MLB payrolls 2024: Full list of every baseball team from highest to lowest
Scott BoeckThe Los Angeles Dodgers spent over a billion dollars this winter − on just four players.
But, it's the New York Mets who opened the 2024 season with the highest-player payroll ($305.6 million) among the 30 Opening Day rosters, according to USA TODAY’S annual salary report.
The Dodgers, who spent $1.301 billion on Shohei Ohtani ($700 million), Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($325 million), Tyler Glasnow ($136.6 million) and Will Smith ($140 million), aren't far behind with a $249.8 million payroll.
The Mets, followed by the New York Yankees ($303 million), payroll is three times more than the six franchises in baseball, and nearly $245 million more than the Oakland A’s.
A look at the 2024 team payrolls:
MLB SALARIES: Baseball's top 25 highest-paid players in 2024
- Mets − $305,624,274
- Yankees − $303,322,047
- Dodgers − $249,823,654
- Phillies − $243,476,617
- Astros − $236,524,482
- Rangers − $223,355,753
- Blue Jays − $221,862,600
- Braves − $217,290,000
- Cubs − $213,020,500
- Giants − $211,044,828
- Cardinals − $179,553,567
- Red Sox − $176,458,748
- Angels − $172,993,096
- Padres − $161,937,554
- White Sox − $142,995,900
- Rockies − $142,571,000
- Diamondbacks − $140,825,700
- Mariners − $135,738,647
- Nationals − $126,862,600
- Twins − $124,077,590
- Royals − $115,257,261
- Reds − $106,441,547
- Brewers − $105,833,094
- Tigers − $103,834,833
- Rays − $101,023,112
- Marlins − $97,227,400
- Orioles − $94,520,400
- Guardians − $93,333,629
- Pirates − $85,760,000
- Athletics − $60,503,298
