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1997 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1997 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1996 or 1998. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1997 Anaheim Angels 1997 Anaheim Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Chuck Finley  $4,000,000 
2 Mark Langston  $4,000,000 
3 Tim Salmon  $3,500,000 
4 Gary DiSarcina  $2,700,000 
5 Dave Hollins  $2,050,000 
6 Jim Edmonds  $2,025,000 
7 Jim Leyritz  $1,916,972 
8 Mark Gubicza  $1,600,000 
9 Allen Watson  $1,300,000 
10 Chuck McElroy  $817,000 
11 Randy Velarde  $800,000 
12 Eddie Murray  $750,000 
13 Luis Alicea  $650,000 
14 Troy Percival  $650,000 
15 Garret Anderson  $600,000 
16 Shigetoshi Hasegawa  $575,000 
17 Craig Grebeck  $400,000 
18 Jack Howell  $400,000 
19 Mike James  $330,000 
20 Jorge Fabregas  $275,000 
21 Dennis Springer  $195,000 
22 Angelo Encarnacion  $175,000 
23 Darin Erstad  $175,000 
24 Jason Dickson  $162,000 
25 Mike Holtz  $160,000 
26 Orlando Palmeiro  $160,000 
27 Pep Harris  $157,500 
28 Chris Turner  $155,000 
29 Steve Ontiveros  $154,000 
30 Todd Greene  $153,000 
31 Darrell May  $150,000 
Anaheim Angels 1997 payroll based on this was $31,135,472.
1997 Atlanta Braves 1997 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 John Smoltz  $7,000,000 
2 Greg Maddux  $6,775,000 
3 Fred McGriff  $5,500,000 
4 Tom Glavine  $5,050,000 
5 Kenny Lofton  $4,825,000 
6 Jeff Blauser  $4,020,000 
7 Denny Neagle  $3,610,000 
8 Mark Wohlers  $3,000,000 
9 Ryan Klesko  $2,450,000 
10 Javy Lopez  $2,050,000 
11 Mark Lemke  $2,000,000 
12 Chipper Jones  $1,525,000 
13 Mike Bielecki  $707,500 
14 Bryan Harvey  $500,000 
15 Keith Lockhart  $290,000 
16 Michael Tucker  $250,000 
17 Rafael Belliard  $250,000 
18 Brad Clontz  $245,000 
19 Alan Embree  $206,000 
20 Danny Bautista  $200,000 
21 Mike Mordecai  $200,000 
22 Pedro Borbon  $185,000 
23 Terrell Wade  $180,000 
24 Paul Byrd  $175,000 
25 Eddie Perez  $172,500 
26 Joe Borowski  $157,500 
27 Andruw Jones  $152,500 
28 Tony Graffanino  $152,500 
29 Chad Fox  $150,000 
30 Mike Cather  $150,000 
31 Tim Spehr  $150,000 
Atlanta Braves 1997 payroll based on this was $52,278,500.
1997 Baltimore Orioles 1997 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Cal Ripken  $6,850,000 
2 Mike Mussina  $6,825,000 
3 Roberto Alomar  $6,354,379 
4 Rafael Palmeiro  $5,337,021 
5 Brady Anderson  $4,050,000 
6 Randy Myers  $3,950,000 
7 Chris Hoiles  $3,600,000 
8 Scott Erickson  $3,300,000 
9 Jimmy Key  $2,340,000 
10 Mike Bordick  $2,333,333 
11 Eric Davis  $2,200,000 
12 B.J. Surhoff  $1,616,667 
13 Arthur Rhodes  $1,600,000 
14 Scott Kamieniecki  $1,535,000 
15 Jesse Orosco  $1,100,000 
16 Alan Mills  $850,000 
17 Terry Mathews  $685,000 
18 Shawn Boskie  $660,000 
19 Pete Incaviglia  $650,000 
20 Jeffrey Hammonds  $490,000 
21 Lenny Webster  $425,000 
22 Jerome Walton  $385,000 
23 Armando Benitez  $275,000 
24 Tony Tarasco  $270,000 
25 Jeff Reboulet  $200,000 
26 Rocky Coppinger  $185,000 
27 Aaron Ledesma  $150,000 
28 Mike Johnson  $150,000 
29 Rick Krivda  $150,000 
Baltimore Orioles 1997 payroll based on this was $58,516,400.
1997 Boston Red Sox 1997 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mo Vaughn  $6,350,000 
2 Steve Avery  $4,850,000 
3 John Valentin  $3,750,000 
4 Wil Cordero  $3,000,000 
5 Tom Gordon  $2,900,000 
6 Tim Naehring  $2,700,000 
7 Tim Wakefield  $2,500,000 
8 Heathcliff Slocumb  $2,300,000 
9 Mike Stanley  $2,100,000 
10 Reggie Jefferson  $1,900,000 
11 Shane Mack  $1,850,000 
12 Aaron Sele  $1,126,000 
13 Troy O'Leary  $1,100,000 
14 Robinson Checo  $925,000 
15 Jeff Frye  $900,000 
16 Chris Hammond  $700,000 
17 Bill Haselman  $650,000 
18 Bret Saberhagen  $500,000 
19 Jim Corsi  $470,000 
20 Butch Henry  $400,000 
21 Pat Mahomes  $360,000 
22 Darren Bragg  $240,000 
23 Mark Brandenburg  $187,500 
24 John Wasdin  $185,000 
25 Ricky Trlicek  $184,250 
26 Vaughn Eshelman  $182,000 
27 Jesus Tavarez  $175,000 
28 Rich Garces  $172,000 
29 Rudy Pemberton  $152,000 
30 Joe Hudson  $150,000 
31 Jose Malave  $150,000 
32 Nomar Garciaparra  $150,000 
33 Ron Mahay  $150,000 
34 Scott Hatteberg  $150,000 
Boston Red Sox 1997 payroll based on this was $43,558,750.
1997 Chicago Cubs 1997 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Sammy Sosa  $5,500,000 
2 Mel Rojas  $4,583,333 
3 Mark Grace  $4,525,000 
4 Brian McRae  $3,900,000 
5 Kevin Tapani  $3,750,000 
6 Ryne Sandberg  $3,250,000 
7 Terry Mulholland  $2,400,000 
8 Shawon Dunston  $2,325,000 
9 Steve Trachsel  $2,100,000 
10 Frank Castillo  $1,740,000 
11 Scott Servais  $1,370,000 
12 Rey Sanchez  $1,287,500 
13 Bob Patterson  $1,050,000 
14 Dave Clark  $450,000 
15 Jose Hernandez  $450,000 
16 Larry Casian  $350,000 
17 Turk Wendell  $350,000 
18 Dave Hansen  $325,000 
19 Kevin Foster  $275,000 
20 Terry Adams  $215,000 
21 Dave Stevens  $210,000 
22 Kent Bottenfield  $195,000 
23 Tyler Houston  $185,000 
24 Brant Brown  $155,000 
25 Doug Glanville  $155,000 
26 Dave Swartzbaugh  $153,500 
27 Miguel Batista  $153,000 
28 Mike Hubbard  $153,000 
29 Jeremi Gonzalez  $150,000 
30 Kevin Orie  $150,000 
31 Marc Pisciotta  $150,000 
32 Ramon Tatis  $150,000 
Chicago Cubs 1997 payroll based on this was $42,155,333.
1997 Chicago White Sox 1997 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Albert Belle  $10,000,000 
2 Frank Thomas  $7,150,000 
3 Robin Ventura  $6,000,000 
4 Jaime Navarro  $5,000,000 
5 Wilson Alvarez  $4,662,500 
6 Roberto Hernandez  $4,620,000 
7 Ozzie Guillen  $4,500,000 
8 Tony Phillips  $2,200,000 
9 Harold Baines  $1,925,000 
10 Ron Karkovice  $1,500,000 
11 Darren Lewis  $1,325,000 
12 Doug Drabek  $1,300,000 
13 Tony Castillo  $1,200,000 
14 Dave Martinez  $950,000 
15 Chad Kreuter  $647,500 
16 Danny Darwin  $475,000 
17 Tony Pena  $425,000 
18 Jason Bere  $420,000 
19 Norberto Martin  $350,000 
20 Ray Durham  $310,000 
21 James Baldwin  $250,000 
22 Lyle Mouton  $225,000 
23 Bill Simas  $200,000 
24 Matt Karchner  $200,000 
25 Chris Snopek  $185,000 
26 Jeff Darwin  $172,500 
27 Mike Sirotka  $165,000 
28 Mike Bertotti  $160,000 
29 Mike Cameron  $160,000 
30 Alan Levine  $157,500 
31 Greg Norton  $155,000 
32 Carlos Castillo  $150,000 
33 Keith Foulke  $150,000 
34 Magglio Ordonez  $150,000 
35 Mario Valdez  $150,000 
36 Scott Eyre  $150,000 
Chicago White Sox 1997 payroll based on this was $57,740,000.
