Lozano’s $9.33 Million Deal Keeps Sdfc Payroll High
sdfc’s spring salary numbers show Hirving Lozano set to earn $9.33 million in guaranteed compensation in 2026 while not playing for San Diego FC. The release leaves the club fifth in total team compensation at $24.4 million, even after the winger’s pay is removed from the payroll picture.
Lozano’s figure splits into a $6 million base salary and $3.33 million in total compensation. That total ranks fourth this season in MLS, and it trails only a small group of the league’s highest-paid players.
Lozano And Dreyer
After Lozano, Danish winger Anders Dreyer is San Diego FC’s top earner at $3.5 million. Lewis Morgan is making $1.87 million, Marcus Ingvartsen $1.8 million, and Jeppe Tverskov $1.1 million, giving the roster a high-paid core beyond the absent Mexico winger.
That list also shows the club’s spending spread. Amahl Pellegrino is making $645,000 this season after making $912,000 last season, while Andres Reyes is slated to receive $879,000 this year after making $807,000 last year.
San Diego FC Payroll Slide
When Lozano’s guaranteed compensation is subtracted, San Diego FC falls to 23rd out of 30 MLS clubs in payroll at $15.1 million. The club’s spending remains tied to a handful of expensive contracts, but the gap between total team compensation and the stripped-down payroll number is large enough to change where it sits in the league table.
Lozano’s $9.33 million also follows a season in which his salary ranked fifth in MLS at $7.63 million. He was listed as a Mexico winger, and last season’s fallout that led to him being banned from the club makes the 2026 figure even more striking against the roster San Diego FC is building around him.
Austin FC At Snapdragon
San Diego FC sat 13th in the Western Conference heading into Wednesday’s match against Austin FC at Snapdragon Stadium. That standing puts the payroll debate next to a team still trying to climb the table with one of the league’s priciest contracts attached to a player not on the field.
The spring numbers also fit a broader MLS spending picture. Lozano’s 2026 compensation is one of the biggest in the league, and it leaves San Diego FC with a top-five team payroll even after his money is removed from the club’s active picture.
