Baseball payrolls list by team

NEW YORK --

Payrolls and average salaries for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.

Team Payroll Average

N.Y. Yankees $198,662,180 $7,095,078

Boston 120,100,524 4,448,168

Los Angeles Angels 103,625,333 4,145,013

Chicago White Sox 102,875,667 3,956,756

New York Mets 100,901,085 3,880,811

Los Angeles Dodgers 99,176,950 3,673,220

Chicago Cubs 94,841,167 3,387,185

Houston 92,551,503 3,559,673

Atlanta 92,461,852 3,188,340

San Francisco 90,862,063 3,634,483

St. Louis 88,441,218 3,401,585

Seattle 88,324,500 3,397,096

Philadelphia 88,273,333 3,269,383

Detroit 82,302,069 3,048,225

Baltimore 72,585,713 2,592,347

Toronto 71,915,000 2,663,519

San Diego 69,725,179 2,490,185

Texas 65,468,130 2,111,875

Minnesota 63,810,048 2,454,233

Washington 63,267,500 2,108,917

Oakland 62,322,054 2,492,882

Cincinnati 59,489,015 2,124,608

Arizona 59,221,226 2,277,739

Cleveland 56,795,867 2,271,835

Milwaukee 56,790,000 2,271,600

Kansas City 47,294,000 1,630,828

Pittsburgh 46,867,750 1,673,848

Colorado 41,133,000 1,371,100

Tampa Bay 35,417,967 1,264,927

Florida 14,998,500 576,865