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| * - Indicates Hall of Fame |
| Rank | Player | Salary | Year | Career Leaderboard | |
| 1. | Arky Vaughan * | $20,100,000 | 1946-1949 | ||
| 2. | Mike Schmidt | $18,500,000 | 1980-1985 | ||
| 3. | Larry Parrish | $15,500,000 | 1982-1988 | ||
| 4. | Harmon Killebrew * | $13,930,000 | 1966-1970 | ||
| 5. | Whitey Kurowski | $13,500,000 | 1952-1953 | ||
| Mel Ott * | $13,500,000 | 1943-1946 | |||
| 7. | Harmon Killebrew * | $12,930,000 | 1962-1965 | ||
| 8. | Harmon Killebrew * | $12,000,000 | 1971-1973 | ||
| 9. | Bill Serena | $11,400,000 | 1959-1961 | ||
| 10. | Mel Ott * | $11,000,000 | 1936-1942 | ||
| 11. | Mel Ott * | $10,720,000 | 1932-1935 | ||
| 12. | Wade Boggs | $10,500,000 | 1989-1990 | ||
| 13. | Jim Fregosi | $10,220,000 | 1968-1971 | ||
| 14. | Bob Bailey | $9,500,000 | 1973-1976 | ||
| 15. | Jim Ray Hart | $9,000,000 | 1977-1977 | ||
| John Milner | $9,000,000 | 1979-1982 | |||
| 17. | Arky Vaughan * | $8,770,000 | 1941-1945 | ||
| 18. | Bob Bailey | $8,500,000 | 1969-1972 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski | $8,500,000 | 1948-1951 | |||
| 20. | Freddie Lindstrom | $8,038,000 | 1930-1933 | ||
| 21. | Denny Walling | $8,000,172 | 1983-1986 | ||
| 22. | Bill Serena | $7,960,000 | 1956-1958 | ||
| 23. | Eddie Mathews | $7,820,000 | 1959-1964 | ||
| 24. | Mel Ott * | $7,500,000 | 1947-1949 | ||
| 25. | Bob Horner | $7,200,000 | 1987-1989 | ||
| 26. | Harmon Killebrew * | $7,128,571 | 1961-1961 | ||
| 27. | Arky Vaughan * | $7,100,000 | 1937-1940 | ||
| 28. | George Brett | $7,000,000 | 1986-1989 | ||
| 29. | John Milner | $6,990,000 | 1983-1986 | ||
| 30. | Frankie Frisch | $6,550,000 | 1931-1931 | ||
| 31. | Woody English | $6,500,000 | 1939-1942 | ||
| Jim Ray Hart | $6,500,000 | 1973-1976 | |||
| Lou Piniella | $6,500,000 | 1976-1977 | |||
| 34. | George Scott | $6,400,000 | 1977-1978 | ||
| 35. | George Scott | $6,350,000 | 1973-1976 | ||
| 36. | Mel Ott * | $6,228,571 | 1931-1931 | ||
| 37. | Jim Fregosi | $6,184,739 | 1972-1975 | ||
| 38. | Mike Schmidt | $6,171,429 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 39. | Tony Perez | $6,150,000 | 1970-1973 | ||
| Al Rosen | $6,150,000 | 1955-1956 | |||
| 41. | Mel Ott * | $6,107,143 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 42. | Fred Haney | $6,081,600 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 43. | Fred Haney | $6,080,000 | 1931-1931 | ||
| 44. | Ossie Bluege | $6,000,000 | 1931-1934 | ||
| Sid Gordon | $6,000,000 | 1950-1953 | |||
| Jim Ray Hart | $6,000,000 | 1969-1972 | |||
| Joe Orengo | $6,000,000 | 1948-1950 | |||
| 48. | Tony Perez | $5,750,000 | 1974-1977 | ||
| 49. | Willie Kamm | $5,700,000 | 1932-1935 | ||
| 50. | Willie Kamm | $5,640,000 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 51. | Carney Lansford | $5,600,000 | 1988-1990 | ||
| 52. | George Brett | $5,500,000 | 1982-1985 | ||
| Randy Moore | $5,500,000 | 1933-1937 | |||
| Bill Serena | $5,500,000 | 1954-1955 | |||
| Billy Williams | $5,500,000 | 1974-1975 | |||
| 56. | Mike Schmidt | $5,457,143 | 1977-1977 | ||
| 57. | Whitey Kurowski | $5,414,286 | 1947-1947 | ||
