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See how much money your favorite Major League Baseball team spent on payroll during the 2010 MLB season. 

 

Team

Total Team Payroll

Average Player Salary

Median Player Salary

1. New York Yankees

$206,333,389.00

$8,253,335.00

$5,500,000.00

2. Boston Red Sox

$162,447,333.00

$5,601,632.00

$3,750,000.00

3. Chicago Cubs

$146,609,000.00

$5,429,962.00

$2,125,000.00

4. Philadelphia Phillies

$141,928,379.00

$5,068,870.00

$2,750,000.00

5. New York Mets

$134,422,942.00

$4,800,819.00

$1,375,000.00

6. Detroit Tigers

$122,864,928.00

$4,550,552.00

$1,500,000.00

7. Chicago White Sox

$105,530,000.00

$4,058,846.00

$2,500,000.00

8. Anaheim Angels

$104,963,866.00

$3,619,443.00

$2,050,000.00

9. San Francisco Giants

$98,641,333.00

$3,522,904.00

$910,000.00

10. Minnesota Twins

$97,559,166.00

$3,484,255.00

$1,800,000.00

11. Los Angeles Dodgers

$95,358,016.00

$3,531,778.00

$1,000,000.00

12. St. Louis Cardinals

$93,540,751.00

$3,741,630.00

$1,000,000.00

13. Houston Astros

$92,355,500.00

$3,298,410.00

$1,325,000.00

14. Seattle Mariners

$86,510,000.00

$3,089,642.00

$1,118,750.00

15. Atlanta Braves

$84,423,666.00

$3,126,802.00

$1,150,000.00

16. Colorado Rockies

$84,227,000.00

$2,904,379.00

$1,300,000.00

17. Baltimore Orioles

$81,612,500.00

$3,138,942.00

$1,325,000.00

18. Milwaukee Brewers

$81,108,278.00

$2,796,837.00

$1,287,500.00

19. Tampa Bay Rays

$71,923,471.00

$2,663,832.00

$1,800,000.00

20. Cincinnati Reds

$71,761,542.00

$2,760,059.00

$485,000.00

21. Kansas City Royals

$71,405,210.00

$2,644,637.00

$1,700,000.00

22. Toronto Blue Jays

$62,234,000.00

$2,074,466.00

$825,000.00

23. Washington Nationals

$61,400,000.00

$2,046,666.00

$725,000.00

24. Cleveland Indians

$61,203,966.00

$2,110,481.00

$427,500.00

25. Arizona Diamondbacks

$60,718,166.00

$2,335,314.00

$1,416,666.00

26. Miami Marlins

$57,029,719.00

$2,112,211.00

$550,000.00

27. Texas Rangers

$55,250,544.00

$1,905,191.00

$510,000.00

28. Oakland Athletics

$51,654,900.00

$1,666,287.00

$420,000.00

29. San Diego Padres

$37,799,300.00

$1,453,819.00

$421,750.00

30. Pittsburgh Pirates

$34,943,000.00

$1,294,185.00

$452,000.00

 

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