Here are the 2007 salaries for the top 425 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.
Player / Club / Salary
1, Alex Rodriguez, NYY
$ 27,708,525
2, Jason Giambi, NYY
23,428,571
3, Derek Jeter, NYY
21,600,000
4, Manny Ramirez, Bos 17,016,381
5, Todd Helton, Col
16,600,000
6, Bartolo Colon, LAA 16,000,000
(tie) Andy Pettitte, NYY 16,000,000
8, Jason Schmidt, LAD 15,703,946
9, Jim Thome, WSox
15,666,667
10, Bobby Abreu, NYY 15,600,000
11, Barry Bonds, SF
15,533,970
12, Richie Sexson, Sea
15,500,000
13, Mike Hampton, Atl 15,475,185
14, Lance Berkman, Hou 14,500,000
(tie) Carlos Delgado, NYM 14,500,000
(tie) Vladimir Guerrero, LAA 14,500,000
17, J.D. Drew, Bos
14,400,000
18, Pedro Martinez, NYM 14,002,234
19, Andruw Jones, Atl 14,000,000
20, Miguel Tejada, Bal 13,811,415
21, Rafael Furcal, LAD 13,730,196
22, Carlos Beltran, NYM 13,571,429
23, Jason Kendall, Oak 13,429,623
24, Pat Burrell, Phi
13,250,000
(tie) Derrek Lee, Cubs 13,250,000
(tie) David Ortiz, Bos 13,250,000
27, A.J. Burnett, Tor
13,200,000
(tie) Magglio Ordonez, Det 13,200,000
29, Johnny Damon, NYY 13,000,000
(tie) Hideki Matsui, NYY 13,000,000
(tie) Roy Oswalt, Hou 13,000,000
(tie) Johan Santana, Min
13,000,000
(tie) Curt Schilling, Bos
13,000,000
(tie) Javier Vazquez, WSox 13,000,000
35, Albert Pujols, StL 12,937,813
36, Adrian Beltre, Sea
12,900,000
37, Roy Halladay, Tor 12,750,000
38, Ichiro Suzuki, Sea
12,531,000
39, Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 12,400,000
40, Chipper Jones, Atl 12,333,333
41, Scott Rolen, StL
12,311,637
42, Torii Hunter, Min
12,000,000
(tie) Paul Konerko, WSox 12,000,000
(tie) Jorge Posada, NYY 12,000,000
45, Shawn Green, NYM
11,833,333
46, Garret Anderson, LAA 11,600,000
47, Troy Glaus, Tor
11,500,000
(tie) Carlos Lee, Hou
11,500,000
49, Ben Sheets, Mil
11,125,000
50, Mike Mussina, NYY 11,070,423
51, Mike Sweeney, KC
11,000,000
(tie) Jason Varitek, Bos 11,000,000
53, Gary Sheffield, Det
10,916,071
54, Ivan Rodriguez, Det 10,567,639
55, Adam Dunn, Cin
10,500,000
(tie) Mariano Rivera, NYY 10,500,000
(tie) Billy Wagner, NYM 10,500,000
58, Eric Milton, Cin
10,333,333
59, Matt Morris, SF
10,037,283
60, Freddy Garcia, Phi
10,000,000
(tie) Jon Garland, WSox 10,000,000
(tie) Greg Maddux, SD 10,000,000
(tie) Carl Pavano, NYY
10,000,000
(tie) Edgar Renteria, Atl
10,000,000
(tie) Alfonso Soriano, Cubs 10,000,000
(tie) Barry Zito, SF
10,000,000
67, Armando Benitez, SF 9,866,219
68, Jarrod Washburn, Sea 9,850,000
69, Kevin Millwood, Tex 9,836,116
70, Jeff Kent, LAD
9,814,117
71, Brian Giles, SD
9,666,667
72, Jim Edmonds, StL
9,562,540
73, Mark Buehrle, WSox 9,500,000
(tie) Eric Chavez, Oak 9,500,000
(tie) Matt Clement, Bos
9,500,000
(tie) Derek Lowe, LAD
9,500,000
77, Randy Johnson, Ari 9,100,546
78, Jose Contreras, WSox 9,000,000
(tie) Kelvim Escobar, LAA 9,000,000
(tie) Mike Lowell, Bos 9,000,000
(tie) Vicente Padilla, Tex
9,000,000