| 58. | Pie Traynor | $5,354,600 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 59. | Sid Gordon | $5,300,000 | 1946-1949 | ||
| 60. | Larry Parrish | $5,250,000 | 1980-1981 | ||
| 61. | Bruno Betzel | $5,220,000 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 62. | Jim Finigan | $5,210,000 | 1960-1962 | ||
| Oscar Gamble | $5,210,000 | 1980-1983 | |||
| 64. | Sal Bando | $5,000,000 | 1978-1980 | ||
| Jim Finigan | $5,000,000 | 1963-1963 | |||
| Billy Harris | $5,000,000 | 1979-1981 | |||
| Dick Howser | $5,000,000 | 1969-1972 | |||
| Bill Madlock | $5,000,000 | 1984-1986 | |||
| Johnny Pesky | $5,000,000 | 1949-1952 | |||
| Billy Williams | $5,000,000 | 1966-1969 | |||
| 71. | John Milner | $4,900,000 | 1978-1978 | ||
| 72. | Freddie Lindstrom | $4,870,000 | 1937-1939 | ||
| 73. | Frankie Frisch | $4,852,800 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 74. | Arky Vaughan * | $4,764,286 | 1935-1936 | ||
| 75. | Eric Soderholm | $4,750,000 | 1981-1983 | ||
| 76. | Tony Perez | $4,642,857 | 1969-1969 | ||
| 77. | Steve Braun | $4,600,000 | 1977-1984 | ||
| 78. | Joe Dugan | $4,560,000 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 79. | Bob Bailey | $4,528,571 | 1967-1968 | ||
| 80. | Freddie Lindstrom | $4,500,000 | 1934-1936 | ||
| Billy Williams | $4,500,000 | 1970-1973 | |||
| 82. | Jim Fregosi | $4,492,857 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 83. | Wade Boggs | $4,478,571 | 1988-1988 | ||
| 84. | Bob Dillinger | $4,450,000 | 1953-1955 | ||
| 85. | Harmon Killebrew * | $4,400,000 | 1960-1960 | ||
| 86. | Randy Moore | $4,357,143 | 1932-1932 | ||
| 87. | Jim Ray Hart | $4,292,857 | 1967-1968 | ||
| 88. | Jim Finigan | $4,278,571 | 1958-1959 | ||
| Eddie Mathews | $4,278,571 | 1958-1958 | |||
| 90. | Joe Orengo | $4,260,000 | 1951-1954 | ||
| 91. | John Milner | $4,257,143 | 1977-1977 | ||
| 92. | Lou Chiozza | $4,250,000 | 1940-1942 | ||
| Ron Dunn | $4,250,000 | 1981-1984 | |||
| Larry Parrish | $4,250,000 | 1989-1989 | |||
| Pete Rose | $4,250,000 | 1970-1972 | |||
| 96. | Chuck Workman | $4,200,000 | 1949-1950 | ||
| 97. | Sal Bando | $4,150,000 | 1972-1977 | ||
| George Scott | $4,150,000 | 1972-1972 | |||
| 99. | Mike Shannon | $4,100,000 | 1969-1976 | ||
| 100. | Adolfo Phillips | $4,071,429 | 1972-1972 | ||
| 101. | Jackie Robinson | $4,070,000 | 1951-1956 | ||
| 102. | Fred McGriff | $4,064,286 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 103. | Davey Johnson | $4,000,000 | 1974-1977 | ||
| Al Smith | $4,000,000 | 1959-1959 | |||
| Bobby Thomson | $4,000,000 | 1954-1957 | |||
| Pie Traynor | $4,000,000 | 1941-1941 | |||
| 107. | Frankie Crosetti | $3,990,000 | 1944-1946 | ||
| 108. | Carney Lansford | $3,980,000 | 1985-1987 | ||
| 109. | Harmon Killebrew * | $3,942,857 | 1959-1959 | ||
| 110. | Jim Finigan | $3,907,143 | 1957-1957 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski | $3,907,143 | 1946-1946 | |||
| Billy Williams | $3,907,143 | 1964-1965 | |||
| 113. | Bobby Thomson | $3,878,571 | 1953-1953 | ||
| 114. | Adolfo Phillips | $3,850,000 | 1973-1976 | ||
| George Scott | $3,850,000 | 1971-1971 | |||
| 116. | Mike Schmidt | $3,842,857 | 1976-1976 | ||
| 117. | Jim Fregosi | $3,785,714 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 118. | Ken Keltner | $3,770,000 | 1943-1945 | ||
