Total Payroll
3,453,960,397
Team payrolls for 2014 are compiled as of opening day and are based only on players with contracts at that time. Players called up later in the season or added mid-season via trade are not considered as part of team payroll for a season.
2014 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 235,295,219 94 68 1 2 4 216,302,909 Zack Greinke (1)2014 New York Yankees team roster AL East 203,812,506 84 78 2 8 13 228,995,945 CC Sabathia (4)2014 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 180,052,723 73 89 5 12 23 159,578,214 Cliff Lee (2)2014 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 162,817,411 71 91 5 12 25 158,967,286 Jake Peavy (34)2014 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 162,228,527 90 72 1 3 6 149,046,844 Miguel Cabrera (13)2014 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 155,692,000 98 64 1 1 1 142,165,250 Albert Pujols (10)2014 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 154,185,878 88 74 2 4 8 142,180,333 Matt Cain (18)2014 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 136,036,172 67 95 5 15 28 127,197,575 Prince Fielder (5)2014 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 134,704,437 96 66 1 1 2 112,431,770 Jayson Werth (19)2014 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 132,628,700 83 79 3 9 14 118,244,039 Mark Buehrle (23)2014 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 112,688,666 64 98 5 15 30 90,158,500 Aaron Hill (93)2014 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 112,390,772 76 86 4 11 21 110,565,728 Joey Votto (79)2014 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 111,020,360 90 72 1 3 5 116,702,085 Adam Wainwright (21)2014 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 110,897,341 79 83 2 8 17 89,288,193 Justin Upton (56)2014 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 107,406,623 96 66 1 2 3 91,793,333 Adam Jones (69)2014 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 103,844,806 82 80 3 6 15 91,003,366 Aramis Ramirez (50)2014 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 95,832,071 66 96 4 14 29 75,449,071 Troy Tulowitzki (35)2014 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 92,081,943 87 75 3 6 11 84,295,952 Robinson Cano (5)2014 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 92,034,345 89 73 2 4 7 80,491,725 James Shields (65)2014 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 91,159,254 73 89 4 11 24 124,065,277 John Danks (43)2014 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 90,094,196 77 85 3 10 20 71,689,900 Chase Headley (102)2014 New York Mets team roster NL East 89,051,758 79 83 3 7 16 88,877,033 David Wright (22)2014 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 89,007,857 73 89 5 13 22 104,150,726 Edwin Jackson (70)2014 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 85,776,500 70 92 5 13 27 75,562,500 Joe Mauer (10)2014 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 83,401,400 88 74 2 5 10 68,577,000 Yoenis Cespedes (103)2014 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 82,534,800 85 77 3 7 12 82,517,300 Nick Swisher (51)2014 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 78,111,667 88 74 2 5 9 66,289,524 Wandy Rodriguez (70)2014 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 77,062,891 77 85 4 10 18 57,030,272 David Price (60)2014 Miami Marlins team roster NL East 47,565,400 77 85 4 9 19 39,621,900 Giancarlo Stanton (177)2014 Houston Astros team roster AL West 44,544,174 70 92 4 14 26 24,328,538 Scott Feldman (79)30 record(s)
1 Zack Greinke Los Angeles Dodgers 28,000,000 2 Cliff Lee Philadelphia Phillies 25,000,000 2 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 25,000,000 4 CC Sabathia New York Yankees 24,285,714 5 Robinson Cano Seattle Mariners 24,000,000 5 Prince Fielder Texas Rangers 24,000,000 7 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners 23,557,143 8 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies 23,500,000 9 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 23,125,000 10 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 23,000,000 10 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels 23,000,000 12 Masahiro Tanaka New York Yankees 22,000,000 13 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers 21,943,027 14 Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers 21,857,143 15 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers 21,250,000 16 Jacoby Ellsbury New York Yankees 21,142,857 17 Carl Crawford