REVEALED: Zlatan Ibrahimovic paid MLS record £5.7m salary this season by LA Galaxy as Wayne Rooney nets £2.75m in Washington Ibrahimovic earned £1.18m in first year but his pay has risen to £5.7m this year It broke the previous mark of £5.59m paid to Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco The average base salary for all players in the MLS this year is £296,00By Ap Reporter Published: 00:32 BST, 13 June 2019 | Updated: 00:32 BST, 13 June 2019 Viewcomments LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is earning a Major League Soccer-record $7.2million (£5.7m) salary this season. The 37-year-old Ibrahimovic, who earned a relatively modest $1.5m (£1.18m) last year, broke the previous mark of Toronto's Sebastian Giovinco, who had $7.1m (£5.59m) in total compensation in both 2017 and 2018. The MLS Players Association said Wednesday the average base salary for all players this year is $376,174 (£296,00) and the average guaranteed compensation is $417,643 (£328,00), including a prorated share of guaranteed money not attributable to a specific year. Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is earning a Major League Soccer-record salary this season Bastian Schweinsteiger (left) and Wayne Rooney are in the top 10 earners in the MLS TOP 10 EARNERS Zlatan Ibrahimovic (LA Galaxy $7.2m) Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto $7.1m) Michael Bradley (Toronto $6.4m) Jozy Altidore (Toronto $6.3m) Carlos Vela (LAFC $6.3m) Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago $5m) Ignacio Piatti (Montreal $4.4m) Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto $3.8m) Wayne Rooney (DC United $3.5m) Josef Martinez (Atlanta $3m) The average salary for senior roster non-designated players increased 13.3% to $345,867 and is up from $138,140 in 2014. Striker Giovani dos Santos, released by the Galaxy in March, is second with a base salary of $4.75m and total compensation of $6.5m. The minimum salary for each team's 18-20 senior players rose to $70,250 this season and the minimum for its maximum eight reserve players increased to $56,250. This is the final season of a five-year labour contract. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility