Total Payroll
4,141,041,635
Team payrolls for 2018 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.
2018 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 235,649,368 108 54 1 1 1 174,287,098 David Price (4)2018 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 208,509,901 73 89 4 12 21 176,531,278 Buster Posey (27)2018 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 186,138,211 92 71 1 3 7 187,989,811 Clayton Kershaw (2)2018 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 183,463,459 95 68 2 2 6 170,088,502 Yu Darvish (11)2018 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 181,586,759 82 80 2 8 16 162,742,157 Bryce Harper (24)2018 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 174,592,209 80 82 4 8 17 143,965,833 Mike Trout (1)2018 New York Yankees team roster AL East 168,541,038 100 62 2 3 3 170,389,199 Giancarlo Stanton (11)2018 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 162,664,502 73 89 4 10 22 162,353,367 Russell Martin (34)2018 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 162,480,174 89 73 3 7 12 155,207,720 Felix Hernandez (10)2018 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 161,005,146 88 74 3 6 13 146,630,000 Yadier Molina (34)2018 Houston Astros team roster AL West 159,529,730 103 59 1 2 2 127,443,900 Justin Verlander (8)2018 New York Mets team roster NL East 155,765,125 77 85 4 11 20 176,284,679 Yoenis Cespedes (7)2018 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 144,498,078 67 95 5 11 23 178,431,396 Shin-Soo Choo (34)2018 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 143,600,045 47 115 5 15 30 161,684,185 Chris Davis (49)2018 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 141,339,833 91 72 2 4 9 101,513,571 Ian Desmond (21)2018 Cleveland Indians team roster AL Central 137,346,173 91 71 1 5 8 115,991,166 Josh Donaldson (17)2018 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 132,495,446 82 80 3 9 15 90,730,499 Zack Greinke (3)2018 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 131,374,996 78 84 2 9 19 100,787,500 Joe Mauer (17)2018 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 129,967,987 58 104 5 14 29 132,091,916 Alex Gordon (34)2018 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 129,917,192 64 98 3 12 26 180,250,600 Miguel Cabrera (4)2018 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 120,542,785 90 72 1 5 11 137,339,527 Freddie Freeman (29)2018 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 101,185,579 67 95 5 13 24 82,375,785 Joey Votto (11)2018 Miami Marlins team roster NL East 98,826,644 63 98 5 15 27 115,348,302 Martin Prado (77)2018 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 96,848,371 80 82 3 10 18 87,418,378 Jake Arrieta (4)2018 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 96,131,798 66 96 5 14 25 34,574,400 Eric Hosmer (34)2018 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 90,237,112 96 67 1 1 5 61,020,089 Ryan Braun (41)2018 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 87,860,654 82 79 4 7 14 94,637,833 Francisco Cervelli (113)2018 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 78,231,049 90 72 3 6 10 69,982,520 Kevin Kiermaier (226)2018 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 72,177,640 62 100 4 13 28 109,591,167 James Shields (29)2018 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 68,534,631 97 65 2 4 4 70,601,667 Khris Davis (113)30 record(s)
1 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels 33,250,000 2 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers 33,000,000 3 Zack Greinke Arizona Diamondbacks 31,000,000 4 Jake Arrieta Philadelphia Phillies 30,000,000 4 David Price Boston Red Sox 30,000,000 4 Miguel Cabrera Detroit Tigers 30,000,000 7 Yoenis Cespedes New York Mets 29,000,000 8 Justin Verlander Houston Astros 28,000,000 9 Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels 27,000,000 10 Felix Hernandez Seattle Mariners 26,000,000 11 Yu Darvish Chicago Cubs 25,000,000 11 Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds 25,000,000 11 Giancarlo Stanton New York Yankees 25,000,000 14 Robinson Cano Seattle Mariners 24,000,000 14 Jordan Zimmermann Detroit Tigers 24,000,000 16 J.D. Martinez Boston Red Sox 23,750,000 17 Josh Donaldson Cleveland Indians 