stacks up against the rest of Major League Soccer. In parentheses I have noted how much each team's payroll has changed since August, and changes in the payroll ranking.

Note that these numbers include the salaries of players on loan from MLS teams to international teams. Such players include Carlos Valdés (Philadelphia), Fredy Montero (Seattle) and Álvaro Fernández (Chicago).

Ranked by current guaranteed compensation:

1. New York Red Bulls: $9,981,939.42 / $10,939,331.17 (no change / no change / no change)
2. Seattle Sounders: $9,767,100.00 / $10,482,954.16 (+$92,125.00 / +$103,733.33 / no change)
3. Los Angeles Galaxy: $9,206,430.00 / $9,911,659.16 (+$78,000.00 / +$81,562.50 / no change)
4. Montréal Impact: $4,263,316.00 / $5,718,957.58 ( -$110,000.00 / -$110,000.00 / no change)

5. Chicago Fire: $4,465,170.00 / $4,963,357.33 (+$356,625.00 / +$229,500.00 / up 2 places)
6. FC Dallas: $4,076,343.50 / $4,792,735.17 (no change / no change / down one place)
7. Vancouver Whitecaps: $4,279,508.04 / $4,792,171.27 (+$46,500.00 / +$51,500.00 / down 1 place)
8. Toronto FC: $3,610,449.86 / $4,349,637.18 (-$70,950.00 / -$68,012.50 / no change)

9. Real Salt Lake: $3,503,642.00 / $3,929,924.50 (no change / no change / no change)
10. Portland Timbers: $3,466,001.00 / $3,819,588.81 (+$188,750.04 / +$185,812.54 / up 5 places)
11. San Jose Earthquakes: $3,558,741.50 / $3,776,311.48 (-$46,500.00 / -$46,500.00 / down 1 place)
12. Philadelphia Union: $3,322,942.00 / $3,643,642.00 (no change / no change / up 1 place)

13. Columbus Crew: $3,169,668.00 / $3,642,001.34 (no change / no change / up 1 place)
14. D.C. United: $3,232,138.00 / $3,633,031.24 (+$110,000.00 / +$110,000.00 / up 2 places)
15. Houston Dynamo: $3,184,833.50 / $3,553,531.84 ( -$103,500.00 / -$115,108.33 / down 3 places)
16. Sporting Kansas City: $3,205,085.00 / $3,532,355.83 ( -$83,248.50 / -$136,284.34 / down 5 places)

17. Colorado Rapids: $3,066,901.20 / $3,500,512.98 (+$264,000.00 / +$276,500.00 / no change)
18. New England Revolution: $2,742,432.63 / $3,220,268.13 (+$94,500.00 / +$109,132.13 / no change)
19. Chivas USA: $2,409,807.50 / $2,577,421.13 (+$81,625.00 / +$81,625.00 / no change)

1. F Clint Dempsey, Seattle Sounders: $4,913,004.00 / $5,038,566.50
2. F Thierry Henry, New York Red Bulls: $3,750,000.00 / $4,350,000.00
3. F Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Galaxy: $4,000,000.00 / $4,333,333.33
4. M Tim Cahill, New York Red Bulls: $3,500,000.00 / $3,625,000.00
5. F Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy: $2,500,000.00 / $2,500,000.00

6. F Marco Di Vaio, Montréal Impact: $1,000,008.00 / $1,937,508.00
7. F Obafemi Martins, Seattle Sounders: $1,600,000.00 / $1,725,000.00
8. F Danny Koevermans, Toronto FC: $1,250,000.00 / $1,663,323.33
9. F Kenny Miller, Vancouver Whitecaps: $1,114,992.00 / $1,124,992.00
10. M Egidio Raúl Arévalo Ríos, Chicago Fire: $768,000.00 / $768,000.00

11. M David Ferreira, FC Dallas: $625,000.00 / $730,000.00
12. M Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. United: $600,000.00 / $645,333.33
13. M Federico Higuaín, Columbus Crew: $440,000.00 / $604,000.00
14. F Chris Wondolowski, San Jose Earthquakes: $550,000.00 / $600,000.00
15. M Kléberson, Philadelphia Union: $495,000.00 / $495,000.00

16. F Alvaro Saborío, Real Salt Lake: $360,000.00 / $453,333.33
17. M Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers: $400,000.00 / $400,000.00
18. M Mauro Díaz, FC Dallas: $312,000.00 / $398,000.00
19. M Graham Zusi, Sporting Kansas City: $350,000.00 / $383,250.00
20. D Jay DeMerit, Vancouver Whitecaps: $325,000.00 / $375,000.00

21. M Brad Davis, Houston Dynamo: $325,000.00 / $372,062.50
22. D Chad Marshall, Columbus Crew: $330,000.00 / $361,250.00
23. F Chris Pontius, D.C. United: $330,000.00 / $361,000.00
24. D Bakary Soumaré, Chicago Fire: $310,000.00 / $350,000.00
25. F Kenny Cooper, FC Dallas: $325,000.00 / $342,500.00

Here are some baseline leaguwide statistics. Numbers in parentheses reflect changes from the last salary release.

Total salary expenditure: $84,809,199.15 / $95,078,142.32 (+$751,425.04 / $657,494.67)
Total nuber of players: 576 (+9)

Mean (average) salary: $147,238.19 /  $165,066.22 (-$1,011.85 / -$1,460.50)
Median (middle) salary: $75,000.00 / $87,333.34 (no change / -$1,916.67)
Mode (most common) salary: $46,500.00 / $46,500.00 (no change / no change)

Highest salary: Clint Dempsey, $4,913,004.00 / $5,038,566.50 (no change / no change)
Lowest: 60 players, $35,125.00 / $35,125.00 (+5 players / no change / no change)

And finally, the players who often go without recognition: the goalkeeper pool and the unsigned player pool.

Goalkeeper Pool

Doug Herrick: $35,125.00 / $35,125.00
Brad Stuver: $35,125.00 / $35,125.00

Unsigned Player Pool

M Terry Dunfield: $120,000.00 / $120,000.00 (last with Toronto FC)
F Paulo Araujo Jr.: $60,000.00 / $60,000.00 (last with Vancouver Whitecaps, now with NASL's Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
M Nico Muñiz: $46,500.00 / $48,500.00 (last with Real Salt Lake)