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

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PROJECTED 2023 PAYROLLS Figures in millions of dollars, as of 2/3/23. MLB rank in parentheses. Competitive Balance Tax assessed on tax payrolls exceeding $233 million.
	Open Day 26-man	CB Tax   40-man			Open Day 26-man	CB Tax   40-man
	$271.2 ( 2)	$288.5 ( 2)			$345.1 ( 1)	$369.9 ( 1)
	$209.3 ( 6)	$242.4 ( 5)			$238.3 ( 4)	$246.1 ( 4)
	$175.8 (14)	$210.8 (11)			$194.3 ( 8)	$233.5 ( 7)
	$ 70.3 (28)	$124.3 (21)			$ 98.5 (22)	$118.3 (23)
	$ 64.9 (29)	$ 86.8 (29)			$ 90.3 (23)	$119.6 (22)

	$176.2 (12)	$202.5 (14)			$176.1 (13)	$216.1 ( 8)
	$146.9 (17)	$163.0 (18)			$174.7 (15)	$195.0 (15)
	$118.2 (19)	$138.5 (19)			$115.1 (20)	$133.6 (20)
	$ 86.9 (24)	$117.7 (24)			$ 78.5 (26)	$ 96.6 (27)
	$ 86.5 (25)	$106.2 (26)			$ 72.2 (27)	$ 91.4 (28)

	$201.5 ( 7)	$215.8 ( 9)			$244.7 ( 3)	$267.2 ( 3)
	$188.6 ( 9)	$212.5 (10)			$210.4 ( 5)	$238.5 ( 6)
	$187.4 (10)	$204.9 (13)			$182.5 (11)	$208.9 (12)
	$137.0 (18)	$181.0 (17)			$158.7 (16)	$181.9 (16)
	$ 54.5 (30)	$ 75.4 (30)			$109.1 (21)	$114.3 (25)

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