The Pay’s The Thing

These pages track MLB contracts and payrolls. Figures are unofficial, collected from published reports and sources around the game.

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PROJECTED 2025 PAYROLLS

Projected year-end payrolls through 5/26/25. Figures in millions (MLB rank).
Tax assessed on Competitive Balance payrolls exceeding $241 million.

Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
$289.2 ( 3) $308.6 ( 3) $327.6 ( 2) $331.2 ( 2)
$248.4 ( 5) $271.7 ( 5) $280.5 ( 4) $299.3 ( 4)
$198.2 (11) $248.3 ( 7) $213.6 ( 8) $231.8 (10)
$167.2 (15) $184.0 (15) $116.5 (22) $139.4 (22)
$ 82.9 (27) $103.5 (28) $  69.0 (30) $ 86.2 (30)
$147.4 (17) $159.9 (18) $196.0 (12) $216.2 (13)
$144.7 (18) $152.8 (20) $139.9 (19) $158.8 (19)
$131.4 (20) $170.7 (17) $114.7 (23) $139.2 (23)
$102.1 (25) $131.9 (25) Milwaukee Brewers $110.5 (24) $138.9 (24)
$ 78.1 (28) $ 90.0 (29) $ 91.3 (26) $113.3 (26)
$221.6 ( 6) $234.0 ( 9) $336.3 ( 1) $404.5 ( 1)
$219.7 ( 7) $235.9 ( 8) $211.7 ( 9) $268.0 ( 6)
$207.2 (10) $218.1 (12) $186.9 (13) $223.5 (11)
$153.6 (16) $180.0 (16) $172.7 (14) $211.8 (14)
$ 78.3 (29) $111.8 (27) $128.1 (21) $146.9 (21)

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2024 PAYROLLS

Year-End payrolls for 2024. Figures in millions (MLB rank).
Tax assessed on Competitive Balance payrolls exceeding $237 million.

Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
$310.9 ( 2) $321.1 ( 3) $333.2 ( 1) $356.5 ( 1)
$218.4 (10) $234.8 (10) $249.0 ( 4) $261.8 ( 6)
$188.1 (11) $223.0 (13) $233.9 ( 7) $281.0 ( 4)
$105.4 (25) $135.8 (24) $130.3 (19) $138.3 (22)
$ 90.3 (28) $106.2 (29) $  98.1 (27) $120.6 (26)
$153.9 (16) $138.2 (23) $229.7 ( 8) $239.7 ( 9)
$132.5 (19) $160.2 (20) $178.3 (13) $218.9 (14)
$121.8 (21) $165.6 (19) Milwaukee Brewers $120.3 (22) $170.2 (16)
$109.5 (23) $140.0 (21) $106.9 (24) $122.9 (25)
$101.0 (26) $107.7 (28) $ 87.3 (29) $119.4 (27)
$244.8 ( 5) $258.7 ( 7) $270.8 ( 3) $352.9 ( 2)
$240.8 ( 6) $263.0 ( 5) $210.8 (10) $251.9 ( 8)
$178.9 (12) $191.2 (15) $177.1 (14) $225.7 (12)
$145.3 (18) $165.7 (18) $177.1 (15) $233.5 (11)
$ 66.4 (30) $ 83.0 (30) $151.2 (17) $168.7 (17)

 

 

 

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