23,000,000 17 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 23,000,000 19 Jon Lester Chicago Cubs 22,500,000 19 Cole Hamels Chicago Cubs 22,500,000 21 Ian Desmond Colorado Rockies 22,000,000 21 Hanley Ramirez Boston Red Sox 22,000,000 21 Masahiro Tanaka New York Yankees 22,000,000 24 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals 21,625,000 25 Matt Kemp Los Angeles Dodgers 21,500,000 25 Jason Heyward Chicago Cubs 21,500,000 27 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants 21,400,000 28 Jacoby Ellsbury San Francisco Giants 21,142,857 29 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds 21,000,000 29 Johnny Cueto San Francisco Giants 21,000,000 29 James Shields Chicago White Sox 21,000,000 29 Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves 21,000,000 29 Rick Porcello Boston Red Sox 21,000,000 34 Alex Gordon Kansas City Royals 20,000,000 34 David Wright New York Mets 20,000,000 34 Russell Martin Toronto Blue Jays 20,000,000 34 Yadier Molina St. Louis Cardinals 20,000,000 34 Shin-Soo Choo Texas Rangers 20,000,000 34 Eric Hosmer San Diego Padres 20,000,000 40 Adam Wainwright St. Louis Cardinals 19,500,000 41 Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers 19,000,000 42 Hunter Pence San Francisco Giants 18,500,000 42 Kyle Seager Seattle Mariners 18,500,000 44 Pablo Sandoval San Francisco Giants 18,455,000 45 Adrian Beltre Texas Rangers 18,000,000 45 Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers 18,000,000 47 Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies 17,750,000 48 Daniel Murphy Chicago Cubs 17,500,000 49 Chris Davis Baltimore Orioles 17,000,000 49 Mike Leake Seattle Mariners 17,000,000 49 Brian McCann Houston Astros 17,000,000 49 Edwin Encarnacion Cleveland Indians 17,000,000 49 Adam Jones Baltimore Orioles 17,000,000 54 Adrian Gonzalez New York Mets 16,455,000 55 Manny Machado Los Angeles Dodgers 16,000,000 55 Justin Upton Los Angeles Angels 16,000,000 55 Wade Davis Colorado Rockies 16,000,000 55 Ben Zobrist Chicago Cubs 16,000,000 55 Brandon Belt San Francisco Giants 16,000,000 55 Rich Hill Los Angeles Dodgers 16,000,000 55 Ian Kennedy Kansas City Royals 16,000,000 62 Aroldis Chapman New York Yankees 15,000,000 62 Carlos Santana Philadelphia Phillies 15,000,000 62 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 15,000,000 62 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals 15,000,000 62 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 15,000,000 62 Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants 15,000,000 68 Andrew McCutchen San Francisco Giants 14,750,000 69 Dexter Fowler St. Louis Cardinals 14,500,000 70 Lorenzo Cain Milwaukee Brewers 14,000,000 70 Charlie Blackmon Colorado Rockies 14,000,000 70 Alex Cobb Baltimore Orioles 14,000,000 70 Greg Holland St. Louis Cardinals 14,000,000 70 Nelson Cruz Seattle Mariners 14,000,000 70 Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals 14,000,000 70 Danny Duffy Kansas City Royals 14,000,000 77 Ervin Santana Minnesota Twins 13,500,000 77 Matt Carpenter St. Louis Cardinals 13,500,000 77 Evan Longoria San Francisco Giants 13,500,000 77 Martin Prado Miami Marlins 13,500,000 77 Jason Kipnis Cleveland Indians 13,500,000 77 Yasmany Tomas Kansas City Royals 13,500,000 83 Phil Hughes San Diego Padres 13,200,000 83 Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros 13,200,000 85 Marco Estrada Toronto Blue Jays 13,000,000 85 Josh Reddick Houston Astros 13,000,000 85 David Robertson New York Yankees 13,000,000 85 Chase Headley San Diego Padres 13,000,000 85 J.A. Happ Toronto Blue Jays 13,000,000 85 Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds 13,000,000 85 Craig Kimbrel Boston Red Sox 13,000,000 85 Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox 13,000,000 93 Zack Cozart Los Angeles Angels 12,666,666 94 Tyler Chatwood Chicago Cubs 12,500,000 94 Chris Sale Boston Red Sox 12,500,000 96 Anthony Rendon Washington Nationals 12,300,000 97 Michael Brantley Cleveland Indians 12,000,000 97 Lance Lynn Minnesota Twins 12,000,000 97 Gio Gonzalez Milwaukee Brewers 12,000,000 97 Zack Britton Baltimore Orioles 12,000,000 97 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants 12,000,000 97 George Springer Houston Astros 12,000,000 102 record(s)
