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 2024 PAYROLLS

Projected payrolls as of 3/18/24. Figures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses.
Competitive Balance Tax assessed on CBT payrolls exceeding $237 million.

Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
Year End  40-man
 CB Tax   40-man
$295.6 ( 3) $306.7 ( 3) $312.5 ( 1) $329.5 ( 1)
$229.7 ( 6) $249.9 ( 8) $246.6 ( 4) $260.8 ( 5)
$172.6 (13) $206.8 (13) $228.6 ( 7) $267.5 ( 4)
$ 98.4 (24) $119.6 (27) $129.6 (18) $137.3 (21)
$ 96.4 (26) $114.4 (29) $  96.2 (27) $121.0 (24)
$129.3 (19) $159.8 (16) $219.3 ( 9) $233.6 (10)
$124.9 (20) $121.9 (23) $177.8 (11) $212.8 (12)
$118.2 (21) $159.0 (19) Milwaukee Brewers $107.6 (22) $147.9 (20)
$103.4 (23) $120.2 (25) $ 90.5 (28) $119.3 (28)
$ 98.0 (25) $131.6 (22) $ 86.9 (29) $119.9 (26)
$242.4 ( 5) $258.8 ( 6) $302.3 ( 2) $321.3 ( 2)
$221.9 ( 8) $243.8 ( 9) $211.8 (10) $251.9 ( 7)
$173.2 (12) $188.2 (15) $168.1 (14) $229.4 (11)
$142.3 (17) $159.1 (17) $145.6 (15) $158.0 (19)
$ 62.6 (30) $ 80.5 (30) $142.9 (16) $191.2 (14)

 

2023 PAYROLLS

Figures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses. Final tax payrolls as of 12/23/23, per the Associated Press.
Competitive Balance Tax assessed on CBT payrolls exceeding $233 million.

Opening Day 26-man
 CB Tax   40-man
Opening Day 26-man
 CB Tax    40-man
$277.7 ( 2) $296.3 ( 2) $330.6 ( 1) $374.6 ( 1)
$209.9 ( 7) $257.7 ( 5) $243.0 ( 4) $255.3 ( 6)
$181.2 (12) $225.7 (12) $203.0 ( 8) $248.7 ( 7)
$ 73.1 (28) $131.8 (25) $101.1 (22) $134.6 (24)
$ 60.8 (29) $ 89.4 (29) $ 92.5 (23) $134.9 (23)
$181.1 (13) $200.5 (14) $184.2 (11) $230.3 (10)
$153.7 (17) $177.1 (18) $176.5 (14) $186.4 (16)
$122.2 (19) $146.4 (21) Milwaukee Brewers $118.7 (20) $151.7 (20)
$ 92.4 (24) $119.4 (26) $ 82.8 (26) $113.0 (27)
$ 89.4 (25) $136.6 (22) $ 73.2 (27) $ 89.7 (28)
$212.2 ( 6) $232.9 ( 9) $248.9 ( 3) $291.2 ( 3)
$195.8 ( 9) $242.1 ( 8) $222.6 ( 5) $269.8 ( 4)
$179.8 (14) $226.2 (11) $187.9 (10) $218.4 (13)
$137.4 (18) $183.3 (17) $172.1 (16) $193.3 (15)
$ 56.8 (30) $ 81.7 (30) $116.1 (21) $154.5 (19)

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