1997 Cincinnati Reds 1997 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ruben Sierra  $6,700,000 
2 Jose Rijo  $6,150,000 
3 Barry Larkin  $5,350,000 
4 John Smiley  $3,750,000 
5 Reggie Sanders  $3,700,000 
6 Hal Morris  $3,100,000 
7 Jeff Brantley  $2,800,000 
8 Pete Schourek  $2,640,000 
9 Dave Burba  $2,100,000 
10 Bret Boone  $1,700,000 
11 Kent Mercker  $1,700,000 
12 Deion Sanders  $1,200,000 
13 Stan Belinda  $950,000 
14 Eddie Taubensee  $900,000 
15 Jeff Shaw  $650,000 
16 Lenny Harris  $650,000 
17 Jeff Branson  $550,000 
18 Mike Morgan  $500,000 
19 Mark Portugal  $400,000 
20 Joe Oliver  $375,000 
21 Ricky Bones  $350,000 
22 Terry Pendleton  $350,000 
23 Willie Greene  $300,000 
24 Pedro Martinez  $216,000 
25 Joey Eischen  $215,000 
26 Kevin Jarvis  $197,000 
27 Jon Nunnally  $190,000 
28 Eduardo Perez  $180,000 
29 Eric Owens  $175,000 
30 Felix Rodriguez  $175,000 
31 Mike Kelly  $175,000 
32 Chris Stynes  $165,000 
33 Danny Graves  $160,000 
34 Mike Remlinger  $155,000 
35 Brett Tomko  $150,000 
36 Brook Fordyce  $150,000 
37 Gabe White  $150,000 
38 Pokey Reese  $150,000 
39 Scott Sullivan  $150,000 
40 Steve Gibralter  $150,000 
Cincinnati Reds 1997 payroll based on this was $49,768,000.
1997 Cleveland Indians 1997 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Matt Williams  $7,150,000 
2 David Justice  $6,300,000 
3 Marquis Grissom  $4,850,000 
4 Jack McDowell  $4,800,000 
5 Charles Nagy  $3,437,500 
6 Julio Franco  $3,292,404 
7 Orel Hershiser  $3,100,000 
8 Omar Vizquel  $3,050,000 
9 Jim Thome  $2,625,000 
10 Sandy Alomar  $2,600,000 
11 Manny Ramirez  $2,100,000 
12 Mike Jackson  $2,000,000 
13 Jose Mesa  $1,947,223 
14 Eric Plunk  $1,850,000 
15 Tony Fernandez  $1,550,000 
16 Kevin Seitzer  $1,220,000 
17 Chad Curtis  $900,000 
18 Paul Assenmacher  $875,000 
19 Chad Ogea  $533,333 
20 Kevin Mitchell  $500,000 
21 Pat Borders  $400,000 
22 Jeff Manto  $240,000 
23 Paul Shuey  $197,000 
24 Albie Lopez  $176,000 
25 Brian Giles  $175,000 
26 Herb Perry  $169,000 
27 Alvin Morman  $165,000 
28 Alex Ramirez  $150,000 
29 Bartolo Colon  $150,000 
30 Jaret Wright  $150,000 
31 Steve Kline  $150,000 
Cleveland Indians 1997 payroll based on this was $56,802,460.
1997 Colorado Rockies 1997 Colorado Rockies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Larry Walker  $6,325,000 
2 Dante Bichette  $5,166,667 
3 Andres Galarraga  $4,950,000 
4 Bill Swift  $4,608,333 
5 Ellis Burks  $4,000,000 
6 Eric Young  $3,200,000 
7 Walt Weiss  $2,700,000 
8 Kevin Ritz  $2,500,000 
9 Vinny Castilla  $2,225,000 
10 Kirt Manwaring  $1,675,000 
11 Steve Reed  $1,200,000 
12 Jeff Reed  $650,000 
13 Jerry Dipoto  $550,000 
14 Curt Leskanic  $516,667 
15 John Vander Wal  $500,000 
16 Mike Munoz  $350,000 
17 Mark Thompson  $252,000 
18 Darnell Coles  $200,000 
19 Roger Bailey  $200,000 
20 Quinton McCracken  $198,000 
21 Jason Bates  $195,000 
22 Jeff McCurry  $175,000 
23 Jamey Wright  $169,500 
24 Garvin Alston  $152,000 
25 John Burke  $151,500 
26 Harvey Pulliam  $150,000 
27 John Thomson  $150,000 
28 Mike DeJean  $150,000 
29 Neifi Perez  $150,000 
30 Todd Helton  $150,000 
Colorado Rockies 1997 payroll based on this was $43,559,667.
