Total Payroll
4,906,571,671
Team payrolls for 2024 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.
2024 New York Mets team roster NL East 307,792,124 89 73 3 5 10 334,233,332 Francisco Lindor (12)2024 New York Yankees team roster AL East 305,444,574 94 68 1 1 3 268,954,047 Aaron Judge (3)2024 Houston Astros team roster AL West 249,515,241 88 73 1 4 11 180,888,333 Justin Verlander (2)2024 Philadelphia Phillies team roster NL East 245,200,613 95 67 1 2 2 232,424,939 Trea Turner (21)2024 Texas Rangers team roster AL West 229,972,500 78 84 3 11 21 183,578,160 Max Scherzer (1)2024 Atlanta Braves team roster NL East 229,257,043 89 73 2 6 9 193,477,500 Matt Olson (44)2024 Toronto Blue Jays team roster AL East 227,175,884 74 88 5 12 24 205,680,777 Kevin Gausman (35)2024 Los Angeles Dodgers team roster NL West 225,204,220 98 61 1 1 1 217,612,634 Shohei Ohtani (18)2024 Chicago Cubs team roster NL Central 224,452,543 83 79 2 9 16 170,365,000 Cody Bellinger (19)2024 San Francisco Giants team roster NL West 198,419,831 80 82 4 10 20 175,590,000 Blake Snell (12)2024 Boston Red Sox team roster AL East 177,760,347 81 81 3 9 18 167,533,182 Rafael Devers (19)2024 St. Louis Cardinals team roster NL Central 175,517,567 83 79 3 8 15 147,770,834 Nolan Arenado (8)2024 Los Angeles Angels team roster AL West 167,918,094 63 99 5 14 27 204,088,094 Anthony Rendon (5)2024 Arizona Diamondbacks team roster NL West 165,611,416 89 73 3 7 8 103,763,571 Jordan Montgomery (29)2024 San Diego Padres team roster NL West 160,549,153 93 69 2 3 5 236,962,024 Xander Bogaerts (29)2024 Colorado Rockies team roster NL West 142,285,285 61 101 5 15 29 166,250,466 Kris Bryant (22)2024 Seattle Mariners team roster AL West 141,365,433 85 77 2 7 14 129,814,047 Luis Castillo (41)2024 Chicago White Sox team roster AL Central 128,990,283 41 121 5 15 30 174,911,666 Yoan Moncada (35)2024 Minnesota Twins team roster AL Central 128,034,633 82 80 4 8 17 141,271,190 Carlos Correa (12)2024 Kansas City Royals team roster AL Central 115,703,220 86 76 2 5 13 75,825,000 Salvador Perez (50)2024 Washington Nationals team roster NL East 108,298,672 71 91 4 13 25 78,983,095 Patrick Corbin (8)2024 Detroit Tigers team roster AL Central 105,684,833 86 76 3 6 12 105,338,500 Javier Baez (29)2024 Milwaukee Brewers team roster NL Central 104,046,560 93 69 1 4 4 108,644,960 Christian Yelich (25)2024 Cincinnati Reds team roster NL Central 101,615,833 77 85 4 11 22 70,624,500 Jeimer Candelario (87)2024 Baltimore Orioles team roster AL East 100,476,440 91 71 2 3 7 52,157,966 Corbin Burnes (86)2024 Cleveland Guardians team roster AL Central 99,843,528 92 69 1 2 6 75,010,000 Jose Ramirez (69)2024 Tampa Bay Rays team roster AL East 98,523,712 80 82 4 10 19 64,652,911 Zach Eflin (138)2024 Miami Marlins team roster NL East 96,694,352 62 100 5 14 28 81,075,000 Josh Bell (75)2024 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster NL Central 83,272,737 76 86 5 12 23 60,787,500 Marco Gonzales (121)2024 Oakland Athletics team roster AL West 61,945,000 69 93 4 13 26 43,145,000 Ross Stripling (117)30 record(s)
1 Max Scherzer Texas Rangers 43,333,334 2 Justin Verlander Houston Astros 43,333,333 3 Jacob deGrom Texas Rangers 40,000,000 3 Aaron Judge New York Yankees 40,000,000 5 Anthony Rendon Los Angeles Angels 38,000,000 6 Gerrit Cole New York Yankees 36,000,000 7 Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels 35,450,000 8 Patrick Corbin Washington Nationals 35,000,000 8 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals 35,000,000 8 Nolan Arenado St. Louis Cardinals 35,000,000 11 Corey Seager Texas Rangers 34,500,000 12 Carlos Correa Minnesota Twins 32,000,000 12 Francisco Lindor New York Mets 32,000,000 12 Blake Snell San Francisco Giants 32,000,000 12 Giancarlo Stanton New York Yankees 32,000,000 16 Juan Soto New York Yankees 31,000,000 17 Alex Bregman Houston Astros 28,500,000 18 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers 