MLB Payrolls
MLB Team Payroll Tracker
A real-time look at the 2023 payroll totals for each MLB team. These figures derive from a player's payroll salary, which includes the combination of a base salary, incentives, & any signing bonus proration. See also: Cash Payrolls, Luxury Tax Payrolls.
Rank | Team | Win% | Roster | 26-Man Payroll | Injured Reserve | Retained | Buried | Suspended | 2023 Total Payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New York Mets
NYM
|
0.468 | 26 | $140,990,508 | $39,950,872 | $157,165,102 | $5,886,861 | - | $343,993,343 |
2 |
New York Yankees
NYY
|
0.484 | 26 | $183,092,914 | $80,016,907 | $11,080,286 | $1,808,502 | $720,000 | $279,318,609 |
3 |
San Diego Padres
SD
|
0.476 | 26 | $197,373,948 | $34,621,462 | $16,420,993 | $4,197,943 | - | $252,614,346 |
4 |
Texas Rangers
TEX
|
0.576 | 26 | $184,585,038 | $55,596,485 | $4,471,909 | $2,399,818 | - | $247,053,250 |
5 |
Philadelphia Phillies
PHI
|
0.544 | 27 | $212,713,616 | $19,145,000 | $3,345,770 | $10,215,866 | - | $245,420,252 |
6 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
LAD
|
0.618 | 26 | $163,017,336 | $39,356,182 | $34,802,727 | $1,392,666 | - | $238,568,911 |
7 |
Houston Astros
HOU
|
0.563 | 26 | $181,055,154 | $51,219,978 | $2,830,000 | $1,826,579 | - | $236,931,711 |
8 |
Los Angeles Angels
LAA
|
0.488 | 25 | $112,710,743 | $103,183,134 | $8,060,516 | $11,314,920 | - | $235,269,313 |
9 |
Toronto Blue Jays
TOR
|
0.552 | 26 | $194,524,403 | $5,597,421 | $8,300,297 | $4,829,406 | - | $213,251,527 |
10 |
Atlanta Braves
ATL
|
0.645 | 26 | $174,541,342 | $15,755,820 | $10,447,888 | $5,406,783 | - | $206,151,833 |
11 |
San Francisco Giants
SF
|
0.520 | 26 | $113,503,897 | $59,286,093 | $12,266,131 | $1,749,629 | - | $187,328,335 |
12 |
Chicago Cubs
CHC
|
0.520 | 26 | $114,467,823 | $29,772,069 | $35,902,638 | $5,878,690 | - | $186,021,220 |
13 |
Boston Red Sox
BOS
|
0.528 | 26 | $137,366,519 | $17,279,480 | $22,444,333 | $3,782,911 | - | $180,873,243 |
14 |
Colorado Rockies
COL
|
0.384 | 26 | $74,058,847 | $54,807,245 | $38,863,189 | $2,157,607 | - | $169,886,888 |
League Average | $164,508,939 | ||||||||
15 |
Chicago White Sox
CHW
|
0.392 | 26 | $106,437,828 | $17,255,333 | $37,935,918 | $873,754 | - | $162,502,833 |
16 |
Minnesota Twins
MIN
|
0.520 | 26 | $117,562,628 | $31,423,034 | $2,037,878 | $3,461,996 | - | $154,485,536 |
17 |
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
|
0.437 | 26 | $114,071,866 | $17,757,291 | $20,560,215 | $576,779 | - | $152,966,151 |
18 |
Seattle Mariners
SEA
|
0.560 | 26 | $60,371,976 | $45,895,925 | $24,416,407 | $3,754,763 | - | $134,439,071 |
19 |
Milwaukee Brewers
MIL
|
0.544 | 26 | $88,825,293 | $14,063,989 | $9,826,834 | $11,772,375 | - | $124,488,491 |
20 |
Detroit Tigers
DET
|
0.460 | 26 | $83,873,899 | $20,499,200 | $14,416,970 | $2,057,034 | - | $120,847,103 |
21 |
Arizona Diamondbacks
ARI
|
0.516 | 26 | $71,372,661 | $13,161,644 | $28,503,980 | $5,217,581 | - | $118,255,866 |
22 |
Miami Marlins
MIA
|
0.508 | 26 | $81,044,735 | $8,499,161 | $9,997,290 | $1,837,293 | - | $101,378,479 |
23 |
Cincinnati Reds
CIN
|
0.512 | 26 | $42,479,322 | $11,962,000 | $34,185,325 | $4,732,692 | - | $93,359,339 |
24 |
Washington Nationals
WSH
|
0.456 | 26 | $49,976,722 | $32,298,083 | $7,615,602 | $2,892,089 | - | $92,782,496 |
25 |
Kansas City Royals
KC
|
0.315 | 26 | $45,154,201 | $21,479,976 | $22,659,571 | $1,633,133 | - | $90,926,881 |
26 |
Cleveland Guardians
CLE
|
0.472 | 26 | $37,029,560 | $21,751,443 | $26,413,302 | $3,925,618 | - | $89,119,923 |
27 |
Tampa Bay Rays
TB
|
0.598 | 26 | $52,543,750 | $17,528,000 | $2,712,461 | $3,863,837 | - | $79,102,593 |
28 |
Baltimore Orioles
BAL
|
0.621 | 26 | $49,894,869 | $8,465,412 | $9,753,177 | $2,452,220 | - | $70,565,678 |
29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT
|
0.448 | 26 | $35,355,242 | $10,438,391 | $17,456,774 | $5,330,733 | - | $68,581,140 |
30 |
Oakland Athletics
OAK
|
0.280 | 26 | $30,291,395 | $8,971,249 | $13,193,067 | $6,328,084 | - | $58,783,795 |