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1988 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1988 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1987 or 1989. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1988 Atlanta Braves 1988 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $2,000,000 
2 Bruce Sutter  $1,729,167 
3 Len Barker  $900,000 
4 Ozzie Virgil  $900,000 
5 Rick Mahler  $737,500 
6 Ken Oberkfell  $725,000 
7 Damaso Garcia  $691,507 
8 Bruce Benedict  $665,000 
9 Ken Griffey  $500,000 
10 Ted Simmons  $470,000 
11 Zane Smith  $450,000 
12 Jim Acker  $435,000 
13 Gerald Perry  $425,000 
14 Gary Roenicke  $380,000 
15 Dion James  $360,000 
16 Albert Hall  $250,000 
17 Charlie Puleo  $195,000 
18 Andres Thomas  $110,000 
19 Paul Runge  $107,500 
20 Paul Assenmacher  $81,000 
21 Ed Olwine  $79,000 
22 Chuck Cary  $78,000 
23 Terry Blocker  $70,000 
24 Jeff Blauser  $67,000 
25 Kevin Coffman  $65,000 
26 Pete Smith  $65,000 
27 Ron Gant  $65,000 
28 Tom Glavine  $65,000 
29 Gary Eave  $62,500 
Atlanta Braves 1988 payroll based on this was $12,728,174.
1988 Baltimore Orioles 1988 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eddie Murray  $2,142,904 
2 Cal Ripken  $1,700,000 
3 Fred Lynn  $1,540,000 
4 Scott McGregor  $1,066,171 
5 Mike Boddicker  $850,000 
6 Terry Kennedy  $850,000 
7 Tom Niedenfuer  $850,000 
8 Don Aase  $675,000 
9 Dave Schmidt  $625,000 
10 Larry Sheets  $540,000 
11 Mark Thurmond  $435,000 
12 Doug Sisk  $410,000 
13 Mike Morgan  $375,000 
14 Jim Dwyer  $300,000 
15 Rick Schu  $165,000 
16 Jeff Stone  $160,000 
17 Joe Orsulak  $120,000 
18 Mark Williamson  $85,000 
19 Ken Gerhart  $83,000 
20 Billy Ripken  $80,000 
21 Jim Traber  $80,000 
22 Rene Gonzales  $75,000 
23 Wade Rowdon  $72,500 
24 Carl Nichols  $65,000 
25 Jose Bautista  $62,500 
26 Jose Mesa  $62,500 
27 Oswaldo Peraza  $62,500 
Baltimore Orioles 1988 payroll based on this was $13,532,075.
1988 Boston Red Sox 1988 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jim Rice  $2,214,865 
2 Wade Boggs  $1,650,000 
3 Dwight Evans  $1,600,000 
4 Roger Clemens  $1,350,000 
5 Bob Stanley  $1,060,000 
6 Rich Gedman  $952,727 
7 Bruce Hurst  $900,000 
8 Lee Smith  $850,000 
9 Marty Barrett  $675,000 
10 Oil Can Boyd  $550,000 
11 Spike Owen  $525,000 
12 Ed Romero  $415,000 
13 Mike Greenwell  $205,000 
14 Jeff Sellers  $135,000 
15 Ellis Burks  $125,000 
16 Wes Gardner  $117,000 
17 Todd Benzinger  $85,000 
18 Sam Horn  $80,000 
19 Kevin Romine  $77,500 
20 John Marzano  $77,000 
21 Jody Reed  $64,500 
22 Brady Anderson  $62,500 
23 John Trautwein  $62,500 
24 Steve Ellsworth  $62,500 
Boston Red Sox 1988 payroll based on this was $13,896,092.
1988 California Angels 1988 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Witt  $1,400,000 
2 Donnie Moore  $1,000,000 
3 George Hendrick  $989,333 
4 Brian Downing  $900,000 
5 Bob Boone  $883,000 
6 Chili Davis  $850,000 
7 Dan Petry  $785,000 
8 Butch Wynegar  $733,333 
9 Johnny Ray  $732,000 
10 Dick Schofield  $552,222 
11 Greg Minton  $500,000 
12 Bill Buckner  $400,000 
13 Wally Joyner  $340,000 
14 Kirk McCaskill  $262,000 
15 Jack Howell  $200,000 
16 Devon White  $185,000 
17 Joe Johnson  $157,500 
18 De Wayne Buice  $150,000 
19 Willie Fraser  $125,000 
20 Mark McLemore  $122,500 
21 Chuck Finley  $111,000 
22 Tony Armas  $100,000 
23 Gus Polidor  $97,000 
24 Jack Lazorko  $97,000 
25 Chico Walker  $88,000 
26 Bryan Harvey  $62,500 
27 Frank Dimichele  $62,500 
28 Jim Eppard  $62,500 
California Angels 1988 payroll based on this was $11,947,388.
1988 Chicago Cubs 1988 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rick Sutcliffe  $2,070,000 
2 Andre Dawson  $1,850,000 
3 Leon Durham  $1,383,333 
4 Rich Gossage  $1,331,532 
5 Jody Davis  $1,108,333 
6 Scott Sanderson  $950,000 
7 Ryne Sandberg  $840,000 
8 Jerry Mumphrey  $608,000 
9 Frank DiPino  $465,000 
10 Al Nipper  $397,000 
11 Vance Law  $375,000 
12 Manny Trillo  $357,000 
13 Calvin Schiraldi  $207,500 
14 Shawon Dunston  $207,500 
15 Jamie Moyer  $142,500 
16 Dave Martinez  $135,000 
17 Mike Bielecki  $110,000 
18 Les Lancaster  $90,000 
19 Rafael Palmeiro  $90,000 
20 Greg Maddux  $82,500 
21 Drew Hall  $68,000 
22 Darrin Jackson  $63,500 
23 Damon Berryhill  $62,500 
24 Mike Capel  $62,500 
25 Rolando Roomes  $62,500 
Chicago Cubs 1988 payroll based on this was $13,119,198.
1988 Chicago White Sox 1988 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Harold Baines  $1,000,000 
2 Greg Walker  $730,000 
3 Carlton Fisk  $700,000 
4 Ozzie Guillen  $537,500 
5 Ricky Horton  $532,500 
6 Gary Redus  $460,000 
7 Dave LaPoint  $425,000 
8 Donnie Hill  $275,000 
9 Jerry Reuss  $200,000 
10 Mark Salas  $185,000 
11 Steve Lyons  $175,000 
12 Dan Pasqua  $165,000 
13 Ivan Calderon  $140,000 
14 Bill Long  $102,500 
15 Jose Segura  $102,500 
16 Kenny Williams  $102,500 
17 Fred Manrique  $97,500 
18 Daryl Boston  $75,000 
19 Bobby Thigpen  $70,000 
20 John Davis  $65,000 
21 Jack McDowell  $62,500 
22 John Pawlowski  $62,500 
23 Lance Johnson  $62,500 
24 Melido Perez  $62,500 
Chicago White Sox 1988 payroll based on this was $6,390,000.
1988 Cincinnati Reds 1988 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mario Soto  $1,200,000 
2 Eric Davis  $899,000 
3 Bo Diaz  $850,000 
4 Buddy Bell  $790,909 
5 John Franco  $675,000 
6 Nick Esasky  $460,000 
7 Dennis Rasmussen  $457,500 
8 Frank Williams  $442,500 
9 Tom Browning  $442,500 
10 Danny Jackson  $390,000 
11 Ron Robinson  $390,000 
12 Dave Concepcion  $370,000 
13 Kal Daniels  $185,000 
14 Dave Collins  $175,000 
15 Rob Murphy  $175,000 
16 Tracy Jones  $157,500 
17 Pat Perry  $132,500 
18 Barry Larkin  $127,500 
19 Jose Rijo  $127,500 
20 Paul O'Neill  $97,500 
21 Bill Landrum  $75,000 
22 Lloyd McClendon  $75,000 
23 Terry McGriff  $66,000 
24 Jeff Treadway  $65,000 
25 Chris Sabo  $62,500 
Cincinnati Reds 1988 payroll based on this was $8,888,409.
1988 Cleveland Indians 1988 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andre Thornton  $1,100,000 
2 Julio Franco  $975,000 
3 Willie Upshaw  $900,000 
4 Joe Carter  $840,000 
5 Brook Jacoby  $812,500 
6 Pat Tabler  $800,000 
7 Mel Hall  $725,000 
8 Jeff Dedmon  $350,000 
9 Chris Bando  $325,000 
10 Dan Schatzeder  $325,000 
11 Carmen Castillo  $310,000 
12 Ron Kittle  $300,000 
13 Tom Candiotti  $230,000 
14 Cory Snyder  $185,000 
15 Scott Bailes  $150,000 
16 Doug Jones  $115,000 
17 Andy Allanson  $102,500 
18 Greg Swindell  $90,000 
19 Rich Yett  $90,000 
20 Dave Clark  $72,000 
21 John Farrell  $72,000 
22 Jay Bell  $67,500 
Cleveland Indians 1988 payroll based on this was $8,936,500.
1988 Detroit Tigers 1988 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Morris  $1,988,000 
2 Willie Hernandez  $1,210,000 
3 Frank Tanana  $1,100,000 
4 Alan Trammell  $1,000,000 
5 Lou Whitaker  $975,000 
6 Darrell Evans  $860,000 
7 Chet Lemon  $828,571 
8 Walt Terrell  $665,000 
9 Ray Knight  $525,000 
10 Doyle Alexander  $500,000 
11 Gary Pettis  $400,000 
12 Mike Heath  $400,000 
13 Larry Herndon  $375,000 
14 Dave Bergman  $360,000 
15 Tom Brookens  $350,000 
16 Pat Sheridan  $343,000 
17 Jim Morrison  $277,500 
18 Matt Nokes  $165,000 
19 Luis Salazar  $150,000 
20 Eric King  $125,000 
21 Mike Henneman  $115,000 
22 Jeff Robinson  $95,000 
23 Paul Gibson  $62,500 
Detroit Tigers 1988 payroll based on this was $12,869,571.
1988 Houston Astros 1988 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dave Smith  $1,100,000 
2 Bob Knepper  $1,000,000 
3 Nolan Ryan  $1,000,000 
4 Terry Puhl  $950,000 
5 Bill Doran  $933,000 
6 Rafael Ramirez  $925,000 
7 Kevin Bass  $880,000 
8 Danny Darwin  $760,000 
9 Mike Scott  $666,667 
10 Denny Walling  $575,000 
11 Craig Reynolds  $500,000 
12 Alan Ashby  $450,000 
13 Joaquin Andujar  $450,000 
14 Larry Andersen  $450,000 
15 Glenn Davis  $340,000 
16 Billy Hatcher  $240,000 
17 Jim Deshaies  $205,000 
18 Juan Agosto  $157,500 
19 Jim Pankovits  $150,000 
20 Charlie Kerfeld  $100,000 
21 Mark Bailey  $100,000 
22 Gerald Young  $85,000 
23 Jeff Heathcock  $72,000 
24 Ty Gainey  $68,000 
25 Chuck Jackson  $66,500 
26 Scott Medvin  $62,500 
Houston Astros 1988 payroll based on this was $12,286,167.
1988 Kansas City Royals 1988 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Brett  $2,305,000 
2 Dan Quisenberry  $1,562,350 
3 Willie Wilson  $1,383,712 
4 Charlie Leibrandt  $1,250,000 
5 Bret Saberhagen  $1,100,000 
6 Floyd Bannister  $900,000 
7 Frank White  $825,000 
8 Bud Black  $635,000 
9 Mark Gubicza  $635,000 
10 Ted Power  $575,000 
11 Gene Garber  $500,000 
12 Thad Bosley  $400,000 
13 Bo Jackson  $383,000 
14 Steve Balboni  $350,000 
15 Jamie Quirk  $335,000 
16 Danny Tartabull  $330,000 
17 Steve Farr  $225,000 
18 Kevin Seitzer  $175,000 
19 Kurt Stillwell  $137,500 
20 Brad Wellman  $125,000 
21 Jim Eisenreich  $90,000 
22 Ed Hearn  $80,000 
23 Bill Pecota  $65,000 
24 Scotti Madison  $65,000 
25 Gary Thurman  $62,500 
26 Mike Macfarlane  $62,500 
Kansas City Royals 1988 payroll based on this was $14,556,562.