1997 Detroit Tigers 1997 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Travis Fryman  $6,400,000 
2 Omar Olivares  $1,125,000 
3 Todd Jones  $975,000 
4 Willie Blair  $800,000 
5 Damion Easley  $675,000 
6 Jody Reed  $675,000 
7 Brian Johnson  $600,000 
8 Matt Walbeck  $550,000 
9 Vince Coleman  $500,000 
10 Dan Miceli  $475,000 
11 Doug Brocail  $425,000 
12 Bobby Higginson  $375,000 
13 Orlando Miller  $337,500 
14 Melvin Nieves  $335,000 
15 Brian Hunter  $310,000 
16 Felipe Lira  $285,000 
17 Tony Clark  $260,000 
18 Mike Myers  $235,000 
19 Curtis Pride  $216,000 
20 John Cummings  $215,000 
21 A.J. Sager  $200,000 
22 Justin Thompson  $198,000 
23 Phil Nevin  $178,000 
24 Greg Keagle  $170,000 
25 Raul Casanova  $157,500 
26 Brian Moehler  $150,000 
27 Bubba Trammell  $150,000 
28 Deivi Cruz  $150,000 
29 Fernando Hernandez  $150,000 
Detroit Tigers 1997 payroll based on this was $17,272,000.
1997 Florida Marlins 1997 Florida Marlins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Alex Fernandez  $7,000,000 
2 Gary Sheffield  $6,100,000 
3 Bobby Bonilla  $5,600,000 
4 Kevin Brown  $4,510,000 
5 Moises Alou  $4,500,000 
6 Devon White  $3,400,000 
7 Robb Nen  $3,080,000 
8 Al Leiter  $2,900,000 
9 Jeff Conine  $2,800,000 
10 Jim Eisenreich  $1,400,000 
11 Pat Rapp  $1,125,000 
12 Livan Hernandez  $1,050,000 
13 Dennis Cook  $850,000 
14 Kurt Abbott  $650,000 
15 John Cangelosi  $525,000 
16 Alex Arias  $450,000 
17 Cliff Floyd  $390,000 
18 Charles Johnson  $290,000 
19 Matt Mantei  $225,000 
20 Jay Powell  $208,000 
21 Gregg Zaun  $205,000 
22 Mark Hutton  $205,000 
23 Kurt Miller  $163,000 
24 Luis Castillo  $154,000 
25 Felix Heredia  $153,000 
26 Antonio Alfonseca  $150,000 
27 Craig Counsell  $150,000 
28 Matt Whisenant  $150,000 
29 Tony Saunders  $150,000 
30 Alejandro Pena  $50,000 
Florida Marlins 1997 payroll based on this was $48,583,000.
1997 Houston Astros 1997 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jeff Bagwell  $8,040,000 
2 Craig Biggio  $6,280,000 
3 Derek Bell  $3,250,000 
4 Sean Berry  $2,250,000 
5 Shane Reynolds  $2,050,000 
6 Darryl Kile  $1,700,000 
7 Mike Hampton  $1,420,000 
8 Luis Gonzalez  $1,400,000 
9 Brad Ausmus  $1,075,000 
10 Pat Listach  $750,000 
11 Thomas Howard  $750,000 
12 Tony Eusebio  $650,000 
13 Bill Spiers  $600,000 
14 Ricky Gutierrez  $420,000 
15 James Mouton  $415,000 
16 John Hudek  $412,500 
17 Russ Springer  $400,000 
18 Sid Fernandez  $375,000 
19 Randy Knorr  $300,000 
20 Mike Magnante  $290,000 
21 Tim Bogar  $275,000 
22 Chuck Carr  $250,000 
23 Billy Wagner  $185,000 
24 Jose Lima  $170,000 
25 Ramon Garcia  $160,000 
26 Mark Small  $155,000 
27 Ray Montgomery  $155,000 
28 Bobby Abreu  $150,000 
29 Chris Holt  $150,000 
30 Richard Hidalgo  $150,000 
31 Tom Martin  $150,000 
Houston Astros 1997 payroll based on this was $34,777,500.
1997 Kansas City Royals 1997 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jay Bell  $5,000,000 
2 Kevin Appier  $4,800,000 
3 Chili Davis  $3,800,000 
4 Jeff King  $2,500,000 
5 Jeff Montgomery  $2,300,000 
6 Tim Belcher  $2,300,000 
7 Bip Roberts  $1,950,000 
8 Chris Haney  $1,700,000 
9 Jose Offerman  $1,600,000 
10 Tom Goodwin  $1,050,000 
11 Mike Macfarlane  $887,500 
12 Hipolito Pichardo  $780,000 
13 David Howard  $762,500 
14 Hector Carrasco  $560,000 
15 Ricky Bones  $390,000 
16 Scott Cooper  $375,000 
17 Craig Paquette  $340,000 
18 Tim Spehr  $260,000 
19 Johnny Damon  $240,000 
20 Jason Jacome  $220,000 
21 Gregg Olson  $210,000 
22 Joe Vitiello  $210,000 
23 Jose Rosado  $200,000 
24 Randy Veres  $185,000 
25 Jermaine Dye  $175,000 
26 Mike Sweeney  $175,000 
27 Jaime Bluma  $165,000 
28 Rick Huisman  $165,000 
29 Rod Myers  $155,000 
30 Brian Bevil  $150,000 
31 Glendon Rusch  $150,000 
32 Jamie Walker  $150,000 
33 Jed Hansen  $150,000 
34 Larry Sutton  $150,000 
35 Matt Whisenant  $150,000 
36 Shane Halter  $150,000 
37 Yamil Benitez  $150,000 
Kansas City Royals 1997 payroll based on this was $34,655,000.
