Team-by-team salaries

Payrolls and average salaries for the opening-day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and prorated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values. Cash transactions among the clubs are not included (for example, the New York Yankees are reduced to $199.77 million after cash transactions).

*--* Team Payroll Average 1. New York Yankees $205,938,439 $7,920,709 2. Boston 121,311,945 4,332,569 3. New York Mets 104,770,139 3,880,376 4. Philadelphia 95,337,908 3,666,843 5. ANGELS 95,017,822 3,276,477 6. St. Louis 93,319,842 3,589,225 7. San Francisco 89,487,426 3,441,824 8. Chicago Cubs 87,210,933 3,114,676 9. Seattle 85,883,333 2,683,854 10. Atlanta 85,148,582 3,405,943 11. DODGERS 81,029,500 2,700,983 12. Houston 76,779,022 2,953,039 13. Chicago White Sox 75,228,000 2,786,222 14. Baltimore 74,570,539 2,663,234 15. Detroit 68,998,183 2,464,221 Team Payroll Average 16. Arizona 63,015,834 2,333,920 17. San Diego 62,888,192 2,246,007 18. Florida 60,375,961 2,236,147 19. Cincinnati 59,658,275 1,988,609 20. Minnesota 56,615,000 2,096,852 21. Oakland 55,869,262 2,148,818 22. Texas 55,307,258 1,843,575 23. Washington 48,581,500 1,619,383 24. Colorado 47,789,000 1,647,897 25. Toronto 45,366,500 1,744,865 26. Cleveland 41,830,400 1,442,428 27. Milwaukee 40,234,833 1,609,393 28. Pittsburgh 38,133,000 1,361,893 29. Kansas City 36,881,000 1,365,963 30. Tampa Bay 29,893,567 1,067,627

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