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Fernando Valenzuela  $2,050,000 
2 Kirk Gibson  $1,833,333 
3 Pedro Guerrero  $1,720,000 
4 Orel Hershiser  $1,100,000 
5 Jesse Orosco  $1,000,000 
6 Mike Scioscia  $1,000,000 
7 Mike Davis  $987,500 
8 Steve Sax  $838,182 
9 Mike Marshall  $760,000 
10 Alfredo Griffin  $750,000 
11 Jay Howell  $595,000 
12 John Shelby  $465,000 
13 Alejandro Pena  $400,000 
14 Don Sutton  $350,000 
15 Alex Trevino  $312,500 
16 Danny Heep  $300,000 
17 Mickey Hatcher  $300,000 
18 Tito Landrum  $300,000 
19 Dave Anderson  $262,500 
20 Rick Dempsey  $250,000 
21 Franklin Stubbs  $235,000 
22 Ken Howell  $215,000 
23 Tim Leary  $190,000 
24 Brad Havens  $185,000 
25 Jeff Hamilton  $82,500 
26 Shawn Hillegas  $78,000 
27 Tim Belcher  $78,000 
28 Tim Crews  $78,000 
29 Ralph Bryant  $72,500 
30 William Brennan  $62,500 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 payroll based on this was $16,850,515.
1988 Milwaukee Brewers 1988 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Paul Molitor  $1,400,000 
2 Robin Yount  $1,150,000 
3 Teddy Higuera  $1,025,000 
4 Jim Gantner  $937,500 
5 Greg Brock  $600,000 
6 Mark Clear  $535,000 
7 Rob Deer  $460,000 
8 Bill Schroeder  $372,500 
9 Dan Plesac  $275,000 
10 Ernest Riles  $250,000 
11 Juan Nieves  $195,000 
12 Dale Sveum  $185,000 
13 Bill Wegman  $175,000 
14 B.J. Surhoff  $122,000 
15 Glenn Braggs  $122,000 
16 Chris Bosio  $107,000 
17 Mike Felder  $102,500 
18 Chuck Crim  $101,000 
19 Juan Castillo  $90,000 
20 Mike Birkbeck  $70,000 
21 Dave Stapleton  $65,000 
22 Joey Meyer  $62,500 
Milwaukee Brewers 1988 payroll based on this was $8,402,000.
1988 Minnesota Twins 1988 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gary Gaetti  $1,666,666 
2 Kent Hrbek  $1,410,000 
3 Frank Viola  $1,350,000 
4 Tom Brunansky  $1,140,000 
5 Kirby Puckett  $1,090,000 
6 Bert Blyleven  $1,000,000 
7 Jeff Reardon  $850,000 
8 Joe Niekro  $800,000 
9 Juan Berenguer  $500,000 
10 Greg Gagne  $440,000 
11 Dan Gladden  $360,000 
12 Randy Bush  $350,000 
13 Keith Atherton  $345,000 
14 Tim Laudner  $295,000 
15 Steve Lombardozzi  $152,500 
16 Steve Carlton  $115,000 
17 Tom Nieto  $103,500 
18 Al Newman  $100,000 
19 Les Straker  $93,000 
20 Mark Davidson  $89,000 
21 Gene Larkin  $83,000 
22 Dwight Lowry  $67,500 
23 Charlie Lea  $62,500 
Minnesota Twins 1988 payroll based on this was $12,462,666.
1988 Montreal Expos 1988 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tim Raines  $1,666,333 
2 Hubie Brooks  $850,000 
3 Tim Wallach  $850,000 
4 Dennis Martinez  $735,000 
5 Neal Heaton  $625,000 
6 Tim Burke  $625,000 
7 Mitch Webster  $550,000 
8 Bryn Smith  $525,000 
9 Andy McGaffigan  $500,000 
10 Bob McClure  $500,000 
11 Mike Fitzgerald  $335,000 
12 Tom Foley  $250,000 
13 Andres Galarraga  $240,000 
14 Graig Nettles  $200,000 
15 Floyd Youmans  $160,000 
16 Dave Engle  $150,000 
17 Herm Winningham  $140,000 
18 Casey Candaele  $110,000 
19 Randy St. Claire  $100,000 
20 Wallace Johnson  $100,000 
21 Jeff Parrett  $90,000 
22 Jeff Reed  $90,000 
23 Ron Shepherd  $72,000 
24 Luis Rivera  $70,000 
25 Pascual Perez  $70,000 
Montreal Expos 1988 payroll based on this was $9,603,333.
