| Team |
Payroll |
| New York Yankees |
$ 194,663,079 |
| Boston Red Sox |
$ 120,099,824 |
| Los Angeles Angels |
$ 103,472,000 |
| Chicago White Sox |
$ 102,750,667 |
| New York Mets |
$ 101,084,963 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |
$ 98,447,187 |
| Chicago Cubs |
$ 94,424,499 |
| Houston Astros |
$ 92,551,503 |
| Atlanta Braves |
$ 90,156,876 |
| San Francisco Giants |
$ 90,056,419 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
$ 88,891,371 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
$ 88,273,333 |
| Seattle Mariners |
$ 87,959,833 |
| Detroit Tigers |
$ 82,612,866 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
$ 72,585,582 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
$ 71,915,000 |
| San Diego Padres |
$ 69,896,141 |
| Texas Rangers |
$ 68,228,662 |
| Minnesota Twins |
$ 63,396,006 |
| Washington Nationals |
$ 63,143,000 |
| Oakland Athletics |
$ 62,243,079 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
$ 60,909,519 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
$ 59,684,226 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
$ 57,568,333 |
| Cleveland Indians |
$ 56,031,500 |
| Kansas City Royals |
$ 47,294,000 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
$ 46,717,750 |
| Colorado Rockies |
$ 41,233,000 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$ 35,417,967 |
| Florida Marlins |
$ 14,998,500 |
2005 Opening Day Payrolls
Payrolls and average salaries for the Opening-Day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.
| Team |
Payroll |
| 1. |
New York Yankees |
$205,938,439 |
| 2. |
Boston Red Sox |
$121,311,945 |
| 3. |
New York Mets |
$104,770,139 |
| 4. |
Philadelphia Phillies |
$95,337,908 |
| 5. |
Los Angeles Angels |
$95,017,822 |
| 6. |
St. Louis Cardinals |
$93,319,842 |
| 7. |
San Francisco Giants |
$89,487,842 |
| 8. |
Chicago Cubs |
$87,210,933 |
| 9. |
Seattle Mariners |
$85,883,333 |
| 10. |
Atlanta Braves |
$85,148,582 |
| 11. |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$81,029,500 |
| 12. |
Houston Astros |
$76,779,022 |
| 13. |
Chicago White Sox |
$75,228,000 |
| 14. |
Baltimore Orioles |
$74,570,539 |
| 15. |
Detroit Tigers |
$68,998,183 |
| 16. |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
$63,015,834 |
| 17. |
San Diego Padres |
$62,888,192 |
| 18. |
Florida Marlins |
$60,375,961 |
| 19. |
Cincinnati Reds |
$59,658,275 |
| 20. |
Minnesota Twins |
$56,615,000 |
| 21. |
Oakland Athletics |
$55,869,262 |
| 22. |
Texas Rangers |
$55,307,258 |
| 23. |
Washington Nationals |
$48,581,500 |
| 24. |
Colorado Rockies |
$47,789,000 |
| 25. |
Toronto Blue Jays |
$45,336,500 |
| 26. |
Cleveland Indians |
$41,830,400 |
| 27. |
Milwaukee Brewers |
$40,234,833 |
| 28. |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
$38,138,000 |
| 29. |
Kansas City Royals |
$36,881,000 |
| 30. |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$29,893,567 |
2004 Opening Day Payrolls
Payrolls and average salaries for the Opening-Day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.
| Team |
Payroll |
Average |
| N.Y. Yankees | $182,835,513 | $6,304,673 |
| Boston | 125,208,542 | 4,173,618 |
| Anaheim | 101,084,667 | 3,743,877 |
| New York Mets | 100,629,303 | 3,870,358 |
| Philadelphia | 93,219,167 | 3,452,562 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91,101,667 | 3,141,437 |
| Los Angeles | 89,694,342 | 3,449,782 |
| Atlanta | 88,507,788 | 3,160,992 |
| San Francisco | 82,019,167 | 2,645,780 |
| Seattle | 81,543,833 | 2,912,280 |
| St. Louis | 75,633,517 | 3,025,341 |
| Houston | 74,666,303 | 2,986,652 |
| Arizona | 70,204,984 | 2,420,862 |
| Ch. White Sox | 65,212,500 | 2,508,173 |
| Colorado | 64,590,403 | 2,306,800 |
| Oakland | 59,825,167 | 2,215,747 |
| Texas | 54,825,973 | 1,890,551 |
| San Diego | 54,639,503 | 2,185,580 |
| Minnesota | 53,585,000 | 2,060,962 |
| Baltimore | 51,212,653 | 1,829,023 |
| Toronto | 50,017,000 | 1,923,731 |
| Kansas City | 47,609,000 | 1,586,967 |
| Detroit | 46,353,554 | 1,655,484 |
| Montreal | 43,197,500 | 1,439,917 |
| Cincinnati | 43,067,858 | 1,538,138 |
| Florida | 42,118,042 | 1,559,927 |
| Cleveland | 34,569,300 | 1,152,310 |
| Pittsburgh | 32,227,929 | 1,193,627 |
| Tampa Bay | 29,506,667 | 1,092,840 |
| Milwaukee | 27,518,500 | 1,100,740 |
2003 Opening Day Payrolls
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.
