MLB Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active MLB players.

2019 Salary Rankings

	Player	salary
1	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$38,333,334
2	Max Scherzer Starting Pitcher	$37,405,562
3	Zack Greinke Starting Pitcher	$34,500,000
4	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
6	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$30,000,000
7	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$29,000,000
8	Albert Pujols 1st Base	$28,000,000
	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$28,000,000
10	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$27,857,142
11	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$27,500,000
12	Nolan Arenado 3rd Base	$26,000,000
	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$26,000,000
14	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Joey Votto 1st Base	$25,000,000
17	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
18	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$23,750,000
19	Josh Donaldson 3rd Base	$23,000,000
20	Jason Heyward Right Field	$22,500,000
21	Buster Posey Catcher	$22,177,777
22	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
23	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$21,666,668
24	Matt Kemp Left Field	$21,500,000
25	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$21,359,375
26	Charlie Blackmon Right Field	$21,333,333
27	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,142,857
28	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$21,125,000
29	Chris Davis 1st Base	$21,118,782
30	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$21,000,000
	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$21,000,000
33	Carlos Santana Designated Hitter	$20,333,333
34	Russell Martin Catcher	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
	Wei-Yin Chen Relief Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Mookie Betts Right Field	$20,000,000
	Alex Gordon Left Field	$20,000,000
	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$20,000,000
41	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$19,800,000
42	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$19,500,000
43	Kenley Jansen Relief Pitcher	$19,333,334
44	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$19,000,000
	Justin Turner 3rd Base	$19,000,000
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$19,000,000
47	Anthony Rendon 3rd Base	$18,800,000
48	Rich Hill Starting Pitcher	$18,666,668
49	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$18,000,000
	Justin Upton Left Field	$18,000,000
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$18,000,000
52	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
53	Mike Trout Center Field	$17,666,667
54	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$17,200,000
	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
	Corey Kluber Starting Pitcher	$17,200,000
57	J.A. Happ Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	Nathan Eovaldi Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
59	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
	Ian Kennedy Relief Pitcher	$16,500,000
	Khris Davis Designated Hitter	$16,500,000
62	Jose Abreu Designated Hitter	$16,000,000
	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Michael Brantley Left Field	$16,000,000
	Yasmani Grandal Catcher	$16,000,000
66	Paul Goldschmidt 1st Base	$15,500,000
	Yasmany Tomas Left Field	$15,500,000
68	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,250,000
	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$15,250,000
70	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$15,200,000
71	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$15,125,000
72	Ian Desmond Center Field	$15,000,000
	Martin Prado 1st Base	$15,000,000
	Chris Sale Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
	Charlie Morton Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
76	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,950,000
77	Matt Carpenter 1st Base	$14,750,000
78	Jason Kipnis 2nd Base	$14,666,668
79	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$14,500,000
80	Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter	$14,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$14,000,000
	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$14,000,000
84	Mark Trumbo Designated Hitter	$13,500,000
	Gerrit Cole Starting Pitcher	$13,500,000
86	Dee Gordon 2nd Base	$13,300,000
87	Andrelton Simmons Shortstop	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Jedd Gyorko 3rd Base	$13,000,000
	Zack Britton Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Trevor Bauer Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
92	Patrick Corbin Starting Pitcher	$12,916,666
93	Kris Bryant 3rd Base	$12,900,000
94	Zack Cozart 3rd Base	$12,666,666
95	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$12,500,000
	Tyler Chatwood Relief Pitcher	$12,500,000
97	Marcell Ozuna Left Field	$12,250,000
98	Madison Bumgarner Starting Pitcher	$12,000,000
	Marwin Gonzalez Left Field	$12,000,000
	George Springer Center Field	$12,000,000