Payrolls and average salaries for the 2013 Opening Day rosters of the 30 major-league teams. Figures are based on documents obtained from the MLB Players Association, club officials and filed with Major League Baseball's central office. Deferred payments and incentive clauses are not included. Team payrolls do not include money paid or received in trades or for players who have been released. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.
| 2013 Team Payrolls | |||||
| No. | Team | Payroll | Average | ||
| 1. | New York Yankees | $228,835,490 | $7,151,109 | ||
| 2. | Los Angeles Dodgers | $216,597,577 | $7,468,882 | ||
| 3. | Philadelphia Phillies | $165,385,714 | $6,125,397 | ||
| 4. | Boston Red Sox | $150,655,500 | $5,021,850 | ||
| 5. | Detroit Tigers | $148,414,500 | $5,708,250 | ||
| 6. | San Francisco Giants | $140,264,334 | $5,009,441 | ||
| 7. | Los Angeles Angels | $127,896,250 | $4,736,898 | ||
| 8. | Chicago White Sox | $119,073,277 | $4,410,121 | ||
| 9. | Toronto Blue Jays | $117,527,800 | $3,791,219 | ||
| 10. | St. Louis Cardinals | $115,222,086 | $3,973,175 | ||
| 11. | Texas Rangers | $114,090,100 | $4,074,646 | ||
| 12. | Washington Nationals | $114,056,769 | $4,386,799 | ||
| 13. | Cincinnati Reds | $107,491,305 | $4,134,281 | ||
| 14. | Chicago Cubs | $104,304,676 | $3,596,713 | ||
| 15. | Baltimore Orioles | $90,993,333 | $3,137,701 | ||
| 16. | Atlanta Braves | $89,778,192 | $3,095,800 | ||
| 17. | Arizona Diamondbacks | $89,100,500 | $2,970,017 | ||
| 18. | Milwaukee Brewers | $82,976,944 | $2,765,898 | ||
| 19. | Kansas City Royals | $81,491,725 | $3,018,212 | ||
| 20. | Pittsburgh Pirates | $79,555,000 | $2,651,833 | ||
| 21. | Cleveland Indians | $77,772,800 | $2,592,427 | ||
| 22. | Minnesota Twins | $75,802,500 | $2,707,232 | ||
| 23. | New York Mets | $73,396,649 | $2,530,919 | ||
| 24. | Seattle Mariners | $72,031,143 | $2,770,429 | ||
| 25. | Colorado Rockies | $71,924,071 | $2,766,310 | ||
| 26. | San Diego Padres | $67,143,600 | $2,165,923 | ||
| 27. | Oakland Athletics | $60,664,500 | $2,091,879 | ||
| 28. | Tampa Bay Rays | $57,895,272 | $2,144,269 | ||
| 29. | Miami Marlins | $36,341,900 | $1,135,684 | ||
| 30. | Houston Astros | $22,062,600 | $817,133 | ||
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