(tie) Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 9,000,000
(tie) Mark Teixeira, Tex 9,000,000
84, Jason Isringhausen, StL 8,750,000
(tie) C.C. Sabathia, Cle
8,750,000
86, Nomar Garciaparra, LA 8,516,697
87, Orlando Cabrera, LAA 8,500,000
(tie) Chris Carpenter, StL
8,500,000
(tie) Tim Hudson, Atl
8,500,000
(tie) Mike Piazza, Oak
8,500,000
91, Ken Griffey Jr., Cin 8,446,647
92, Jeff Weaver, Sea
8,325,000
93, Julio Lugo, Bos
8,250,000
94, Mark Kotsay, Oak
8,000,000
(tie) Brad Penny, LAD
8,000,000
(tie) Kenny Rogers, Det
8,000,000
(tie) Jimmy Rollins, Phi
8,000,000
(tie) John Smoltz, Atl
8,000,000
99, Kris Benson, Bal
7,977,889
100, Jon Lieber, Phi
7,833,333
101, Melvin Mora, Bal
7,758,503
102, Odalis Perez, KC
7,750,000
103, Jaret Wright, Bal
7,666,667
104, Moises Alou, NYM
7,500,000
(tie) Tom Glavine, NYM 7,500,000
(tie) Esteban Loaiza, Oak 7,500,000
(tie) Juan Pierre, LAD
7,500,000
(tie) Jose Vidro, Sea
7,500,000
109, Randy Wolf, LAD
7,477,969
110, Miguel Cabrera, Fla 7,400,000
(tie) Gil Meche, KC
7,400,000
112, Geoff Jenkins, Mil
7,333,333
113, Adam Eaton, Phi
7,208,333
114, Luis Gonzalez, LAD
7,156,599
115, Paul Byrd, Cle
7,000,000
(tie) Mike Cameron, SD
7,000,000
(tie) Ray Durham, SF
7,000,000
(tie) Jermaine Dye, WSox 7,000,000
(tie) Tom Gordon, Phi
7,000,000
(tie) Livan Hernandez, Ari 7,000,000
(tie) Trevor Hoffman, SD 7,000,000
(tie) Francisco Rodriguez, LAA 7,000,000
(tie) B.J. Ryan, Tor
7,000,000
124, Corey Koskie, Mil 6,750,000
125, Josh Beckett, Bos
6,666,667
126, Paul Lo Duca, NYM 6,600,823
127, Ramon Hernandez, Bal 6,500,000
(tie) Jamie Moyer, Phi
6,500,000
(tie) Bob Wickman, Atl
6,500,000
130, Dontrelle Willis, Fla
6,450,000
131, Gary Matthews Jr., LAA 6,400,000
132, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos 6,333,333
133, Jeff Suppan, Mil
6,250,000
134, Jake Westbrook, Cle 6,100,000
135, Miguel Batista, Sea
6,000,000
(tie) Eric Gagne, Tex
6,000,000
(tie) Shea Hillenbrand, LAA 6,000,000
(tie) Ted Lilly, Cubs
6,000,000
(tie) Kenny Lofton, Tex
6,000,000
(tie) Woody Williams, Hou 6,000,000
141, Kenji Johjima, Sea
5,933,333
142, John Lackey, LAA
5,833,333
143, Vernon Wells, Tor
5,770,000
144, Luis Castillo, Min
5,750,000
145, Eric Hinske, Bos
5,725,000
146, Danys Baez, Bal
5,666,667
(tie) Kyle Farnsworth, NYY 5,666,667
148, Jacque Jo Hou 5,500,000
(tie) Nick Johnson, Was
5,500,000
(tie) A.J. Pierzynski, WSox 5,500,000
155, Jason LaRue, KC
5,450,000
156, Francisco Cordero, Mil 5,425,000
157, Jack Wilson, Pit
5,400,000
158, Brad Lidge, Hou
5,350,000
159, Ryan Dempster, Cubs 5,333,333
160, Joe Nathan, Min
5,250,000
161, Craig Biggio, Hou
5,150,000
162, Omar Vizquel, SF
5,140,084
163, Pedro Feliz, SF
5,100,000
164, Brett Myers, Phi
5,083,333
165, Octavio Dotel, KC 5,000,000
(tie) Juan Encarnacion, StL 5,000,000
(tie) Jay Gibbons, Bal
5,000,000
(tie) Carlos Guillen, Det
5,000,000
(tie) Jose Guillen, Sea 5,000,000
