NEW YORK -- Final 2007 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, according to information received by clubs from the commissioner's office. Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and prorated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values.
N.Y. Yankees $218,311,394
Boston 155,402,595
L.A. Dodgers 125,581,316
New York Mets 120,927,727
Chicago Cubs 115,943,318
Seattle 114,367,309
L.A. Angels 111,038,577
Philadelphia 101,823,122
San Francisco 101,539,796
Chicago White Sox 100,189,832
St. Louis 99,329,875
Detroit 98,519,780
Houston 97,213,020
Baltimore 95,269,977
Toronto 95,069,351
Atlanta 92,634,468
Texas 78,923,435
Oakland 78,482,125
Cincinnati 73,072,635
Milwaukee 72,751,641
Minnesota 71,938,505
Cleveland 71,887,236
Arizona 70,448,367
San Diego 67,490,967
Kansas City 62,264,855
Colorado 61,348,681
Pittsburgh 51,360,907
Washington 43,254,278
Florida 33,072,472
Tampa Bay 31,817,020
Total 2,711,274,581
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