Club salaries from 2003:
Team Total payroll
NEW YORK YANKEES $ 152,749,814
NEW YORK METS $ 117,176,429
ATLANTA BRAVES $ 106,243,667
LOS ANGELES DODGERS $ 105,872,620
TEXAS RANGERS $ 103,491,667
BOSTON RED SOX $ 99,946,500
SEATTLE MARINERS $ 86,959,167
ST LOUIS CARDINALS $ 83,486,666
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS $ 82,852,167
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS $ 80,640,333
CHICAGO CUBS $ 79,868,333
ANAHEIM ANGELS $ 79,031,667
BALTIMORE ORIOLES $ 73,877,500
HOUSTON ASTROS $ 71,040,000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES $ 70,780,000
COLORADO ROCKIES $ 67,179,667
CINCINNATI REDS $ 59,355,667
MINNESOTA TWINS $ 55,505,000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES $ 54,812,429
MONTREAL EXPOS $ 51,948,500
TORONTO BLUE JAYS $ 51,269,000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX $ 51,010,000
OAKLAND ATHLETICS $ 50,260,834
DETROIT TIGERS $ 49,168,000
FLORIDA MARLINS $ 49,050,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS $ 48,584,834
SAN DIEGO PADRES $ 47,928,000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS $ 40,627,000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS $ 40,518,000
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS $ 19,630,000
Source USA Today.com.
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