This is a list of Major League Baseball teams, ranked by their total salary as of 2008.[1]
Rank
|
Team
|
Payroll
|
1
|
New York Yankees
|
$209,081,579
|
2
|
Detroit Tigers
|
$138,685,197
|
3
|
New York Mets
|
$138,293,378
|
4
|
Boston Red Sox
|
$133,440,037
|
5
|
Chicago White Sox
|
$121,152,667
|
6
|
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
$119,216,333
|
7
|
Chicago Cubs
|
$118,595,833
|
8
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
$118,536,038
|
9
|
Seattle Mariners
|
$117,993,982
|
10
|
Atlanta Braves
|
$102,424,018
|
11
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
$100,624,450
|
12
|
Toronto Blue Jays
|
$98,641,957
|
13
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
$98,269,881
|
14
|
Houston Astros
|
$88,930,415
|
15
|
Milwaukee Brewers
|
$81,004,167
|
16
|
Cleveland Indians
|
$78,970,067
|
17
|
San Francisco Giants
|
$76,904,500
|
18
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
$74,277,695
|
19
|
San Diego Padres
|
$73,677,617
|
20
|
Colorado Rockies
|
$68,655,500
|
21
|
Texas Rangers
|
$68,239,551
|
22
|
Baltimore Orioles
|
$67,196,248
|
23
|
Arizona Diamondbacks
|
$66,202,713
|
24
|
Minnesota Twins
|
$62,182,767
|
25
|
Kansas City Royals
|
$58,245,500
|
26
|
Washington Nationals
|
$54,961,000
|
27
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
$49,365,283
|
28
|
Oakland Athletics
|
$47,967,126
|
29
|
Tampa Bay Rays
|
$43,820,598
|
30
|
Florida Marlins
|
$21,836,500
|
References