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1992 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1992 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1991 or 1993. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1992 Atlanta Braves 1992 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Charlie Leibrandt  $3,183,333 
2 Terry Pendleton  $3,025,000 
3 Tom Glavine  $2,975,000 
4 Ron Gant  $2,700,000 
5 Alejandro Pena  $2,650,000 
6 Sid Bream  $2,400,000 
7 Nick Esasky  $2,150,000 
8 Otis Nixon  $1,810,000 
9 Lonnie Smith  $1,750,000 
10 John Smoltz  $1,600,000 
11 Mike Bielecki  $1,325,000 
12 Jeff Treadway  $1,262,000 
13 Juan Berenguer  $1,200,000 
14 Jeff Blauser  $940,000 
15 Steve Lyons  $650,000 
16 Deion Sanders  $600,000 
17 David Justice  $555,000 
18 Rafael Belliard  $500,000 
19 Pete Smith  $410,000 
20 Marvin Freeman  $400,000 
21 Damon Berryhill  $370,000 
22 Steve Avery  $355,000 
23 Greg Olson  $350,000 
24 Mike Stanton  $265,000 
25 Mark Lemke  $250,000 
26 Tommy Gregg  $247,500 
27 Kent Mercker  $190,000 
28 Francisco Cabrera  $148,000 
29 Brian Hunter  $146,500 
30 Ben Rivera  $109,000 
31 Vinny Castilla  $109,000 
Atlanta Braves 1992 payroll based on this was $34,625,333.
1992 Baltimore Orioles 1992 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Glenn Davis  $3,415,000 
2 Storm Davis  $2,566,667 
3 Rick Sutcliffe  $2,400,000 
4 Cal Ripken  $2,100,000 
5 Gregg Olson  $1,450,000 
6 Joe Orsulak  $1,300,000 
7 Randy Milligan  $1,200,000 
8 Bob Milacki  $1,180,000 
9 Mike Devereaux  $1,025,000 
10 Mark Williamson  $900,000 
11 Billy Ripken  $730,000 
12 Sam Horn  $687,500 
13 Mike Flanagan  $600,000 
14 Ben McDonald  $500,000 
15 Rick Dempsey  $450,000 
16 Tim Hulett  $420,000 
17 Brady Anderson  $365,000 
18 Mark McLemore  $325,000 
19 Todd Frohwirth  $265,000 
20 Mark Parent  $180,000 
21 Chris Hoiles  $175,000 
22 Mike Mussina  $152,500 
23 David Segui  $150,000 
24 Leo Gomez  $150,000 
25 Alan Mills  $142,000 
26 Chito Martinez  $140,000 
27 Jim Poole  $140,000 
28 Juan Bell  $125,000 
29 Jim Lewis  $111,000 
30 Arthur Rhodes  $109,000 
31 Jeff Tackett  $109,000 
32 Luis Mercedes  $109,000 
33 Manny Alexander  $109,000 
Baltimore Orioles 1992 payroll based on this was $23,780,667.
1992 Boston Red Sox 1992 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Frank Viola  $4,833,333 
2 Roger Clemens  $4,705,250 
3 Danny Darwin  $3,350,000 
4 Mike Greenwell  $3,050,000 
5 Jack Clark  $2,900,000 
6 Tom Brunansky  $2,850,000 
7 Wade Boggs  $2,700,000 
8 Jeff Reardon  $2,633,334 
9 Tony Pena  $2,400,000 
10 Ellis Burks  $2,300,000 
11 Matt Young  $2,266,667 
12 Joe Hesketh  $1,775,000 
13 Jody Reed  $1,600,000 
14 Greg Harris  $1,400,000 
15 Luis Rivera  $1,075,000 
16 Herm Winningham  $525,000 
17 Tom Bolton  $525,000 
18 Tony Fossas  $390,000 
19 John Marzano  $350,000 
20 Carlos Quintana  $340,000 
21 John Dopson  $265,000 
22 Phil Plantier  $200,000 
23 Mike Gardiner  $177,000 
24 Mo Vaughn  $165,000 
25 Scott Cooper  $145,000 
26 Tim Naehring  $145,000 
27 Bob Zupcic  $109,000 
28 John Valentin  $109,000 
29 Ken Ryan  $109,000 
30 Paul Quantrill  $109,000 
31 Peter Hoy  $109,000 
Boston Red Sox 1992 payroll based on this was $43,610,584.