| 119. | Ron Cey | $3,750,000 | 1981-1981 | ||
| Bob Horner | $3,750,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 121. | Buddy Bell | $3,600,000 | 1979-1982 | ||
| Rene Lachemann | $3,600,000 | 1979-1980 | |||
| 123. | Lee Handley | $3,590,000 | 1943-1945 | ||
| 124. | Denny Walling | $3,564,286 | 1982-1982 | ||
| 125. | Wade Boggs | $3,542,857 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 126. | Lee Handley | $3,530,000 | 1946-1947 | ||
| 127. | Lou Chiozza | $3,500,000 | 1943-1945 | ||
| Wayne Gross | $3,500,000 | 1985-1987 | |||
| Bob Horner | $3,500,000 | 1983-1986 | |||
| Dave Hostetler | $3,500,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Ray Jablonski | $3,500,000 | 1959-1961 | |||
| Bill Madlock | $3,500,000 | 1979-1982 | |||
| Bob Oliver | $3,500,000 | 1972-1975 | |||
| Heinie Schuble | $3,500,000 | 1942-1942 | |||
| Bill Serena | $3,500,000 | 1962-1962 | |||
| Bobby Thomson | $3,500,000 | 1958-1959 | |||
| 137. | Snuffy Stirnweiss | $3,490,714 | 1950-1950 | ||
| 138. | Snuffy Stirnweiss | $3,490,000 | 1951-1953 | ||
| 139. | Steve Braun | $3,421,429 | 1976-1976 | ||
| Kevin Mitchell | $3,421,429 | 1989-1990 | |||
| Greg Walker | $3,421,429 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 142. | John Milner | $3,407,143 | 1976-1976 | ||
| George Scott | $3,407,143 | 1970-1970 | |||
| 144. | Ralph Hodgin | $3,400,000 | 1950-1952 | ||
| Eric Soderholm | $3,400,000 | 1977-1980 | |||
| 146. | Greg Walker | $3,350,000 | 1989-1989 | ||
| 147. | Randy Moore | $3,328,571 | 1931-1931 | ||
| Al Rosen | $3,328,571 | 1953-1954 | |||
| 149. | Sid Gordon | $3,300,000 | 1945-1945 | ||
| Tony Taylor | $3,300,000 | 1967-1970 | |||
| 151. | Bob Bailey | $3,250,000 | 1978-1979 | ||
| Jackie Robinson | $3,250,000 | 1948-1950 | |||
| 153. | Dick Howser | $3,221,429 | 1967-1968 | ||
| 154. | Tom O'Malley | $3,207,143 | 1988-1990 | ||
| 155. | Don Buford | $3,200,000 | 1969-1971 | ||
| Dan Driessen | $3,200,000 | 1981-1984 | |||
| 157. | Denny Walling | $3,180,000 | 1987-1990 | ||
| 158. | Nick Esasky | $3,178,571 | 1988-1990 | ||
| 159. | Joe Orengo | $3,121,429 | 1947-1947 | ||
| 160. | Tony Phillips | $3,100,000 | 1989-1990 | ||
| 161. | Graig Nettles | $3,090,000 | 1976-1977 | ||
| 162. | Wayne Gross | $3,057,143 | 1983-1984 | ||
| Whitey Kurowski | $3,057,143 | 1945-1945 | |||
| Kevin Mitchell | $3,057,143 | 1988-1988 | |||
| 165. | Tony Perez | $3,021,429 | 1968-1968 | ||
| 166. | Andy Carey | $3,003,003 | 1961-1964 | ||
| 167. | Ben Dyer | $3,000,001 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 168. | Glenn Crawford | $3,000,000 | 1949-1949 | ||
| Bob Dillinger | $3,000,000 | 1956-1956 | |||
| Joe Foy | $3,000,000 | 1974-1977 | |||
| Oscar Gamble | $3,000,000 | 1984-1986 | |||
| Eddie Mathews | $3,000,000 | 1968-1968 | |||
| Luis Olmo | $3,000,000 | 1956-1957 | |||
| Gerald Perry | $3,000,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Pete Rose | $3,000,000 | 1973-1975 | |||
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | $3,000,000 | 1954-1956 | |||
| 177. | Tom Heintzelman | $2,999,999 | 1981-1981 | ||
| 178. | Joe Orengo | $2,985,714 | 1946-1946 | ||
| Johnny Pesky | $2,985,714 | 1948-1948 | |||
