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Baseball payrolls by average annual value as of July 15 (and reflecting the Yankees-Mets trade of July 16) as compiled by the
commissioner's office for luxury tax purposes and obtained by The Associated Press.
Payrolls are for 40-man rosters and include averages of multiyear contracts plus $7,552,271 to cover health and pension
benefits; clubs medical costs; insurance; workman's compensation, payroll, unemployment and Social Security taxes; spring training
allowances; meal and tip money; All-Star game expenses; travel and moving expenses; postseason pay; and college scholarships.
The projected luxury tax is assessed at a rate of 17 percent on the amount above $117 million. The actual luxury tax will be
assessed on the final payroll after the season.
Team Payroll Tax
New York Yankees $180,322,403 10,764,809
New York Mets 116,253,927 0
Los Angeles 109,248,680 0
Texas 106,277,880 0
Boston 104,873,607 0
Atlanta 103,912,011 0
St. Louis 101,825,848 0
San Francisco 100,061,211 0
Philadelphia 95,338,704 0
Arizona 92,665,040 0
Seattle 92,268,063 0
Chicago Cubs 86,576,763 0
Anaheim 83,235,098 0
Houston 79,946,964 0
Colorado 78,738,492 0
Baltimore 75,502,154 0
Chicago White Sox 71,336,029 0
Minnesota 65,318,977 0
Cincinnati 65,083,196 0
Florida 63,281,152 0
Pittsburgh 62,314,723 0
Toronto 61,175,638 0
Detroit 59,006,941 0
Cleveland 58,108,824 0
San Diego 57,871,722 0
Oakland 56,596,691 0
Kansas City 48,475,322 0
Milwaukee 47,294,226 0
Montreal 45,853,889 0
Tampa Bay 31,660,602 0
Total 2,400,424,777 0
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