ESPN conducted a survey of all teams in major sports leagues and ranked them by total and average salary.
Here's where NYCFC ranked:
Highest average salaries in MLS:
1) Toronto FC - $891k
2) LA Galaxy - $596k
3) NYCFC - $536k
4) Orlando - $500k
5) Red Bulls - $481k
Average salaries in the world
233) Celta Vigo (La Liga) - $553k
234) NYCFC - $536k
235) Bastia (Ligue 1) - $536k
Total Salary ranking
223) Nantes (Ligue 1) - $15.1m
224) NYCFC - $15m
225) Sochaux (Ligue 1) - $14.6m
Where do we rank compared to European leagues?
(I'll compare using average and the best and worst from EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and SPL)
1) PSG (Ligue 1) - $9.1m
2) Real Madrid (La Liga) - $8.6m
3) Manchester City (EPL) - $8.6m
7) Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) - $7.7m
24) Juventus (Serie A) - $4.9m
177) Crystal Palace (EPL) - $1.7m
181) Celtic (SPL) - $1.5m
207) Eintrach Braunschweig (Bundesliga) - $821k
234) NYCFC (MLS) - $536k
238) Livorno (Serie A) - $521k
251) Rayo Vallecano (La Liga) - $454k
252) Guingamp (Ligue 1) - $451k
323) Ross County (SPL) - $62k
So for those interested we spend as much money as a lower end Serie A or mid table La Liga team or Ligue 1 team. Not bad for a brand new team in a pretty young league. I expect us to keep climbing the charts as we go. Here's the original link with numbers if you're interested below.
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12910218/paris-saint-germain-tops-global-salary-survey
Here's where NYCFC ranked:
Highest average salaries in MLS:
1) Toronto FC - $891k
2) LA Galaxy - $596k
3) NYCFC - $536k
4) Orlando - $500k
5) Red Bulls - $481k
Average salaries in the world
233) Celta Vigo (La Liga) - $553k
234) NYCFC - $536k
235) Bastia (Ligue 1) - $536k
Total Salary ranking
223) Nantes (Ligue 1) - $15.1m
224) NYCFC - $15m
225) Sochaux (Ligue 1) - $14.6m
Where do we rank compared to European leagues?
(I'll compare using average and the best and worst from EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and SPL)
1) PSG (Ligue 1) - $9.1m
2) Real Madrid (La Liga) - $8.6m
3) Manchester City (EPL) - $8.6m
7) Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) - $7.7m
24) Juventus (Serie A) - $4.9m
177) Crystal Palace (EPL) - $1.7m
181) Celtic (SPL) - $1.5m
207) Eintrach Braunschweig (Bundesliga) - $821k
234) NYCFC (MLS) - $536k
238) Livorno (Serie A) - $521k
251) Rayo Vallecano (La Liga) - $454k
252) Guingamp (Ligue 1) - $451k
323) Ross County (SPL) - $62k
So for those interested we spend as much money as a lower end Serie A or mid table La Liga team or Ligue 1 team. Not bad for a brand new team in a pretty young league. I expect us to keep climbing the charts as we go. Here's the original link with numbers if you're interested below.
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12910218/paris-saint-germain-tops-global-salary-survey