(tie) Orlando Hernandez, NYM 5,000,000
(tie) Dave Roberts, SF
5,000,000
(tie) Reggie Sanders, KC 5,000,000
(tie) Randy Winn, SF
5,000,000
174, Joe Crede, WSox
4,940,000
175, Brandon Inge, Det
4,900,000
176, Todd Jones, Det
4,809,159
177, Hank Blalock, Tex
4,800,000
178, Chase Utley, Phi
4,785,714
179, Craig Monroe, Det 4,775,000
180, Jason Marquis, Cubs 4,750,000
(tie) Jake Peavy, SD
4,750,000
182, Placido Polanco, Det 4,600,000
183, David Eckstein, StL 4,583,333
184, Eric Byrnes, Ari
4,575,000
185, Michael Barrett, Cubs 4,533,333
186, Jeremy Bonderman, Det 4,500,000
(tie) Bob Howry, Cubs
4,500,000
(tie) Braden Looper, StL 4,500,000
(tie) Justin Morneau, Min
4,500,000
(tie) Mark Mulder, StL
4,500,000
(tie) Jay Payton, Bal
4,500,000
(tie) Brandon Webb, Ari
4,500,000
193, Matt Holliday, Col
4,400,000
194, Bronson Arroyo, Cin 4,375,000
195, Morgan Ensberg, Hou 4,350,000
(tie) Aaron Rowand, Phi 4,350,000
(tie) Brad Wilkerson, Tex
4,350,000
198, Rodrigo Lopez, Col 4,325,000
(tie) Carlos Silva, Min
4,325,000
200, Corey Patterson, Bal 4,300,000
201, Aaron Harang, Cin
4,250,000
(tie) Cesar Izturis, Cubs 4,250,000
203, Cristian Guzman, Was 4,200,000
(tie) Kyle Lohse, Cin
4,200,000
(tie) Brian Roberts, Bal
4,200,000
206, Chad Cordero, Was 4,150,000
(tie) Juan Uribe, WSox
4,150,000
208, Carl Crawford, Tam 4,125,000
209, Brett Tomko, LAD
4,100,000
210, Travis Hafner, Cle
4,050,000
211, Brad Ausmus, Hou
4,000,000
(tie) Joe Borowski, Cle
4,000,000
(tie) Milton Bradley, Oak
4,000,000
(tie) Sean Casey, Det
4,000,000
(tie) Scott Elarton, KC
4,000,000
(tie) Scott Eyre, Cubs
4,000,000
(tie) Mark Grudzielanek, KC 4,000,000
(tie) Aubrey Huff, Bal
4,000,000
(tie) Kei Igawa, NYY
4,000,000
(tie) Bengie Molina, SF
4,000,000
(tie) Joel Pineiro, Bos
4,000,000
(tie) Tim Wakefield, Bos 4,000,000
(tie) Kip Wells, StL
4,000,000
224, Brady Clark, LAD
3,900,000
(tie) Orlando Hudson, Ari 3,900,000
(tie) Felipe Lopez, Was
3,900,000
227, Coco Crisp, Bos
3,833,333
228, Shawn Chacon, Pit
3,825,000
229, Jose Valentin, NYM 3,800,000
230, Casey Blake, Cle
3,750,000
(tie) David Dellucci, Cle 3,750,000
(tie) Joe Mauer, Min
3,750,000
(tie) Justin Speier, LAA 3,750,000
234, Josh Fogg, Col
3,625,000
235, Jorge Julio, Fla
3,600,000
(tie) Scott Schoeneweis, NYM 3,600,000
237, Michael Cuddyer, Min 3,575,000
(tie) Michael Young, Tex 3,575,000
239, Ben Broussard, Sea 3,550,000
240, Rich Aurilia, SF
3,500,000
(tie) Jason Bay, Pit
3,500,000
(tie) Frank Catalanotto, Tex 3 ,500,000
(tie) Mark Ellis, Oak
3,500,000
(tie) Chone Figgins, LAA 3,500,000
(tie) Brian Fuentes, Col 3,500,000
(tie) Alex Gonzalez, Cin 3,500,000
(tie) Austin Kearns, Was 3,500,000
(tie) Brian Schneider, Was 3,500,000
(tie) Gregg Zaun, Tor
3,500,000
250, Emil Brown, KC
3,450,000
251, Erik Bedard, Bal
3,400,000
(tie) Johnny Estrada, Mil 3,400,000
(tie) Kevin Mench, Mil
3,400,000
(tie) Scot Shields, LAA
3,400,000