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Piazza  $7,000,000 
2 Ramon Martinez  $4,800,000 
3 Eric Karros  $4,500,000 
4 Todd Worrell  $3,750,000 
5 Todd Zeile  $3,100,000 
6 Greg Gagne  $3,000,000 
7 Tom Candiotti  $3,000,000 
8 Pedro Astacio  $2,900,000 
9 Raul Mondesi  $2,700,000 
10 Brett Butler  $1,733,304 
11 Mark Guthrie  $1,600,000 
12 Hideo Nomo  $900,000 
13 Ismael Valdez  $900,000 
14 Scott Radinsky  $900,000 
15 Todd Hollandsworth  $550,000 
16 Wayne Kirby  $450,000 
17 Nelson Liriano  $375,000 
18 Darren Hall  $365,000 
19 Tom Prince  $350,000 
20 Antonio Osuna  $300,000 
21 Chip Hale  $280,000 
22 Billy Ashley  $275,000 
23 Chan Ho Park  $270,000 
24 Chad Fonville  $240,000 
25 Darren Dreifort  $220,000 
26 Juan Castro  $215,000 
27 Roger Cedeno  $200,000 
28 Tripp Cromer  $181,000 
29 Garey Ingram  $176,000 
30 Wilton Guerrero  $150,000 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1997 payroll based on this was $45,380,304.
1997 Milwaukee Brewers 1997 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ben McDonald  $5,000,000 
2 John Jaha  $3,387,500 
3 Dave Nilsson  $2,700,000 
4 Mike Fetters  $1,725,000 
5 Jose Valentin  $1,445,667 
6 Bob Wickman  $1,216,000 
7 Fernando Vina  $810,000 
8 Cal Eldred  $766,667 
9 Gerald Williams  $700,000 
10 Doug Jones  $600,004 
11 Matt Mieske  $500,000 
12 Angel Miranda  $350,000 
13 Jeff Cirillo  $350,000 
14 Chuck Carr  $325,000 
15 Darrin Jackson  $275,000 
16 Scott Karl  $250,000 
17 Jeff Huson  $240,000 
18 Jeromy Burnitz  $225,000 
19 Marc Newfield  $225,000 
20 Bryce Florie  $215,000 
21 Mike Matheny  $210,000 
22 Jesse Levis  $207,500 
23 Ron Villone  $205,000 
24 Steve Sparks  $175,000 
25 Jeff D'Amico  $172,500 
26 Mark Loretta  $167,500 
27 Jamie McAndrew  $155,000 
28 Al Reyes  $153,000 
29 Jose Mercedes  $153,000 
30 Joel Adamson  $151,000 
31 Brian Banks  $150,000 
32 Jack Voigt  $150,000 
33 Julio Franco  $150,000 
34 Steve Woodard  $150,000 
Milwaukee Brewers 1997 payroll based on this was $23,655,338.
1997 Minnesota Twins 1997 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Kirby Puckett  $7,200,000 
2 Chuck Knoblauch  $6,150,000 
3 Paul Molitor  $3,500,000 
4 Rick Aguilera  $3,075,000 
5 Terry Steinbach  $2,850,000 
6 Bob Tewksbury  $2,000,000 
7 Pat Meares  $1,425,000 
8 Marty Cordova  $800,000 
9 Greg Colbrunn  $750,000 
10 Greg Swindell  $750,000 
11 Roberto Kelly  $750,000 
12 Greg Myers  $575,000 
13 Brad Radke  $450,000 
14 Gregg Olson  $400,000 
15 Mike Trombley  $375,000 
16 Eddie Guardado  $300,000 
17 Scott Stahoviak  $275,000 
18 Rich Becker  $260,000 
19 Scott Aldred  $225,000 
20 Frank Rodriguez  $220,000 
21 Rich Robertson  $205,000 
22 Ron Coomer  $170,000 
23 Dan Naulty  $165,000 
24 Dennis Hocking  $152,500 
25 Brent Brede  $150,000 
26 Damian Miller  $150,000 
27 LaTroy Hawkins  $150,000 
28 Matt Lawton  $150,000 
29 Todd Ritchie  $150,000 
30 Todd Walker  $150,000 
31 Travis Miller  $150,000 
Minnesota Twins 1997 payroll based on this was $34,072,500.
