Total Payroll
3,878,284,045
Team payrolls for 2017 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.
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 187,989,811 104 58 1 1 1 253,639,162 Clayton Kershaw (1)2017 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 180,250,600 64 98 5 15 29 199,525,500 Justin Verlander (4)2017 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 178,431,396 78 84 4 9 16 161,246,720 Cole Hamels (11)2017 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 176,531,278 64 98 5 15 30 171,464,943 Buster Posey (21)2017 New York Mets team roster NL East 176,284,679 70 92 4 12 25 130,612,115 Yoenis Cespedes (11)2017 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 174,287,098 93 69 1 3 6 199,864,178 David Price (3)2017 New York Yankees team roster AL East 170,389,199 91 71 2 4 8 227,854,349 CC Sabathia (8)2017 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 170,088,502 92 70 1 4 7 167,444,167 Jason Heyward (18)2017 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 162,742,157 97 65 1 2 4 146,686,385 Jayson Werth (23)2017 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 162,353,367 76 86 4 11 19 140,582,027 Troy Tulowitzki (27)2017 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 161,684,185 75 87 5 13 20 147,943,713 Chris Davis (47)2017 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 155,207,720 78 84 3 10 17 144,996,858 Felix Hernandez (6)2017 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 146,630,000 83 79 3 7 12 149,186,000 Adam Wainwright (34)2017 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 143,965,833 80 82 2 6 15 166,831,190 Albert Pujols (6)2017 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 137,339,527 72 90 3 10 23 84,821,541 Matt Kemp (18)2017 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 132,091,916 80 82 3 8 13 137,606,125 Alex Gordon (51)2017 Houston Astros team roster AL West 127,443,900 101 61 1 2 3 96,643,000 Brian McCann (47)2017 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 115,991,166 102 60 1 1 2 98,006,899 Edwin Encarnacion (83)2017 Miami Marlins team roster NL East 115,348,302 77 85 2 8 18 70,464,500 Giancarlo Stanton (65)2017 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 109,591,167 67 95 4 14 27 115,998,667 James Shields (23)2017 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 101,513,571 87 75 3 5 9 113,242,571 Carlos Gonzalez (27)2017 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 100,787,500 85 77 2 5 11 104,591,200 Joe Mauer (10)2017 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 94,637,833 75 87 4 9 22 99,960,499 Andrew McCutchen (67)2017 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 90,730,499 93 69 2 3 5 98,657,436 Zack Greinke (2)2017 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 87,418,378 66 96 5 14 28 103,346,668 Jeremy Hellickson (45)2017 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 82,375,785 68 94 5 13 26 93,171,452 Joey Votto (14)2017 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 70,601,667 75 87 5 12 21 85,823,390 Ryan Madson (159)2017 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 69,982,520 80 82 3 7 14 64,120,323 Evan Longoria (83)2017 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 61,020,089 86 76 2 6 10 62,964,319 Ryan Braun (36)2017 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 34,574,400 71 91 4 11 24 100,547,000 Jered Weaver (330)30 record(s)
1 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 33,000,000 2 Zack Greinke Arizona Diamondbacks 31,000,000 3 David Price Boston Red Sox 30,000,000 4 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers 28,000,000 4 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers 28,000,000 6 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners 26,000,000 6 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels 26,000,000 8 CC Sabathia New York Yankees 25,000,000 9 Robinson Cano Seattle Mariners 24,000,000 10 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 23,000,000 11 Cole Hamels Texas Rangers 22,500,000 11 Yoenis Cespedes New York Mets 22,500,000 13 Justin Upton Detroit Tigers 22,125,000 14 Jose Reyes New York Mets 22,000,000 14 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 22,000,000 14 Hanley Ramirez Boston Red Sox 22,000,000 14 Masahiro Tanaka New York Yankees 22,000,000 18 Matt Kemp Atlanta Braves 21,500,000 18 Adrian Gonzalez Los Angeles Dodgers 21,500,000 18 Jason Heyward Chicago