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Payrolls and average salaries of the 30 major league teams.

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*--* TEAM PAYROLL AVERAGE N.Y. Yankees $195,229,045 $6,732,036 Boston 143,526,214 5,125,936 New York Mets 117,915,819 3,930,527 Chicago White Sox 109,680,167 4,218,468 Angels 109,251,333 3,641,711 Dodgers 108,704,524 3,748,432 Seattle 106,516,833 3,945,068 Chicago Cubs 99,937,000 3,701,370 Detroit 95,180,369 3,172,679 Baltimore 95,107,807 3,396,707 San Francisco 90,469,056 3,479,579 St. Louis 90,286,823 3,224,529 Atlanta 89,492,685 3,196,167 Philadelphia 89,368,214 3,081,663 Houston 87,759,500 3,250,352 Oakland 79,938,369 2,854,942 Toronto 79,925,600 2,960,207 Milwaukee 71,986,500 2,666,167 Minnesota 71,439,500 2,551,411 Cincinnati 69,154,980 2,161,093 Texas 68,818,675 2,457,810 Kansas City 67,366,500 2,173,113 Cleveland 61,673,267 2,126,664 San Diego 58,235,567 2,239,829 Colorado 54,424,000 2,015,704 Arizona 52,067,546 1,859,555 Pittsburgh 38,604,500 1,429,796 Washington 37,347,500 1,287,845 Florida 30,507,000 984,097 Tampa Bay 24,124,200 893,489

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Source: Associated Press

Los Angeles Times