MLB Payrolls

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A real-time look at the 2023 payroll totals for each MLB team. These figures derive from a player's payroll salary, which includes the combination of a base salary, incentives, & any signing bonus proration. See also: Cash Payrolls, Luxury Tax Payrolls.

Rank Team Win% Roster 26-Man Payroll Injured Reserve Retained Buried Suspended 2023 Total Payroll
1 New York Mets NYM
0.500 26 $271,858,387 $33,026,457 $34,580,650 $11,225,000 0- $345,474,042
2 New York Yankees NYY
0.590 26 $221,525,606 $45,161,992 $10,500,000 $6,800,000 0- $278,851,214
3 San Diego Padres SD
0.467 26 $197,327,076 $35,973,100 $13,280,000 $4,133,700 0- $247,409,093
4 Philadelphia Phillies PHI
0.467 26 $215,071,151 $19,111,000 0- $14,422,000 0- $244,229,387
5 Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
0.583 26 $158,474,573 $45,685,085 $22,638,280 $5,042,500 0- $227,173,763
6 Los Angeles Angels LAA
0.508 26 $142,672,176 $58,182,401 $7,000,000 $13,770,000 0- $215,889,529
7 Toronto Blue Jays TOR
0.541 26 $159,067,989 $29,335,200 $4,333,333 $3,840,000 0- $214,114,823
8 Atlanta Braves ATL
0.593 25 $167,430,416 $19,430,000 $10,052,689 $10,140,000 0- $201,792,942
9 Texas Rangers TEX
0.661 26 $153,899,257 $39,045,538 $2,250,000 $5,341,805 0- $198,013,793
10 Houston Astros HOU
0.600 26 $155,205,702 $31,738,200 $2,000,000 $4,609,400 0- $190,657,309
11 San Francisco Giants SF
0.492 26 $122,871,642 $49,670,529 $10,923,227 $3,413,750 0- $185,053,155
12 Chicago White Sox CHW
0.426 26 $169,654,025 $2,286,152 $10,735,867 $6,480,000 0- $183,291,533
13 Chicago Cubs CHC
0.441 26 $136,134,721 $18,684,069 $22,434,782 $7,432,000 0- $182,940,965
14 Boston Red Sox BOS
0.500 26 $121,904,533 $38,096,000 $7,610,484 $4,175,000 0- $179,696,260
15 Colorado Rockies COL
0.426 26 $93,644,935 $63,869,000 $19,523,226 $7,597,000 0- $179,081,866
League Average 161270737 $161,270,737
16 St. Louis Cardinals STL
0.410 26 $149,315,452 $8,613,750 0- $7,030,000 0- $161,113,065
17 Minnesota Twins MIN
0.517 26 $123,928,444 $27,530,185 $38,710 $6,553,500 0- $153,666,055
18 Seattle Mariners SEA
0.492 26 $97,080,587 $35,847,838 $3,885,485 $7,310,500 0- $140,239,117
19 Detroit Tigers DET
0.448 26 $97,587,878 $27,849,137 0- $2,161,600 0- $125,514,588
20 Milwaukee Brewers MIL
0.533 26 $71,320,511 $43,639,467 $4,037,078 $7,200,000 0- $122,782,864
21 Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
0.583 26 $81,978,588 $14,782,792 $18,000,000 $4,336,200 0- $115,369,349
22 Miami Marlins MIA
0.541 26 $69,557,825 $25,927,000 $236,131 $6,040,000 0- $96,711,064
23 Kansas City Royals KC
0.300 26 $67,161,073 $17,668,900 $9,250,000 $3,613,950 0- $94,383,408
24 Washington Nationals WSH
0.424 26 $61,937,152 $29,761,829 0- $5,183,400 0- $93,178,891
25 Cincinnati Reds CIN
0.450 26 $26,884,794 $39,275,091 $24,650,000 $5,330,000 0- $92,108,382
26 Cleveland Guardians CLE
0.458 26 $63,694,979 $6,893,748 $140,798 $6,552,700 0- $90,582,675
27 Tampa Bay Rays TB
0.694 26 $56,420,299 $17,729,748 $236,131 $6,599,500 0- $76,909,306
28 Pittsburgh Pirates PIT
0.542 26 $57,115,340 $14,765,000 $650,221 $6,155,000 0- $75,394,868
29 Baltimore Orioles BAL
0.627 26 $47,019,956 $11,575,000 $6,640,918 $7,401,000 0- $66,868,322
30 Oakland Athletics OAK
0.194 26 $42,737,071 $11,033,710 $4,500,000 $9,365,000 0- $59,630,474