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Columbus Crew midfielder Niko Hansen (28) ikicks the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer game against Toronto FC in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, April 15, 2017. 
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Columbus Crew SC player salaries for 2017, as released by the MLS Players Union, as of April 15, 2017.
| Club | Name | Pos | Base Salary | Compensation |
| CLB | Mohammed Abu | M | $165,000.00 | $171,250.00 |
| CLB | Alhassan “Lalas” Abubakar | D | $65,000.04 | $72,500.04 |
| CLB | Harrison Afful | D | $280,000.00 | $296,666.67 |
| CLB | Alex Crognale | D | $84,996.00 | $84,996.00 |
| CLB | Lima Junior Artur De | M | $80,004.00 | $99,879.00 |
| CLB | Dilly Duka | M | $175,000.00 | $175,000.00 |
| CLB | Ethan Finlay | M | $290,000.00 | $290,000.00 |
| CLB | Waylon Francis | D | $227,500.00 | $251,875.00 |
| CLB | Nikolaj Hansen | F | $65,000.04 | $72,500.04 |
| CLB | Federico Higuain | M | $1,050,000.00 | $1,050,000.00 |
| CLB | Marshall Hollingsworth | M | $54,075.00 | $54,075.00 |
| CLB | Adam Jahn | F | $92,500.00 | $92,500.00 |
| CLB | Hector Jimenez | M | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| CLB | Ola Kamara | F | $450,000.00 | $482,500.00 |
| CLB | Logan Ketterer | GK | $53,004.00 | $53,004.00 |
| CLB | Connor Maloney | D | $53,004.00 | $53,004.00 |
| CLB | Kekuta Manneh | M-F | $138,875.00 | $168,375.00 |
| CLB | Cristian Martinez | M | $65,633.40 | $70,133.40 |
| CLB | Jonathan Mensah | D | $750,000.00 | $844,000.00 |
| CLB | Justin Meram | M | $300,000.00 | $328,750.00 |
| CLB | Nicolai Naess | D | $235,000.00 | $242,500.00 |
| CLB | Abuchi Obinwa | M | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| CLB | Jukka Raitala | D | $125,004.00 | $161,670.67 |
| CLB | Rodrigo Saravia | M | $65,625.00 | $65,625.00 |
| CLB | Gaston Sauro | D | $585,000.00 | $601,312.50 |
| CLB | Zack Steffen | GK | $105,000.00 | $105,000.00 |
| CLB | Brad Stuver | GK | $80,004.00 | $80,004.00 |
| CLB | Ben Swanson | M | $85,000.00 | $105,416.67 |
| CLB | Wil Trapp | M | $300,000.00 | $350,000.00 |
| CLB | Josh Williams | D | $110,004.00 | $110,004.00 |
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