28,216,944 19 Rafael Devers Boston Red Sox 27,500,000 19 Cody Bellinger Chicago Cubs 27,500,000 21 Trea Turner Philadelphia Phillies 27,272,727 22 Freddie Freeman Los Angeles Dodgers 27,000,000 22 Carlos Rodon New York Yankees 27,000,000 22 Kris Bryant Colorado Rockies 27,000,000 25 Christian Yelich Milwaukee Brewers 26,000,000 25 Marcus Semien Texas Rangers 26,000,000 25 Bryce Harper Philadelphia Phillies 26,000,000 25 Jose Altuve Houston Astros 26,000,000 29 Dansby Swanson Chicago Cubs 25,000,000 29 Jordan Montgomery Arizona Diamondbacks 25,000,000 29 Javier Baez Detroit Tigers 25,000,000 29 Xander Bogaerts San Diego Padres 25,000,000 29 Mookie Betts Los Angeles Dodgers 25,000,000 34 Aaron Nola Philadelphia Phillies 24,571,428 35 Yoan Moncada Chicago White Sox 24,000,000 35 Kevin Gausman Toronto Blue Jays 24,000,000 37 J.T. Realmuto Philadelphia Phillies 23,875,000 38 Zack Wheeler Philadelphia Phillies 23,500,000 38 Teoscar Hernandez Los Angeles Dodgers 23,500,000 40 Robbie Ray San Francisco Giants 23,000,000 41 Luis Castillo Seattle Mariners 22,750,000 42 Trevor Story Boston Red Sox 22,500,000 42 George Springer Toronto Blue Jays 22,500,000 44 Matt Olson Atlanta Braves 22,000,000 44 Paul Goldschmidt St. Louis Cardinals 22,000,000 46 Austin Riley Atlanta Braves 21,000,000 46 Chris Bassitt Toronto Blue Jays 21,000,000 48 Pete Alonso New York Mets 20,500,000 49 Brandon Nimmo New York Mets 20,250,000 50 Kyle Schwarber Philadelphia Phillies 20,000,000 50 Seiya Suzuki Chicago Cubs 20,000,000 50 Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals 20,000,000 50 Charlie Morton Atlanta Braves 20,000,000 50 Joe Musgrove San Diego Padres 20,000,000 50 Ian Happ Chicago Cubs 20,000,000 50 Nick Castellanos Philadelphia Phillies 20,000,000 57 Vladimir Guerrero Toronto Blue Jays 19,900,000 58 Starling Marte New York Mets 19,500,000 58 Jose Abreu Houston Astros 19,500,000 60 Josh Hader Houston Astros 19,000,000 61 Michael Conforto San Francisco Giants 18,000,000 61 Willson Contreras St. Louis Cardinals 18,000,000 61 Taijuan Walker Philadelphia Phillies 18,000,000 61 Masataka Yoshida Boston Red Sox 18,000,000 61 Marcus Stroman New York Yankees 18,000,000 61 Jameson Taillon Chicago Cubs 18,000,000 61 Lucas Giolito Boston Red Sox 18,000,000 68 Edwin Diaz New York Mets 17,250,000 69 Lance McCullers Houston Astros 17,000,000 69 Anthony Rizzo New York Yankees 17,000,000 69 Jose Ramirez Cleveland Guardians 17,000,000 69 Mitch Haniger Seattle Mariners 17,000,000 69 Ronald Acuna Atlanta Braves 17,000,000 69 Jose Berrios Toronto Blue Jays 17,000,000 75 Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs 16,500,000 75 Josh Bell Miami Marlins 16,500,000 75 Andrew Benintendi Chicago White Sox 16,500,000 78 Nathan Eovaldi Texas Rangers 16,000,000 78 Matt Chapman San Francisco Giants 16,000,000 78 Miles Mikolas St. Louis Cardinals 16,000,000 78 Michael Wacha Kansas City Royals 16,000,000 78 Chris Sale Atlanta Braves 16,000,000 78 Marcell Ozuna Atlanta Braves 16,000,000 78 Kenley Jansen Boston Red Sox 16,000,000 78 Raisel Iglesias Atlanta Braves 16,000,000 86 Corbin Burnes Baltimore Orioles 15,637,000 87 Yu Darvish San Diego Padres 15,000,000 87 Seth Lugo Kansas City Royals 15,000,000 87 DJ LeMahieu New York Yankees 15,000,000 87 Kyle Freeland Colorado Rockies 15,000,000 87 Max Fried Atlanta Braves 15,000,000 87 Tyler Glasnow Los Angeles Dodgers 15,000,000 87 Byron Buxton Minnesota Twins 15,000,000 87 Jeimer Candelario Cincinnati Reds 15,000,000 95 Sean Manaea New York Mets 14,500,000 96 Gleyber Torres New York Yankees 14,200,000 97 Jack Flaherty Detroit Tigers 14,000,000 97 Nick Martinez Cincinnati Reds 14,000,000 97 Kenta Maeda Detroit Tigers 14,000,000 97 Kodai Senga New York Mets 14,000,000 97 Ryan Pressly Houston Astros 14,000,000 97 Frankie Montas Cincinnati Reds 14,000,000 97 Eduardo Rodriguez Arizona Diamondbacks 14,000,000 103 record(s)