1992 California Angels 1992 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Chuck Finley  $4,375,000 
2 Mark Langston  $3,550,000 
3 Bryan Harvey  $3,125,000 
4 Gary Gaetti  $2,700,000 
5 Lance Parrish  $2,416,667 
6 Hubie Brooks  $2,316,667 
7 Von Hayes  $2,200,000 
8 Jim Abbott  $1,850,000 
9 Mark Eichhorn  $1,805,000 
10 Luis Polonia  $1,650,000 
11 Dick Schofield  $1,600,000 
12 Chuck Crim  $1,100,000 
13 Bert Blyleven  $900,000 
14 Don Robinson  $900,000 
15 Alvin Davis  $800,000 
16 Junior Felix  $640,000 
17 Scott Bailes  $600,000 
18 Mike Fitzgerald  $350,000 
19 Rene Gonzales  $325,000 
20 John Morris  $200,000 
21 Luis Sojo  $190,000 
22 Ron Tingley  $170,000 
23 Gary DiSarcina  $135,000 
24 John Orton  $130,000 
25 Lee Stevens  $130,000 
26 Bobby Rose  $125,000 
27 Joe Grahe  $125,000 
28 Scott Lewis  $120,000 
29 Julio Valera  $112,000 
30 Chad Curtis  $109,000 
California Angels 1992 payroll based on this was $34,749,334.
1992 Chicago Cubs 1992 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Greg Maddux  $4,200,000 
2 Andre Dawson  $3,300,000 
3 Mike Morgan  $2,875,000 
4 Danny Jackson  $2,625,000 
5 Dave Smith  $2,500,000 
6 Shawon Dunston  $2,475,000 
7 Mark Grace  $2,262,500 
8 Ryne Sandberg  $2,150,000 
9 Paul Assenmacher  $1,913,333 
10 Ken Patterson  $640,000 
11 Luis Salazar  $600,000 
12 Jeff Robinson  $588,853 
13 Jerome Walton  $525,000 
14 Dwight Smith  $460,000 
15 Joe Girardi  $300,000 
16 Chico Walker  $275,000 
17 Doug Dascenzo  $240,000 
18 Mike Harkey  $230,000 
19 Chuck McElroy  $222,000 
20 Hector Villanueva  $200,000 
21 Shawn Boskie  $185,000 
22 Sammy Sosa  $180,000 
23 Jose Vizcaino  $177,000 
24 Bob Scanlan  $150,000 
25 Frank Castillo  $150,000 
26 Heathcliff Slocumb  $150,000 
27 Rick Wilkins  $140,000 
28 Gary Scott  $116,000 
Chicago Cubs 1992 payroll based on this was $29,829,686.
1992 Chicago White Sox 1992 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Bell  $3,650,000 
2 Steve Sax  $3,575,000 
3 Tim Raines  $3,500,000 
4 Bobby Thigpen  $3,166,667 
5 Dan Pasqua  $2,500,000 
6 Kirk McCaskill  $2,333,333 
7 Ozzie Guillen  $1,900,000 
8 Jack McDowell  $1,600,000 
9 Charlie Hough  $1,075,000 
10 Carlton Fisk  $1,000,000 
11 Ron Karkovice  $650,000 
12 Robin Ventura  $640,000 
13 Frank Thomas  $620,000 
14 Lance Johnson  $530,000 
15 Scott Fletcher  $400,000 
16 Alex Fernandez  $373,333 
17 Donn Pall  $354,000 
18 Shawn Abner  $297,500 
19 Terry Leach  $260,000 
20 Joey Cora  $235,000 
21 Greg Hibbard  $210,000 
22 Craig Grebeck  $200,000 
23 Scott Radinsky  $190,000 
24 Mike Huff  $145,000 
25 Matt Merullo  $140,000 
26 Warren Newson  $135,000 
27 Brian Drahman  $130,000 
28 Wilson Alvarez  $130,000 
29 Roberto Hernandez  $112,000 
30 Bo Jackson  $109,000 
Chicago White Sox 1992 payroll based on this was $30,160,833.
