List of Major League Baseball teams by payroll in 2012

This is a list of the 30 Major League Baseball teams from the 2012 season, ranked by total team salary.^[1] Values only include salaries of players on their respective 2012 rosters.

Rank	Team	Total payroll	Average salary	Median salary	Standard deviation
1	New York Yankees	$197,962,289	$6,186,321	$1,937,500	$7,938,987
2	Philadelphia Phillies	$174,538,938	$5,817,964	$1,875,000	$6,833,158
3	Boston Red Sox	$173,186,617	$5,093,724	$1,556,250	$6,311,421
4	Los Angeles Angels	$154,485,166	$5,327,074	$3,150,000	$6,212,772
5	Detroit Tigers	$132,300,000	$4,562,068	$1,100,000	$6,557,916
6	Texas Rangers	$120,510,974	$4,635,037	$3,437,500	$4,728,330
7	Miami Marlins	$118,078,000	$4,373,259	$1,500,000	$5,228,424
8	San Francisco Giants	$117,620,683	$3,920,689	$1,275,000	$5,296,153
9	St. Louis Cardinals	$110,300,862	$3,939,316	$800,000	$4,858,527
10	Milwaukee Brewers	$97,653,944	$3,755,920	$1,981,250	$3,965,659
11	Chicago White Sox	$96,919,500	$3,876,780	$530,000	$4,956,845
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	$95,143,575	$3,171,452	$875,000	$3,673,217
13	Minnesota Twins	$94,085,000	$3,484,629	$750,000	$5,207,450
14	New York Mets	$93,353,983	$3,457,554	$875,000	$5,867,084
15	Chicago Cubs	$88,197,033	$3,392,193	$1,262,500	$4,617,206
16	Atlanta Braves	$83,309,942	$2,776,998	$577,500	$4,037,723
17	Cincinnati Reds	$82,203,616	$2,935,843	$1,150,000	$3,462,247
18	Seattle Mariners	$81,978,100	$2,927,789	$495,150	$4,998,379
19	Baltimore Orioles	$81,428,999	$2,807,896	$1,300,000	$3,205,445
20	Washington Nationals	$81,336,143	$2,623,746	$800,000	$3,618,322
21	Cleveland Indians	$78,430,300	$2,704,493	$800,000	$3,661,123
22	Colorado Rockies	$78,069,571	$2,692,054	$482,000	$3,272,886
23	Toronto Blue Jays	$75,489,200	$2,696,042	$1,768,750	$2,881,414
24	Arizona Diamondbacks	$74,284,833	$2,653,029	$1,625,000	$2,587,139
25	Tampa Bay Rays	$64,173,500	$2,291,910	$1,425,000	$2,313,395
26	Pittsburgh Pirates	$63,431,999	$2,187,310	$916,666	$3,109,669
27	Kansas City Royals	$60,916,225	$2,030,540	$870,000	$2,282,159
28	Houston Astros	$60,651,000	$2,332,730	$491,250	$4,543,506
29	Oakland Athletics	$55,372,500	$1,845,750	$487,500	$2,179,703
30	San Diego Padres	$55,244,700	$1,973,025	$1,207,500	$2,049,861

See also

• Baseball portal

References

1. 2012 MLB Salaries by Team, USA Today