BASEBALL · SALARY DATABASE
Baseball salaries & payrolls
MLB team payrolls and player salaries, updated from Spotrac.
TEAMS30
PLAYERS TRACKED3,257
BIGGEST PAYROLL$319,380,162
Biggest payrolls
Total baseball team spend
Highest career earnings
Total earned across every season we hold, converted at $1.35 and €1.17 where the source figure was not in dollars
Highest paid in the MLB
Top 25 of the 1,796 players we hold a figure for
$62.0m
02 Zack Wheeler Philadelphia Phillies $42.0m
03 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto Blue Jays $40.3m
04 Aaron Judge New York Yankees $40.0m
05 Anthony Rendon Los Angeles Angels $38.6m
06 Jacob deGrom Texas Rangers $38.0m
07 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels $37.1m
08 Cody Bellinger New York Yankees $36.5m
09 Gerrit Cole New York Yankees $36.0m
10 Alex Bregman Chicago Cubs $35.0m
11 Jose Altuve Houston Astros $33.0m
12 Carlos Correa Houston Astros $32.8m
13 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals $32.8m
14 Tyler Glasnow Los Angeles Dodgers $32.5m
15 Francisco Lindor New York Mets $32.5m
16 Tarik Skubal Los Angeles Dodgers $32.0m
17 Corey Seager Texas Rangers $31.5m
18 Sonny Gray Boston Red Sox $31.0m
19 Corbin Burnes Arizona Diamondbacks $30.8m
20 Giancarlo Stanton New York Yankees $29.0m
21 Nathan Eovaldi Texas Rangers $29.0m
22 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers $28.2m
23 Dansby Swanson Chicago Cubs $28.0m
24 Blake Snell Los Angeles Dodgers $27.9m
25 Carlos Rodon New York Yankees $27.8m
What a player in the MLB actually earns
Across the 1,796 roster rows carrying a figure, of 1,874 in the MLB squad lists
Under $1m 1,156 64% median
$1m - $5m 327 18% average
$5m - $10m 128 7%
$10m - $20m 106 6%
$20m - $40m 75 4%
Over $40m 4 1%
Median $797k · average $3.4m · $6.05bn across the league
Where the money goes
Share of the MLB payroll by position
Starting pitchers $1.88bn 31%
Infield $1.65bn 27%
Relief pitchers $1.13bn 19%
Outfield $1.09bn 18%
Catchers $270.4m 4%
Rankings & league tables
Every MLB team
30 clubs · sortable
| TEAM | ON A DEAL | PAYROLL | AVERAGE | HIGHEST PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | $349,872,869 | $5,553,538 | Tyler Glasnow $32.5m |
| New York Mets | 74 | $342,395,306 | $4,626,964 | Juan Soto $62.0m |
| New York Yankees | 47 | $314,674,587 | $6,695,204 | Aaron Judge $40.0m |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | $308,660,016 | $5,715,926 | Zack Wheeler $42.0m |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 65 | $306,385,624 | $4,713,625 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. $40.3m |
| Atlanta Braves | 75 | $302,234,187 | $4,029,789 | Austin Riley $22.0m |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | $299,734,336 | $4,281,919 | Alex Bregman $35.0m |
| Houston Astros | 59 | $269,778,658 | $4,572,520 | Jose Altuve $33.0m |
| San Diego Padres | 54 | $253,916,409 | $4,702,156 | Robbie Ray $26.0m |
| Boston Red Sox | 59 | $237,171,004 | $4,019,848 | Sonny Gray $31.0m |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 59 | $235,118,706 | $3,985,063 | Corbin Burnes $30.8m |
| Detroit Tigers | 55 | $210,887,375 | $3,834,316 | Javier Báez $24.0m |
| Texas Rangers | 58 | $205,864,016 | $3,549,380 | Jacob deGrom $38.0m |
| San Francisco Giants | 64 | $205,842,289 | $3,216,286 | Rafael Devers $27.0m |
| Los Angeles Angels | 62 | $192,432,102 | $3,103,744 | Anthony Rendon $38.6m |
| Seattle Mariners | 56 | $187,457,323 | $3,347,452 | Julio Rodriguez $20.2m |
| Baltimore Orioles | 71 | $176,447,386 | $2,485,174 | Pete Alonso $21.0m |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 65 | $173,284,739 | $2,665,919 | Christian Yelich $24.0m |
| Kansas City Royals | 54 | $157,440,275 | $2,915,561 | Seth Lugo $21.5m |
| Minnesota Twins | 58 | $143,768,183 | $2,478,762 | Pablo López $21.8m |
| Cincinnati Reds | 57 | $142,172,806 | $2,494,260 | Jeimer Candelario $15.9m |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | $135,584,391 | $2,054,309 | Luis Castillo $23.8m |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | $134,447,493 | $2,358,728 | Mitch Keller $16.9m |
| Colorado Rockies | 57 | $124,489,084 | $2,184,019 | Kris Bryant $27.0m |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 56 | $123,269,395 | $2,201,239 | Wander Franco $15.5m |
| Athletics | 62 | $115,162,589 | $1,857,461 | Luis Severino $25.0m |
| Washington Nationals | 63 | $108,899,704 | $1,728,567 | Stephen Strasburg $32.8m |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | $101,072,420 | $2,062,702 | Sonny Gray $20.0m |
| Cleveland Guardians | 54 | $100,133,556 | $1,854,325 | José Ramírez $25.0m |
| Miami Marlins | 53 | $90,310,453 | $1,703,971 | Sandy Alcantara $17.3m |
Every baseball player
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