1997 Montreal Expos 1997 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Pedro Martinez  $3,615,000 
2 Mike Lansing  $2,700,000 
3 Henry Rodriguez  $2,300,000 
4 David Segui  $1,550,000 
5 Darrin Fletcher  $1,350,000 
6 Rheal Cormier  $1,050,000 
7 Dave Veres  $725,000 
8 Joe Orsulak  $650,000 
9 Omar Daal  $550,000 
10 Jim Bullinger  $525,000 
11 Rondell White  $500,000 
12 Lee Smith  $400,000 
13 Shane Andrews  $225,000 
14 Andy Stankiewicz  $220,000 
15 Doug Strange  $220,000 
16 Mark Grudzielanek  $220,000 
17 F.P. Santangelo  $212,500 
18 Carlos Perez  $210,000 
19 Jeff Juden  $185,000 
20 Sherman Obando  $185,000 
21 Ugueth Urbina  $175,000 
22 Dustin Hermanson  $163,000 
23 Jose Paniagua  $155,000 
24 Matt Wagner  $155,000 
25 Chris Widger  $152,500 
26 Marc Valdes  $152,500 
27 Anthony Telford  $150,000 
28 Jose Vidro  $150,000 
29 Ryan McGuire  $150,000 
30 Shayne Bennett  $150,000 
31 Vladimir Guerrero  $150,000 
Montreal Expos 1997 payroll based on this was $19,295,500.
1997 New York Mets 1997 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 John Olerud  $6,500,000 
2 Carlos Baerga  $4,750,000 
3 Todd Hundley  $4,150,000 
4 Bernard Gilkey  $3,850,000 
5 Pete Harnisch  $3,213,400 
6 Lance Johnson  $3,050,000 
7 John Franco  $3,000,000 
8 Mark Clark  $2,200,000 
9 Bobby Jones  $1,925,000 
10 Greg McMichael  $1,100,000 
11 Armando Reynoso  $1,000,000 
12 Dave Mlicki  $610,000 
13 Yorkis Perez  $375,000 
14 Toby Borland  $262,500 
15 Edgardo Alfonzo  $215,000 
16 Butch Huskey  $212,000 
17 Jason Isringhausen  $212,000 
18 Rick Reed  $212,000 
19 Brian Bohanon  $205,000 
20 Carl Everett  $205,000 
21 Manny Alexander  $205,000 
22 Andy Tomberlin  $200,000 
23 Todd Pratt  $200,000 
24 Rey Ordonez  $192,500 
25 Barry Manuel  $185,000 
26 Ricky Trlicek  $177,500 
27 Paul Wilson  $167,500 
28 Matt Franco  $160,000 
29 Bill Pulsipher  $155,000 
30 Ricardo Jordan  $155,000 
31 Alberto Castillo  $152,500 
32 Alex Ochoa  $152,000 
33 Derek Wallace  $151,500 
34 Cory Lidle  $150,000 
35 Steve Bieser  $150,000 
New York Mets 1997 payroll based on this was $39,800,400.
1997 New York Yankees 1997 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Cecil Fielder  $9,237,500 
2 David Cone  $6,666,667 
3 Paul O'Neill  $5,500,000 
4 Bernie Williams  $5,300,000 
5 Kenny Rogers  $5,000,000 
6 Tino Martinez  $4,400,000 
7 David Wells  $3,766,667 
8 Hideki Irabu  $2,325,000 
9 Joe Girardi  $2,250,000 
10 Dwight Gooden  $2,000,000 
11 Wade Boggs  $2,000,000 
12 Tim Raines  $1,703,644 
13 Charlie Hayes  $1,700,000 
14 Mike Stanton  $1,616,667 
15 Pat Kelly  $1,100,000 
16 Jeff Nelson  $1,090,000 
17 Mark Whiten  $1,000,000 
18 Mariano Duncan  $870,000 
19 Graeme Lloyd  $770,000 
20 Darryl Strawberry  $750,000 
21 Andy Pettitte  $600,000 
22 Derek Jeter  $550,000 
23 Mariano Rivera  $550,000 
24 Dave Weathers  $435,000 
25 Luis Sojo  $425,000 
26 Brian Boehringer  $161,100 
27 Ruben Rivera  $158,800 
28 Jorge Posada  $158,500 
29 Ramiro Mendoza  $157,000 
New York Yankees 1997 payroll based on this was $62,241,545.
