2008's Top Major League Baseball Salaries

Top Major League Baseball Salaries for 2008

1: Alex Rodriguez - $28,000,000.00
2: Jason Giambi - $23,428,571.00
3: Derek Jeter - $21,600,000.00
4: Manny Ramirez - $18,929,923.00
5: Carlos Beltran - $18,622,809.00
6: Ichiro Suzuki - $17,102,149.00
7: Johan Santana - $16,984,216.00
8: Todd Helton - $16,600,000.00
9: Torii Hunter - $16,500,000.00
10: Carlos Delgado - $16,000,000.00
11: Carlos Zambrano - $16,000,000.00
12: Andy Pettitte - $16,000,000.00
13: Bobby Abreu - $16,000,000.00
14: Mike Hampton - $15,975,184.00
15: Magglio Ordonez - $15,768,174.00
16: Rafael Furcal - $15,730,195.00
17: Jim Thome - $15,666,666.00
18: Richie Sexson - $15,500,000.00
19: Tim Hudson - $15,500,000.00
20: Vladimir Guerrero - $15,500,000.00
21: Jason Schmidt - $15,217,401.00
22: Randy Johnson - $15,100,546.00
23: Mariano Rivera - $15,000,000.00
24: Aramis Ramirez - $15,000,000.00
25: Miguel Tejada - $14,811,414.00
26: Andruw Jones - $14,726,910.00
27: Lance Berkman - $14,500,000.00
28: Barry Zito - $14,500,000.00
29: Pat Burrell - $14,250,000.00
30: J. D. Drew - $14,000,000.00
31: Alfonso Soriano - $14,000,000.00
32: John Smoltz - $14,000,000.00
33: Mark Buehrle - $14,000,000.00
34: Albert Pujols - $13,870,949.00
35: Adrian Beltre - $13,400,000.00
36: Gary Sheffield - $13,326,306.00
37: Derrek Lee - $13,250,000.00
38: A. J. Burnett - $13,200,000.00
39: Jorge Posada - $13,100,000.00
40: David Ortiz - $13,000,000.00
41: Adam Dunn - $13,000,000.00
42: Roy Oswalt - $13,000,000.00
43: Hideki Matsui - $13,000,000.00
44: Johnny Damon - $13,000,000.00
45: Garret Anderson - $12,600,000.00
46: Frank Thomas - $12,560,000.00
47: Mark Teixeira - $12,500,000.00
48: Troy Glaus - $12,500,000.00
49: Mike Lowell - $12,500,000.00
50: Carlos Lee - $12,500,000.00
51: Ivan Rodriguez - $12,379,883.00
52: Chipper Jones - $12,333,333.00
53: Ben Sheets - $12,125,000.00
54: Paul Konerko - $12,000,000.00
55: B. J. Ryan - $12,000,000.00
56: Jon Garland - $12,000,000.00
57: Jose Guillen - $12,000,000.00
58: Carlos Guillen - $12,000,000.00
59: Pedro Martinez - $11,813,351.00
60: Scott Rolen - $11,625,000.00
61: Javier Vazquez - $11,500,000.00
62: Eric Chavez - $11,500,000.00
63: Gil Meche - $11,400,000.00
64: Miguel Cabrera - $11,300,000.00
65: Mike Mussina - $11,071,029.00
66: Carl Pavano - $11,000,000.00
67: Vicente Padilla - $11,000,000.00
68: CC Sabathia - $11,000,000.00
69: Billy Wagner - $10,500,000.00
70: Chris Carpenter - $10,500,000.00
71: Jason Varitek - $10,442,030.00
72: Kevin Millwood - $10,368,892.00
73: Josh Beckett - $10,166,666.00
74: Matt Morris - $10,037,283.00
75: Eric Gagne - $10,000,000.00
76: Derek Lowe - $10,000,000.00
77: Orlando Cabrera - $10,000,000.00
78: Jose Contreras - $10,000,000.00
79: Jake Westbrook - $10,000,000.00
80: Francisco Rodriguez - $10,000,000.00
81: Greg Maddux - $10,000,000.00
82: Edgar Renteria - $10,000,000.00
83: Roy Halladay - $10,000,000.00
84: Ryan Howard - $10,000,000.00
85: Jarrod Washburn - $9,850,000.00
86: Brian Giles - $9,666,666.00
87: Aaron Rowand - $9,600,000.00
88: Nomar Garciaparra - $9,516,697.00
89: Kelvim Escobar - $9,500,000.00
90: Miguel Batista - $9,500,000.00
91: Jermaine Dye - $9,500,000.00
92: Matt Holliday - $9,500,000.00
93: Gary Matthews - $9,400,000.00
94: Julio Lugo - $9,250,000.00
95: Brad Penny - $9,250,000.00
96: Jeff Kent - $9,000,000.00
97: Randy Winn - $8,875,000.00
98: Francisco Cordero - $8,625,000.00
99: Brett Myers - $8,583,333.00
