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» Baseball Salaries History


Click on a year below to see salaries, ranked from highest to lowest, of major league baseball players.The listing of players includes players who were on opening day rosters or on the disabled list when a particular season began. Players called up in the middle of the season are not included and it is assumed that they earned the minimum salary upon promotion.


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Highest paid players by year

YearPlayer NameSalaryLeague Average
2007Jason Giambi23,428,5712,923,340
2006Alex Rodriguez21,680,7271,937,004
2005Alex Rodriguez26,000,0001,825,756
2004Manny Ramirez22,500,0001,716,303
2003Alex Rodriguez22,000,0001,773,364
2002Alex Rodriguez22,000,0001,654,088
2001Alex Rodriguez22,000,0001,609,512
2000Kevin Brown15,714,2861,369,505
1999Albert Belle11,949,7941,222,537
1998Gary Sheffield14,936,6671,054,037
1997Albert Belle10,000,000996,990
1996Cecil Fielder9,237,500835,262
1995Cecil Fielder9,237,500831,504
1994Bobby Bonilla6,300,000914,157
1993Bobby Bonilla6,200,000815,723
1992Bobby Bonilla6,100,000798,185
1991Darryl Strawberry3,800,000617,627
1990Robin Yount3,200,000426,358
1989Orel Hershiser2,766,667375,257
1988Ozzie Smith2,340,000325,305
1987Mike Schmidt2,127,333292,853
1986George Foster2,800,000325,466
1985Mike Schmidt2,130,300299,108
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