1988 New York Mets 1988 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gary Carter  $2,160,714 
2 Keith Hernandez  $1,850,000 
3 Dwight Gooden  $1,400,000 
4 Darryl Strawberry  $1,320,000 
5 Ron Darling  $1,000,000 
6 Kevin McReynolds  $975,000 
7 Mookie Wilson  $900,000 
8 Bob Ojeda  $725,000 
9 Howard Johnson  $695,000 
10 Wally Backman  $650,000 
11 Roger McDowell  $615,000 
12 Sid Fernandez  $580,000 
13 Tim Teufel  $537,500 
14 Lee Mazzilli  $350,000 
15 Lenny Dykstra  $305,000 
16 Rick Aguilera  $295,000 
17 Terry Leach  $190,000 
18 Dave Magadan  $112,500 
19 Gene Walter  $111,600 
20 Randy Myers  $108,000 
21 David Cone  $92,500 
22 Barry Lyons  $90,000 
23 John Gibbons  $75,000 
24 Kevin Elster  $69,000 
25 Mackey Sasser  $62,500 
New York Mets 1988 payroll based on this was $15,269,314.
1988 New York Yankees 1988 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Don Mattingly  $2,000,000 
2 Dave Winfield  $1,958,652 
3 Rickey Henderson  $1,770,000 
4 Jack Clark  $1,500,000 
5 Dave Righetti  $1,300,000 
6 Richard Dotson  $900,000 
7 Rick Rhoden  $900,000 
8 Willie Randolph  $875,000 
9 Ron Guidry  $825,000 
10 John Candelaria  $700,000 
11 Tim Stoddard  $700,000 
12 Gary Ward  $625,000 
13 Don Slaught  $531,500 
14 Mike Pagliarulo  $500,000 
15 Claudell Washington  $480,000 
16 Charles Hudson  $450,000 
17 Rafael Santana  $425,000 
18 Wayne Tolleson  $410,000 
19 Cecilio Guante  $380,000 
20 Tommy John  $375,000 
21 Jose Cruz  $350,000 
22 Rick Cerone  $300,000 
23 Jerry Royster  $275,000 
24 Neil Allen  $250,000 
25 Bob Meacham  $212,500 
26 Lee Guetterman  $137,500 
27 Joel Skinner  $110,000 
28 Al Leiter  $67,000 
29 Jay Buhner  $67,000 
30 Roberto Kelly  $67,000 
New York Yankees 1988 payroll based on this was $19,441,152.
1988 Oakland Athletics 1988 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Carney Lansford  $1,300,000 
2 Dave Parker  $1,000,000 
3 Bob Welch  $937,500 
4 Rick Honeycutt  $855,000 
5 Dennis Eckersley  $650,000 
6 Dave Stewart  $600,000 
7 Storm Davis  $550,000 
8 Don Baylor  $495,000 
9 Gene Nelson  $450,000 
10 Glenn Hubbard  $425,000 
11 Curt Young  $410,000 
12 Jose Canseco  $325,000 
13 Ron Hassey  $300,000 
14 Mark McGwire  $250,000 
15 Dave Henderson  $225,000 
16 Steve Ontiveros  $200,000 
17 Tony Phillips  $200,000 
18 Terry Steinbach  $125,000 
19 Mike Gallego  $100,000 
20 Eric Plunk  $90,000 
21 Stan Javier  $77,500 
22 Doug Jennings  $62,500 
23 Walt Weiss  $62,500 
Oakland Athletics 1988 payroll based on this was $9,690,000.
1988 Philadelphia Phillies 1988 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Schmidt  $2,250,000 
2 Von Hayes  $1,300,000 
3 Juan Samuel  $1,060,000 
4 Lance Parrish  $1,000,000 
5 Steve Bedrosian  $925,000 
6 Phil Bradley  $905,000 
7 Shane Rawley  $900,000 
8 Kent Tekulve  $850,000 
9 David Palmer  $675,000 
10 Don Carman  $450,000 
11 Kevin Gross  $450,000 
12 Bob Dernier  $400,000 
13 Mike Young  $395,000 
14 Luis Aguayo  $375,000 
15 Greg Gross  $320,000 
16 Bill Almon  $250,000 
17 Milt Thompson  $240,000 
18 Steve Jeltz  $215,000 
19 John Russell  $150,000 
20 Bruce Ruffin  $140,000 
21 Chris James  $138,000 
22 Jeff Calhoun  $125,000 
23 Darren Daulton  $115,000 
24 Wally Ritchie  $77,500 
25 Mike Maddux  $70,000 
26 Todd Frohwirth  $62,500 
Philadelphia Phillies 1988 payroll based on this was $13,838,000.