|
Team |
Payroll |
| NY Yankees |
$ 152,749,814 |
| NY Mets |
$ 117,176,429 |
| Atlanta Braves |
$ 106,243,667 |
| LA Dodgers |
$ 105,872,620 |
| Texas Rangers |
$ 103,491,667 |
| Boston Red Sox |
$ 99,946,500 |
| Seattle Mariners |
$ 86,959,167 |
| St Louis Cardinals |
$ 83,486,666 |
| SF Giants |
$ 82,852,167 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
$ 80,640,333 |
| Chicago Cubs |
$ 79,868,333 |
| Anaheim Angels |
$ 79,031,667 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
$ 73,877,500 |
| Houston Astros |
$ 71,040,000 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
$ 70,780,000 |
| Colorado Rockies |
$ 67,179,667 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
$ 59,355,667 |
| Minnesota Twins |
$ 55,505,000 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
$ 54,812,429 |
| Montreal Expos |
$ 51,948,500 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
$ 51,269,000 |
| Chicago White Sox |
$ 51,010,000 |
| Oakland Athletics |
$ 50,260,834 |
| Detroit Tigers |
$ 49,168,000 |
| Florida Marlins |
$ 49,050,000 |
| Cleveland Indians |
$ 48,584,834 |
| San Diego Padres |
$ 47,928,000 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
$ 40,627,000 |
| KC Royals |
$ 40,518,000 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$ 19,630,000 |
2002 Opening Day Payrolls
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.
|
Team |
Payroll |
Average |
| NY Yankees |
$125,928,583 |
$4,342,365 |
| Boston Red Sox |
$108,366,060 |
$3,612,202 |
| Texas Rangers |
$105,302,124 |
$3,631,108 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
$102,820,000 |
$3,115,758 |
| LA Dodgers |
$94,850,952 |
$3,648,114 |
| NY Mets |
$94,633,593 |
$3,639,754 |
| Atlanta Braves |
$93,470,367 |
$3,015,173 |
| Seattle Mariners |
$80,282,668 |
$3,211,307 |
| Cleveland Indians |
$78,909,448 |
$2,630,315 |
| SF Giants |
$78,299,835 |
$2,899,994 |
| Toronto Blue Jays |
$76,864,333 |
$2,650,494 |
| Chicago Cubs |
$75,690,833 |
$2,703,244 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
$74,098,267 |
$2,849,933 |
| Houston Astros |
$63,448,417 |
$2,349,941 |
| Anaheim Angels |
$61,721,667 |
$2,204,345 |
| Baltimore Orioles |
$60,493,487 |
$1,890,421 |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
$57,955,000 |
$2,069,821 |
| Chicago White Sox |
$57,052,833 |
$2,113,068 |
| Colorado Rockies |
$56,851,043 |
$2,105,594 |
| Detroit Tigers |
$55,048,000 |
$1,966,000 |
| Milwaukee Brewers |
$50,287,833 |
$1,734,063 |
| Kansas City Royals |
$47,257,000 |
$1,629,552 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
$45,050,390 |
$1,501,680 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |
$42,323,598 |
$1,459,434 |
| Florida Marlins |
$41,979,917 |
$1,499,283 |
| San Diego Padres |
$41,425,000 |
$1,428,448 |
| Minnesota Twins |
$40,225,000 |
$1,547,115 |
| Oakland Athletics |
$39,679,746 |
$1,469,620 |
| Montreal Expos |
$38,670,500 |
$1,381,089 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$34,380,000 |
$1,227,857 |
2001 Opening Day Payrolls
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.
