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
0.476 26 $271,858,387 $33,026,457 $34,580,650 $11,225,000 0- $345,474,042
2 New York Yankees NYY
0.578 26 $179,227,549 $88,361,992 $10,500,000 $6,080,000 0- $279,749,286
3 San Diego Padres SD
0.468 26 $197,327,076 $35,173,100 $13,280,000 $4,933,700 0- $247,409,093
4 Philadelphia Phillies PHI
0.484 26 $215,071,151 $19,111,000 0- $14,422,000 0- $244,229,387
5 Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
0.571 26 $145,919,738 $58,685,085 $22,638,280 $5,042,500 0- $227,618,928
6 Los Angeles Angels LAA
0.531 26 $169,254,571 $19,610,973 $7,000,000 $14,490,000 0- $215,885,658
7 Toronto Blue Jays TOR
0.563 26 $177,868,135 $27,235,200 $4,333,333 $6,805,660 0- $212,702,269
8 Atlanta Braves ATL
0.613 26 $167,883,323 $19,430,000 $10,052,689 $10,140,000 0- $202,245,849
9 Texas Rangers TEX
0.656 26 $153,899,257 $39,045,538 $2,250,000 $5,341,805 0- $198,013,793
10 Houston Astros HOU
0.571 26 $155,205,702 $31,738,200 $2,000,000 $4,609,400 0- $190,657,309
11 San Francisco Giants SF
0.516 26 $143,501,954 $27,770,529 $12,173,227 $3,603,750 0- $184,151,212
12 Chicago Cubs CHC
0.419 26 $135,839,957 $19,684,069 $22,434,782 $6,695,000 0- $183,400,557
13 Chicago White Sox CHW
0.438 26 $169,654,025 $2,286,152 $10,735,867 $6,480,000 0- $183,291,533
14 Boston Red Sox BOS
0.492 26 $121,767,376 $38,096,000 $7,610,484 $4,897,000 0- $179,694,973
15 Colorado Rockies COL
0.406 26 $93,644,935 $63,869,000 $19,523,226 $7,597,000 0- $179,081,866
League Average 161268166 $161,268,166
16 St. Louis Cardinals STL
0.413 26 $149,315,452 $8,613,750 0- $7,030,000 0- $161,113,065
17 Minnesota Twins MIN
0.492 26 $123,928,444 $27,530,185 $38,710 $6,553,500 0- $153,666,055
18 Seattle Mariners SEA
0.492 26 $98,924,820 $33,277,005 $3,885,485 $8,037,100 0- $139,782,031
19 Detroit Tigers DET
0.433 26 $97,587,878 $27,849,137 0- $2,161,600 0- $125,514,588
20 Milwaukee Brewers MIL
0.540 26 $79,300,511 $34,939,467 $4,037,078 $7,920,000 0- $122,333,834
21 Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
0.597 26 $81,978,588 $14,782,792 $18,000,000 $4,336,200 0- $115,369,349
22 Miami Marlins MIA
0.556 26 $69,771,240 $25,191,000 $236,131 $6,760,000 0- $96,258,157
23 Kansas City Royals KC
0.290 26 $66,592,851 $18,693,900 $9,250,000 $2,893,950 0- $94,832,444
24 Washington Nationals WSH
0.410 26 $61,397,801 $29,761,829 0- $5,463,400 0- $93,627,927
25 Cincinnati Reds CIN
0.460 26 $25,387,701 $41,225,091 $24,650,000 $5,330,000 0- $92,561,289
26 Cleveland Guardians CLE
0.468 26 $79,711,104 $6,893,748 $140,798 $7,272,700 0- $90,129,768
27 Tampa Bay Rays TB
0.708 26 $56,017,175 $19,081,267 $240,002 $5,159,500 0- $77,811,249
28 Pittsburgh Pirates PIT
0.525 26 $57,115,340 $14,765,000 $650,221 $6,155,000 0- $75,394,868
29 Baltimore Orioles BAL
0.613 26 $47,344,488 $11,575,000 $6,640,918 $8,123,100 0- $66,414,128
30 Oakland Athletics OAK
0.219 26 $42,675,135 $11,033,710 $4,500,000 $9,365,000 0- $59,630,474