1992 Cincinnati Reds 1992 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Barry Larkin  $4,350,000 
2 Jose Rijo  $3,520,833 
3 Tom Browning  $3,250,000 
4 Bill Doran  $2,833,333 
5 Paul O'Neill  $2,833,333 
6 Chris Sabo  $2,750,000 
7 Greg Swindell  $2,500,000 
8 Tim Belcher  $2,100,000 
9 Billy Hatcher  $1,600,000 
10 Bip Roberts  $1,550,000 
11 Rob Dibble  $1,450,000 
12 Dave Martinez  $1,300,000 
13 Norm Charlton  $1,200,000 
14 Glenn Braggs  $1,000,000 
15 Scott Bankhead  $800,000 
16 Jeff Reed  $750,000 
17 Hal Morris  $430,000 
18 Dwayne Henry  $380,000 
19 Joe Oliver  $260,000 
20 Scott Ruskin  $235,000 
21 Chris Hammond  $140,000 
22 Troy Afenir  $130,000 
23 Freddie Benavides  $120,000 
24 Milt Hill  $117,000 
25 Steve Foster  $114,000 
26 Jacob Brumfield  $109,000 
27 Reggie Sanders  $109,000 
Cincinnati Reds 1992 payroll based on this was $35,931,499.
1992 Cleveland Indians 1992 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Felix Fermin  $950,000 
2 Joel Skinner  $700,000 
3 Brook Jacoby  $550,000 
4 Carlos Baerga  $525,000 
5 Sandy Alomar  $525,000 
6 Charles Nagy  $391,666 
7 Dennis Cook  $375,000 
8 Eric Plunk  $357,500 
9 Mark Whiten  $333,333 
10 Glenallen Hill  $325,000 
11 Dave Otto  $300,000 
12 Junior Ortiz  $300,000 
13 Steve Olin  $300,000 
14 Ted Power  $300,000 
15 Jack Armstrong  $281,545 
16 Rod Nichols  $250,000 
17 Derek Lilliquist  $190,000 
18 Albert Belle  $175,000 
19 Scott Scudder  $170,000 
20 Alex Cole  $162,500 
21 Eric Bell  $157,500 
22 Brad Arnsberg  $150,000 
23 Mark Lewis  $145,000 
24 Jeff Shaw  $140,000 
25 Paul Sorrento  $137,500 
26 Jose Mesa  $135,000 
27 Tony Perezchica  $127,500 
28 Dave Rohde  $125,000 
29 Reggie Jefferson  $120,000 
30 Wayne Kirby  $119,000 
31 Denis Boucher  $116,000 
32 Jeff Mutis  $110,000 
33 Jim Thome  $110,000 
34 Kenny Lofton  $110,000 
35 Alan Embree  $109,000 
Cleveland Indians 1992 payroll based on this was $9,373,044.
1992 Detroit Tigers 1992 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Cecil Fielder  $4,500,000 
2 Mickey Tettleton  $3,325,000 
3 Mike Henneman  $2,437,500 
4 Alan Trammell  $2,400,000 
5 Lou Whitaker  $2,200,000 
6 Rob Deer  $2,016,667 
7 Bill Gullickson  $1,925,000 
8 Frank Tanana  $1,700,000 
9 Tony Phillips  $1,566,667 
10 Eric King  $1,200,000 
11 Dan Gladden  $1,050,000 
12 Dave Bergman  $375,000 
13 Mark Carreon  $355,000 
14 Travis Fryman  $300,000 
15 Mark Leiter  $230,000 
16 Milt Cuyler  $230,000 
17 Chad Kreuter  $155,000 
18 Dan Gakeler  $150,000 
19 Skeeter Barnes  $150,000 
20 Scott Aldred  $130,000 
21 Kevin Ritz  $125,000 
22 Rich Rowland  $120,000 
23 Scott Livingstone  $120,000 
24 Steve Cummings  $120,000 
25 Mike Munoz  $115,000 
26 John Doherty  $109,000 
27 John Kiely  $109,000 
28 Walt Terrell  $109,000 
Detroit Tigers 1992 payroll based on this was $27,322,834.
1992 Houston Astros 1992 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Doug Jones  $1,650,000 
2 Ken Caminiti  $1,500,000 
3 Craig Biggio  $1,425,000 
4 Mark Portugal  $1,250,000 
5 Steve Finley  $1,210,000 
6 Casey Candaele  $935,000 
7 Rob Murphy  $810,000 
8 Pete Incaviglia  $800,000 
9 Joe Boever  $725,000 
10 Jimmy Jones  $500,000 
11 Pete Harnisch  $475,000 
12 Gerald Young  $420,000 
13 Ernest Riles  $400,000 
14 Rafael Ramirez  $400,000 
15 Jeff Bagwell  $350,000 
16 Denny Walling  $300,000 
17 Luis Gonzalez  $285,000 
18 Al Osuna  $240,000 
19 Xavier Hernandez  $230,000 
20 Curt Schilling  $205,000 
21 Darryl Kile  $190,000 
22 Andujar Cedeno  $139,000 
23 Willie Blair  $138,500 
24 Eddie Taubensee  $132,000 
25 Ryan Bowen  $125,000 
26 Eric Anthony  $120,000 
27 Scott Servais  $120,000 
28 Mike Simms  $115,000 
29 Butch Henry  $109,000 
30 Juan Guerrero  $109,000 
Houston Astros 1992 payroll based on this was $15,407,500.