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andy Van Slyke  $825,000 
2 Jim Gott  $500,000 
3 Jeff Robinson  $475,000 
4 Bob Walk  $450,000 
5 Darnell Coles  $375,000 
6 Sid Bream  $360,000 
7 R.J. Reynolds  $290,000 
8 Brian Fisher  $255,000 
9 Junior Ortiz  $250,000 
10 Bobby Bonilla  $230,000 
11 Barry Bonds  $220,000 
12 Mike LaValliere  $215,000 
13 Mike Diaz  $172,500 
14 Doug Drabek  $160,000 
15 Mike Dunne  $142,500 
16 Rafael Belliard  $130,000 
17 Bob Kipper  $125,000 
18 John Cangelosi  $125,000 
19 John Smiley  $107,500 
20 Al Pedrique  $91,000 
21 Barry Jones  $90,000 
22 Bob Patterson  $80,000 
23 Jose Lind  $75,000 
24 Felix Fermin  $67,500 
25 Randy Milligan  $62,500 
26 Ruben Rodriguez  $62,500 
27 Vicente Palacios  $62,500 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1988 payroll based on this was $5,998,500.
1988 San Diego Padres 1988 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Keith Moreland  $1,243,333 
2 Garry Templeton  $1,143,502 
3 Ed Whitson  $1,000,000 
4 Eric Show  $887,500 
5 Tony Gwynn  $840,000 
6 Mark Davis  $520,000 
7 Andy Hawkins  $453,000 
8 Carmelo Martinez  $440,000 
9 Tim Flannery  $381,667 
10 Terry Kennedy  $300,000 
11 Chris Brown  $265,000 
12 Marvell Wynne  $255,000 
13 John Kruk  $250,000 
14 Randy Ready  $210,000 
15 Dickie Thon  $200,000 
16 Lance McCullers  $190,000 
17 Benito Santiago  $167,500 
18 Greg Booker  $130,000 
19 Jimmy Jones  $95,000 
20 Mark Grant  $90,000 
21 Stan Jefferson  $90,000 
22 Dave Leiper  $75,000 
23 Shane Mack  $73,500 
24 Eric Nolte  $70,000 
25 Mark Parent  $65,000 
26 Shawn Abner  $63,500 
27 Candy Sierra  $62,500 
San Diego Padres 1988 payroll based on this was $9,561,002.
1988 San Francisco Giants 1988 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Brett Butler  $900,000 
2 Don Robinson  $900,000 
3 Jeffrey Leonard  $900,000 
4 Mike Krukow  $900,000 
5 Rick Reuschel  $800,000 
6 Atlee Hammaker  $750,000 
7 Candy Maldonado  $750,000 
8 Dave Dravecky  $700,000 
9 Scott Garrelts  $625,000 
10 Bob Brenly  $600,000 
11 Craig Lefferts  $575,000 
12 Jose Uribe  $535,000 
13 Mike LaCoss  $500,000 
14 Chris Speier  $400,000 
15 Phil Garner  $375,000 
16 Joel Youngblood  $320,000 
17 Will Clark  $320,000 
18 Joe Price  $300,000 
19 Kevin Mitchell  $237,500 
20 Robby Thompson  $232,500 
21 Harry Spilman  $225,000 
22 Kelly Downs  $160,000 
23 Mike Aldrete  $160,000 
24 Bob Melvin  $145,000 
25 Francisco Melendez  $70,000 
San Francisco Giants 1988 payroll based on this was $12,380,000.