| 180. | Eddie Mathews | $2,964,286 | 1957-1957 | ||
| 181. | Frankie Crosetti | $2,928,571 | 1938-1938 | ||
| Mack Jones | $2,928,571 | 1966-1969 | |||
| Mike Shannon | $2,928,571 | 1968-1968 | |||
| 184. | Ossie Bluege | $2,920,000 | 1935-1936 | ||
| 185. | Greg Walker | $2,907,143 | 1988-1988 | ||
| 186. | Ralph Hodgin | $2,900,000 | 1948-1949 | ||
| Eddie Mathews | $2,900,000 | 1965-1967 | |||
| 188. | Bud Harrelson | $2,880,000 | 1973-1974 | ||
| 189. | Joe Foy | $2,857,143 | 1973-1973 | ||
| 190. | Billy Harris | $2,850,000 | 1978-1978 | ||
| 191. | George Brett | $2,835,714 | 1980-1981 | ||
| Tony Gonzalez | $2,835,714 | 1967-1967 | |||
| 193. | Lou Chiozza | $2,821,429 | 1939-1939 | ||
| 194. | Carney Lansford | $2,807,143 | 1983-1984 | ||
| Gerald Perry | $2,807,143 | 1989-1989 | |||
| Johnny Pesky | $2,807,143 | 1947-1947 | |||
| Pete Ward | $2,807,143 | 1967-1968 | |||
| 198. | Davey Johnson | $2,800,000 | 1970-1973 | ||
| 199. | George Brett | $2,785,714 | 1978-1979 | ||
| Bill Madlock | $2,785,714 | 1977-1978 | |||
| Adolfo Phillips | $2,785,714 | 1970-1971 | |||
| 202. | Davey Johnson | $2,750,088 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 203. | George Brett | $2,750,000 | 1990-1990 | ||
| Ron Cey | $2,750,000 | 1983-1983 | |||
| Ben Dyer | $2,750,000 | 1931-1931 | |||
| Bud Harrelson | $2,750,000 | 1975-1978 | |||
| Bob Horner | $2,750,000 | 1982-1982 | |||
| Art Howe | $2,750,000 | 1980-1980 | |||
| 209. | Lou Chiozza | $2,700,000 | 1946-1947 | ||
| 210. | Randy Moore | $2,692,857 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 211. | Pete Ward | $2,690,000 | 1969-1971 | ||
| 212. | Dave Hostetler | $2,685,714 | 1988-1989 | ||
| 213. | Gerald Perry | $2,664,286 | 1987-1988 | ||
| Johnny Pesky | $2,664,286 | 1946-1946 | |||
| 215. | Ken Keltner | $2,660,000 | 1946-1949 | ||
| 216. | Larry Parrish | $2,642,857 | 1979-1979 | ||
| 217. | Bob Dillinger | $2,635,714 | 1952-1952 | ||
| Chuck Workman | $2,635,714 | 1947-1947 | |||
| 219. | Lee Handley | $2,564,286 | 1942-1942 | ||
| Carney Lansford | $2,564,286 | 1982-1982 | |||
| 221. | Tony Gonzalez | $2,550,000 | 1965-1966 | ||
| 222. | Willie Randolph | $2,542,500 | 1983-1986 | ||
| 223. | Joe Garagiola | $2,540,054 | 1959-1960 | ||
| 224. | Lee Handley | $2,530,000 | 1948-1949 | ||
| 225. | Dick Howser | $2,528,571 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 226. | Dan Driessen | $2,514,286 | 1980-1980 | ||
| Bobby Thomson | $2,514,286 | 1952-1952 | |||
| 228. | Steve Braun | $2,500,000 | 1985-1986 | ||
| Woody English | $2,500,000 | 1933-1938 | |||
| Mike Kreevich | $2,500,000 | 1940-1943 | |||
| Luis Olmo | $2,500,000 | 1950-1953 | |||
| Red Rolfe | $2,500,000 | 1945-1945 | |||
| Tommy Thevenow | $2,500,000 | 1932-1933 | |||
| 234. | Jim Fregosi | $2,492,857 | 1965-1965 | ||
| 235. | Chris Brown | $2,485,714 | 1988-1990 | ||
| 236. | Eddie Moore | $2,460,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 237. | Don Buford | $2,442,857 | 1967-1968 | ||
| Denny Walling | $2,442,857 | 1980-1981 | |||
| 239. | Snuffy Stirnweiss | $2,435,714 | 1948-1949 | ||
| 240. | Joe Foy | $2,417,143 | 1972-1972 | ||
| Art Howe | $2,417,143 | 1978-1979 | |||
| 242. | Chuck Workman | $2,390,000 | 1951-1952 | ||
