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Rank
|
Team |
Payroll |
Average |
| 1 |
N.Y. Yankees |
$182,835,513 |
$6,304,673 |
| 2 |
Boston |
125,208,542 |
4,173,618 |
| 3 |
Anaheim |
101,084,667 |
3,743,877 |
| 4 |
New York Mets |
100,629,303 |
3,870,358 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia |
93,219,167 |
3,452,562 |
| 6 |
Chicago Cubs |
91,101,667 |
3,141,437 |
| 7 |
Los Angeles |
89,694,342 |
3,449,782 |
| 8 |
Atlanta |
88,507,788 |
3,160,992 |
| 9 |
San Francisco |
82,019,167 |
2,645,780 |
| 10 |
Seattle |
81,543,833 |
2,912,280 |
| 11 |
St. Louis |
75,633,517 |
3,025,341 |
| 12 |
Houston |
74,666,303 |
2,986,652 |
| 13 |
Arizona |
70,204,984 |
2,420,862 |
| 14 |
Ch. White Sox |
65,212,500 |
2,508,173 |
| 15 |
Colorado |
64,590,403 |
2,306,800 |
| 16 |
Oakland |
59,825,167 |
2,215,747 |
| 17 |
Texas |
54,825,973 |
1,890,551 |
| 18 |
San Diego |
54,639,503 |
2,185,580 |
| 19 |
Minnesota |
53,585,000 |
2,060,962 |
| 20 |
Baltimore |
51,212,653 |
1,829,023 |
| 21 |
Toronto |
50,017,000 |
1,923,731 |
| 22 |
Kansas City |
47,609,000 |
1,586,967 |
| 23 |
Detroit |
46,353,554 |
1,655,484 |
| 24 |
Montreal |
43,197,500 |
1,439,917 |
| 25 |
Cincinnati |
43,067,858 |
1,538,138 |
| 26 |
Florida |
42,118,042 |
1,559,927 |
| 27 |
Cleveland |
34,569,300 |
1,152,310 |
| 28 |
Pittsburgh |
32,227,929 |
1,193,627 |
| 29 |
Tampa Bay |
29,506,667 |
1,092,840 |
| 30 |
Milwaukee |
27,518,500 |
1,100,740 |
Average Historical Baseball Salary
|
Year |
Average Salary |
Pct. Change
(from previous year)
|
1989 |
$512,804 |
|
1990 |
$578,930 |
+12.9 % |
1991 |
$891,188 |
+53.9 % |
1992 |
$1,084,408 |
+21.7 % |
1993 |
$1,120,254 |
+3.3 % |
1994 |
$1,188,679 |
+6.1 % |
1995 |
$1,071,029 |
-9.9 % |
1996 |
$1,176,967 |
+9.9 % |
1997 |
$1,383,578 |
+17.6 % |
1998 |
$1,441,406 |
+4.2 % |
1999 |
$1,720,050 |
+19.3 % |
2000 |
$1,988,034 |
+15.6 % |
2001 |
$2,264,403 |
+13.9 % |
2002 |
$2,383,235 |
+5.2 % |
2003 |
$2,555,476 |
+7.2 % |
2004 |
$2,486,609 |
-2.7 % |
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