|
Team |
Payroll |
Average |
| NY Yankees |
$109,791,893 |
$3,541,674 |
| Boston |
$109,558,908 |
$3,423,716 |
| Los Angeles |
$108,980,952 |
$3,757,964 |
| NY Mets |
$93,174,428 |
$3,327,658 |
| Cleveland |
$91,974,979 |
$3,065,833 |
| Atlanta |
$91,851,687 |
$2,962,958 |
| Texas |
$88,504,421 |
$2,854,981 |
| Arizona |
$81,206,513 |
$2,900,233 |
| St. Louis |
$77,270,855 |
$2,664,512 |
| Toronto |
$75,798,500 |
$2,707,089 |
| Seattle |
$75,652,500 |
$2,701,875 |
| Baltimore |
$72,426,328 |
$2,497,460 |
| Colorado |
$71,068,000 |
$2,632,148 |
| Chicago Cubs |
$64,015,833 |
$2,462,147 |
| San Francisco |
$63,332,667 |
$2,345,654 |
| Chicago White Sox |
$62,363,000 |
$2,309,741 |
| Houston |
$60,382,667 |
$2,236,395 |
| Tampa Bay |
$54,951,602 |
$2,035,245 |
| Pittsburgh |
$52,698,333 |
$1,699,946 |
| Detroit |
$49,831,167 |
$1,779,685 |
| Anaheim |
$46,568,180 |
$1,502,199 |
| Cincinnati |
$45,227,882 |
$1,739,534 |
| Milwaukee |
$43,089,333 |
$1,595,901 |
| Philadelphia |
$41,664,167 |
$1,602,468 |
| San Diego |
$38,333,117 |
$1,419,745 |
| Kansas City |
$35,643,000 |
$1,229,069 |
| Florida |
$35,504,167 |
$1,183,472 |
| Montreal |
$34,774,500 |
$1,159,150 |
| Oakland |
$33,810,750 |
$1,252,250 |
| Minnesota |
$24,350,000 |
$901,852 |
2000 Opening Day Payrolls
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.
| Team |
Payroll |
Average |
| NY Yankees |
$92,538,260 |
$3,190,974 |
| Los Angeles |
$88,124,286 |
$3,263,862 |
| Atlanta |
$84,537,836 |
$2,817,928 |
| Baltimore |
$81,447,435 |
$2,808,532 |
| Arizona |
$81,027,833 |
$2,893,851 |
| NY Mets |
$79,509,776 |
$3,180,391 |
| Boston |
$77,940,333 |
$2,598,011 |
| Cleveland |
$75,880,871 |
$2,918,495 |
| Texas |
$70,795,921 |
$2,722,920 |
| Tampa Bay |
$62,765,129 |
$2,024,682 |
| St. Louis |
$61,453,863 |
$2,276,069 |
| Colorado |
$61,111,190 |
$2,182,543 |
| Chicago Cubs |
$60,539,333 |
$2,017,978 |
| Seattle |
$58,915,000 |
$2,265,962 |
| Detroit |
$58,265,167 |
$2,157,969 |
| San Diego |
$54,821,000 |
$1,827,367 |
| San Francisco |
$53,737,826 |
$2,066,839 |
| Anaheim |
$51,464,167 |
$1,715,472 |
| Houston |
$51,289,111 |
$1,899,597 |
| Philadelphia |
$47,308,000 |
$1,631,310 |
| Cincinnati |
$46,867,200 |
$1,735,822 |
| Toronto |
$46,238,333 |
$1,778,397 |
| Milwaukee |
$36,505,333 |
$1,140,792 |
| Montreal |
$34,807,833 |
$1,200,270 |
| Oakland |
$31,971,333 |
$1,184,123 |
| Chicago White Sox |
$31,133,500 |
$1,073,569 |
| Pittsburgh |
$28,928,333 |
$1,112,628 |
| Kansas City |
$23,433,000 |
$836,893 |
| Florida |
$20,072,000 |
$692,138 |
| Minnesota |
$16,519,500 |
$635,365 |
1999 Team Payrolls
Team - Total - Average
Yankees: $88,180,7120 - $3,149,311
Texas: 81,576,598 - 2,812,986
Atlanta: 74,890,000 - 2,415,806
Cleveland: 73,278,458 - 2,093,670
Baltimore: 72,198,363 - 2,489,599
Boston: 71,725,000 - 2,173,485
Mets: 71,506,427 - 23,370,526
Los Angeles: 71,115,786 - 2,370,526
Arizona: 70,496,000 - 2,203,000
Cubs: 55,443,500 - 1,911,845
Colorado: 54,442,505 - 1,944,375:
Houston: 54,339,000 - 1,698,094
Anaheim: 49,868,167 - 1,511,157
Toronto: 48,455,333 - 1,563,075
