2005's Top Major League Baseball Salaries

Top Major League Baseball Salaries for 2005

1: Alex Rodriguez - $26,000,000.00
2: Manny Ramirez - $22,000,000.00
3: Barry Bonds - $22,000,000.00
4: Derek Jeter - $19,600,000.00
5: Mike Mussina - $19,000,000.00
6: Roger Clemens - $18,000,000.00
7: Jeff Bagwell - $18,000,000.00
8: Sammy Sosa - $17,000,000.00
9: Mike Piazza - $16,071,429.00
10: Chipper Jones - $16,061,802.00
11: Randy Johnson - $16,000,000.00
12: Kevin Brown - $15,714,286.00
13: Mike Hampton - $15,125,000.00
14: Chan Ho Park - $15,000,000.00
15: Curt Schilling - $14,500,000.00
16: Jason Giambi - $13,428,571.00
17: Darren Dreifort - $13,400,000.00
18: Jim Thome - $13,166,667.00
19: Bobby Abreu - $13,100,000.00
20: Andruw Jones - $13,000,000.00
21: Gary Sheffield - $13,000,000.00
22: Larry Walker - $12,666,667.00
23: Todd Helton - $12,600,000.00
24: Ken Griffey - $12,500,000.00
25: Preston Wilson - $12,500,000.00
26: Ichiro Suzuki - $12,500,000.00
27: Vladimir Guerrero - $12,500,000.00
28: Bernie Williams - $12,357,143.00
29: Scott Rolen - $11,625,000.00
30: Carlos Beltran - $11,571,429.00
31: Adrian Beltre - $11,400,000.00
32: Jorge Posada - $11,000,000.00
33: Javier Vazquez - $11,000,000.00
34: Albert Pujols - $11,000,000.00
35: Miguel Tejada - $11,000,000.00
36: Mike Sweeney - $11,000,000.00
37: Pedro Martinez - $10,875,000.00
38: Tom Glavine - $10,765,608.00
39: Jason Kendall - $10,571,429.00
40: Lance Berkman - $10,500,000.00
41: Roy Halladay - $10,500,000.00
42: Mariano Rivera - $10,500,000.00
43: Jim Edmonds - $10,333,333.00
44: Tim Salmon - $10,150,000.00
45: Luis Gonzalez - $10,083,333.00
46: Bartolo Colon - $10,000,000.00
47: Phil Nevin - $9,625,000.00
48: Garret Anderson - $9,600,000.00
49: Kerry Wood - $9,500,000.00
50: J. D. Drew - $9,400,000.00
51: Jeff Weaver - $9,350,000.00
52: Ryan Klesko - $9,000,000.00
53: Bret Boone - $9,000,000.00
54: Brad Radke - $9,000,000.00
55: Carl Pavano - $9,000,000.00
56: Billy Wagner - $9,000,000.00
57: Greg Maddux - $9,000,000.00
58: Troy Glaus - $9,000,000.00
59: John Smoltz - $9,000,000.00
60: Aramis Ramirez - $8,950,000.00
61: Bobby Higginson - $8,850,000.00
62: Paul Konerko - $8,750,000.00
63: Eric Chavez - $8,500,000.00
64: Jose Contreras - $8,500,000.00
65: Andy Pettitte - $8,500,000.00
66: Sidney Ponson - $8,500,000.00
67: Brian Giles - $8,333,333.00
68: Johnny Damon - $8,250,000.00
69: Darin Erstad - $8,250,000.00
70: Nomar Garciaparra - $8,250,000.00
71: Jason Schmidt - $8,187,500.00
72: Jamie Moyer - $8,000,000.00
73: Freddy Garcia - $8,000,000.00
74: Frank Thomas - $8,000,000.00
75: Edgar Renteria - $8,000,000.00
76: Hideki Matsui - $8,000,000.00
77: Jason Varitek - $8,000,000.00
78: Torii Hunter - $8,000,000.00
79: Eric Gagne - $8,000,000.00
80: Carlos Lee - $8,000,000.00
81: Ivan Rodriguez - $8,000,000.00
82: Dmitri Young - $8,000,000.00
83: Livan Hernandez - $8,000,000.00
84: Shawn Green - $7,833,333.00
85: Sean Casey - $7,800,000.00
86: Matt Lawton - $7,750,000.00
87: Derrek Lee - $7,666,667.00
88: Mike Lowell - $7,500,000.00
89: Trot Nixon - $7,500,000.00
90: Alfonso Soriano - $7,500,000.00
91: Edgardo Alfonzo - $7,500,000.00
92: Mike Lieberthal - $7,500,000.00
93: Keith Foulke - $7,500,000.00
94: Javy Lopez - $7,500,000.00
95: Russ Ortiz - $7,375,000.00
96: Jeff Kent - $7,350,000.00
97: Mike Cameron - $7,333,333.00
98: Geoff Jenkins - $7,333,333.00
99: Pat Burrell - $7,250,000.00
100: Moises Alou - $7,250,000.00
