| West | W | L | Pct | GB |
| LA Angels | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
| Texas | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10.0 |
| Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12.0 |
| Oakland | 75 | 87 | .463 | 22.0 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Michael Young | DH-1B | 32 | $ 13,054,526 | 39 | ||
| Kevin Millwood | P | 34 | $ 12,868,892 | 45 | ||
| Vicente Padilla | P | 31 | $ 12,000,000 | 56 | ||
| Hank Blalock | 3B | 28 | $ 6,200,000 | |||
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 27 | $ 3,200,000 | |||
| Marlon Byrd | CF | 31 | $ 3,060,000 | |||
| C.J. Wilson | P | 28 | $ 1,850,000 | |||
| Frank Francisco | P | 29 | $ 1,615,000 | |||
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 37 | $ 1,500,000 | |||
| Eddie Guardado | P | 38 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Omar Vizquel | 2B-3B | 42 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Jason Grilli | P | 32 | $ 800,000 | |||
| Jason Jennings | P | 30 | $ 800,000 | |||
| Kris Benson | P | 34 | $ 750,000 | |||
| Brandon McCarthy | P | 25 | $ 650,000 | |||
| Josh Hamilton | CF-LF | 28 | $ 555,000 | |||
| Andruw Jones | LF | 32 | $ 500,000 | |||
| Scott Feldman | P | 26 | $ 434,680 | |||
| Josh Rupe | P | 26 | $ 416,310 | |||
| David Murphy | LF | 27 | $ 414,820 | |||
| Dustin Nippert | P | 28 | $ 411,760 | |||
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 24 | $ 410,890 | |||
| Willie Eyre | P | 30 | $ 410,000 | |||
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 28 | $ 408,070 | |||
| Chris Davis | DH-1B | 23 | $ 406,620 | |||
| Darren O'Day | P | 26 | $ 406,000 | |||
| Matt Harrison | P | 23 | $ 405,500 | |||
| Warner Madrigal | P | 25 | $ 404,730 | |||
| Taylor Teagarden | C | 25 | $ 401,000 | |||
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 20 | $ 400,000 |