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PROJECTED 2024 PAYROLLS Projected payrolls through 9/28/24. 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
	$303.8 ( 3)	$314.8 ( 3)			$341.5 ( 1)	$356.2 ( 1)
	$216.2 (10)	$234.9 (10)			$246.9 ( 4)	$261.8 ( 5)
	$183.8 (11)	$223.1 (12)			$235.0 ( 7)	$278.8 ( 4)
	$102.9 (24)	$134.2 (23)			$126.1 (20)	$135.9 (22)
	$ 85.6 (29)	$104.2 (29)			$  92.4 (25)	$117.8 (26)

	$131.8 (18)	$162.2 (19)			$223.0 ( 8)	$237.2 ( 9)
	$131.3 (19)	$131.3 (24)			$176.9 (12)	$215.7 (14)
	$122.1 (21)	$162.8 (18)			$116.7 (22)	$161.3 (20)
	$106.1 (23)	$139.7 (21)			$ 89.7 (27)	$118.4 (26)
	$ 91.5 (26)	$107.6 (28)			$ 86.4 (28)	$119.5 (25)

	$242.4 ( 5)	$258.7 ( 7)			$330.5 ( 2)	$351.7 ( 2)
	$238.6 ( 6)	$260.6 ( 6)			$216.6 ( 9)	$250.8 ( 8)
	$176.3 (12)	$191.3 (15)			$171.6 (14)	$220.2 (13)
	$147.9 (17)	$164.7 (17)			$170.7 (15)	$231.5 (11)
	$ 64.4 (30)	$ 83.0 (30)			$148.3 (16)	$168.1 (16)

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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)			$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)