Salary Comparison by Club
Average baseball salaries by club in from 2004-10 as compiled by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Averages included prorated signing bonuses and discounts salaries deferred without interest.
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
N.Y. Yankees 7,604,937 7,663,351 6,862,918 7,465,730 6,947,232 7,386,451 6,382,187
Philadelphia 5,662,551 4,055,455 3,393,916 2,971,835 2,622,260 3,431,991 3,250,919
Boston 4,821,016 4,581,533 4,196,967 5,456,506 3,986,768 4,168,466 3,714,530
Chicago White Sox 4,580,868 3,458,400 4,501,832 3,718,332 3,807,074 2,881,675 2,567,749
Chicago Cubs 4,107,304 4,630,693 4,675,883 3,903,005 2,694,272 2,903,423 3,504,285
St. Louis 4,045,848 4,416,937 3,342,380 3,150,604 3,775,022 3,401,334 3,194,667
San Francisco 4,042,950 2,899,400 2,393,955 3,095,131 3,479,123 2,994,078 2,871,616
N.Y. Mets 4,027,527 3,764,567 3,916,288 4,152,777 3,859,172 3,339,685 3,343,244
Detroit 3,771,219 4,434,909 4,148,959 2,777,021 3,061,749 2,343,467 1,579,289
Atlanta 3,670,835 3,680,180 2,693,161 3,121,155 2,714,789 3,045,938 3,266,573
Minnesota 3,511,615 2,664,878 1,934,886 1,966,060 2,576,988 1,907,247 1,893,142
L.A. Dodgers 3,457,380 4,334,605 4,371,154 3,988,311 3,467,653 2,615,430 3,293,894
L.A. Angels 3,374,806 4,223,942 4,560,457 3,341,379 3,033,520 3,119,308 3,644,588
Texas 2,778,920 2,402,506 1,991,413 1,645,626 2,377,325 1,759,055 1,625,010
Baltimore 2,708,847 1,684,182 1,995,760 3,049,758 2,580,843 2,700,738 1,721,832
Tampa Bay 2,621,748 2,297,365 1,594,997 906,041 747,536 1,107,040 1,097,548
Colorado 2,523,824 2,926,721 2,554,035 1,831,818 1,833,905 1,078,734 1,736,715
Seattle 2,459,074 3,377,771 3,270,666 3,704,492 2,801,609 2,113,280 1,923,790
Cincinnati 2,445,248 2,153,075 1,748,586 2,042,331 2,304,438 1,562,528 1,367,389
Milwaukee 2,286,949 2,937,499 3,562,592 2,602,110 2,160,012 1,743,476 1,044,291
Toronto 2,053,021 1,825,987 2,829,826 2,751,604 2,190,340 1,721,673 1,635,285
Houston 1,931,793 3,464,718 3,610,588 2,901,852 4,283,240 2,905,946 2,528,764
Oakland 1,750,092 1,469,254 1,740,764 1,659,783 2,487,968 2,201,000 2,420,382
Washington/Mont 1,711,452 1,685,950 1,349,305 1,286,872 1,705,821 1,906,741 1,226,455
Kansas City 1,698,488 2,621,263 1,820,423 1,753,368 1,624,478 1,148,717 1,111,106
San Diego 1,673,676 959,165 1,720,590 2,388,654 2,539,837 2,577,825 2,016,885
Arizona 1,570,317 2,168,853 3,015,390 1,899,437 1,788,827 2,291,093 1,594,832
Florida 1,308,910 1,327,968 868,261 1,294,724 594,722 1,870,086 2,114,487
Cleveland 1,205,210 2,007,420 1,905,804 2,535,472 1,481,261 1,527,704 1,220,378
Pittsburgh 1,140,598 790,167 1,201,117 1,871,402 1,078,440 963,674 917,126