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This is a list of the 30 Major League Baseball teams from the 2008 season, ranked by total team salary. Values only include salaries of players on their respective 2008 rosters.
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll |
| 1 |
New York Yankees |
$209,081,579 |
| 2 |
New York Mets |
$138,685,197 |
| 3 |
Detroit Tigers |
$138,683,978 |
| 4 |
Boston Red Sox |
$138,292,937 |
| 5 |
Chicago White Sox |
$121,152,667 |
| 6 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
$119,216,333 |
| 7 |
Chicago Cubs |
$118,595,833 |
| 8 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
$118,536,038 |
| 9 |
Seattle Mariners |
$117,993,982 |
| 10 |
Atlanta Braves |
$102,424,018 |
| 11 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
$100,624,450 |
| 12 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
$98,641,957 |
| 13 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
$98,269,881 |
| 14 |
Houston Astros |
$88,930,415 |
| 15 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
$81,004,167 |
| 16 |
Cleveland Indians |
$78,970,067 |
| 17 |
San Francisco Giants |
$76,904,500 |
| 18 |
Cincinnati Reds |
$74,277,695 |
| 19 |
San Diego Padres |
$73,677,617 |
| 20 |
Colorado Rockies |
$68,655,500 |
| 21 |
Texas Rangers |
$68,239,551 |
| 22 |
Baltimore Orioles |
$67,196,248 |
| 23 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
$66,202,713 |
| 24 |
Minnesota Twins |
$62,182,767 |
| 25 |
Kansas City Royals |
$58,245,500 |
| 26 |
Washington Nationals |
$54,961,000 |
| 27 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
$49,365,283 |
| 28 |
Oakland Athletics |
$47,967,126 |
| 29 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
$43,820,598 |
| 30 |
Florida Marlins |
$21,836,500 |
Note: data for 2009 is available at http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/totalpayroll.aspx?year=2009 . (This source actually has data for every year from 1988 to 2009.)
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