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	Nolan Arenado 3rd Base	$32,500,000
4	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$31,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
7	Manny Machado 3rd Base	$30,000,000
	Max Scherzer Starting Pitcher	$30,000,000
9	Yoenis Cespedes Center Field	$27,500,000
10	Chris Sale Starting Pitcher	$26,666,667
11	Paul Goldschmidt 1st Base	$26,000,000
12	Jon Lester Starting Pitcher	$25,833,333
13	Justin Verlander Starting Pitcher	$25,714,286
14	Bryce Harper Center Field	$25,384,615
15	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$25,000,000
	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
19	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$24,000,000
	Albert Pujols 1st Base	$24,000,000
22	Jose Altuve 2nd Base	$23,357,143
23	Patrick Corbin Starting Pitcher	$23,333,333
24	Jason Heyward Right Field	$23,000,000
	Josh Donaldson 3rd Base	$23,000,000
	Chris Davis 1st Base	$23,000,000
27	Joey Votto 1st Base	$22,500,000
28	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,142,857
29	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$22,000,000
31	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,857,143
32	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,666,667
33	Justin Upton Left Field	$21,200,000
34	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
	Ryan Braun Left Field	$21,000,000
36	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$20,625,000
37	Alex Bregman 3rd Base	$20,000,000
	Matt Kemp Left Field	$20,000,000
	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Carlos Santana Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
	Mookie Betts Right Field	$20,000,000
43	Buster Posey Catcher	$19,875,000
44	Anthony Rendon 3rd Base	$18,800,000
45	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$18,571,429
46	Yasmani Grandal Catcher	$18,250,000
47	Charlie Blackmon Right Field	$18,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$18,000,000
	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$18,000,000
	Alex Gordon Left Field	$18,000,000
51	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
52	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$17,333,333
53	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
54	Jacob deGrom Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	J.A. Happ Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	Miles Mikolas Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	Nathan Eovaldi Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
58	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$16,875,000
59	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$16,666,667
	Andrew McCutchen Right Field	$16,666,667
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$16,666,667
62	Khris Davis Designated Hitter	$16,500,000
	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
64	Russell Martin Catcher	$16,400,000
65	Kenley Jansen Relief Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Justin Turner 3rd Base	$16,000,000
	Rich Hill Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Wei-Yin Chen Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
	Jose Abreu Designated Hitter	$16,000,000
	Michael Brantley Left Field	$16,000,000
	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$16,000,000
	Mike Leake Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
73	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$15,500,000
74	Charlie Morton Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,000,000
76	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$14,560,000
77	Yusei Kikuchi Starting Pitcher	$14,333,333
78	Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter	$14,300,000
79	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$14,285,714
80	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,250,000
81	Ian Desmond Center Field	$14,000,000
	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$14,000,000
	Ian Kennedy Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,000,000
85	Wil Myers Left Field	$13,833,333
86	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$13,750,000
87	Gerrit Cole Starting Pitcher	$13,500,000
88	Martin Prado 1st Base	$13,333,333
89	Zack Britton Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$13,000,000
	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Trevor Bauer Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
94	Kris Bryant 3rd Base	$12,900,000
95	Tyler Chatwood Starting Pitcher	$12,666,667
	Zack Cozart 3rd Base	$12,666,667
97	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$12,500,000
	Mark Trumbo Designated Hitter	$12,500,000
	Andrew Miller Relief Pitcher	$12,500,000
100	Marcell Ozuna Left Field	$12,250,000