2010 Baseball Payrolls, List

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 $206,333,389 $8,253,336

Boston 162,747,333 5,611,977

Chicago Cubs 146,859,000 5,439,222

Philadelphia 141,927,381 5,068,835

New York Mets 132,701,445 5,103,902

Detroit 122,864,929 4,550,553

Chicago White Sox 108,273,197 4,164,354

Los Angeles Angels 105,013,667 3,621,161

Seattle 98,376,667 3,513,452

San Francisco 97,828,833 3,493,887

Minnesota 97,559,167 3,484,256

Los Angeles Dodgers 94,945,517 3,651,751

St. Louis 93,540,753 3,741,630

Houston 92,355,500 3,298,411

Atlanta 84,423,667 3,126,802

Colorado 84,227,000 2,904,379

Baltimore 81,612,500 3,138,942

Milwaukee 81,108,279 2,796,837

Cincinnati 72,386,544 2,784,098

Kansas City 72,267,710 2,491,990

Tampa Bay 71,923,471 2,663,832

Toronto 62,689,357 2,089,645

Washington 61,425,000 2,047,500

Cleveland 61,203,967 2,110,482

Arizona 60,718,167 2,335,314

Florida 55,641,500 2,060,796

Texas 55,250,545 1,905,191

Oakland 51,654,900 1,666,287

San Diego 37,799,300 1,453,819

Pittsburgh 34,943,000 1,294,185