MLB Payrolls

MLB Team Salary Payroll TrackerMLB Team Payroll Tracker

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
0.461 28 $129,474,576 $52,099,257 $158,207,683 $3,803,713 0- $343,585,229
2 New York Yankees NYY
0.506 28 $179,601,357 $58,427,183 $36,360,821 $1,289,895 $3,320,000 $278,999,256
3 San Diego Padres SD
0.494 28 $162,588,513 $70,967,212 $16,420,993 $3,311,228 0- $253,287,946
4 Texas Rangers TEX
0.556 28 $159,145,061 $81,942,429 $4,966,784 $1,282,351 0- $247,336,625
5 Philadelphia Phillies PHI
0.552 28 $218,832,805 $12,000,000 $3,345,770 $10,917,387 0- $245,095,962
6 Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
0.614 28 $153,681,592 $34,563,929 $34,802,727 $1,522,629 0- $238,820,877
7 Houston Astros HOU
0.552 28 $213,971,808 $16,713,200 $2,830,000 $3,184,888 0- $236,699,896
8 Los Angeles Angels LAA
0.448 28 $62,918,251 $131,783,277 $28,243,281 $578,016 0- $230,522,825
9 Toronto Blue Jays TOR
0.558 28 $184,473,762 $16,151,292 $9,776,101 $3,260,698 0- $213,661,853
10 Atlanta Braves ATL
0.643 28 $164,923,804 $28,101,945 $10,447,888 $2,734,526 0- $206,208,163
11 San Francisco Giants SF
0.500 28 $128,924,534 $40,959,870 $15,271,991 $2,167,978 0- $187,324,373
12 Chicago Cubs CHC
0.519 28 $133,766,506 $10,408,503 $36,123,285 $6,135,179 0- $186,433,473
13 Boston Red Sox BOS
0.494 28 $115,941,003 $39,459,841 $22,444,333 $3,628,071 0- $181,473,248
14 Colorado Rockies COL
0.366 28 $84,841,049 $36,520,764 $46,613,189 $2,020,604 0- $169,995,606
League Average 164819540 $164,819,540
15 Chicago White Sox CHW
0.377 28 $103,679,070 $19,334,746 $38,792,751 $1,041,785 0- $162,848,352
16 Minnesota Twins MIN
0.532 28 $75,715,576 $74,243,816 $2,037,878 $3,507,249 0- $155,504,519
17 St. Louis Cardinals STL
0.435 28 $83,914,174 $48,168,555 $20,560,215 $646,319 0- $153,289,263
18 Seattle Mariners SEA
0.549 28 $71,985,981 $33,907,168 $24,571,247 $3,998,636 0- $134,463,032
19 Milwaukee Brewers MIL
0.571 28 $89,733,036 $12,459,472 $10,090,062 $12,210,451 $720,000 $124,791,088
20 Detroit Tigers DET
0.468 28 $82,734,575 $20,484,727 $15,005,322 $3,269,866 0- $121,494,490
21 Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
0.526 28 $59,660,450 $11,197,775 $39,202,529 $3,854,639 0- $117,415,393
22 Miami Marlins MIA
0.513 28 $64,186,953 $25,862,869 $10,698,514 $664,206 0- $101,412,542
23 Cincinnati Reds CIN
0.510 28 $45,075,202 $11,785,908 $36,234,450 $3,216,244 0- $96,311,804
24 Washington Nationals WSH
0.439 28 $48,681,276 $34,148,896 $7,902,056 $2,646,435 0- $93,378,663
25 Cleveland Guardians CLE
0.477 28 $55,565,928 $1,351,118 $30,397,406 $4,520,050 0- $91,834,502
26 Kansas City Royals KC
0.338 28 $29,500,066 $37,014,952 $22,659,571 $2,136,361 0- $91,310,950
27 Tampa Bay Rays TB
0.606 28 $60,507,494 $7,715,065 $2,712,461 $5,821,416 0- $79,210,981
28 Baltimore Orioles BAL
0.617 28 $52,553,392 $3,917,876 $9,861,733 $4,735,817 0- $71,068,818
29 Pittsburgh Pirates PIT
0.474 28 $31,108,762 $15,488,714 $17,801,293 $4,520,109 0- $68,918,878
30 Oakland Athletics OAK
0.305 28 $30,887,204 $7,763,508 $16,193,039 $7,043,831 0- $61,887,582