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PROJECTED 2024 PAYROLLSProjected payrolls as of 5/29/24. Figures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses. |
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Year End 40-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
Year End 40-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
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$301.9 ( 3) | $313.0 ( 3) | $330.2 ( 1) | $344.5 ( 1) | |||
$225.4 ( 8) | $245.6 ( 9) | $244.4 ( 4) | $258.6 ( 5) | |||
$179.0 (11) | $218.2 (12) | $226.8 ( 7) | $265.8 ( 4) | |||
$ 99.1 (25) | $120.3 (26) | $127.3 (20) | $137.1 (21) | |||
$ 94.3 (27) | $112.3 (29) | $ 95.3 (26) | $120.8 (24) |
$132.8 (18) | $129.8 (23) | $217.9 ( 9) | $232.1 (10) | |||
$129.2 (19) | $159.6 (17) | $176.6 (13) | $211.7 (14) | |||
$117.1 (21) | $157.8 (19) | $109.6 (22) | $147.3 (20) | |||
$101.0 (23) | $134.5 (22) | $ 91.7 (28) | $120.4 (25) | |||
$ 99.2 (24) | $116.0 (28) | $ 84.6 (29) | $117.7 (27) |
$236.7 ( 5) | $253.1 ( 7) | $314.0 ( 2) | $328.6 ( 2) | |||
$229.5 ( 6) | $251.4 ( 8) | $214.0 (10) | $255.1 ( 6) | |||
$176.8 (12) | $191.8 (15) | $167.6 (14) | $216.2 (13) | |||
$141.0 (17) | $157.8 (18) | $166.1 (15) | $226.8 (11) | |||
$ 63.7 (30) | $ 81.6 (30) | $146.9 (16) | $166.8 (16) |
2023 PAYROLLSFigures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses. Final tax payrolls as of 12/23/23, per the Associated Press. |
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Opening Day 26-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
Opening Day 26-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
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$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) |
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