Total Payroll
3,658,284,542
Team payrolls for 2015 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.
2015 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 230,352,402 92 70 1 4 6 253,639,162 Clayton Kershaw (1)2015 New York Yankees team roster AL East 213,472,857 87 75 2 4 9 227,854,349 Mark Teixeira (11)2015 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 174,510,977 83 79 2 7 13 146,686,385 Jayson Werth (19)2015 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 172,792,250 74 87 5 14 22 199,525,500 Justin Verlander (2)2015 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 168,691,914 78 84 5 11 19 199,864,178 Hanley Ramirez (27)2015 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 166,495,942 84 78 2 6 12 171,464,943 Matt Cain (23)2015 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 146,449,583 85 77 3 6 11 166,831,190 Albert Pujols (7)2015 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 144,816,873 88 74 1 3 8 161,246,720 Josh Hamilton (4)2015 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 133,048,000 63 99 5 15 30 103,346,668 Ryan Howard (4)2015 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 126,619,628 74 88 4 9 23 100,547,000 Matt Kemp (21)2015 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 123,225,842 76 86 4 12 20 144,996,858 Felix Hernandez (6)2015 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 120,301,957 100 62 1 1 1 149,186,000 Adam Wainwright (29)2015 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 118,862,632 81 81 3 9 16 147,943,713 Adam Jones (67)2015 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 117,732,284 64 98 5 14 29 93,171,452 Joey Votto (58)2015 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 117,164,522 97 65 3 3 3 167,444,167 Jon Lester (24)2015 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 116,415,800 93 69 1 2 5 140,582,027 Jose Reyes (14)2015 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 112,914,525 95 67 1 1 4 137,606,125 Alex Gordon (64)2015 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 110,712,866 76 86 4 13 21 115,998,667 John Danks (49)2015 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 108,262,000 83 79 2 7 14 104,591,200 Joe Mauer (12)2015 New York Mets team roster NL East 100,133,953 90 72 1 5 7 130,612,115 David Wright (30)2015 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 98,683,035 68 94 4 11 25 62,964,319 Aramis Ramirez (58)2015 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 98,261,171 68 94 5 12 26 113,242,571 Troy Tulowitzki (24)2015 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 89,622,648 67 95 4 13 28 84,821,541 Trevor Cahill (84)2015 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 87,746,766 81 80 3 8 15 98,006,899 Nick Swisher (53)2015 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 85,885,832 98 64 2 2 2 99,960,499 Francisco Liriano (96)2015 Miami Marlins team roster NL East 84,637,500 71 91 3 10 24 70,464,500 Martin Prado (102)2015 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 80,786,666 68 94 5 15 27 85,823,390 Scott Kazmir (71)2015 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 74,849,584 80 82 4 10 17 64,120,323 Evan Longoria (97)2015 Houston Astros team roster AL West 69,064,200 86 76 2 5 10 96,643,000 Scott Feldman (113)2015 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 65,770,333 79 83 3 8 18 98,657,436 Aaron Hill (88)30 record(s)
1 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 31,000,000 2 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers 28,000,000 3 Zack Greinke Los Angeles Dodgers 27,000,000 4 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 25,000,000 4 Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers 25,000,000 6 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners 24,857,142 7 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels 24,000,000 7 Prince Fielder Texas Rangers 24,000,000 7 Robinson Cano Seattle Mariners 24,000,000 10 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies 23,500,000 11 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 23,125,000 12 CC Sabathia New York Yankees 23,000,000 12 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 23,000,000 14 Jose Reyes Toronto Blue Jays 22,000,000 14 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 22,000,000 14 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers 22,000,000 14 Masahiro Tanaka