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.

Rank 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 - Payroll - 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

Team - Payroll - Average 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 N.Y. 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

1967-2020

Year Minimum Average % Chg 2020 $563,500 2019 $555,000 - 2018 $545,000 $4,520,000 2017 $535,000 $4,470,000 5.4 2016 $507,500 $4,400,000 - 2015 $507,500 $4,250,000 - 2014 $507,500 $3,820,000 12.8 2013 $480,000 $3,386,212 5.4 2012 $480,000 $3,440,000 3.8 2011 $414,500 $3,305,393 0.2 2010 $400,000 $3,297,828 1.8 2009 $400,000 $3,240,206 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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