1988 Seattle Mariners 1988 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Steve Trout  $990,000 
2 Alvin Davis  $887,500 
3 Glenn Wilson  $850,000 
4 Mark Langston  $820,000 
5 Ken Phelps  $670,000 
6 Jim Presley  $535,000 
7 Mike Moore  $481,950 
8 Edwin Nunez  $320,000 
9 Harold Reynolds  $200,000 
10 Scott Bradley  $130,000 
11 Dave Valle  $125,000 
12 Jerry Reed  $125,000 
13 Rey Quinones  $120,000 
14 Mickey Brantley  $112,500 
15 Mike Kingery  $112,500 
16 Scott Bankhead  $112,500 
17 Bill Wilkinson  $100,000 
18 Henry Cotto  $90,000 
19 Julio Solano  $80,000 
20 Bill Swift  $77,500 
21 Mike Jackson  $77,500 
22 Dennis Powell  $72,500 
23 Rich Renteria  $65,500 
24 Bruce Fields  $62,500 
25 Mario Diaz  $62,500 
26 Mike Campbell  $62,500 
Seattle Mariners 1988 payroll based on this was $7,342,450.
1988 St. Louis Cardinals 1988 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ozzie Smith  $2,340,000 
2 Willie McGee  $1,200,000 
3 John Tudor  $1,100,000 
4 Tony Pena  $1,100,000 
5 Bob Horner  $950,000 
6 Tom Herr  $875,000 
7 Danny Cox  $750,000 
8 Vince Coleman  $700,000 
9 Terry Pendleton  $660,000 
10 Ken Dayley  $610,000 
11 Bob Forsch  $400,000 
12 Jose DeLeon  $375,000 
13 Jose Oquendo  $275,000 
14 Steve Lake  $240,000 
15 Todd Worrell  $200,000 
16 Eddie Tucker  $125,000 
17 Greg Mathews  $125,000 
18 Tom Lawless  $125,000 
19 Curt Ford  $100,000 
20 Joe Magrane  $100,000 
21 Mike Laga  $100,000 
22 Jim Lindeman  $75,000 
23 John Morris  $75,000 
24 Scott Terry  $75,000 
25 Tom Pagnozzi  $72,500 
26 Rod Booker  $70,000 
27 Ken Hill  $62,500 
St. Louis Cardinals 1988 payroll based on this was $12,880,000.
1988 Texas Rangers 1988 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Charlie Hough  $850,000 
2 Scott Fletcher  $575,000 
3 Pete O'Brien  $562,500 
4 Larry Parrish  $550,131 
5 Pete Incaviglia  $275,000 
6 Curtis Wilkerson  $252,500 
7 Oddibe McDowell  $250,000 
8 Ruben Sierra  $230,000 
9 Mitch Williams  $200,000 
10 Jeff Russell  $190,000 
11 Steve Buechele  $180,000 
12 Jose Guzman  $170,000 
13 Dale Mohorcic  $157,500 
14 Geno Petralli  $135,000 
15 Bobby Witt  $130,000 
16 Ed Correa  $130,000 
17 Jerry Browne  $117,500 
18 Bob Brower  $98,000 
19 Mike Stanley  $84,000 
20 Paul Kilgus  $80,000 
21 Cecil Espy  $62,500 
22 Jose Cecena  $62,500 
Texas Rangers 1988 payroll based on this was $5,342,131.
1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1988 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Bell  $1,900,000 
2 Jesse Barfield  $1,400,000 
3 Dave Stieb  $900,000 
4 Jim Clancy  $900,000 
5 Tony Fernandez  $875,000 
6 Lloyd Moseby  $857,500 
7 Ernie Whitt  $750,000 
8 Tom Henke  $725,000 
9 Rance Mulliniks  $600,000 
10 Mike Flanagan  $550,000 
11 Jimmy Key  $440,225 
12 Juan Beniquez  $400,000 
13 Rick Leach  $300,000 
14 Mark Eichhorn  $272,500 
15 John Cerutti  $230,000 
16 Kelly Gruber  $130,000 
17 Fred McGriff  $127,500 
18 Jeff Musselman  $127,000 
19 Cecil Fielder  $125,000 
20 Manuel Lee  $103,000 
21 David Wells  $82,000 
22 Duane Ward  $80,000 
23 Nelson Liriano  $75,000 
24 Matt Stark  $66,500 
25 Pat Borders  $62,500 
26 Sil Campusano  $62,500 
Toronto Blue Jays 1988 payroll based on this was $12,141,225.


Sources: Baseball Databank/Doug Pappas (see credits).


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