MLB 2024 Team Payrolls

[Auggie]

As of March 24, 2024 ... and subject to change.


Team / 26-Man Payroll / Injured / Retained* / Buried** / Suspended*** / Total
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N.Y. Mets / $213,430,000 / $18,690,00 / $64,433,333 / $7,100,000 / xxxx / $301,513,333
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N.Y. Yankees / $232,031,666 / $45,560,000 / $14,760,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $290,041,666
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Houston / $182,433,333 / $56,179,808 / $1,000,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $237,303,141
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Philadelphia / $215,332,617 / $20,390,000 / $1,000,000 / $1,000,000 / xxxx / $236,182,617
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Atlanta / $195,720,000 / $770,000 / $26,370,000 / $6,825,000 / xxxx / $224,315,000
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Texas / $143,510,000 / $77,515,000 / xxxx / xxxx / xxxx / $220,255,000
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Toronto / $198,076,784 / $20,070,000 / $2,500,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $219,876,784
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L.A. Dodgers / $185,591,666 / $25,030,000 / $7,100,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $217,691,666
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Chi. Cubs / $170,885,000 / $23,305,000 / $19,216,667 / $5,510,000 / xxxx / $215,480,000
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San Francisco / $138,799,999 / $39,295,000 / $11,362,91 / xxxx / xxxx / $187,917,909
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St. Louis / $138,296,667 / $23,540,000 / $3,000,000 / $1,005,000 / xxxx / $164,301,667
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Boston / $113,434,847 / $24,160,000 / $24,940,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $160,224,847
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L.A. Angels / $139,078,094 / $13,380,000 / $2,500,000 / $4,400,000 / xxxx / $157,818,094
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San Diego / $137,405,453 / $2,310,000 / $16,093,333 / $1,750,000 / xxxx / $152,915,453
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Colorado / $93,875,000 / $32,260,000 / $5,000,000 / $1,250,000 / xxxx / $132,385,000
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Arizona / $99,271,716 / $16,270,000 / $16,000,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $130,771,716
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Seattle / $114,758,333 / $2,310,000 / $19,500,000 / $900,000 / xxxx / $129,158,333
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Minnesota / $107,924,390 / $8,742,200 / xxxx / $2,250,000 / xxxx / $118,146,590
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White Sox / $104,123,333 / $3,830,000 / $10,600,000 / $1,300,000 / xxxx / $116,773,333
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Kansas City / $87,807,070 / $8,082,500 / $10,100,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $105,219,570
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Detroit / $85,523,933 / $770,000 / $8,933,333 / $1,550,000 / xxxx / $95,073,933
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Milwaukee / $72,534,960 / $17,750,000 / $1,750,000 / $2,450,000 / xxxx / $94,484,960
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Baltimore / $81,503,500 / $5,095,000 / $7,666,668 / xxxx / xxxx / $93,495,168
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Washington / $68,100,000 / $26,651,429 / xxxx / xxxx / xxxx / $91,671,429
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Cincinnati / $78,463,33 / $5,780,000 / $9,250,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $88,873,333
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Tampa Bay / $71,291,667 / $15,319,800 / $11,825,000 / $2,454,545 / xxxx / $87,216,012
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Miami / $70,700,000 / $13,665,000 / $8,250,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $86,535,000
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Cleveland / $65,621,428 / $6,182,500 / $10,500,000 / $4,900,000 / xxxx / $86,433,928
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Pittsburgh / $67,239,000 / $7,855,000 / xxxx / xxxx / xxxx / $72,014,000
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Oakland / $29,805,000 / $16,760,000 / $2,000,000 / xxxx / xxxx / $46,255,000
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*Retained: Players released, bought out, or traded.
**Buried: Any player buried in the minor leagues with major league contract earnings.
***Suspended: Players currently on the reserved/suspended list.
xxxx: Not applicable, not reported, unknown, whatever.

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I include retained and buried salaries since they can represent (IMO) the advantage of speculative and/or reckless decisions that larger market teams (and teams with favorable media contracts), operating without a true spending cap, are able to take with near impunity.

Surprised to see the Dodgers ranked at 8th. Expected higher.

Source: https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/

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