Los Angeles Dodgers 21,107,143 18 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants 20,833,333 19 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals 20,571,429 20 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers 20,100,000 21 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 19,500,000 22 David Wright New York Mets 19,329,646 23 Mark Buehrle Toronto Blue Jays 19,000,000 23 Alfonso Soriano New York Yankees 19,000,000 23 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 19,000,000 26 Josh Hamilton Los Angeles Angels 17,400,000 27 Josh Beckett Los Angeles Dodgers 17,000,000 27 Brian McCann New York Yankees 17,000,000 27 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 17,000,000 27 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers 17,000,000 31 C.J. Wilson Los Angeles Angels 16,500,000 32 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals 16,252,360 33 Jered Weaver Los Angeles Angels 16,200,000 34 Jake Peavy Boston Red Sox 16,157,271 35 Hanley Ramirez Los Angeles Dodgers 16,000,000 35 Mike Napoli Boston Red Sox 16,000,000 35 Hiroki Kuroda New York Yankees 16,000,000 35 Ian Kinsler Detroit Tigers 16,000,000 35 Jose Reyes Toronto Blue Jays 16,000,000 35 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies 16,000,000 41 John Lackey Boston Red Sox 15,950,000 42 Anibal Sanchez Detroit Tigers 15,800,000 43 John Danks Chicago White Sox 15,750,000 44 Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers 15,525,000 45 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers 15,500,000 45 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox 15,500,000 45 Jhonny Peralta St. Louis Cardinals 15,500,000 48 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 15,200,000 48 Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants 15,200,000 50 Aramis Ramirez Milwaukee Brewers 15,137,803 51 Adam Dunn Chicago White Sox 15,000,000 51 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies 15,000,000 51 Nick Swisher Cleveland Indians 15,000,000 51 Carlos Beltran New York Yankees 15,000,000 55 A.J. Burnett Philadelphia Phillies 14,707,756 56 Justin Upton Atlanta Braves 14,458,333 57 Ervin Santana Atlanta Braves 14,100,000 57 Stephen Drew Boston Red Sox 14,100,000 59 B.J. Upton Atlanta Braves 14,050,000 60 Shin-Soo Choo Texas Rangers 14,000,000 60 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 14,000,000 60 Torii Hunter Detroit Tigers 14,000,000 60 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays 14,000,000 60 David Price Tampa Bay Rays 14,000,000 65 Alex Rios Texas Rangers 13,500,000 65 James Shields Kansas City Royals 13,500,000 65 Michael Bourn Cleveland Indians 13,500,000 68 Dan Uggla Atlanta Braves 13,146,942 69 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles 13,123,520 70 Curtis Granderson New York Mets 13,000,000 70 Shane Victorino Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 70 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 70 Edwin Jackson Chicago Cubs 13,000,000 70 Wandy Rodriguez Pittsburgh Pirates 13,000,000 70 Jonathan Papelbon Philadelphia Phillies 13,000,000 76 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox 12,875,000 77 Matt Garza Milwaukee Brewers 12,209,425 78 Rafael Soriano Washington Nationals 12,072,658 79 Rickie Weeks Milwaukee Brewers 12,000,000 79 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 12,000,000 79 Adam LaRoche Washington Nationals 12,000,000 79 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 12,000,000 79 Scott Feldman Houston Astros 12,000,000 79 Ricky Nolasco Minnesota Twins 12,000,000 79 R.A. Dickey Toronto Blue Jays 12,000,000 79 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers 12,000,000 87 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers 11,500,000 87 Michael Cuddyer Colorado Rockies 11,500,000 89 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 11,398,611 90 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants 11,277,778 91 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals 11,250,000 92 Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds 11,083,333 93 Jorge De La Rosa Colorado Rockies 11,000,000 93 Yu Darvish Texas Rangers 11,000,000 93 Tim Hudson San Francisco Giants 11,000,000 93 Aaron Hill Arizona Diamondbacks 11,000,000 93 Martin Prado Arizona Diamondbacks 11,000,000 93 Kyle Lohse Milwaukee Brewers 11,000,000 93 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia Phillies 11,000,000 100 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 10,928,571 100 record(s)
