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	Mike Trout Center Field	$35,541,667
2	Zack Greinke Starting Pitcher	$34,416,667
3	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$33,000,000
4	Nolan Arenado 3rd Base	$32,500,000
5	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$31,000,000
	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
8	Manny Machado 3rd Base	$30,000,000
	Max Scherzer Starting Pitcher	$30,000,000
10	Chris Sale Starting Pitcher	$29,000,000
11	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$27,500,000
	Jacob deGrom Starting Pitcher	$27,500,000
13	Paul Goldschmidt 1st Base	$26,000,000
14	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$25,833,333
15	Bryce Harper Right Field	$25,384,615
16	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$25,000,000
20	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
	Albert Pujols 1st Base	$24,000,000
	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$24,000,000
23	Jose Altuve 2nd Base	$23,357,143
24	Patrick Corbin Starting Pitcher	$23,333,333
25	Josh Donaldson 3rd Base	$23,000,000
	Jason Heyward Right Field	$23,000,000
	Chris Davis 1st Base	$23,000,000
28	Joey Votto 1st Base	$22,500,000
29	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,142,857
30	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$22,000,000
32	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,857,143
33	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,666,667
34	Dallas Keuchel Starting Pitcher	$21,210,000
35	Justin Upton Left Field	$21,200,000
36	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$21,000,000
38	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$20,625,000
39	Xander Bogaerts Shortstop	$20,000,000
	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Carlos Santana Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
	Alex Bregman 3rd Base	$20,000,000
	Mookie Betts Right Field	$20,000,000
45	Buster Posey Catcher	$19,875,000
46	Matt Carpenter 1st Base	$19,500,000
47	Anthony Rendon 3rd Base	$18,800,000
48	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$18,571,429
49	Yasmani Grandal Catcher	$18,250,000
50	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$18,000,000
	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$18,000,000
	Alex Gordon Left Field	$18,000,000
	Charlie Blackmon Right Field	$18,000,000
54	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
55	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$17,333,333
56	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
57	Nathan Eovaldi Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	J.A. Happ Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	Miles Mikolas Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
60	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$16,875,000
61	Khris Davis Designated Hitter	$16,750,000
62	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$16,666,667
	Andrew McCutchen Right Field	$16,666,667
	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$16,666,667
65	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
66	Russell Martin Catcher	$16,400,000
67	Wei-Yin Chen Relief Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$16,000,000
	Michael Brantley Left 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
	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Jose Abreu Designated Hitter	$16,000,000
75	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$15,500,000
76	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,000,000
	Charlie Morton Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
78	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$14,560,000
79	Yusei Kikuchi Starting Pitcher	$14,333,333
	Craig Kimbrel Relief Pitcher	$14,333,333
81	Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter	$14,300,000
82	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$14,285,714
83	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,250,000
84	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,000,000
	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$14,000,000
	Ian Kennedy Relief Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Ian Desmond Center Field	$14,000,000
88	Kyle Hendricks Starting Pitcher	$13,875,000
89	Wil Myers Left Field	$13,833,333
90	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$13,750,000
91	Gerrit Cole Starting Pitcher	$13,500,000
92	Martin Prado 1st Base	$13,333,333
93	Trevor Bauer Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$13,000,000
	Zack Britton Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
98	Kris Bryant 3rd Base	$12,900,000
99	Zack Cozart 3rd Base	$12,666,667
	Tyler Chatwood Relief Pitcher	$12,666,667