1992 Kansas City Royals 1992 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Wally Joyner  $4,200,000 
2 Mark Davis  $3,625,000 
3 Kevin McReynolds  $3,416,667 
4 Mike Boddicker  $3,116,667 
5 George Brett  $3,100,000 
6 Mark Gubicza  $2,950,000 
7 Jeff Montgomery  $2,460,000 
8 Jim Eisenreich  $1,650,000 
9 Gregg Jefferies  $1,150,000 
10 Neal Heaton  $1,100,000 
11 Bob Melvin  $900,000 
12 Tom Gordon  $815,000 
13 Mike Macfarlane  $740,000 
14 Luis Aquino  $650,000 
15 Keith Miller  $575,000 
16 Chris Gwynn  $425,000 
17 Curt Young  $400,000 
18 Curtis Wilkerson  $400,000 
19 Jerry Don Gleaton  $400,000 
20 Kevin Appier  $390,000 
21 Gary Thurman  $287,500 
22 Brian McRae  $275,000 
23 Terry Shumpert  $183,000 
24 Brent Mayne  $170,000 
25 David Howard  $152,500 
26 Mike Magnante  $140,000 
27 Joel Johnston  $113,500 
28 Stu Cole  $109,000 
Kansas City Royals 1992 payroll based on this was $33,893,834.
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Orel Hershiser  $4,333,333 
2 Darryl Strawberry  $4,050,000 
3 Tom Candiotti  $3,750,000 
4 Eric Davis  $3,600,000 
5 Brett Butler  $3,333,333 
6 Jay Howell  $2,575,000 
7 Kal Daniels  $2,500,000 
8 Juan Samuel  $2,325,000 
9 Kevin Gross  $2,216,667 
10 Roger McDowell  $2,200,000 
11 Mike Scioscia  $2,183,333 
12 Jim Gott  $2,125,000 
13 Bob Ojeda  $1,600,000 
14 John Candelaria  $1,250,000 
15 Tim Crews  $1,175,000 
16 Todd Benzinger  $1,150,000 
17 Lenny Harris  $840,000 
18 Ramon Martinez  $725,000 
19 Stan Javier  $715,000 
20 Mike Sharperson  $587,500 
21 Dave Anderson  $350,000 
22 Steve Wilson  $275,000 
23 Kip Gross  $150,000 
24 Carlos Hernandez  $135,000 
25 Dave Hansen  $135,000 
26 Jose Offerman  $135,000 
27 Rudy Seanez  $135,000 
28 Eric Karros  $124,000 
29 Mitch Webster  $115,000 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1992 payroll based on this was $44,788,166.
1992 Milwaukee Brewers 1992 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Teddy Higuera  $3,500,000 
2 Paul Molitor  $3,453,333 
3 Robin Yount  $3,200,000 
4 Dan Plesac  $2,766,667 
5 B.J. Surhoff  $2,530,000 
6 Chris Bosio  $2,387,000 
7 Bill Wegman  $2,375,000 
8 Franklin Stubbs  $2,166,667 
9 Jesse Orosco  $1,215,000 
10 Jim Gantner  $1,150,000 
11 Ron Robinson  $1,100,000 
12 Edwin Nunez  $1,075,000 
13 Bill Spiers  $750,000 
14 Bruce Ruffin  $525,000 
15 Greg Vaughn  $500,000 
16 Jaime Navarro  $430,000 
17 Darryl Hamilton  $395,000 
18 Scott Fletcher  $300,000 
19 Dante Bichette  $230,000 
20 Darren Holmes  $140,000 
21 Doug Henry  $140,000 
22 Mike Fetters  $140,000 
23 Jim Austin  $109,000 
24 Kevin Seitzer  $109,000 
25 Ricky Bones  $109,000 
26 Tim McIntosh  $109,000 
27 William Suero  $109,000 
Milwaukee Brewers 1992 payroll based on this was $31,013,667.
