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Bastian Schweinsteiger #31 of Chicago Fire talks to teammates during the second half of their game against the Montreal Impact at Toyota Park on April 1, 2017 in Bridgeview, Illinois. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. 
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Chicago Fire player salaries for 2017, as released by the MLS Players Union, as of April 15, 2017.
| Club | Name | Pos | Base Salary | Compensation |
| CHI | David Accam | F-M | $750,000.00 | $820,937.50 |
| CHI | Arturo Alvarez | M | $135,000.00 | $142,500.00 |
| CHI | David Arshakyan | F | $156,000.00 | $178,850.00 |
| CHI | Brandt Bronico | M | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| CHI | Joey Calistri | M | $54,075.00 | $54,075.00 |
| CHI | Jonathan Campbell | D | $101,750.00 | $109,875.00 |
| CHI | Stefan Cleveland | GK | $53,004.00 | $53,004.00 |
| CHI | Drew Conner | M | $65,625.00 | $65,625.00 |
| CHI | Leeuw Michael De | F | $500,000.00 | $564,212.50 |
| CHI | Matej Dekovic | D | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| CHI | Patrick Doody | D | $65,000.00 | $65,000.00 |
| CHI | Collin Fernandez | M | $85,000.00 | $87,000.00 |
| CHI | John Goossens | M | $230,000.00 | $233,333.33 |
| CHI | Michael Harrington | D | $135,000.00 | $135,000.00 |
| CHI | Daniel Johnson | M | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| CHI | Juninho | M | $700,008.00 | $716,674.67 |
| CHI | Johan Kappelhof | D | $530,000.00 | $570,000.00 |
| CHI | Matt Lampson | GK | $76,000.00 | $81,375.00 |
| CHI | Dax McCarty | M | $400,000.00 | $500,000.00 |
| CHI | Joao Meira | D-M | $150,000.00 | $165,000.00 |
| CHI | Djordje Mihailovic | M | $80,000.04 | $80,000.04 |
| CHI | Nemanja Nikolic | F | $1,700,000.04 | $1,906,333.37 |
| CHI | Matt Polster | M | $99,900.00 | $114,900.00 |
| CHI | Bava Jorge Rodrigo | GK | $240,000.00 | $267,133.34 |
| CHI | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | $5,400,000.00 | $5,400,000.00 |
| CHI | Luis Solignac | F | $274,999.92 | $328,312.42 |
| CHI | Brandon Vincent | D | $96,250.00 | $118,125.00 |
