The Major League Soccer Players Association released its 2018 Salary Guide on Thursday, with Sebastian Giovinco and Michael Bradley representing the highest-paid players across the two conferences.

Third in the list is Carlos Vela of MLS newcomer Los Angeles FC, whose guaranteed compensation over 2018 will be $6,292,500, while the LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic will take home $1,500,000. Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore is seventh, meaning the reigning MLS Cup champion takes three places in the top seven.

Top 10:

Player Team Total Compensation ($) Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC 7.1M Michael Bradley Toronto FC 6.5M Carlos Vela LAFC 6.3M Bastian Schweinsteiger Chicago Fire 6.1M Giovani dos Santos LA Galaxy 6M David Villa New York City FC 5.6M Jozy Altidore Toronto FC 5M Ignacio Piatti Montreal Impact 4.7M Tim Howard Colorado Rapids 2.5M Diego Valeri Portland Timbers 2.4M

Selected others:

Player Team Total compensation ($) Miguel Almiron Atlanta United 2.3M Nemanja Nikolic Chicago Fire 1.9M Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders 1.65M Bradley Wright-Phillips New York Red Bulls 1.6M Victor Vazquez Toronto FC 1.5M Zlatan Ibrahimovic LA Galaxy 1.5M Ezequiel Barco Atlanta United 1.4M Dom Dwyer Orlando City 1.4M Federico Higuain Columbus Crew 1.1M Gregory van der Wiel Toronto FC 835K

The growing spending power of MLS is demonstrated in the increased minimum salary in its recent history. In 2018, the smallest guaranteed compensation will be $54,500, with the Seattle Sounders' Nouhou Tolo a notable recipient of that sum. The league minimum in 2013 was a mere $35,000.