1992 Minnesota Twins 1992 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 John Smiley  $3,400,000 
2 Kent Hrbek  $3,100,000 
3 Kirby Puckett  $2,966,667 
4 Chili Davis  $2,800,000 
5 Brian Harper  $2,500,000 
6 Rick Aguilera  $2,308,333 
7 Greg Gagne  $1,933,334 
8 Mike Pagliarulo  $1,200,000 
9 Shane Mack  $1,075,000 
10 Bob Kipper  $1,000,000 
11 Gene Larkin  $950,000 
12 Bill Krueger  $920,000 
13 Kevin Tapani  $485,000 
14 Randy Bush  $450,000 
15 Scott Erickson  $425,000 
16 Donnie Hill  $400,000 
17 Carl Willis  $325,000 
18 Chuck Knoblauch  $325,000 
19 Mark Guthrie  $270,000 
20 Scott Leius  $175,000 
21 Gary Wayne  $155,000 
22 Pedro Munoz  $155,000 
23 Tom Edens  $137,500 
24 Paul Abbott  $126,000 
25 Lenny Webster  $115,000 
26 Jarvis Brown  $112,000 
27 Willie Banks  $110,000 
28 Pat Mahomes  $109,000 
Minnesota Twins 1992 payroll based on this was $28,027,834.
1992 Montreal Expos 1992 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dennis Martinez  $3,348,333 
2 Ivan Calderon  $2,600,000 
3 Tim Wallach  $1,906,500 
4 Spike Owen  $1,190,001 
5 Larry Walker  $990,000 
6 Bill Landrum  $950,000 
7 Gary Carter  $825,000 
8 Ken Hill  $620,000 
9 Tom Foley  $365,000 
10 Delino DeShields  $302,500 
11 Mark Gardner  $300,000 
12 Marquis Grissom  $300,000 
13 Rick Cerone  $230,000 
14 Phil Bradley  $200,000 
15 Chris Nabholz  $195,000 
16 Bill Sampen  $175,000 
17 John Wetteland  $156,000 
18 Bret Barberie  $129,000 
19 Jeff Fassero  $129,000 
20 Darrin Fletcher  $125,000 
21 Darren Reed  $119,000 
22 Chris Haney  $118,000 
23 John Vander Wal  $110,500 
24 Moises Alou  $110,500 
25 Sergio Valdez  $110,000 
26 Jonathan Hurst  $109,000 
27 Matt Karchner  $109,000 
Montreal Expos 1992 payroll based on this was $15,822,334.
1992 New York Mets 1992 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Bobby Bonilla  $6,100,000 
2 Dwight Gooden  $5,166,667 
3 David Cone  $4,250,000 
4 Eddie Murray  $4,125,000 
5 John Franco  $3,333,334 
6 Vince Coleman  $3,212,500 
7 Bret Saberhagen  $2,950,000 
8 Howard Johnson  $2,266,667 
9 Tim Burke  $2,266,667 
10 Sid Fernandez  $2,216,667 
11 Dave Magadan  $1,393,750 
12 Daryl Boston  $935,000 
13 Willie Randolph  $850,000 
14 Paul Gibson  $830,000 
15 Bill Pecota  $785,000 
16 Mackey Sasser  $775,000 
17 Kevin Elster  $760,000 
18 Dave Gallagher  $628,750 
19 Charlie O'Brien  $370,000 
20 Jeff Innis  $355,000 
21 Junior Noboa  $272,000 
22 Wally Whitehurst  $235,000 
23 Steve Rosenberg  $155,000 
24 Pete Schourek  $135,000 
25 Todd Hundley  $120,000 
26 Anthony Young  $115,000 
New York Mets 1992 payroll based on this was $44,602,002.
