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	Clayton Kershaw Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	David Price Starting Pitcher	$31,000,000
	Miguel Cabrera 1st Base	$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	Jake Arrieta Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Giancarlo Stanton Designated Hitter	$25,000,000
	Felix Hernandez Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
	Stephen Strasburg Starting Pitcher	$25,000,000
14	Mike Trout Center Field	$24,083,333
15	Albert Pujols Designated Hitter	$24,000,000
	Robinson Cano 2nd Base	$24,000,000
	Cole Hamels Starting Pitcher	$24,000,000
18	Patrick Corbin Starting Pitcher	$23,333,333
19	Josh Donaldson 3rd Base	$23,000,000
	Chris Davis 1st Base	$23,000,000
	Jason Heyward Right Field	$23,000,000
22	Joey Votto 1st Base	$22,500,000
23	Masahiro Tanaka Starting Pitcher	$22,142,857
24	J.D. Martinez Designated Hitter	$22,000,000
	Jordan Zimmermann Starting Pitcher	$22,000,000
26	Jacoby Ellsbury Center Field	$21,857,143
27	Johnny Cueto Starting Pitcher	$21,666,667
28	Justin Upton Left Field	$21,200,000
29	Ryan Braun Left Field	$21,000,000
	Yu Darvish Starting Pitcher	$21,000,000
31	Rick Porcello Starting Pitcher	$20,625,000
32	Matt Kemp Right Field	$20,000,000
	Carlos Santana 1st Base	$20,000,000
	Mookie Betts Right Field	$20,000,000
	Edwin Encarnacion Designated Hitter	$20,000,000
	Yadier Molina Catcher	$20,000,000
37	Buster Posey Catcher	$19,875,000
38	Charlie Blackmon Center Field	$18,800,000
	Anthony Rendon 3rd Base	$18,800,000
40	Shin-Soo Choo Designated Hitter	$18,571,429
41	Yasmani Grandal Catcher	$18,250,000
42	Alex Gordon Left Field	$18,000,000
	Eric Hosmer 1st Base	$18,000,000
	Jeff Samardzija Starting Pitcher	$18,000,000
45	Hyun-Jin Ryu Starting Pitcher	$17,900,000
46	Homer Bailey Starting Pitcher	$17,500,000
47	Wade Davis Relief Pitcher	$17,333,333
48	Aroldis Chapman Relief Pitcher	$17,200,000
49	Jacob deGrom Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	J.A. Happ Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
	Nathan Eovaldi Starting Pitcher	$17,000,000
52	Freddie Freeman 1st Base	$16,875,000
53	Andrew McCutchen Right Field	$16,666,667
	Evan Longoria 3rd Base	$16,666,667
	Ryan Zimmerman 1st Base	$16,666,667
56	Khris Davis Designated Hitter	$16,500,000
	Dexter Fowler Center Field	$16,500,000
58	Russell Martin Catcher	$16,400,000
59	Lorenzo Cain Center Field	$16,000,000
	Michael Brantley Left Field	$16,000,000
	Jose Abreu 1st Base	$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
	Wei-Yin Chen Starting Pitcher	$16,000,000
67	Mark Melancon Relief Pitcher	$15,500,000
68	Charlie Morton Starting Pitcher	$15,000,000
	Elvis Andrus Shortstop	$15,000,000
70	Brandon Belt 1st Base	$14,560,000
71	Yusei Kikuchi Starting Pitcher	$14,333,333
72	Nelson Cruz Designated Hitter	$14,300,000
73	Kyle Seager 3rd Base	$14,285,714
74	Alex Cobb Starting Pitcher	$14,250,000
75	Jean Segura Shortstop	$14,000,000
	Ian Kennedy Starting Pitcher	$14,000,000
	Ian Desmond Left Field	$14,000,000
	Ben Zobrist 2nd Base	$14,000,000
79	Wil Myers Left Field	$13,833,333
80	Dustin Pedroia 2nd Base	$13,750,000
81	Martin Prado 3rd Base	$13,333,333
82	Josh Reddick Right Field	$13,000,000
	Danny Duffy Starting Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Zach Britton Relief Pitcher	$13,000,000
	Jay Bruce Right Field	$13,000,000
86	Kris Bryant 3rd Base	$12,900,000
87	Zack Cozart Shortstop	$12,666,667
	Tyler Chatwood Starting Pitcher	$12,666,667
89	Andrew Miller Relief Pitcher	$12,500,000
	Mark Trumbo Designated Hitter	$12,500,000
	Brandon Crawford Shortstop	$12,500,000
92	Marcell Ozuna Left Field	$12,250,000
93	George Springer Center Field	$12,000,000
	D.J. LeMahieu 2nd Base	$12,000,000
	Daniel Murphy 2nd Base	$12,000,000
	Xander Bogaerts Shortstop	$12,000,000
97	Carlos Carrasco Starting Pitcher	$11,750,000
	Didi Gregorius Shortstop	$11,750,000
99	David Robertson Relief Pitcher	$11,500,000
100	Yasmany Tomas Left Field	$11,416,667