Chicago Cubs Salary/Payroll Information - 2011
| Player Salaries | ||
| RK | PLAYER | Salary (US$) |
| 1 | Alfonso Soriano | 19,000,000 |
| 2 | Ryan Dempster | 14,833,333 |
| 3 | Paul Maholm | 6,250,000 |
| 4 | David DeJesus | 6,000,000 |
| 5 | Matt Garza | 5,950,000 |
| 6 | Marlon Byrd | 5,500,000 |
| 7 | Jeff Samardzija | 3,300,000 |
| 8 | Geovany Soto | 3,000,000 |
| 9 | Carlos Marmol | 2,533,333 |
| 10 | Ian Stewart | 2,287,500 |
| 11 | Kerry Wood | 1,500,000 |
| 12 | Jeff Baker | 1,175,000 |
| 13 | Andy Sonnanstine | 912,500 |
| 14 | Reed Johnson | 900,000 |
| 15 | Randy Wells | 475,000 |
| 16 | Chris Volstad | 445,000 |
| 17 | Starlin Castro | 440,000 |
| 18 | James Russell | 427,500 |
| 19 | Travis Wood | 422,500 |
| 20 | Darwin Barney | 417,000 |
| Marcos Mateo | 417,000 | |
| Team Salaries | ||
| RK | PLAYER | Salary (US$) |
| 1 | New York Yankees | 196,854,630 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172,976,381 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 160,257,476 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Angels | 138,999,024 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 129,285,539 |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 126,380,663 |
| 7 | New York Mets | 120,147,311 |
| 8 | San Francisco Giants | 117,784,333 |
| 9 | Minnesota Twins | 112,737,000 |
| 10 | Detroit Tigers | 105,705,232 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 103,788,991 |
| 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | 98,746,072 |
| 13 | Texas Rangers | 91,885,265 |
| 14 | Colorado Rockies | 87,998,071 |
| 15 | Atlanta Braves | 87,003,192 |
| 16 | Milwaukee Brewers | 85,497,333 |
| 17 | Baltimore Orioles | 85,304,038 |
| 18 | Seattle Mariners | 84,865,600 |
| 19 | Cincinnati Reds | 76,181,366 |
| 20 | Houston Astros | 69,969,000 |
| 21 | Oakland Athletics | 65,275,500 |
| 22 | Toronto Blue Jays | 61,617,800 |
| 23 | Washington Nationals | 57,892,929 |
| 24 | Miami Marlins | 56,527,000 |
| 25 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 53,639,833 |
| 26 | Cleveland Indians | 48,339,167 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 45,630,000 |
| 28 | San Diego Padres | 45,455,040 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Rays | 41,932,171 |
| 30 | Kansas City Royals | 35,712,400 |