255, Julian Tavarez, Bos 3,350,000
256, Roberto Hernandez, Cle 3,300,000
257, Nate Robertson, Det 3,260,000
258, Chris Capuano, Mil 3,250,000
(tie) Marcus Giles, SD
3,250,000
(tie) Tony Graffanino, Mil 3,250,000
(tie) LaTroy Hawkins, Col 3,250,000
(tie) Tadahito Iguchi, WSox 3,250,000
263, Adam LaRoche, Pit 3,200,000
(tie) Victor Martinez, Cle 3,200,000
265, Chad Bradford, Bal 3,166,667
266, Bill Hall, Mil
3,125,000
267, Aaron Cook, Col
3,100,000
(tie) Ramon Ortiz, Min 3,100,000
269, Reed Johnson, Tor
3,075,000
270, Tony Armas, Pit
3,000,000
(tie) Hector Carrasco, LAA 3,000,000
(tie) Cliff Floyd, Cubs
3,000,000
(tie) Cliff Lee, Cle
3,000,000
(tie) Trot Nixon, Cle
3,000,000
(tie) Akinori Otsuka, Tex
3,000,000
(tie) Steve Trachsel, Bal
3,000,000
(tie) Chad Tracy, Ari
3,000,000
(tie) Luis Vizcaino, NYY
3,000,000
(tie) Jamie Walker, Bal
3,000,000
(tie) David Wells, SD
3,000,000
281, Mike Maroth, Det
2,950,000
282, Mark Hendrickson, LAD 2,925,000
283, Scott Podsednik, WSox 2,900,000
(tie) Josh Towers, Tor 2,900,000
285, Jose Reyes, NYM
2,875,000
286, Craig Counsell, Mil 2,800,000
(tie) Adam Everett, Hou 2,800,000
(tie) Joe Kennedy, Oak
2,800,000
(tie) Mike Timlin, Bos
2,800,000
(tie) Salomon Torres, Pit 2,800,000
291, Mark De Rosa, Cubs 2,750,000
(tie) Rob Mackowiak, WSox 2,750,000
(tie) Kevin Millar, Bal 2,750,000
(tie) Freddy Sanchez, Pit 2,750,000
295, Casey Fossum, Tam 2,725,000
296, Mike Lamb, Hou
2,700,000
(tie) J.J. Putz, Sea
2,700,000
(tie) Ty Wigginton, Tam 2,700,000
299, Horacio Ramirez, Sea 2,650,000
300, Damaso Marte, Pit 2,600,000
301, Bobby Crosby, Oak 2,550,000
302, Alex Rios, Tor
2,535,000
303, Rod Barajas, Phi
2,500,000
(tie) Adam Kennedy, StL 2,500,000
(tie) Byung-Hyun Kim, Col 2,500,000
(tie) Mark Loretta, Hou 2,500,000
(tie) Jose Mesa, Det
2,500,000
(tie) Neifi Perez, Det
2,500,000
(tie) Claudio Vargas, Mil 2,500,000
(tie) Rondell White, Min 2,500,000
311, Derrick Turnbow, Mil 2,470,667
312, Alan Embree, Oak
2,356,496
313, Mike Gonzalez, Atl 2,350,000
314, Ryan Freel, Cin
2,325,000
(tie) Oliver Perez, NYM 2,325,000
316, Wes Helms, Phi
2,300,000
317, Rheal Cormier, Cin 2,250,000
(tie) Khalil Greene, SD
2,250,000
(tie) Rich Harden, Oak
2,250,000
(tie) Dan Haren, Oak
2,250,000
(tie) Damian Miller, Mil 2,250,000
(tie) David Weathers, Cin 2,250,000
323, Scott Linebrink, SD 2,150,000
(tie) Xavier Nady, Pit
2,150,000
325, Bobby Kielty, Oak 2,100,000
(tie) Scott Spiezio, StL
2,100,000
(tie) Dan Wheeler, Hou 2,100,000
328, Jason Michaels, Cle
2,050,000
329, Juan Rivera, LAA
2,025,000
330, Jeff Conine, Cin
2,000,000
(tie) Alex Cora, Bos
2,000,000
(tie) David DeJesus, KC 2,000,000
(tie) Miguel Olivo, Fla
2,000,000
(tie) Juan Rincon, Min
2,000,000
(tie) David Riske, KC
2,000,000
(tie) Mike Stanton, Cin
2,000,000
(tie) Jose Valverde, Ari 2,000,000
(tie) Craig Wilson, Atl
2,000,000
339, Abraham Nunez, Phi 1,925,000
340, Jose Castillo, Pit