Cubs 21,500,000 21 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants 21,400,000 22 Jacoby Ellsbury New York Yankees 21,142,857 23 James Shields Chicago White Sox 21,000,000 23 Jayson Werth Washington Nationals 21,000,000 23 Johnny Cueto San Francisco Giants 21,000,000 26 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves 20,500,000 27 Rick Porcello Boston Red Sox 20,000,000 27 Carlos Gonzalez Colorado Rockies 20,000,000 27 Troy Tulowitzki Toronto Blue Jays 20,000,000 27 Shin-Soo Choo Texas Rangers 20,000,000 27 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants 20,000,000 27 Jon Lester Chicago Cubs 20,000,000 27 Russell Martin Toronto Blue Jays 20,000,000 34 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 19,500,000 35 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels 19,250,000 36 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds 19,000,000 36 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 19,000,000 38 Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants 18,500,000 39 Jordan Zimmermann Detroit Tigers 18,000,000 39 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers 18,000,000 39 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers 18,000,000 39 Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays 18,000,000 39 Jeff Samardzija San Francisco Giants 18,000,000 44 Andre Ethier Los Angeles Dodgers 17,500,000 45 Jeremy Hellickson Philadelphia Phillies 17,200,000 45 Neil Walker New York Mets 17,200,000 47 Chris Davis Baltimore Orioles 17,000,000 47 Brian McCann Houston Astros 17,000,000 47 Pablo Sandoval Boston Red Sox 17,000,000 47 Josh Donaldson Toronto Blue Jays 17,000,000 51 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles 16,000,000 51 John Lackey Chicago Cubs 16,000,000 51 Anibal Sanchez Detroit Tigers 16,000,000 51 Ben Zobrist Chicago Cubs 16,000,000 51 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals 16,000,000 56 Jake Arrieta Chicago Cubs 15,637,500 57 Aroldis Chapman New York Yankees 15,000,000 57 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 15,000,000 57 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals 15,000,000 57 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox 15,000,000 57 Melky Cabrera Chicago White Sox 15,000,000 57 Curtis Granderson New York Mets 15,000,000 57 Mike Leake St. Louis Cardinals 15,000,000 57 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 15,000,000 65 Giancarlo Stanton Miami Marlins 14,500,000 65 Dexter Fowler St. Louis Cardinals 14,500,000 67 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 14,000,000 67 Nelson Cruz Seattle Mariners 14,000,000 67 J.J. Hardy Baltimore Orioles 14,000,000 67 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 14,000,000 67 Brandon Phillips Atlanta Braves 14,000,000 67 Miguel Montero Chicago Cubs 14,000,000 67 Hisashi Iwakuma Seattle Mariners 14,000,000 67 Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates 14,000,000 67 Marco Estrada Toronto Blue Jays 14,000,000 67 Yuli Gurriel Houston Astros 14,000,000 77 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals 13,625,000 78 Ian Kennedy Kansas City Royals 13,500,000 78 Ervin Santana Minnesota Twins 13,500,000 78 Ubaldo Jimenez Baltimore Orioles 13,500,000 78 Clay Buchholz Philadelphia Phillies 13,500,000 82 Phil Hughes Minnesota Twins 13,200,000 83 Craig Kimbrel Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 83 J.A. Happ Toronto Blue Jays 13,000,000 83 Chase Headley New York Yankees 13,000,000 83 Edwin Encarnacion Cleveland Indians 13,000,000 83 Francisco Liriano Toronto Blue Jays 13,000,000 83 Matt Holliday New York Yankees 13,000,000 83 Josh Reddick Houston Astros 13,000,000 83 Jay Bruce New York Mets 13,000,000 83 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays 13,000,000 92 Matt Garza Milwaukee Brewers 12,500,000 92 Bartolo Colon Atlanta Braves 12,500,000 94 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals 12,250,000 95 Chris Sale Boston Red Sox 12,000,000 95 Brett Gardner New York Yankees 12,000,000 95 Justin Turner Los Angeles Dodgers 12,000,000 95 Ricky Nolasco Los Angeles Angels 12,000,000 95 Rich Hill Los Angeles Dodgers 12,000,000 95 Todd Frazier Chicago White Sox 12,000,000 95 Carlos Santana Cleveland Indians 12,000,000 95 Gio Gonzalez Washington Nationals 12,000,000 95 Daniel Murphy Washington Nationals 12,000,000 95 David Robertson Chicago White Sox 12,000,000 95 Jaime Garcia Atlanta Braves 12,000,000 105 record(s)
