Team Payrolls

Team

2004 Payroll (Rank)

2001 Payroll (Rank)

1995 Payroll (Rank)

1989 Payroll (Rank)

1983 Payroll (Rank)

1977 Payroll (Rank)

New York Yankees

$182,835,513 (1)

$109,791,893 (1)

$58,165,252 (1)

$18,482,251 (4)

$12,008,276 (2)

$2,942,325 (2)

Boston Red Sox

$125,208,524 (2)

$109,558,908 (2)

$38,157,750 (8)

$19,064,885 (3)

$6,435,324 (16)

$1,375,350 (10)

Anaheim Angels

$101,084,667 (3)

$46,568,180 (21)

$34,702,577 (14)

$15,362,333 (11)

$9,935,324 (4)

$1,883,050 (6)

New York Mets

$100,629,303 (4)

$93,174,428 (4)

$23,097,944 (23)

$21,300,878 (1)

$12,011,636 (1)

$937,800
(19)

Philadelphia Phillies

$93,219,167 (5)

$41,664,167 (24)

$30,333,350 (19)

$8,633,000 (26)

$11,400,620 (3)

$2,965,900 (1)

Chicago Cubs

$91,101,667 (6)

$64,015,833 (14)

$36,797,696 (11)

$12,167,000 (18)

$6,550,516 (14)

$1,193,450 (14)

Los Angeles Dodgers

$89,694,167 (7)

$108,980,952 (3)

$36,725,956 (12)

$21,147,506 (2)

$7,099,540 (13)

$1,912,700 (5)

Atlanta Braves

$88,507,788 (8)

$91,851,587 (6)

$47,023,444 (4)

$9,065,334 (23)

$8,753,360 (8)

$1,182,175 (16)

San Francisco Giants

$82,019,167 (9)

$63,332,667 (15)

$33,798,683 (15)

$17,255,083 (6)

$5,969,712 (20)

$1,672,500 (8)

Seattle Mariners

$81,534,833 (10)

$75,652,500 (11)

$37,984,610 (10)

$8,708,500 (25)

$2,348,500 (25)

$422,025
(24)

Chicago White Sox

$76,212,500 (11)

$62,363,000 (16)

$40,750,782 (6)

$8,981,094 (24)

$7,171,192 (12)

$1,098,500 (18)

St. Louis Cardinals

$75,633,517 (12)

$77,270,855 (9)

$28,679,250 (20)

$16,077,333 (9)

$6,283,004 (19)

$1,250,675 (12)

Houston Astros

$74,666,303 (13)

$60,382,667 (17)

$33,614,668 (16)

$16,761,625 (8)

$9,235,100 (5)

$867,325
(20)

Arizona Diamondbacks

$70,204,984 (14)

$81,206,513 (8)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Colorado Rockies

$64,590,403 (15)

$71,068,000 (13)

$38,039,871 (9)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oakland Athletics

$59,825,167 (16)

$33,810,750 (29)

$33,372,722 (17)

$17,772,999 (5)

$6,490,820 (15)

$610,500
(23)

Texas Rangers

$54,825,973 (17)

$88,504,421 (7)

$35,888,725 (13)

$10,831,781 (21)

$4,083,744 (24)

$1,567,825 (9)

San Diego Padres

$54,639,503 (18)

$38,333,117 (25)

$25,008,834 (22)

$14,004,000 (15)

$6,350,960 (18)

$1,314,500 (11)

Minnesota Twins

$53,585,000 (19)

$24,350,000 (30)

$15,362,750 (27)

$14,303,000 (13)

$1,763,440 (26)

$419,850
(25)

Baltimore Orioles

$51,212,653 (20)

$72,426,328 (12)

$48,739,636 (2)

$10,944,499 (20)

$7,568,540 (11)

$1,242,800 (13)

Toronto Blue Jays

$50,017,000 (21)

$75,798,500 (10)

$42,233,500 (5)

$16,016,666 (10)

$4,986,436 (23)

$326,000
(26)

Kansas City Royals

$47,609,000 (22)

$35,643,000 (26)

$31,181,334 (18)

$17,101,047 (7)

$7,698,936 (10)

$1,867,050 (7)

Detroit Tigers

$46,353,554 (23)

$49,831,167 (20)

$28,663,667 (21)

$14,147,763 (14)

$6,409,172 (17)

$634,625
(22)

Montreal Expos/
Washington Senators

$43,197,500 (24)

$34,774,500 (28)

$13,116,557 (28)

$15,141,222 (12)

$8,913,996 (6)

$1,113,575 (17)

Cincinnati Reds

$43,067,858 (25)

$45,227,882 (22)

$47,739,109 (3)

$12,257,000 (17)

$5,713,904 (22)

$2,227,800 (3)

Florida Marlins

$42,118,042 (26)

$35,504,167 (27)

$22,961,781 (24)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Cleveland Indians

$34,569,300 (27)

$91,974,979 (5)

$40,180,750 (7)

$10,349,500 (22)

$5,799,752 (21)

$1,187,600 (15)

Pittsburgh Pirates

$32,227,929 (28)

$52,698,333 (19)

$17,655,833  (25)

$12,463,000 (16)

$7,833,532 (9)

$1,953,475 (4)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

$29,506,667 (29)

$54,798,500 (18)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Milwaukee Brewers

$27,518,500 (30)

$43,089,333 (23)

$17,407,385 (26)

$11,901,500 (19)

$8,877,708 (7)

$828,875
(21)

Mean

$68,913,871.63

$64,454,904.23

$33,478,014.86

$14,239,799.96

$7,218,963.23

$1,346,086.54