Total Payroll
2,730,601,685
Team payrolls for 2010 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.
2010 New York Yankees team roster AL East 206,333,389 95 67 2 2 3 202,689,028 Alex Rodriguez (1)2010 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 162,747,333 89 73 3 5 10 161,762,475 John Lackey (12)2010 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 146,859,000 75 87 5 13 23 125,047,329 Alfonso Soriano (8)2010 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 141,927,381 97 65 1 1 1 172,976,379 Ryan Howard (8)2010 New York Mets team roster NL East 132,701,445 79 83 4 10 20 118,847,309 Johan Santana (5)2010 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 122,864,929 81 81 3 9 16 105,700,231 Miguel Cabrera (6)2010 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 108,273,197 88 74 2 6 11 127,789,000 Jake Peavy (27)2010 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 105,013,667 80 82 3 10 17 138,543,166 Torii Hunter (14)2010 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 98,376,667 61 101 4 14 29 86,524,600 Ichiro Suzuki (16)2010 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 97,828,833 92 70 1 2 5 118,198,333 Barry Zito (14)2010 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 97,559,167 94 68 1 3 4 112,737,000 Justin Morneau (27)2010 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 94,945,517 80 82 4 8 19 104,188,999 Manny Ramirez (13)2010 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 93,540,753 86 76 2 6 12 105,433,572 Matt Holliday (21)2010 Houston Astros team roster NL Central 92,355,500 76 86 4 12 22 70,694,000 Carlos Lee (8)2010 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 84,423,667 91 71 2 3 6 87,002,692 Derek Lowe (27)2010 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 84,227,000 83 79 3 7 14 88,148,071 Todd Helton (18)2010 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 81,612,500 66 96 5 13 27 85,304,038 Kevin Millwood (58)2010 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 81,108,279 77 85 3 11 21 85,497,333 Jeff Suppan (46)2010 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 72,386,544 91 71 1 4 7 75,947,134 Aaron Harang (48)2010 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 72,267,710 67 95 5 12 26 36,126,000 Gil Meche (53)2010 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 71,923,471 96 66 1 1 2 41,053,571 Carlos Pena (76)2010 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 62,689,357 85 77 4 7 13 62,567,800 Vernon Wells (24)2010 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 61,425,000 69 93 5 14 24 63,856,928 Adam Dunn (58)2010 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 61,203,967 69 93 4 11 25 49,190,566 Travis Hafner (67)2010 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 60,718,167 65 97 5 15 28 53,639,833 Dan Haren (104)2010 Florida Marlins team roster NL East 55,641,500 80 82 3 9 18 56,944,000 Nate Robertson (77)2010 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 55,250,545 90 72 1 4 9 92,299,264 Michael Young (41)2010 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 51,654,900 81 81 2 8 15 66,536,500 Eric Chavez (48)2010 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 37,799,300 90 72 2 5 8 45,869,140 Chris Young (140)2010 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 34,943,000 57 105 6 16 30 45,047,000 Paul Maholm (172)30 record(s)
1 Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 33,000,000 2 CC Sabathia New York Yankees 24,285,714 3 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 22,600,000 4 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 20,625,000 5 Johan Santana New York Mets 20,144,707 6 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers 20,000,000 7 Carlos Beltran New York Mets 19,401,569 8 Carlos Lee Houston Astros 19,000,000 8 Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies 19,000,000 8 Alfonso Soriano Chicago Cubs 19,000,000 11 Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs 18,875,000 12 John Lackey Boston Red Sox 18,700,000 13 Manny Ramirez Los Angeles Dodgers 18,695,006 14 Barry Zito San Francisco Giants 18,500,000 