MLB
MLB Team Payroll Tracker
A real-time look at the 2021 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 | Catcher $ | Infield $ | Outfield $ | DH $ | Pitching $ | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0.596 | 26 | $2,240,500 | $43,118,325 | $57,041,615 | $426,313 | $62,340,702 | $267,229,658 |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 0.542 | 26 | $6,944,000 | $19,534,930 | $13,215,137 | $29,000,000 | $37,881,496 | $203,843,345 |
| 3 | New York Mets | 0.519 | 26 | $8,727,720 | $4,476,680 | $27,900,000 | - | $75,240,983 | $197,693,309 |
| 4 | Houston Astros | 0.602 | 26 | $7,000,000 | $50,758,659 | $17,391,088 | $609,000 | $57,906,289 | $191,667,008 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.514 | 26 | $11,100,000 | $37,633,839 | $38,274,904 | - | $55,633,138 | $183,895,874 |
| 6 | Boston Red Sox | 0.582 | 26 | $7,850,000 | $29,895,360 | $7,063,473 | $19,350,000 | $55,597,943 | $181,900,838 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Angels | 0.505 | 26 | $3,100,000 | $6,579,584 | $24,654,901 | - | $34,445,777 | $180,697,665 |
| 8 | San Diego Padres | 0.564 | 26 | $1,871,500 | $65,132,923 | $32,338,640 | - | $56,487,295 | $175,607,621 |
| 9 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0.495 | 26 | $9,579,200 | $70,798,575 | $3,435,562 | - | $31,454,226 | $168,533,769 |
| 10 | San Francisco Giants | 0.633 | 26 | $24,202,777 | $31,849,302 | $4,754,765 | - | $53,019,161 | $159,599,132 |
| 11 | Toronto Blue Jays | 0.538 | 26 | $1,027,306 | $19,935,414 | $40,178,570 | $4,325,000 | $46,647,297 | $150,880,194 |
| 12 | Washington Nationals | 0.450 | 26 | $564,898 | $8,362,110 | $10,915,875 | - | $30,246,659 | $148,467,302 |
| 13 | Atlanta Braves | 0.500 | 26 | $1,884,838 | $33,499,875 | $4,299,840 | $2,813,200 | $56,388,899 | $147,709,027 |
| 14 | Chicago Cubs | 0.473 | 26 | $7,133,840 | $3,166,259 | $28,201,132 | - | $31,498,379 | $141,046,143 |
| 15 | Chicago White Sox | 0.583 | 26 | $847,963 | $33,764,562 | $6,063,740 | $4,333,333 | $58,637,823 | $140,902,024 |
| 16 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.528 | 26 | $4,758,000 | $37,667,887 | $12,229,000 | - | $37,349,227 | $126,131,281 |
| 17 | Minnesota Twins | 0.417 | 26 | $1,423,792 | $47,882,915 | $7,855,049 | - | $23,444,932 | $117,382,906 |
| 18 | Colorado Rockies | 0.440 | 26 | $1,772,500 | $23,600,088 | $24,196,173 | - | $27,587,155 | $114,310,161 |
| 19 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.596 | 26 | $4,150,000 | $6,451,693 | $33,722,318 | - | $14,118,704 | $97,982,782 |
| 20 | Texas Rangers | 0.358 | 26 | $1,158,000 | $6,416,931 | $1,624,309 | - | $14,479,644 | $95,026,914 |
| 21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.309 | 26 | $1,982,164 | $11,388,656 | $22,450,129 | - | $25,175,970 | $89,563,337 |
| 22 | Oakland Athletics | 0.560 | 26 | $2,672,270 | $24,939,440 | $15,294,322 | - | $26,032,743 | $88,628,441 |
| 23 | Detroit Tigers | 0.477 | 26 | $927,573 | $8,825,803 | $6,419,142 | $30,000,000 | $13,204,177 | $85,523,275 |
| 24 | Kansas City Royals | 0.434 | 26 | $14,804,000 | $12,471,312 | $14,766,829 | - | $19,453,395 | $85,125,522 |
| 25 | Seattle Mariners | 0.532 | 26 | $1,635,270 | $21,719,946 | $3,901,068 | $587,500 | $30,341,150 | $81,416,685 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Rays | 0.596 | 26 | $2,586,300 | $8,104,801 | $16,232,266 | $5,693,516 | $11,101,865 | $70,184,234 |
| 27 | Miami Marlins | 0.431 | 26 | $3,361,665 | $15,075,276 | $1,194,036 | - | $7,188,474 | $58,094,792 |
| 28 | Baltimore Orioles | 0.355 | 26 | $2,208,375 | $3,002,951 | $4,286,416 | $4,750,000 | $6,358,880 | $57,449,273 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.380 | 27 | $2,103,123 | $3,435,706 | $13,378,490 | - | $8,805,213 | $54,745,440 |
| 30 | Cleveland Indians | 0.491 | 26 | $8,780,000 | $12,787,574 | $1,386,706 | $602,400 | $9,915,613 | $47,934,153 |