1997 Oakland Athletics 1997 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mark McGwire  $7,150,000 
2 Jose Canseco  $4,225,000 
3 Geronimo Berroa  $3,300,000 
4 Scott Brosius  $2,550,000 
5 Billy Taylor  $575,000 
6 Buddy Groom  $390,000 
7 Dave Magadan  $255,000 
8 Mike Mohler  $250,000 
9 Richie Lewis  $250,000 
10 Brent Mayne  $225,000 
11 Scott Service  $225,000 
12 Jason Giambi  $205,000 
13 Carlos Reyes  $200,000 
14 Ernie Young  $195,000 
15 Mike Oquist  $195,000 
16 Ariel Prieto  $194,000 
17 Dane Johnson  $172,500 
18 Don Wengert  $172,500 
19 Dave Telgheder  $165,000 
20 George Williams  $165,000 
21 Jimmy Haynes  $165,000 
22 Mark Acre  $165,000 
23 Matt Stairs  $165,000 
24 Rafael Bournigal  $162,500 
25 Tony Batista  $162,500 
26 Steve Karsay  $160,000 
27 Willie Adams  $157,500 
28 Aaron Small  $155,000 
29 Andrew Lorraine  $154,000 
30 Damon Mashore  $154,000 
31 Steve Wojciechowski  $154,000 
32 Brian Lesher  $152,000 
33 Izzy Molina  $152,000 
34 Scott Spiezio  $151,000 
35 Brad Rigby  $150,000 
36 Mark Bellhorn  $150,000 
37 Miguel Tejada  $150,000 
38 Patrick Lennon  $150,000 
39 Tim Kubinski  $150,000 
Oakland Athletics 1997 payroll based on this was $24,018,500.
1997 Philadelphia Phillies 1997 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Lenny Dykstra  $6,000,000 
2 Gregg Jefferies  $5,500,000 
3 Darren Daulton  $4,825,000 
4 Curt Schilling  $3,500,000 
5 Mark Portugal  $2,350,000 
6 Danny Tartabull  $2,000,000 
7 Mark Leiter  $1,900,000 
8 Mickey Morandini  $1,850,000 
9 Rex Hudler  $1,150,000 
10 Ken Ryan  $900,000 
11 Kevin Stocker  $890,000 
12 Rico Brogna  $450,000 
13 Ricky Bottalico  $425,000 
14 Mark Parent  $400,000 
15 Derrick May  $300,000 
16 Ruben Amaro  $275,000 
17 Mike Lieberthal  $215,000 
18 Billy Brewer  $200,000 
19 Bobby Munoz  $200,000 
20 Mike Mimbs  $200,000 
21 Mike Grace  $185,000 
22 Tyler Green  $180,000 
23 Kevin Jordan  $175,000 
24 Reggie Harris  $175,000 
25 Scott Ruffcorn  $158,500 
26 Billy McMillon  $153,000 
27 Calvin Maduro  $150,000 
28 Edgar Ramos  $150,000 
29 Erik Plantenberg  $150,000 
30 Garrett Stephenson  $150,000 
31 Jerry Spradlin  $150,000 
32 Kevin Sefcik  $150,000 
33 Matt Beech  $150,000 
34 Mike Robertson  $150,000 
35 Ron Blazier  $150,000 
36 Ryan Karp  $150,000 
37 Scott Rolen  $150,000 
38 Tony Barron  $150,000 
39 Wayne Gomes  $150,000 
40 Wendell Magee  $150,000 
Philadelphia Phillies 1997 payroll based on this was $36,656,500.
1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Al Martin  $2,266,667 
2 Kevin Elster  $1,650,000 
3 Dale Sveum  $400,000 
4 Kevin Young  $400,000 
5 Jon Lieber  $335,000 
6 Paul Wagner  $300,000 
7 Steve Cooke  $300,000 
8 Turner Ward  $300,000 
9 Eddie Williams  $250,000 
10 Mark Johnson  $237,500 
11 Jason Kendall  $235,000 
12 Joe Randa  $220,000 
13 Francisco Cordova  $210,000 
14 Jason Schmidt  $210,000 
15 Esteban Loaiza  $200,000 
16 Jeff Granger  $200,000 
17 John Ericks  $200,000 
18 Jason Christiansen  $195,000 
19 Midre Cummings  $180,000 
20 Keith Osik  $175,000 
21 Marc Wilkins  $162,500 
22 Dave Wainhouse  $160,000 
23 Jermaine Allensworth  $160,000 
24 Matt Ruebel  $160,000 
25 Tony Womack  $160,000 
26 Rich Loiselle  $155,000 
27 Abraham Nunez  $150,000 
28 Emil Brown  $150,000 
29 Jason Johnson  $150,000 
30 Jeff Wallace  $150,000 
31 Jose Guillen  $150,000 
32 Kane Davis  $150,000 
33 Kevin Polcovich  $150,000 
34 Mark Smith  $150,000 
35 Ricardo Rincon  $150,000 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1997 payroll based on this was $10,771,667.
