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Figures are from various sources. End-of-season payroll data is used whenever available. See Rodney Fort’s MLB Business Pages and USA Today’s Major League Baseball Salary Report, for more information. To submit data for missing years please send e-mail here. |
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Year All Payrolls Avg Payroll Avg Salary Med Salary Min Salary ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1999 $1,463,828,701 $48,794,290 $1,567,873 $495,000 $150,000 1998 $1,232,395,966 $41,079,866 $1,384,530 $427,500 $150,000 1997 $1,053,431,812 $37,622,565 $1,314,420 $400,000 $150,000 1996 $937,905,284 $33,496,617 $1,101,455 $300,000 $109,000 1995 $927,334,416 $33,119,086 $1,094,440 $275,000 $109,000 1994 $909,459,950 $32,480,713 $1,154,486 $450,000 $109,000 1993 $905,174,594 $32,327,664 $1,062,780 $371,500 $109,000 1992 $812,577,525 $31,252,982 $1,012,424 $392,500 $109,000 1991 $625,338,474 $24,051,480 $845,383 $412,000 $100,000 1990 $442,498,219 $17,019,162 $589,483 $350,000 $100,000 1989 $363,304,021 $13,973,232 $489,539 $280,000 $68,000 1988 $298,425,924 $11,477,920 $430,688 $235,000 $62,500 1987 $273,708,003 $10,527,231 $402,579 $235,000 $62,500 1986 $309,951,754 $11,921,221 $410,517 $275,000 $60,000 1985 $368,998 $265,833 $60,000 1984 $325,900 $229,750 $40,000 1983 $289,000 $207,500 $35,000 1982 $245,000 $33,500 1981 $196,500 $32,500 1980 $146,500 $30,000 1979 $121,900 $21,000 1978 $97,800 $21,000 1977 $51,387,279 $2,141,137 $74,000 $19,000 1976 $28,117,690 $1,171,570 $52,300 $19,000 1975 $44,676 $16,000 1974 $40,839 $15,000 1973 $36,566 $15,000 1972 $34,092 $13,500 1971 $31,543 $12,750 1970 $29,303 $12,000 1969 $24,909 $10,000 1968 $10,000 1967 $19,000 $6,000