101: Joe Mays - $7,250,000.00
102: Magglio Ordonez - $7,200,000.00
103: Ray Durham - $7,200,000.00
104: Kirk Rueter - $7,133,333.00
105: Kazuo Matsui - $7,033,333.00
106: Al Leiter - $7,000,000.00
107: Kevin Millwood - $7,000,000.00
108: Jose Vidro - $7,000,000.00
109: Jason Isringhausen - $7,000,000.00
110: Derek Lowe - $7,000,000.00
111: Steve Trachsel - $6,782,500.00
112: Randy Wolf - $6,625,000.00
113: Cliff Floyd - $6,616,856.00
114: Byung-Hyun Kim - $6,575,000.00
115: Matt Clement - $6,500,000.00
116: Jarrod Washburn - $6,500,000.00
117: Mark Kotsay - $6,500,000.00
118: Tim Hudson - $6,500,000.00
119: Danny Graves - $6,250,000.00
120: Kelvim Escobar - $6,250,000.00
121: Mark Mulder - $6,050,000.00
122: Richie Sexson - $6,000,000.00
123: Steve Finley - $6,000,000.00
124: Ben Sheets - $6,000,000.00
125: Mark Buehrle - $6,000,000.00
126: Orlando Cabrera - $6,000,000.00
127: Shannon Stewart - $6,000,000.00
128: Steve Karsay - $6,000,000.00
129: Eddie Guardado - $6,000,000.00
130: Troy Percival - $6,000,000.00
131: Roy Oswalt - $5,900,000.00
132: Jaret Wright - $5,666,667.00
133: Rafael Furcal - $5,600,000.00
134: Barry Zito - $5,600,000.00
135: Jon Lieber - $5,583,333.00
136: Roger Cedeno - $5,500,000.00
137: Eric Milton - $5,333,333.00
138: Kris Benson - $5,333,333.00
139: David Ortiz - $5,250,000.00
140: CC Sabathia - $5,250,000.00
141: Luis Castillo - $5,166,667.00
142: Brad Penny - $5,100,000.00
143: Trevor Hoffman - $5,000,000.00
144: Richard Hidalgo - $5,000,000.00
145: Jacque Jones - $5,000,000.00
146: Paul Byrd - $5,000,000.00
147: Armando Benitez - $4,966,667.00
148: Aubrey Huff - $4,916,667.00
149: Terrence Long - $4,875,000.00
150: Johan Santana - $4,750,000.00
151: Octavio Dotel - $4,750,000.00
152: Miguel Batista - $4,750,000.00
153: David Bell - $4,700,000.00
154: Erubiel Durazo - $4,700,000.00
155: Joel Pineiro - $4,700,000.00
156: Tim Wakefield - $4,670,000.00
157: Paul Lo Duca - $4,666,667.00
158: Adam Dunn - $4,600,000.00
159: Placido Polanco - $4,600,000.00
160: LaTroy Hawkins - $4,500,000.00
161: Mark Redman - $4,500,000.00
162: Odalis Perez - $4,500,000.00
163: Jeromy Burnitz - $4,500,000.00
164: Juan Encarnacion - $4,435,000.00
165: Raul Ibanez - $4,416,667.00
166: Ramon Hernandez - $4,312,500.00
167: John Thomson - $4,250,000.00
168: Mike Remlinger - $4,233,333.00
169: Cristian Guzman - $4,200,000.00
170: David Wells - $4,075,000.00
171: Carlos Guillen - $4,000,000.00
172: Mike Stanton - $4,000,000.00
173: Jason Johnson - $4,000,000.00
174: Carlos Delgado - $4,000,000.00
175: Carl Everett - $4,000,000.00
176: Jermaine Dye - $4,000,000.00
177: Jose Cruz - $4,000,000.00
178: Jeff Suppan - $4,000,000.00
179: Reggie Sanders - $4,000,000.00
180: Ugueth Urbina - $4,000,000.00
181: Francisco Cordero - $3,875,000.00
182: Shea Hillenbrand - $3,870,000.00
183: Jimmy Rollins - $3,850,000.00
184: Melvin Mora - $3,833,333.00
185: Carlos Zambrano - $3,760,000.00
186: Danys Baez - $3,750,000.00
187: Doug Mientkiewicz - $3,750,000.00
188: Tom Gordon - $3,750,000.00
189: Randy Winn - $3,750,000.00
190: Arthur Rhodes - $3,700,000.00
191: Juan Pierre - $3,700,000.00
192: A. J. Burnett - $3,650,000.00
193: Mark Teixeira - $3,625,000.00
194: Paul Wilson - $3,600,000.00
195: Kazuhisa Ishii - $3,575,000.00
196: Ramon Ortiz - $3,550,000.00
197: Mark Prior - $3,550,000.00
198: Orlando Hernandez - $3,500,000.00
199: Corey Koskie - $3,500,000.00
200: Jose Guillen - $3,500,000.00