The MLS Players Association have once again released the basic salary information for all players within Major League Soccer. The players' union releases figures twice a year relating to each player's base salary, as well as their guaranteed compensation from non-performance related bonuses.. While there is a release in the first half of the year, the September set of numbers reflects summer signings and gives a picture of the roster as it will see out the season.

The first observation is that FC Dallas has slipped down the order without spending drastically changing. Last year FC Dallas sat 13th in order of money spent on guaranteed compensation, spending $9.3m. This year the figure has dropped to $8.8m, but the team has slipped to 20th of the 24 teams in MLS. The drop came from other teams surpassing Dallas' previous spend rather than the perceived cut in the budget. FC Dallas is the only team without a player making at least $1m. Reto Ziegler is the team's highest earner at $870,000 after Carlos Gruezo returned to Germany's Bundesliga in July, following the June release which showed that the Colombian was on course to make a million.

One player isn't fully taken into account as Ryan Hollingshead's new deal is not present at the time of the report., however, we have got the first look at Edwin Gyasi's near-$720k guaranteed compensation as well as the $270k addition of Eric Alexander.

FC Dallas' top earners are:

FCD had moved itself into the middle of the pack in spending in ’17 at $7.3m and then $9.3m in ’18 - but reduced spending to $8.8 in ’19 and dropped towards the bottom. — 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) September 27, 2019

You can take a look at the full list of salaries at the MLSPA site or down below, and here's a Tableau Viz that our friend Steve Fenn regularly puts out to show you the overall spends side-by-side.

Complete FC Dallas 2019 Salaries (Spetember Release)