Detroit Tigers Salaries - 2009
| Player | Salary (US$) |
| 1. Magglio Ordonez | 18,971,596 |
| 2. Miguel Cabrera | 14,383,049 |
| 3. Jeremy Bonderman | 12,500,000 |
| 4 a. Dontrelle Willis | 10,000,000 |
| 4 b. Carlos Guillen | 10,000,000 |
| 6. Jarrod Washburn | 9,850,000 |
| 7. Aubrey Huff | 8,000,000 |
| 8. Nate Robertson | 7,000,000 |
| 9. Brandon Inge | 6,300,000 |
| 10. Placido Polanco | 4,600,000 |
| 11. Brandon Lyon | 4,250,000 |
| 12. Justin Verlander | 3,675,000 |
| 13. Curtis Granderson | 3,500,000 |
| 14. Gerald Laird | 2,800,000 |
| 15. Fernando Rodney | 2,700,000 |
| 16. Marcus Thames | 2,275,000 |
| 17. Edwin Jackson | 2,200,000 |
| 18. Rick Porcello | 2,095,000 |
| 19. Bobby Seay | 1,300,000 |
| 20. Adam Everett | 1,000,000 |
| 21. Ramon Santiago | 825,000 |
| 22. Matt Treanor | 750,000 |
| 23. Joel Zumaya | 735,000 |
| 24. Zach Miner | 437,500 |
| 25. Armando Galarraga | 435,000 |
| 26. Ryan Raburn | 410,000 |
| 27. Freddy Dolsi | 407,000 |
| 28 a. Don Kelly | 405,000 |
| 28 b. Clay Rapada | 405,000 |
| 30. Jeff Larish | 403,000 |
| 31. Clete Thomas | 403,000 |
| 32 a. Wilkin Ramirez | 400,000 |
| 32 b. Michael Hollimon | 400,000 |
| 32 c. Eddie Bonine | 400,000 |
| 32 d. Dusty Ryan | 400,000 |
| 32 e. Zach Simons | 400,000 |
| 32 f. Alfredo Figaro | 400,000 |
| 32 g. Casper Wells | 400,000 |
| 32 h. Ryan Perry | 400,000 |
| 32 i. Fu-Te Ni | 400,000 |
| Total Team Salary: | 119,160,145 |
| Team | Payroll (US$) |
| 1. NY Yankees | 208,097,414 |
| 2. NY Mets | 145,367,987 |
| 3. Chicago Cubs | 134,058,500 |
| 4. Boston | 122,435,399 |
| 5. Detroit | 119,160,145 |
| 6. LA Angels | 118,964,000 |
| 7. Seattle | 112,053,666 |
| 8. Philadelphia | 111,209,046 |
| 9. Houston | 102,996,414 |
| 10. Chicago Sox | 100,598,500 |
| 11. LA Dodgers | 100,008,592 |
| 12. Atlanta | 94,313,666 |
| 13. St. Louis | 87,703,409 |
| 14. San Francisco | 82,616,450 |
| 15. Kansas City | 81,384,553 |
| 16. Milwaukee | 80,182,502 |
| 17. Cincinnati | 73,558,500 |
| 18. Arizona | 73,516,666 |
| 19. Texas | 73,439,238 |
| 20. Toronto | 72,563,200 |
| 21. Colorado | 72,428,000 |
| 22. Tampa Bay | 68,230,934 |
| 23. Minnesota | 67,634,766 |
| 24. Cleveland | 66,757,366 |
| 25. Washington | 62,001,000 |
| 26. Baltimore | 61,885,566 |
| 27. Oakland | 56,089,250 |
| 28. San Diego | 37,800,800 |
| 29. Florida | 35,774,000 |
| 30. Pittsburgh | 25,197,000 |
| Note:Team salaries do not represent full team payroll. Amount listed includes current salary for all players currently on the roster. | |