US clubs released their salary details yesterday and 33-year-old DC United ace Roo's £2.1million-a-year deal laves him ninth in the standings.
Former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not fare as well, however, as he fails to crack the top 20.
The Swede takes home £1.2m per season – making him the fourth highest paid ex-Manchester United star on the list.
Chicago Fire's Bastian Schweinsteiger (£4.7m) and Colorado Rapids ace Tim Howard (£1.9m) are also raking it in.
Italian international Sebastian Giovinco tops the pile on a tidy £5.5m, including bonuses, at Toronto FC.
Michael Bradley and Carlos Vela complete the top three ahead of Schweinsteiger.
Ex-Manchester City Man David Villa is next with Sunderland flop Jozy Altidore incredibly in seventh on £3.85m per year.
MLS shirt sales have also been released – and Rooney comes in at fourth on the list.
Ibrahimovic gets even for his salary slump after coming top of the pile to highlight his superstar status.
The 37-year-old has banged scored 22 times in 26 games, and recently took his tally of career goals to over 500.
He sits just above former Arsenal ace Vela in second spot, with the LAFC forward impressing for Bob Bradley's LAFC.
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