1992 New York Yankees 1992 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Danny Tartabull  $5,300,000 
2 Don Mattingly  $3,620,000 
3 Mike Witt  $2,916,667 
4 Matt Nokes  $2,500,000 
5 Steve Farr  $2,400,000 
6 Tim Leary  $2,175,000 
7 Jesse Barfield  $2,166,667 
8 Roberto Kelly  $2,150,000 
9 Scott Sanderson  $2,125,000 
10 Mike Gallego  $1,950,000 
11 Lee Guetterman  $1,600,000 
12 Mel Hall  $1,300,000 
13 Greg Cadaret  $1,190,000 
14 Melido Perez  $1,165,000 
15 Alvaro Espinoza  $1,000,000 
16 Steve Howe  $700,000 
17 John Habyan  $500,000 
18 Dion James  $387,500 
19 Randy Velarde  $360,000 
20 Charlie Hayes  $280,000 
21 Kevin Maas  $255,000 
22 Mike Stanley  $175,000 
23 Pat Kelly  $147,500 
24 Hensley Meulens  $132,500 
25 Jim Leyritz  $126,500 
26 Bernie Williams  $125,000 
27 Rich Monteleone  $125,000 
28 Scott Kamieniecki  $120,000 
29 Jeff Johnson  $115,000 
30 Andy Stankiewicz  $109,000 
31 Bob Wickman  $109,000 
32 Gerald Williams  $109,000 
33 John Ramos  $109,000 
New York Yankees 1992 payroll based on this was $37,543,334.
1992 Oakland Athletics 1992 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jose Canseco  $4,300,000 
2 Mike Moore  $3,500,000 
3 Bob Welch  $3,450,000 
4 Rickey Henderson  $3,250,000 
5 Dave Stewart  $3,166,667 
6 Dennis Eckersley  $3,150,000 
7 Mark McGwire  $2,700,000 
8 Dave Henderson  $2,600,000 
9 Ron Darling  $2,200,000 
10 Terry Steinbach  $2,050,000 
11 Harold Baines  $1,583,333 
12 Rick Honeycutt  $1,400,000 
13 Gene Nelson  $1,250,000 
14 Carney Lansford  $1,150,000 
15 Willie Wilson  $1,100,000 
16 Walt Weiss  $760,000 
17 Jamie Quirk  $525,000 
18 Randy Ready  $500,000 
19 Jeff Parrett  $425,000 
20 Rich Gossage  $300,000 
21 Joe Klink  $235,000 
22 Lance Blankenship  $205,000 
23 Mike Bordick  $185,000 
24 Jim Corsi  $130,000 
25 Joe Slusarski  $125,000 
26 Scott Hemond  $120,000 
27 Kirk Dressendorfer  $117,500 
28 Kevin Campbell  $115,500 
29 Scott Brosius  $113,000 
30 Bruce Walton  $111,000 
31 Johnny Guzman  $109,000 
32 Vince Horsman  $109,000 
Oakland Athletics 1992 payroll based on this was $41,035,000.
1992 Philadelphia Phillies 1992 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mitch Williams  $3,200,000 
2 Darren Daulton  $2,566,667 
3 Dale Murphy  $2,500,000 
4 John Kruk  $2,350,000 
5 Lenny Dykstra  $2,316,667 
6 Ken Howell  $2,000,000 
7 Mariano Duncan  $2,000,000 
8 Terry Mulholland  $1,250,000 
9 Barry Jones  $1,025,000 
10 Ricky Jordan  $660,000 
11 Wally Backman  $650,000 
12 Danny Cox  $625,000 
13 Dale Sveum  $375,000 
14 Jim Lindeman  $260,000 
15 Tommy Greene  $255,000 
16 Jose DeJesus  $247,500 
17 Mike Hartley  $225,000 
18 Wes Chamberlain  $200,000 
19 Dave Hollins  $180,000 
20 Mickey Morandini  $180,000 
21 Ray Stephens  $179,000 
22 Steve Searcy  $175,000 
23 Wally Ritchie  $165,000 
24 Greg Mathews  $145,000 
25 Andy Ashby  $109,000 
26 Jeff Brantley  $109,000 
27 Jose DeLeon  $109,000 
28 Kim Batiste  $109,000 
29 Kyle Abbott  $109,000 
30 Ruben Amaro  $109,000 
Philadelphia Phillies 1992 payroll based on this was $24,383,834.
