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	Mike Trout Center Field	$34,083,333
5	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
7	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$30,000,000
8	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$29,000,000
9	Albert Pujols Designated Hitter	$28,000,000
	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$28,000,000
11	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$27,857,142
12	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$27,500,000
13	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$26,000,000
14	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Jake Arrieta 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	Homer Bailey Starting Pitcher	$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 Right Field	$21,500,000
25	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$21,359,375
26	Charlie Blackmon Center 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	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$21,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$21,000,000
33	Carlos Santana 1st Base	$20,333,333
34	Alex Gordon Left Field	$20,000,000
	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Wei-Yin Chen Starting Pitcher	$20,000,000
	Russell Martin Catcher	$20,000,000
	Troy Tulowitzki Shortstop	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$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
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$19,000,000
	Justin Turner 3rd Base	$19,000,000
47	Rich Hill Starting Pitcher	$18,666,668
48	Justin Upton Left Field	$18,000,000
	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$18,000,000
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$18,000,000
51	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
52	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$17,200,000
54	Ian Kennedy Starting Pitcher	$16,500,000
	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
56	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
57	Yasmany Tomas Left Field	$15,500,000
58	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$15,250,000
	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,250,000
60	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$15,200,000
	Corey Kluber Starting Pitcher	$15,200,000
62	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$15,125,000
63	Martin Prado 3rd Base	$15,000,000
	Chris Sale Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
	David Wright 3rd Base	$15,000,000
	Ian Desmond Left Field	$15,000,000
67	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,850,000
68	Matt Carpenter 1st Base	$14,750,000
69	Jason Kipnis 2nd Base	$14,666,668
70	Paul Goldschmidt 1st Base	$14,500,000
	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$14,500,000
72	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$14,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$14,000,000
75	Mark Trumbo Designated Hitter	$13,500,000
76	Dee Gordon 2nd Base	$13,300,000
77	Andrelton Simmons Shortstop	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Jedd Gyorko 3rd Base	$13,000,000
80	Zack Cozart Shortstop	$12,666,666
81	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$12,500,000
	Tyler Chatwood Starting Pitcher	$12,500,000
83	Madison Bumgarner Starting Pitcher	$12,000,000
	Kendrys Morales Designated Hitter	$12,000,000
	George Springer Center Field	$12,000,000
86	Starlin Castro 2nd Base	$11,857,142
87	Carlos Martinez Starting Pitcher	$11,700,000
88	Francisco Cervelli Catcher	$11,500,000
89	Anthony Rizzo 1st Base	$11,285,714
90	Salvador Perez Catcher	$11,200,000
91	Julio Teheran Starting Pitcher	$11,166,668
92	Jose Quintana Starting Pitcher	$10,500,000
	Kole Calhoun Right Field	$10,500,000
94	Yulieski Gurriel 1st Base	$10,400,000
95	Starling Marte Center Field	$10,333,334
96	Mike Minor Starting Pitcher	$9,833,333
97	Carlos Carrasco Starting Pitcher	$9,750,000
	Christian Yelich Left Field	$9,750,000
99	Andrew Cashner Starting Pitcher	$9,500,000
	Jose Altuve 2nd Base	$9,500,000