14 Torii Hunter Los Angeles Angels 18,500,000 16 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners 18,000,000 17 Magglio Ordonez Detroit Tigers 17,825,976 18 Todd Helton Colorado Rockies 17,775,000 19 Aramis Ramirez Chicago Cubs 16,750,000 20 A.J. Burnett New York Yankees 16,500,000 21 Matt Holliday St. Louis Cardinals 16,333,327 22 Chris Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals 15,840,971 23 Roy Halladay Philadelphia Phillies 15,750,000 24 Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays 15,687,500 25 Hiroki Kuroda Los Angeles Dodgers 15,433,333 26 Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies 15,285,714 27 Roy Oswalt Houston Astros 15,000,000 27 Derek Lowe Atlanta Braves 15,000,000 27 Justin Morneau Minnesota Twins 15,000,000 27 Mariano Rivera New York Yankees 15,000,000 27 Jake Peavy Chicago White Sox 15,000,000 32 Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals 14,595,953 33 Lance Berkman Houston Astros 14,500,000 34 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 14,000,000 34 Mark Buehrle Chicago White Sox 14,000,000 34 Kosuke Fukudome Chicago Cubs 14,000,000 34 J.D. Drew Boston Red Sox 14,000,000 38 Aaron Rowand San Francisco Giants 13,600,000 39 Ryan Dempster Chicago Cubs 13,500,000 40 Derrek Lee Chicago Cubs 13,250,000 41 Michael Young Texas Rangers 13,174,974 42 Jorge Posada New York Yankees 13,100,000 43 David Ortiz Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 43 Carlos Guillen Detroit Tigers 13,000,000 43 Ted Lilly Chicago Cubs 13,000,000 46 Jeff Suppan Milwaukee Brewers 12,750,000 46 Carlos Silva Chicago Cubs 12,750,000 48 Aaron Harang Cincinnati Reds 12,500,000 48 Mike Lowell Boston Red Sox 12,500,000 48 Jeremy Bonderman Detroit Tigers 12,500,000 48 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 12,500,000 48 Eric Chavez Oakland Athletics 12,500,000 53 Gil Meche Kansas City Royals 12,400,000 54 Raul Ibanez Philadelphia Phillies 12,166,666 54 Francisco Rodriguez New York Mets 12,166,666 56 Francisco Cordero Cincinnati Reds 12,125,000 57 Josh Beckett Boston Red Sox 12,100,000 58 Kevin Millwood Baltimore Orioles 12,000,000 58 Brad Lidge Philadelphia Phillies 12,000,000 58 Paul Konerko Chicago White Sox 12,000,000 58 Jose Guillen Kansas City Royals 12,000,000 58 Adam Dunn Washington Nationals 12,000,000 58 Oliver Perez New York Mets 12,000,000 58 Dontrelle Willis Detroit Tigers 12,000,000 65 Andy Pettitte New York Yankees 11,750,000 66 Bronson Arroyo Cincinnati Reds 11,625,000 67 Javier Vazquez New York Yankees 11,500,000 67 Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians 11,500,000 69 Gary Matthews New York Mets 11,400,000 70 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers 11,000,000 70 Milton Bradley Seattle Mariners 11,000,000 70 Jake Westbrook Cleveland Indians 11,000,000 73 Kerry Wood Cleveland Indians 10,500,000 74 David Wright New York Mets 10,250,000 75 Alex Rios Chicago White Sox 10,200,000 76 Carlos Pena Tampa Bay Rays 10,125,000 77 Carl Crawford Tampa Bay Rays 10,000,000 77 Ben Sheets Oakland Athletics 10,000,000 77 Brian Roberts Baltimore Orioles 10,000,000 77 Nate Robertson Florida Marlins 10,000,000 77 Edgar Renteria San Francisco Giants 10,000,000 82 Aaron Cook Colorado Rockies 9,625,000 83 Rafael Furcal Los Angeles Dodgers 9,500,000 84 Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins 9,416,666 85 Jose Reyes New York Mets 9,375,000 85 Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox 9,375,000 87 Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox 9,350,000 88 Julio Lugo Baltimore Orioles 9,250,000 89 Kyle Lohse St. Louis Cardinals 9,187,500 90 Robinson Cano New York Yankees 9,000,000 90 Pat Burrell Tampa Bay Rays 9,000,000 90 Bobby Abreu Los Angeles Angels 9,000,000 90 Brian Fuentes Los Angeles Angels 9,000,000 90 Adrian Beltre Boston Red Sox 9,000,000 90 Cliff Lee Seattle Mariners 9,000,000 90 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants 9,000,000 90 Tim Hudson Atlanta Braves 9,000,000 98 Randy Wolf Milwaukee Brewers 8,800,276 99 Jason Bay New York Mets 8,625,000 100 Bill Hall Boston Red Sox 8,525,000 100 record(s)
