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Lloyd Sam #8 of D.C. United takes the ball as Alex Muyl #19 of New York Red Bulls falls at Red Bull Arena on April 15, 2017 in Harrison, New Jersey. 
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D.C. United player salaries for 2017, as released by the MLS Players Union, as of April 15, 2017.
| Club | Name | Pos | Base Salary | Compensation |
| DC | Luciano Acosta | M-F | $500,000.00 | $602,000.00 |
| DC | Steven Birnbaum | D | $474,996.00 | $499,996.00 |
| DC | Bobby Boswell | D | $260,000.00 | $260,000.00 |
| DC | Julian Buescher | M | $80,000.00 | $94,700.00 |
| DC | Nick DeLeon | M | $255,000.00 | $255,000.00 |
| DC | Chris Durkin | D-M | $70,000.00 | $79,166.67 |
| DC | Sean Franklin | D | $258,756.00 | $283,756.00 |
| DC | Bill Hamid | GK | $350,000.00 | $395,500.00 |
| DC | Ian Harkes | M | $90,000.00 | $123,237.50 |
| DC | Jared Jeffrey | M | $105,000.00 | $115,000.00 |
| DC | Alhaji Kamara | F | $80,000.00 | $88,250.00 |
| DC | Taylor Kemp | D | $120,000.00 | $120,000.00 |
| DC | Eric Klenofsky | GK | $53,004.00 | $56,754.00 |
| DC | Toux Sebastien Le | F-M | $125,004.00 | $140,004.00 |
| DC | Patrick Mullins | F | $114,125.00 | $144,125.00 |
| DC | Lamar Neagle | M-F | $200,000.00 | $202,833.33 |
| DC | Patrick Nyarko | F-M | $235,000.00 | $250,750.00 |
| DC | Chris Odoi-Atsem | D | $65,000.04 | $72,500.04 |
| DC | Kofi Opare | D | $105,000.00 | $120,000.00 |
| DC | Jose Guillermo Ortiz | F | $129,996.00 | $137,621.00 |
| DC | Jalen Robinson | D | $69,996.00 | $69,996.00 |
| DC | Chris Rolfe | F | $275,000.00 | $290,000.00 |
| DC | Lloyd Sam | M-F | $240,000.00 | $250,000.00 |
| DC | Marcelo Sarvas | M | $360,000.00 | $425,000.00 |
| DC | Maxim Tissot | D | $65,000.00 | $65,000.00 |
| DC | Rob Vincent | M-F | $65,633.40 | $65,633.40 |
| DC | Travis Worra | GK | $65,625.00 | $65,625.00 |
