This is a list of Major League Baseball teams, ranked by their total salary as of 2008.[1]
| Rank
|
Team
|
Payroll
|
| 1
|
New York Yankees
|
$209,081,579
|
| 2
|
Detroit Tigers
|
$138,685,197
|
| 3
|
New York Mets
|
$138,293,378
|
| 4
|
Boston Red Sox
|
$133,440,037
|
| 5
|
Chicago White Sox
|
$121,152,667
|
| 6
|
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|
$119,216,333
|
| 7
|
Chicago Cubs
|
$118,595,833
|
| 8
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
$118,536,038
|
| 9
|
Seattle Mariners
|
$117,993,982
|
| 10
|
Atlanta Braves
|
$102,424,018
|
| 11
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
$100,624,450
|
| 12
|
Toronto Blue Jays
|
$98,641,957
|
| 13
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
$98,269,881
|
| 14
|
Houston Astros
|
$88,930,415
|
| 15
|
Milwaukee Brewers
|
$81,004,167
|
| 16
|
Cleveland Indians
|
$78,970,067
|
| 17
|
San Francisco Giants
|
$76,904,500
|
| 18
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
$74,277,695
|
| 19
|
San Diego Padres
|
$73,677,617
|
| 20
|
Colorado Rockies
|
$68,655,500
|
| 21
|
Texas Rangers
|
$68,239,551
|
| 22
|
Baltimore Orioles
|
$67,196,248
|
| 23
|
Arizona Diamondbacks
|
$66,202,713
|
| 24
|
Minnesota Twins
|
$62,182,767
|
| 25
|
Kansas City Royals
|
$58,245,500
|
| 26
|
Washington Nationals
|
$54,961,000
|
| 27
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
$49,365,283
|
| 28
|
Oakland Athletics
|
$47,967,126
|
| 29
|
Tampa Bay Rays
|
$43,820,598
|
| 30
|
Florida Marlins
|
$21,836,500
|
