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See how much your favorite Major League Baseball team spent on payroll for the 2011 MLB season. 

 

 

Team

Total Team Salary

Average Player Salary

Median Player Salary

1. New York Yankees

$202,689,028.00

$6,756,300.00

$2,100,000.00

2. Philadelphia Phillies

$172,976,379.00

$5,765,879.00

$2,625,000.00

3. Boston Red Sox

$161,762,475.00

$5,991,202.00

$5,500,000.00

4. Anaheim Angels

$138,543,166.00

$4,469,134.00

$2,000,000.00

5. White Sox

$127,789,000.00

$4,732,925.00

$2,750,000.00

6. Chicago Cubs

$125,047,329.00

$5,001,893.00

$1,600,000.00

7. New York Mets

$118,847,309.00

$4,401,752.00

$900,000.00

8. San Francisco Giants

$118,198,333.00

$4,377,716.00

$2,200,000.00

9. Minnesota Twins

$112,737,000.00

$4,509,480.00

$3,000,000.00

10. Detroit Tigers

$105,700,231.00

$3,914,823.00

$1,300,000.00

11. St. Louis Cardinals

$105,433,572.00

$3,904,947.00

$1,000,000.00

12. Los Angeles Dodgers

$104,188,999.00

$3,472,966.00

$2,142,838.00

13. Texas Rangers

$92,299,264.00

$3,182,733.00

$1,251,000.00

14. Colorado Rockies

$88,148,071.00

$3,390,310.00

$2,318,750.00

15. Atlanta Braves

$87,002,692.00

$3,346,257.00

$1,275,000.00

16. Seattle Mariners

$86,524,600.00

$2,884,153.00

$825,000.00

17. Milwaukee Brewers

$85,497,333.00

$2,849,911.00

$1,050,000.00

18. Baltimore Orioles

$85,304,038.00

$3,280,924.00

$1,425,000.00

19. Cincinnati Reds

$75,947,134.00

$2,531,571.00

$825,000.00

20. Houston Astros

$70,694,000.00

$2,437,724.00

$467,000.00

21. Oakland Athletics

$66,536,500.00

$2,376,303.00

$1,400,000.00

22. Washington Nationals

$63,856,928.00

$2,201,963.00

$1,050,000.00

23. Toronto Blue Jays

$62,567,800.00

$2,018,316.00

$1,200,000.00

24. Miami Marlins

$56,944,000.00

$2,190,153.00

$545,000.00

25. Arizona DiamondBacks

$53,639,833.00

$1,986,660.00

$1,000,000.00

26. Cleveland Indians

$49,190,566.00

$1,639,685.00

$484,200.00

27. San Diego Padres

$45,869,140.00

$1,479,649.00

$468,800.00

28. Pittsburgh Pirates

$45,047,000.00

$1,553,344.00

$450,000.00

29. Tampa Bay Rays

$41,053,571.00

$1,578,983.00

$907,750.00

30. Kansas City Royals

$36,126,000.00

$1,338,000.00

$850,000.00

 

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