MLB Salary Rankings

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

2018 Salary Rankings

	Player	salary
1	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$35,571,428
2	Mike Trout Center Field	$34,083,333
3	Zack Greinke Starting Pitcher	$34,000,000
4	Albert Pujols Designated Hitter	$30,000,000
	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$30,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$30,000,000
	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$30,000,000
8	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$29,000,000
9	Jason Heyward Right Field	$28,166,667
10	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$28,000,000
11	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$27,500,000
12	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$26,857,142
13	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$25,000,000
	Joey Votto 1st Base	$25,000,000
16	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$24,000,000
18	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$23,750,000
19	Josh Donaldson 3rd Base	$23,000,000
	Joe Mauer 1st Base	$23,000,000
21	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$22,500,000
22	Buster Posey Catcher	$22,177,777
23	Max Scherzer Starting Pitcher	$22,142,857
24	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
	Ian Desmond 1st Base	$22,000,000
26	Bryce Harper Center Field	$21,625,000
27	Matt Kemp Right Field	$21,500,000
28	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$21,359,375
29	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,142,857
30	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$21,125,000
31	Chris Davis 1st Base	$21,118,782
32	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	James Shields Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Homer Bailey Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$21,000,000
36	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
	Russell Martin Catcher	$20,000,000
	Troy Tulowitzki Shortstop	$20,000,000
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$20,000,000
	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Alex Gordon Left Field	$20,000,000
	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	David Wright 3rd Base	$20,000,000
44	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$19,800,000
45	Adam Wainwright Starting Pitcher	$19,500,000
46	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$19,000,000
47	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$18,666,666
48	Hunter Pence Right Field	$18,500,000
49	Carlos Santana 1st Base	$18,333,333
	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$18,333,333
51	Adrian Beltre 3rd Base	$18,000,000
	Victor Martinez Designated Hitter	$18,000,000
53	Nolan Arenado 3rd Base	$17,750,000
54	Daniel Murphy 2nd Base	$17,500,000
55	Adam Jones Center Field	$17,333,333
56	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$17,200,000
	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
58	Brian McCann Catcher	$17,000,000
	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
60	Rich Hill Starting Pitcher	$16,666,666
61	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$16,500,000
63	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$16,125,000
64	Justin Upton Left Field	$16,000,000
	Manny Machado 3rd Base	$16,000,000
	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Ian Kennedy Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
68	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,250,000
69	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$15,200,000
70	Andrew McCutchen Right Field	$14,750,000
71	Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter	$14,250,000
72	Greg Holland Relief Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$14,000,000
	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
76	Matt Carpenter 1st Base	$13,750,000
77	Jason Kipnis 2nd Base	$13,666,666
78	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$13,500,000
	Yasmany Tomas Left Field	$13,500,000
	Ervin Santana Starting Pitcher	$13,500,000
	Martin Prado 3rd Base	$13,500,000
82	Dallas Keuchel Starting Pitcher	$13,200,000
	Phil Hughes Relief Pitcher	$13,200,000
84	Devin Mesoraco Catcher	$13,125,000
85	Marco Estrada Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	J.A. Happ Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	David Robertson Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Jose Abreu 1st Base	$13,000,000
	Craig Kimbrel Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
92	Zack Cozart Shortstop	$12,666,666
93	Tyler Chatwood Starting Pitcher	$12,500,000
	Chris Sale Starting Pitcher	$12,500,000
95	Yulieski Gurriel 1st Base	$12,400,000
96	Charlie Blackmon Center Field	$12,333,333
97	Anthony Rendon 3rd Base	$12,300,000
98	Michael Brantley Left Field	$12,000,000
	Madison Bumgarner Starting Pitcher	$12,000,000
	Zach Britton Relief Pitcher	$12,000,000