St. Louis: 46,173,195 - 1,442,912
San Francisco: 45,959,557 - 1,641,413
San Diego: 45,832,180 - 1,636,864
Seattle: 44,396,336 - 1,432,140
Milwaukee: 42,927,395 - 1,341,481
Cincinnati: 42,142,761 - 1,404,759
Tampa Bay: 38,027,500 - 1,118,456
Detroit: 34,959,667 - 1,165,322
Philadelphia: 30,568,167 - 955,255
White Sox: 24,535,000 - 908,704
Oakland: 24,175,333 - 805,844
Pittsburgh: 24,167,667 - 690,505
Kansas City: 16,557,000 - 534,097
Montreal: 16,413,000 - 529,452
Minnesota: 16,345,000 - 653,800
Florida: 15,150,000 - 561,111
1998 Team Payrolls
Baltimore $71,860,921 $2,566,481
N.Y. Yankees 65,663,698 2,188,790
Los Angeles 62,806,667 1,903,232
Atlanta 61,708,000 1,990,516
Texas 60,519,595 2,086,883
Cleveland 59,543,165 1,860,724
Boston 59,497,000 1,652,694
New York Mets 58,660,665 1,955,356
San Diego 53,066,166 1,894,863
Chicago Cubs 49,816,000 1,717,793
San Francisco 48,514,715 1,732,668
Anaheim 48,389,000 1,466,333
Houston 48,304,000 1,558,194
Colorado 47,714,648 1,704,095
St. Louis 44,090854 1,674,673
Seattle 43,698,136 1,506,832
Kansas City 35,610,000 1,047,353
Chicago White Sox 35,180,000 1,407,200
Toronto 34,158,500 1,313,788
Milwaukee 31,897,903 996,809
Arizona 31,614,500 1,090,155
Philadelphia 28,622,500 954,083
Tampa Bay 27,370,000 829,394
Minnesota 24,527,500 943,365
Oakland 22,463,500 774,603
Cincinnati 20,707,333 714,046
Detroit 19,237,500 712,500
Florida 15,141,000 458,818
Pittsburgh 13,695,000 458,500
Montreal 8,317,000 297,054
Player Salary Statistics
1967-2010
|
Year |
Minimum |
Average |
%
Chg |
| 2010 |
$400,000 |
$3,300,000 |
1.8 |
| 2009 |
$400,000 |
$3,240,000 |
2.7 |
| 2008 |
$390,000 |
$3,150,000 |
7.1 |
| 2007 |
$380,000 |
$2,820,000 |
4.6 |
| 2006 |
$327,000 |
$2,699,292 |
9 |
| 2005 |
$316,000 |
$2,632,655 |
5.9 |
| 2004 |
$300,000 |
$2,486,609 |
(-2.7) |
| 2003 |
$300,000 |
$2,555,416 |
7.2 |
| 2002 |
$200,000 |
$2,340,920 |
5.2 |
| 2001 |
$200,000 |
$2,138,896 |
13.9 |
| 2000 |
$200,000 |
$1,895,630 |
15.6 |
| 1999 |
$200,000 |
$1,611,166 |
19.3 |
| 1998 |
$170,000 |
$1,398,831 |
4.2 |
| 1997 |
$150,000 |
$1,336,609 |
17.6 |
| 1996 |
$122,667 |
$1,119,981 |
9.9 |
| 1995 |
$109,000 |
$1,110,766 |
(-9.9) |
| 1994 |
$109,000 |
$1,168,263 |
6.1 |
| 1993 |
$109,000 |
$1,076,089 |
3.3 |
| 1992 |
$109,000 |
$1,028,667 |
21.7 |
| 1991 |
$100,000 |
$851,492 |
53.9 |
| 1990 |
$100,000 |
$597,537 |
12.9 |
| 1989 |
$68,000 |
$497,254 |
| 1988 |
$62,500
| $438,729 |
| 1987 |
$62,500
| $412,454 |
| 1986 |
$60,000 |
$412,520 |
| 1985 |
$60,000
| $371,571 |
| 1984 |
$40,000
| $329,408 |
| 1983 |
$35,000
| $289,194 |
| 1982 |
$33,500
| $241,497 |
| 1981 |
$32,500
| $185,651 |
| 1980 |
$30,000
| $143,756 |
| 1979 |
$21,000 |
$113,558 |
| 1978 |
$21,000
| $99,876 |
| 1977 |
$19,000
| $76,066 |
| 1976 |
$19,000 |
$51,501 |
| 1975 |
$16,000 |
$44,676 |
| 1974 |
$15,000
| $40,839 |
| 1973 |
$15,000
| $36,566 |
| 1972 |
$13,500 |
34,092 |
| 1971 |
$12,750
| $31,543 |
| 1970 |
$12,000
| $29,303 |
| 1969 |
$10,000
| $24,909 |
| 1968 |
$10,000
| N/A |
| 1967 |
$6,000 |
$19,000 |
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