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Barry Bonds  $4,800,000 
2 Doug Drabek  $4,500,000 
3 Andy Van Slyke  $4,350,000 
4 Steve Buechele  $2,600,000 
5 Zane Smith  $2,525,000 
6 Bob Walk  $2,025,000 
7 Jose Lind  $2,000,000 
8 Kirk Gibson  $1,950,000 
9 Mike LaValliere  $1,850,000 
10 Don Slaught  $1,691,667 
11 Jay Bell  $875,000 
12 Gary Redus  $825,000 
13 Bob Patterson  $785,000 
14 Lloyd McClendon  $525,000 
15 Gary Varsho  $367,500 
16 Jeff King  $325,000 
17 Stan Belinda  $280,000 
18 Cecil Espy  $250,000 
19 Roger Mason  $225,000 
20 Randy Tomlin  $180,000 
21 Vicente Palacios  $170,000 
22 Orlando Merced  $150,000 
23 Tom Prince  $140,000 
24 Rosario Rodriguez  $114,000 
25 Carlos Garcia  $113,000 
26 Denny Neagle  $110,000 
27 Miguel Batista  $109,000 
28 Paul Miller  $109,000 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 payroll based on this was $33,944,167.
1992 San Diego Padres 1992 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Fred McGriff  $4,075,000 
2 Benito Santiago  $3,300,000 
3 Bruce Hurst  $3,000,000 
4 Tony Fernandez  $2,100,000 
5 Craig Lefferts  $2,041,667 
6 Tony Gwynn  $2,025,000 
7 Larry Andersen  $2,000,000 
8 Kurt Stillwell  $1,750,000 
9 Greg Harris  $1,025,000 
10 Darrin Jackson  $805,000 
11 Gary Sheffield  $750,000 
12 Tim Teufel  $687,500 
13 Randy Myers  $525,000 
14 Mike Maddux  $510,000 
15 Andy Benes  $475,000 
16 Jerald Clark  $200,000 
17 Rich Rodriguez  $172,500 
18 Thomas Howard  $158,000 
19 Jose Melendez  $150,000 
20 Pat Clements  $145,000 
21 Dave Eiland  $135,000 
22 Dann Bilardello  $125,000 
23 Paul Faries  $122,500 
24 Oscar Azocar  $120,000 
25 Craig Shipley  $117,500 
26 Tom Lampkin  $116,500 
27 Kevin Ward  $114,000 
28 Jeremy Hernandez  $109,000 
San Diego Padres 1992 payroll based on this was $26,854,167.
1992 San Francisco Giants 1992 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Will Clark  $4,275,000 
2 Willie McGee  $3,562,500 
3 Dave Righetti  $3,500,000 
4 Bud Black  $2,750,000 
5 Scott Garrelts  $2,400,000 
6 Bill Swift  $2,316,667 
7 Kevin Bass  $2,000,000 
8 Matt Williams  $2,000,000 
9 Mike Jackson  $1,666,667 
10 Robby Thompson  $1,600,000 
11 Jose Uribe  $1,533,334 
12 Jeff Brantley  $1,125,000 
13 Kelly Downs  $925,000 
14 Chris James  $650,000 
15 Mike Felder  $650,000 
16 Cory Snyder  $565,000 
17 John Burkett  $375,000 
18 Kirt Manwaring  $360,000 
19 Mike Benjamin  $150,000 
20 Darren Lewis  $145,000 
21 Mark Leonard  $140,000 
22 Dave Burba  $130,000 
23 Rod Beck  $120,000 
24 Gil Heredia  $115,000 
25 Royce Clayton  $109,000 
San Francisco Giants 1992 payroll based on this was $33,163,168.
1992 Seattle Mariners 1992 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Kevin Mitchell  $3,750,000 
2 Pete O'Brien  $2,187,500 
3 Harold Reynolds  $2,166,666 
4 Ken Griffey  $2,025,000 
5 Dave Valle  $1,666,667 
6 Jay Buhner  $1,445,000 
7 Randy Johnson  $1,392,500 
8 Erik Hanson  $1,345,000 
9 Henry Cotto  $875,000 
10 Scott Bradley  $837,500 
11 Mike Schooler  $800,000 
12 Brian Holman  $600,000 
13 Jim Beattie  $575,000 
14 Greg Briley  $570,000 
15 Edgar Martinez  $560,000 
16 Omar Vizquel  $360,000 
17 Jim Acker  $275,000 
18 Rich DeLucia  $210,000 
19 Russ Swan  $195,000 
20 Jeff Schaefer  $165,000 
21 Dave Cochrane  $162,000 
22 Matt Sinatro  $150,000 
23 Calvin Jones  $132,500 
24 Tino Martinez  $132,500 
25 Gene Harris  $130,000 
26 Alonzo Powell  $125,000 
27 Dave Fleming  $124,000 
28 Brent Knackert  $114,000 
29 Patrick Lennon  $109,000 
Seattle Mariners 1992 payroll based on this was $23,179,833.
