MLB Salary Rankings

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

2019 Average Rankings

	Player	average
1	Zack Greinke Starting Pitcher	$34,416,667
2	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$31,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
5	Jose Altuve 2nd Base	$30,200,000
6	Max Scherzer Starting Pitcher	$30,000,000
7	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$27,500,000
8	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$27,000,000
9	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$25,833,333
10	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$25,000,000
	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
14	Mike Trout Center Field	$24,083,333
15	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$24,000,000
	Albert Pujols Designated Hitter	$24,000,000
	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
18	Chris Davis 1st Base	$23,000,000
	Jason Heyward Right Field	$23,000,000
20	Joey Votto 1st Base	$22,500,000
21	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,142,857
22	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$22,000,000
24	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,857,143
25	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,666,667
26	Justin Upton Left Field	$21,200,000
27	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$21,000,000
29	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$20,625,000
30	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
	Matt Kemp Right Field	$20,000,000
	Carlos Santana 1st Base	$20,000,000
34	Buster Posey Catcher	$19,875,000
35	Charlie Blackmon Center Field	$18,800,000
36	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$18,571,429
37	Alex Gordon Left Field	$18,000,000
	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$18,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$18,000,000
40	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
41	Homer Bailey Starting Pitcher	$17,500,000
42	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$17,333,333
43	David Wright 3rd Base	$17,250,000
44	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
45	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$16,875,000
46	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$16,666,667
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$16,666,667
48	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
49	Russell Martin Catcher	$16,400,000
50	Wei-Yin Chen Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$16,000,000
	Kenley Jansen Relief Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Justin Turner 3rd Base	$16,000,000
	Rich Hill Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
56	Troy Tulowitzki Shortstop	$15,775,000
57	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$15,500,000
58	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,000,000
59	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$14,560,000
60	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$14,285,714
61	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,250,000
62	Ian Kennedy Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$14,000,000
	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,000,000
	Ian Desmond Left Field	$14,000,000
66	Wil Myers Left Field	$13,833,333
67	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$13,750,000
68	Martin Prado 3rd Base	$13,333,333
69	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$13,000,000
72	Tyler Chatwood Starting Pitcher	$12,666,667
	Zack Cozart Shortstop	$12,666,667
74	Mark Trumbo Designated Hitter	$12,500,000
	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$12,500,000
76	Brandon McCarthy Starting Pitcher	$12,000,000
	George Springer Center Field	$12,000,000
78	Yasmany Tomas Left Field	$11,416,667
79	Kendrys Morales Designated Hitter	$11,000,000
	Eugenio Suarez 3rd Base	$11,000,000
81	Brandon Morrow Relief Pitcher	$10,500,000
82	Francisco Cervelli Catcher	$10,333,333
83	Carlos Martinez Starting Pitcher	$10,200,000
84	Dee Gordon 2nd Base	$10,000,000
85	Yulieski Gurriel 1st Base	$9,500,000
86	Mike Minor Starting Pitcher	$9,333,333
87	Jake McGee Relief Pitcher	$9,000,000
	Bryan Shaw Relief Pitcher	$9,000,000
	Tommy Hunter Relief Pitcher	$9,000,000
90	Kevin Kiermaier Center Field	$8,916,667
91	Salvador Perez Catcher	$8,750,000
	Jason Kipnis 2nd Base	$8,750,000
93	Ivan Nova Starting Pitcher	$8,666,667
	Kole Calhoun Right Field	$8,666,667
	Matt Carpenter 1st Base	$8,666,667
96	Starlin Castro 2nd Base	$8,571,429
97	Juan Nicasio Relief Pitcher	$8,500,000
	Todd Frazier 3rd Base	$8,500,000
99	Addison Reed Relief Pitcher	$8,375,000
100	Andrelton Simmons Shortstop	$8,285,714