Mas did not disclose the specific breakdown of Messi\u2019s contract with the Miami side; however, according to the MLS Players\u2019 Association salary guide<\/a> released last October, the 38-year-old Argentine superstar tops the MLS with a base salary of $12 million and guaranteed compensation of $20.4 million. Those figures were reported a few weeks before his three-year contract extension with Miami though and only include compensation from his contract with MLS. They do not account for Messi\u2019s separate arrangements with Inter Miami directly, such as his equity stake and various bonuses that are the results of a contract agreement that names him part-owner of the Miami club upon retirement.<\/p>\n The estimated $80 million annually from Inter Miami makes the eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner and World Cup champion<\/a> the second-highest paid player in the world, behind Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s estimated $230 on-field salary with Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n A Deeper Look at Messi\u2019s Inter Miami Contract and Total Earnings Lionel Messi signed a three-year contract extension with Inter Miami in October 2025. | (Photo by Carlos Goldman – Inter Miami CF\/MLS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Messi initially arrived in South Florida in the summer of 2023 under a two-and-a-half-year contract worth $150 million, or $60 million annually, which included his signing bonus and equity stake in the Miami side. In that time, the Herons\u2019 captain led the club to the 2023 Leagues Cup and the 2024 Supporters\u2019 Shield titles.<\/p>\n The world-renowned attacker signed a three-year contract extension<\/a> on Oct. 23, keeping him with the club through the 2028 season, the opening of Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park and his 41st birthday. Less than two months after signing his contract extension, Messi led the Herons to their first MLS Cup title<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Lionel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kk4z1q83xnx9s6jcx9.jpg\" "\\"Lionel")
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