100: Jose Vidro - $8,500,000.00
101: Jeremy Bonderman - $8,500,000.00
102: Justin Morneau - $8,400,000.00
103: Daisuke Matsuzaka - $8,333,333.00
104: Ken Griffey - $8,282,695.00
105: Jeff Suppan - $8,250,000.00
106: Carlos Silva - $8,250,000.00
107: Travis Hafner - $8,050,000.00
108: Jimmy Rollins - $8,000,000.00
109: Curt Schilling - $8,000,000.00
110: Ted Lilly - $8,000,000.00
111: Tom Glavine - $8,000,000.00
112: Jason Isringhausen - $8,000,000.00
113: Kenny Rogers - $8,000,000.00
114: Juan Pierre - $8,000,000.00
115: Aubrey Huff - $8,000,000.00
116: Jim Edmonds - $8,000,000.00
117: Adam Eaton - $7,958,333.00
118: Melvin Mora - $7,826,914.00
119: Chase Utley - $7,785,714.00
120: Doug Davis - $7,750,000.00
121: Trevor Hoffman - $7,500,000.00
122: Paul Byrd - $7,500,000.00
123: Esteban Loaiza - $7,500,000.00
124: Moises Alou - $7,500,000.00
125: Ray Durham - $7,500,000.00
126: Ramon Hernandez - $7,500,000.00
127: Hiroki Kuroda - $7,433,333.00
128: Ryan Dempster - $7,333,333.00
129: John Lackey - $7,333,333.00
130: Kosuke Fukudome - $7,000,000.00
131: Erik Bedard - $7,000,000.00
132: Todd Jones - $7,000,000.00
133: Dontrelle Willis - $7,000,000.00
134: Mark Kotsay - $7,000,000.00
135: Orlando Hernandez - $7,000,000.00
136: Mark Mulder - $7,000,000.00
137: Aaron Harang - $6,750,000.00
138: Lyle Overbay - $6,750,000.00
139: Eric Byrnes - $6,666,666.00
140: Jack Wilson - $6,650,000.00
141: Oliver Perez - $6,500,000.00
142: Juan Encarnacion - $6,500,000.00
143: Dave Roberts - $6,500,000.00
144: Jake Peavy - $6,500,000.00
145: Kenji Johjima - $6,383,333.00
146: Jason Marquis - $6,375,000.00
147: Brad Lidge - $6,350,000.00
148: Jacque Jones - $6,333,333.00
149: Brian Roberts - $6,300,000.00
150: Bengie Molina - $6,250,000.00
151: Joe Mauer - $6,250,000.00
152: Mike Cameron - $6,250,000.00
153: Orlando Hudson - $6,250,000.00
154: Luis Castillo - $6,250,000.00
155: Brandon Inge - $6,200,000.00
156: Chad Cordero - $6,200,000.00
157: Michael Young - $6,174,974.00
158: Danys Baez - $6,166,666.00
159: Casey Blake - $6,100,000.00
160: Joe Nathan - $6,000,000.00
161: Carlos Pena - $6,000,000.00
162: Jamie Moyer - $6,000,000.00
163: Jason Bay - $6,000,000.00
164: Hank Blalock - $6,000,000.00
165: Michael Cuddyer - $5,916,666.00
166: Kyle Farnsworth - $5,916,666.00
167: A. J. Pierzynski - $5,850,000.00
168: Raul Ibanez - $5,500,000.00
169: Kazuo Matsui - $5,500,000.00
170: Tom Gordon - $5,500,000.00
171: Brandon Webb - $5,500,000.00
172: Joel Pineiro - $5,500,000.00
173: Nick Johnson - $5,500,000.00
174: Braden Looper - $5,500,000.00
175: Carl Crawford - $5,375,000.00
176: Milton Bradley - $5,250,000.00
177: David Wright - $5,250,000.00
178: Aaron Cook - $5,125,000.00
179: Joe Crede - $5,100,000.00
180: Coco Crisp - $5,083,333.00
181: Brian Fuentes - $5,050,000.00
182: Dmitri Young - $5,000,000.00
183: Paul Lo Duca - $5,000,000.00
184: Adam LaRoche - $5,000,000.00
185: Octavio Dotel - $5,000,000.00
186: Jay Payton - $5,000,000.00
187: Mark Ellis - $5,000,000.00
188: Austin Kearns - $5,000,000.00
189: Geoff Jenkins - $5,000,000.00
190: Livan Hernandez - $5,000,000.00
191: Omar Vizquel - $5,000,000.00
192: Bill Hall - $4,925,000.00
193: Brian Schneider - $4,900,000.00
194: Felipe Lopez - $4,900,000.00
195: Alex Rios - $4,835,000.00
196: Chone Figgins - $4,750,000.00
197: Randy Wolf - $4,750,000.00
198: Mark DeRosa - $4,750,000.00
199: Rich Harden - $4,750,000.00
200: Jose Valverde - $4,700,000.00