| 243. | Ray Jablonski | $2,378,571 | 1958-1958 | ||
| 244. | Dee Moore | $2,350,000 | 1943-1946 | ||
| 245. | Al Rosen | $2,321,429 | 1952-1952 | ||
| 246. | Ossie Bluege | $2,307,143 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 247. | Frankie Zak | $2,290,000 | 1951-1953 | ||
| 248. | Wade Boggs | $2,285,714 | 1986-1986 | ||
| 249. | Red Rolfe | $2,270,000 | 1939-1944 | ||
| 250. | Derrell Griffith | $2,257,143 | 1970-1970 | ||
| Bud Harrelson | $2,257,143 | 1971-1972 | |||
| Tom Heintzelman | $2,257,143 | 1979-1980 | |||
| Dave Magadan | $2,257,143 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Pete Rose | $2,257,143 | 1968-1969 | |||
| 255. | Wayne Krenchicki | $2,250,000 | 1987-1990 | ||
| Johnny Pesky | $2,250,000 | 1953-1955 | |||
| 257. | Mickey Hatcher | $2,240,000 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 258. | Ron Dunn | $2,207,143 | 1980-1980 | ||
| 259. | Ray Knight | $2,200,000 | 1984-1989 | ||
| 260. | Buddy Bell | $2,192,857 | 1978-1978 | ||
| 261. | Dave Hostetler | $2,180,108 | 1983-1987 | ||
| 262. | Pete Ward | $2,142,857 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 263. | Glenn Wright | $2,100,000 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 264. | Doc Prothro | $2,097,500 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 265. | Lew Riggs | $2,090,000 | 1943-1944 | ||
| 266. | Ralph Hodgin | $2,078,571 | 1945-1947 | ||
| Jose Pagan | $2,078,571 | 1965-1966 | |||
| Jim Presley | $2,078,571 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 269. | Wayne Gross | $2,035,714 | 1982-1982 | ||
| 270. | Joe Foy | $2,000,111 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 271. | Buddy Bell | $2,000,000 | 1983-1984 | ||
| Juan Bernhardt | $2,000,000 | 1986-1989 | |||
| Ron Cash | $2,000,000 | 1983-1984 | |||
| Ellis Clary | $2,000,000 | 1950-1953 | |||
| Oscar Gamble | $2,000,000 | 1976-1979 | |||
| Joe Garagiola | $2,000,000 | 1955-1958 | |||
| Tony Gonzalez | $2,000,000 | 1972-1973 | |||
| Derrell Griffith | $2,000,000 | 1971-1974 | |||
| Luis Olmo | $2,000,000 | 1955-1955 | |||
| Pete Rose | $2,000,000 | 1976-1976 | |||
| Al Smith | $2,000,000 | 1961-1962 | |||
| Johnny Vergez | $2,000,000 | 1939-1939 | |||
| Ty Waller | $2,000,000 | 1989-1990 | |||
| 284. | Sparky Adams | $1,990,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| Randy Moore | $1,990,000 | 1938-1939 | |||
| 286. | Mike Kreevich | $1,985,714 | 1939-1939 | ||
| 287. | Dan Driessen | $1,971,429 | 1978-1979 | ||
| Oscar Gamble | $1,971,429 | 1974-1975 | |||
| 289. | Ron Cash | $1,930,000 | 1987-1988 | ||
| 290. | Bob Bailey | $1,908,000 | 1977-1977 | ||
| 291. | Jim King | $1,900,000 | 1963-1964 | ||
| Ernie Padgett | $1,900,000 | 1930-1931 | |||
| Ty Waller | $1,900,000 | 1988-1988 | |||
| 294. | Bob Dillinger | $1,892,857 | 1951-1951 | ||
| Toby Harrah | $1,892,857 | 1975-1977 | |||
| Wayne Krenchicki | $1,892,857 | 1986-1986 | |||
| Dee Moore | $1,892,857 | 1941-1942 | |||
| Bobby Thomson | $1,892,857 | 1951-1951 | |||
| 299. | Randy Reese | $1,880,000 | 1935-1936 | ||
| 300. | Ray Knight | $1,864,286 | 1982-1983 | ||
| Joe Orengo | $1,864,286 | 1945-1945 |
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