New York Yankees 22,000,000 18 Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers 21,857,142 19 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals 21,571,428 20 Carl Crawford Los Angeles Dodgers 21,357,142 21 Matt Kemp San Diego Padres 21,250,000 22 Jacoby Ellsbury New York Yankees 21,142,857 23 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants 20,833,333 24 Jon Lester Chicago Cubs 20,000,000 24 Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies 20,000,000 24 Mark Buehrle Toronto Blue Jays 20,000,000 27 David Price Detroit Tigers 19,750,000 27 Hanley Ramirez Boston Red Sox 19,750,000 29 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 19,500,000 30 David Wright New York Mets 19,347,170 31 Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants 18,700,000 32 C.J. Wilson Los Angeles Angels 18,500,000 33 Jered Weaver Los Angeles Angels 18,200,000 34 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 18,000,000 34 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers 18,000,000 36 Pablo Sandoval Boston Red Sox 17,600,000 37 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants 17,277,777 38 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 17,142,857 39 Brian McCann New York Yankees 17,000,000 40 Anibal Sanchez Detroit Tigers 16,800,000 41 Jordan Zimmermann Washington Nationals 16,500,000 42 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 16,428,571 43 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals 16,227,957 44 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox 16,000,000 44 Curtis Granderson New York Mets 16,000,000 44 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers 16,000,000 44 Ian Kinsler Detroit Tigers 16,000,000 44 Mike Napoli Boston Red Sox 16,000,000 49 John Danks Chicago White Sox 15,750,000 50 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 15,333,333 51 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 15,200,000 52 B.J. Upton San Diego Padres 15,050,000 53 Nick Swisher Cleveland Indians 15,000,000 53 Jhonny Peralta St. Louis Cardinals 15,000,000 53 Carlos Beltran New York Yankees 15,000,000 56 Justin Upton San Diego Padres 14,708,333 57 Nelson Cruz Seattle Mariners 14,250,000 58 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays 14,000,000 58 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers 14,000,000 58 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 14,000,000 58 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 14,000,000 58 Aramis Ramirez Milwaukee Brewers 14,000,000 58 Shin-Soo Choo Texas Rangers 14,000,000 64 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals 13,750,000 65 Michael Bourn Cleveland Indians 13,500,000 65 Ervin Santana Minnesota Twins 13,500,000 67 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles 13,355,106 68 Dan Uggla Washington Nationals 13,250,000 69 Matt Harrison Texas Rangers 13,200,000 70 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 13,111,111 71 Jonathan Papelbon Philadelphia Phillies 13,000,000 71 Scott Kazmir Oakland Athletics 13,000,000 71 Edwin Jackson Chicago Cubs 13,000,000 71 Chase Headley New York Yankees 13,000,000 71 Yovani Gallardo Texas Rangers 13,000,000 71 Melky Cabrera Chicago White Sox 13,000,000 71 Shane Victorino Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 78 Jorge De La Rosa Colorado Rockies 12,500,000 78 Brett Gardner New York Yankees 12,500,000 78 Rick Porcello Boston Red Sox 12,500,000 78 Brandon McCarthy Los Angeles Dodgers 12,500,000 82 Clay Buchholz Boston Red Sox 12,250,000 83 Matt Garza Milwaukee Brewers 12,209,424 84 Trevor Cahill Atlanta Braves 12,200,000 85 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox 12,142,348 86 Brandon Phillips Cincinnati Reds 12,083,333 87 Jay Bruce Cincinnati Reds 12,041,666 88 Aaron Hill Arizona Diamondbacks 12,000,000 88 Miguel Montero Chicago Cubs 12,000,000 88 Adam LaRoche Chicago White Sox 12,000,000 88 Tim Hudson San Francisco Giants 12,000,000 88 Chris Davis Baltimore Orioles 12,000,000 88 R.A. Dickey Toronto Blue Jays 12,000,000 88 Ricky Nolasco Minnesota Twins 12,000,000 95 Ubaldo Jimenez Baltimore Orioles 11,923,102 96 Francisco Liriano Pittsburgh Pirates 11,666,666 97 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays 11,500,018 98 Doug Fister Washington Nationals 11,400,000 99 Rusney Castillo Boston Red Sox 11,271,000 100 J.J. Hardy Baltimore Orioles 11,209,424 100 record(s)