1992 St. Louis Cardinals 1992 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Lee Smith  $2,791,667 
2 Jose DeLeon  $2,466,667 
3 Pedro Guerrero  $2,425,000 
4 Andres Galarraga  $2,366,667 
5 Bryn Smith  $2,233,334 
6 Jose Oquendo  $2,050,000 
7 Ozzie Smith  $2,000,000 
8 Juan Agosto  $1,666,667 
9 Milt Thompson  $1,616,667 
10 Gerald Perry  $1,166,667 
11 Tom Pagnozzi  $992,500 
12 Bob Tewksbury  $825,000 
13 Joe Magrane  $820,000 
14 Todd Worrell  $790,000 
15 Bob McClure  $500,000 
16 Rex Hudler  $400,000 
17 Felix Jose  $315,000 
18 Todd Zeile  $315,000 
19 Scott Terry  $300,000 
20 Ray Lankford  $230,000 
21 Rich Gedman  $200,000 
22 Cris Carpenter  $170,000 
23 Omar Olivares  $170,000 
24 Tim Jones  $165,000 
25 Bernard Gilkey  $135,000 
26 Craig Wilson  $135,000 
27 Rheal Cormier  $120,000 
28 Brian Jordan  $109,000 
29 Mark Clark  $109,000 
St. Louis Cardinals 1992 payroll based on this was $27,583,836.
1992 Texas Rangers 1992 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ruben Sierra  $5,000,000 
2 Nolan Ryan  $4,200,000 
3 Rafael Palmeiro  $3,850,000 
4 Jeff Russell  $2,600,000 
5 Julio Franco  $2,450,000 
6 Bobby Witt  $2,383,333 
7 Jose Guzman  $1,405,000 
8 Kevin Brown  $1,200,000 
9 Gary Pettis  $1,053,334 
10 Brian Downing  $950,000 
11 Geno Petralli  $675,000 
12 Kenny Rogers  $620,000 
13 Dickie Thon  $600,000 
14 Todd Burns  $345,000 
15 Juan Gonzalez  $287,500 
16 Al Newman  $260,000 
17 Floyd Bannister  $225,000 
18 Jack Daugherty  $215,000 
19 Kevin Reimer  $210,000 
20 Jeff Robinson  $200,000 
21 Jeff Huson  $182,500 
22 Dean Palmer  $142,500 
23 Bob Sebra  $140,000 
24 Ivan Rodriguez  $140,000 
25 Terry Mathews  $125,000 
26 Steve Fireovid  $120,000 
27 Scott Chiamparino  $112,000 
28 Hector Fajardo  $110,000 
29 Bill Haselman  $109,000 
30 Jeff Frye  $109,000 
31 Monty Fariss  $109,000 
Texas Rangers 1992 payroll based on this was $30,128,167.
1992 Toronto Blue Jays 1992 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Morris  $4,450,000 
2 Joe Carter  $3,691,667 
3 Kelly Gruber  $3,633,333 
4 Tom Henke  $3,391,667 
5 Dave Stieb  $3,250,000 
6 Roberto Alomar  $2,983,333 
7 Duane Ward  $2,425,000 
8 Devon White  $2,383,333 
9 Dave Winfield  $2,300,000 
10 Jimmy Key  $2,275,000 
11 David Wells  $2,063,000 
12 Ken Dayley  $1,983,333 
13 Candy Maldonado  $1,375,000 
14 Todd Stottlemyre  $1,200,000 
15 Manuel Lee  $1,000,000 
16 Pat Borders  $1,000,000 
17 Pat Tabler  $900,000 
18 Rance Mulliniks  $775,000 
19 Alfredo Griffin  $637,500 
20 Greg Myers  $525,000 
21 John Olerud  $387,500 
22 Juan Guzman  $242,000 
23 Mike Timlin  $222,000 
24 Rob Ducey  $200,000 
25 Bob MacDonald  $182,500 
26 Al Leiter  $180,000 
27 Turner Ward  $127,500 
28 Dave Weathers  $121,000 
29 Ed Sprague  $117,500 
30 Derek Bell  $112,500 
31 Danny Cox  $109,000 
32 Eddie Zosky  $109,000 
33 Jeff Kent  $109,000 
34 Pat Hentgen  $109,000 
35 Randy Knorr  $109,000 
36 Ricky Trlicek  $109,000 
Toronto Blue Jays 1992 payroll based on this was $44,788,666.


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


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