2025 Major League Baseball Opening Day Payrolls
NEW YORK (AP) — Payrolls for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses for players on the 26-man active roster, injured lists and restricted list. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values. Adjustments includes cash transactions in trades, signing bonuses that are responsibility of club that agreed to contract, option buyouts and termination pay for released players.
| Team | Payroll |
| New York Mets | $322,589,724 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 319,537,290 |
| New York Yankees | 284,815,172 |
| Philadelphia | 283,990,117 |
| Toronto | 239,242,531 |
| Houston | 220,217,013 |
| Texas | 217,506,332 |
| San Diego | 208,771,455 |
| Atlanta | 208,105,000 |
| Arizona | 195,475,535 |
| Boston | 193,629,093 |
| Chicago Cubs | 192,788,250 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 192,666,966 |
| San Francisco | 173,019,524 |
| Baltimore | 159,436,000 |
| Seattle | 149,981,148 |
| Minnesota | 142,812,022 |
| Detroit | 142,428,033 |
| St. Louis | 141,455,626 |
| Kansas City | 129,606,656 |
| Colorado | 122,006,986 |
| Cincinnati | 115,966,833 |
| Milwaukee | 114,773,471 |
| Washington | 107,241,762 |
| Cleveland | 102,523,729 |
| Pittsburgh | 87,883,875 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80,908,625 |
| Tampa Bay | 79,216,312 |
| Athletics | 74,908,652 |
| Miami | 64,893,725 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Payrolls for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses for players on the 26-man active roster, injured lists and restricted list. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values. Adjustments includes cash transactions in trades, signing bonuses that are responsibility of club that agreed to contract, option buyouts and termination pay for released players.
| Team | Payroll |
| New York Mets | $322,589,724 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 319,537,290 |
| New York Yankees | 284,815,172 |
| Philadelphia | 283,990,117 |
| Toronto | 239,242,531 |
| Houston | 220,217,013 |
| Texas | 217,506,332 |
| San Diego | 208,771,455 |
| Atlanta | 208,105,000 |
| Arizona | 195,475,535 |
| Boston | 193,629,093 |
| Chicago Cubs | 192,788,250 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 192,666,966 |
| San Francisco | 173,019,524 |
| Baltimore | 159,436,000 |
| Seattle | 149,981,148 |
| Minnesota | 142,812,022 |
| Detroit | 142,428,033 |
| St. Louis | 141,455,626 |
| Kansas City | 129,606,656 |
| Colorado | 122,006,986 |
| Cincinnati | 115,966,833 |
| Milwaukee | 114,773,471 |
| Washington | 107,241,762 |
| Cleveland | 102,523,729 |
| Pittsburgh | 87,883,875 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80,908,625 |
| Tampa Bay | 79,216,312 |
| Athletics | 74,908,652 |
| Miami | 64,893,725 |
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