1,900,000
(tie) Alex Cintron, WSox 1,900,000
342, Wily Mo Pena, Bos 1,875,000
343, Daniel Cabrera, Bal 1,825,000
344, John Bale, KC
1,800,000
(tie) Akinori Iwamura, Tam 1,800,000
(tie) Guillermo Mota, NYM 1,800,000
(tie) Nick Punto, Min
1,800,000
348, Henry Blanco, Cubs 1,775,000
349, Toby Hall, WSox
1,750,000
(tie) Ryan Klesko, SF
1,750,000
(tie) Steve Kline, SF
1,750,000
(tie) Russ Springer, StL
1,750,000
(tie) Kerry Wood, Cubs 1,750,000
354, Endy Chavez, NYM
1,725,000
355, Jamey Carroll, Col
1,700,000
(tie) Elmer Dessens, Mil
1,700,000
357, Kiko Calero, Oak
1,600,000
(tie) J.C. Romero, Bos
1,600,000
(tie) David Ross, Cin
1,600,000
360, Marco Scutaro, Oak 1,550,000
361, Jeff Cirillo, Min
1,500,000
(tie) Royce Clayton, Tor 1,500,000
(tie) Stephen Drew, Ari 1,500,000
(tie) Aaron Fultz, Cle
1,500,000
(tie) Scott Hatteberg, Cin 1,500,000
(tie) Brandon Lyon, Ari 1,500,000
(tie) Mike MacDougal, WSox 1,500,000
(tie) Kaz Matsui, Col
1,500,000
(tie) Doug Mientkiewicz, NYY 1,500,000
(tie) Wade Miller, Cubs
1,500,000
(tie) Tomo Ohka, Tor
1,500,000
(tie) Darren Oliver, LAA 1,500,000
(tie) Jay Witasick, Oak
1,500,000
374, Juan Cruz, Ari
1,437,500
375, Brendan Donnelly, Bos 1,400,000
376, Noah Lowry, SF
1,365,000
377, Jose Molina, LAA
1,350,000
(tie) Lyle Overbay, Tor 1,350,000
(tie) Chris Reitsma, Sea
1,350,000
380, Delmon Young, Tam 1,340,000
381, Rickie Weeks, Mil 1,320,000
382, Luis Ayala, Was
1,300,000
(tie) Omar Infante, Det 1,300,000
(tie) Trever Miller, Hou 1,300,000
385, Jeremy Affeldt, Col 1,250,000
(tie) Jeff DaVanon, Ari 1,250,000
(tie) Ron Mahay, Tex
1,250,000
(tie) Mike Myers, NYY
1,250,000
(tie) Javier Valentin, Cin
1,250,000
(tie) Dave Williams, NYM 1,250,000
(tie) David Wright, NYM 1,250,000
392, Hideki Okajima, Bos 1,225,000
393, Kirk Saarloos, Cin 1,200,000
(tie) Jae Seo, Tam
1,200,000
(tie) Rafael Soriano, Atl
1,200,000
396, Justin Duchscherer, Oak 1,187,500
397, Julio Franco, NYM 1,150,000
(tie) Mike Lieberthal, LAD 1,150,000
399, Bruce Chen, Tex
1,100,000
(tie) Ryan Madson, Phi
1,100,000
401, Julio Mateo, Sea
1,075,000
(tie) Yorvit Torrealba, Col 1,075,000
403, Josh Bard, SD
1,050,000
(tie) Joaquin Benoit, Tex
1,050,000
(tie) Jason Lane, Hou
1,050,000
(tie) Matt Wise, Mil
1,050,000
407, Tony Clark, Ari
1,034,000
408, Justin Verlander, Det
1,030,000
409, Scott Downs, Tor
1,025,000
410, Adam Loewen, Bal
1,020,000
411, Russ Branyan, SD
1,000,000
(tie) Steve Finley, Col
1,000,000
(tie) Ryan Franklin, StL
1,000,000
(tie) Aaron Miles, StL 1,000,000
(tie) Jhonny Peralta, Cle
1,000,000
(tie) Sidney Ponson, Min 1,000,000
(tie) Dennys Reyes, Min
1,000,000
(tie) Arthur Rhodes, Sea
1,000,000
(tie) Fernando Rodney, Det 1,000,000
(tie) Olmedo Saenz, LAD 1,000,000
(tie) Takashi Saito, LAD 1,000,000
(tie) Aaron Sele, NYM
1,000,000
(tie) Shannon Stewart, Oak 1,000,000
(tie) Daryle Ward, Cubs
1,000,000
(tie) Preston Wilson, StL
1,000,000