| Rank |
Team |
Salary |
| 1 |
N.Y. Yankees |
$194,663,079 |
| 2 |
Boston Red Sox |
$120,099,824 |
| 3 |
L.A. Angels |
$103,472,000 |
| 4 |
Chicago White Sox |
$102,750,667 |
| 5 |
N.Y. Mets |
$101,084,963 |
| 6 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$98,447,187 |
| 7 |
Chicago Cubs |
$94,424,499 |
| 8 |
Houston Astros |
$92,551,503 |
| 9 |
Atlanta Braves |
$90,156,876 |
| 10 |
San Francisco Giants |
$90,056,419 |
| 11 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
$88,891,371 |
| 12 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
$88,273,333 |
| 13 |
Seattle Mariners |
$87,959,833 |
| 14 |
Detroit Tigers |
$82,612,866 |
| 15 |
Baltimore Orioles |
$72,585,582 |
| 16 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
$71,915,000 |
| 17 |
San Diego Padres |
$69,896,141 |
| 18 |
Texas Rangers |
$68,228,662 |
| 19 |
Minnesota Twins |
$63,396,006 |
| 20 |
Washington Nationals |
$63,143,000 |
| 21 |
Oakland Athletics |
$62,243,079 |
| 22 |
Cincinnati Reds |
$60,909,519 |
| 23 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
$59,684,226 |
| 24 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
$57,568,333 |
| 25 |
Cleveland Indians |
$56,031,500 |
| 26 |
Kansas City Royals |
$47,294,000 |
| 27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
$46,717,750 |
| 28 |
Colorado Rockies |
$41,233,000 |
| 29 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$35,417,967 |
| 30 |
Florida Marlins |
$14,998,500 | |