1997 San Diego Padres 1997 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tony Gwynn  $4,575,000 
2 Greg Vaughn  $4,000,000 
3 Wally Joyner  $3,800,000 
4 Andy Ashby  $3,400,000 
5 Ken Caminiti  $3,150,000 
6 Rickey Henderson  $3,045,000 
7 Steve Finley  $2,986,672 
8 Fernando Valenzuela  $1,650,000 
9 Trevor Hoffman  $1,500,000 
10 Sterling Hitchcock  $1,200,000 
11 John Flaherty  $900,000 
12 Chris Gomez  $850,000 
13 Tim Worrell  $835,000 
14 Joey Hamilton  $675,000 
15 Scott Livingstone  $600,000 
16 Craig Shipley  $500,000 
17 Pete Smith  $435,000 
18 Carlos Hernandez  $425,000 
19 Tim Scott  $415,000 
20 Archi Cianfrocco  $400,000 
21 Chris Jones  $380,000 
22 Quilvio Veras  $310,000 
23 Sean Bergman  $275,000 
24 Doug Bochtler  $250,000 
25 Jim Bruske  $185,000 
26 Paul Menhart  $175,000 
27 Dario Veras  $172,000 
28 Will Cunnane  $150,000 
29 Bob Tewksbury  $125,000 
San Diego Padres 1997 payroll based on this was $37,363,672.
1997 San Francisco Giants 1997 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Barry Bonds  $8,666,667 
2 Rod Beck  $3,183,380 
3 Jose Vizcaino  $2,800,000 
4 Jeff Kent  $2,625,000 
5 Rick Wilkins  $2,000,000 
6 J.T. Snow  $1,825,000 
7 Darryl Hamilton  $1,750,000 
8 Glenallen Hill  $1,700,000 
9 Mark Lewis  $1,664,000 
10 Stan Javier  $1,350,000 
11 Osvaldo Fernandez  $958,333 
12 Mark Gardner  $900,000 
13 Jim Poole  $850,000 
14 Julian Tavarez  $683,333 
15 Rich DeLucia  $625,000 
16 Doug Henry  $550,000 
17 Damon Berryhill  $466,665 
18 Robby Thompson  $375,000 
19 Rich Rodriguez  $300,000 
20 William Van Landingham  $295,000 
21 Kirk Rueter  $260,000 
22 Marvin Benard  $185,000 
23 Cory Bailey  $181,000 
24 Rich Aurilia  $175,000 
25 Shawn Estes  $162,500 
26 Bill Mueller  $160,000 
27 Marcus Jensen  $151,500 
28 Dan Carlson  $150,000 
29 Dante Powell  $150,000 
30 Desi Wilson  $150,000 
31 Joe Roa  $150,000 
32 Wilson Delgado  $150,000 
San Francisco Giants 1997 payroll based on this was $35,592,378.
1997 Seattle Mariners 1997 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ken Griffey  $7,885,532 
2 Randy Johnson  $6,325,000 
3 Jay Buhner  $4,827,962 
4 Jeff Fassero  $3,466,667 
5 Edgar Martinez  $3,050,000 
6 Norm Charlton  $2,950,000 
7 Jamie Moyer  $1,700,000 
8 Paul Sorrento  $1,500,000 
9 Scott Sanders  $1,300,000 
10 Dan Wilson  $1,125,000 
11 Alex Rodriguez  $1,062,500 
12 Joey Cora  $1,025,000 
13 Bobby Ayala  $900,000 
14 Rich Amaral  $550,000 
15 Lee Tinsley  $400,000 
16 Mike Blowers  $400,000 
17 Brent Gates  $300,000 
18 Bob Wells  $280,000 
19 John Marzano  $250,000 
20 Tim Davis  $217,500 
21 Josias Manzanillo  $200,000 
22 Rob Ducey  $200,000 
23 Bob Wolcott  $195,000 
24 Russ Davis  $185,000 
25 Salomon Torres  $175,000 
26 Brian Raabe  $160,000 
27 Edwin Hurtado  $155,000 
28 Andy Sheets  $152,500 
29 Greg Hibbard  $152,000 
30 Greg McCarthy  $151,000 
31 Raul Ibanez  $150,000 
32 Rick Wilkins  $150,000 
Seattle Mariners 1997 payroll based on this was $41,540,661.
1997 St. Louis Cardinals 1997 St. Louis Cardinals