LM Otero, The Associated Press
Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer (14) takes control of the ball against FC Dallas defender Walker Zimmerman (25) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Frisco, Texas, Saturday, April 22, 2017. 
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Sporting Kansas City player salaries for 2017, as released by the MLS Players Union, as of April 15, 2017.
| Club | Name | Pos | Base Salary | Compensation |
| KC | Saad Abdul-Salaam | D | $96,800.00 | $110,550.00 |
| KC | Matt Besler | D | $725,000.00 | $758,250.00 |
| KC | Latif Blessing | F | $65,004.00 | $74,379.00 |
| KC | Dom Dwyer | F | $550,000.00 | $668,750.00 |
| KC | Andrew Dykstra | GK | $80,004.00 | $87,654.51 |
| KC | Kevin Ellis | D | $140,004.00 | $148,337.33 |
| KC | Roger Espinoza | M | $850,000.00 | $850,000.00 |
| KC | Benny Feilhaber | M | $600,000.00 | $600,000.00 |
| KC | Gerso Fernandes | M-F | $550,008.00 | $591,258.00 |
| KC | Cameron Iwasa | F | $53,004.00 | $53,004.00 |
| KC | Igor Juliao | D | $100,008.00 | $115,008.00 |
| KC | Alec Kann | GK | $77,004.00 | $77,004.00 |
| KC | Jonathan Kempin | GK | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| KC | Jimmy Medranda | D | $130,008.00 | $130,008.00 |
| KC | Tim Melia | GK | $165,000.00 | $167,500.00 |
| KC | Soni Mustivar | M | $200,000.00 | $200,000.00 |
| KC | Ike Opara | D | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 |
| KC | Erik Palmer-Brown | D | $75,000.00 | $75,500.00 |
| KC | Tyler Pasher | D-M | $53,000.00 | $53,000.00 |
| KC | Cameron Porter | F | $65,000.00 | $117,500.00 |
| KC | Kostner Diego Rubio | F | $202,000.00 | $218,875.00 |
| KC | Soony Saad | F | $65,004.00 | $65,004.00 |
| KC | Daniel Salloi | F | $53,000.00 | $53,000.00 |
| KC | Ilie Sanchez | M | $300,000.00 | $305,000.00 |
| KC | Seth Sinovic | D | $125,000.00 | $132,666.67 |
| KC | Colton Storm | D | $53,004.00 | $53,004.00 |
| KC | Adrian Zendejas | GK | $53,000.00 | $53,000.00 |
| KC | Graham Zusi | M | $725,000.00 | $757,102.27 |
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