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| Rank | Player | Salary | Year | Career Leaderboard | |
| 1. | Rico Carty | $18,231,000 | 1971-1974 | ||
| 2. | Rudy York | $15,000,000 | 1941-1946 | ||
| 3. | Rico Carty | $14,000,000 | 1975-1977 | ||
| 4. | Ernie Lombardi | $12,353,020 | 1943-1945 | ||
| 5. | Jack Cummings * | $11,015,000 | 1933-1937 | ||
| 6. | Gene Tenace | $11,000,000 | 1976-1979 | ||
| 7. | Gabby Hartnett | $10,000,000 | 1931-1933 | ||
| 8. | Gabby Hartnett | $9,505,000 | 1935-1936 | ||
| 9. | Joe Schultz | $9,500,000 | 1947-1949 | ||
| 10. | Dick Dietz | $8,962,199 | 1976-1978 | ||
| 11. | Joe Torre | $8,750,000 | 1968-1971 | ||
| 12. | Gabby Hartnett | $8,741,900 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 13. | Billy Sullivan | $8,500,001 | 1940-1942 | ||
| 14. | Billy Sullivan | $8,400,000 | 1937-1939 | ||
| 15. | Gil Hodges * | $8,340,000 | 1953-1956 | ||
| 16. | Bobby Hofman | $8,170,000 | 1960-1962 | ||
| 17. | Brian Downing | $8,000,000 | 1984-1985 | ||
| Rudy York | $8,000,000 | 1947-1949 | |||
| 19. | Yogi Berra | $7,750,000 | 1953-1956 | ||
| 20. | Johnny Roseboro | $7,500,001 | 1965-1966 | ||
| 21. | Moe Berg | $7,500,000 | 1933-1936 | ||
| Dick Dietz | $7,500,000 | 1972-1975 | |||
| Brian Downing | $7,500,000 | 1980-1983 | |||
| Milt May | $7,500,000 | 1981-1984 | |||
| 25. | Carl Sawatski | $7,220,000 | 1958-1964 | ||
| 26. | Rick Ferrell | $7,000,000 | 1935-1936 | ||
| 27. | Lena Styles | $6,980,000 | 1930-1935 | ||
| 28. | Gil Hodges * | $6,750,000 | 1957-1960 | ||
| Hal Wagner | $6,750,000 | 1944-1951 | |||
| 30. | Jack Cummings * | $6,721,429 | 1932-1932 | ||
| 31. | Bobby Hofman | $6,670,000 | 1957-1959 | ||
| 32. | Butch Henline | $6,580,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 33. | Ron Blomberg | $6,555,000 | 1982-1983 | ||
| 34. | Moe Berg | $6,500,000 | 1937-1937 | ||
| 35. | Johnny Bench | $6,400,000 | 1977-1983 | ||
| 36. | Rico Carty | $6,378,571 | 1970-1970 | ||
| 37. | Shanty Hogan | $6,350,000 | 1932-1936 | ||
| 38. | Rico Carty | $6,107,143 | 1968-1969 | ||
| 39. | Gene Tenace | $6,006,068 | 1980-1983 | ||
| 40. | Mickey Cochrane | $6,000,000 | 1931-1938 | ||
| Tim Hosley | $6,000,000 | 1978-1981 | |||
| Don Padgett | $6,000,000 | 1943-1947 | |||
| Joe Schultz | $6,000,000 | 1950-1953 | |||
| Joe Torre | $6,000,000 | 1976-1977 | |||
| 45. | Darren Daulton | $5,864,286 | 1989-1990 | ||
| 46. | Bobby Hofman | $5,671,429 | 1956-1956 | ||
| 47. | John Tamargo | $5,600,000 | 1984-1986 | ||
| 48. | Rico Carty | $5,571,429 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 49. | Gene Tenace | $5,555,555 | 1984-1985 | ||
| 50. | Jody Davis | $5,550,000 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 51. | Bill Fahey | $5,500,000 | 1980-1983 | ||
| Johnny Romano | $5,500,000 | 1968-1970 | |||
| Bill Sudakis | $5,500,000 | 1976-1977 | |||
| 54. | Gary Carter | $5,330,000 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 55. | Carl Sawatski | $5,292,857 | 1957-1957 | ||
| 56. | Gil Hodges * | $5,290,000 | 1949-1952 | ||
| 57. | Jack Cummings * | $5,257,143 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 58. | Billy Sullivan | $5,250,000 | 1943-1945 | ||
| 59. | Ron Blomberg | $5,200,000 | 1978-1981 | ||
| Dolph Camilli * | $5,200,000 | 1943-1945 | |||
| Babe Phelps | $5,200,000 | 1940-1943 | |||
| 62. | Duke Sims | $5,190,000 | 1973-1975 | ||
| 63. | Ron Blomberg | $5,100,000 | 1974-1977 | ||
| 64. | Del Rice | $5,050,000 | 1958-1960 | ||
| 65. | Rudy York | $5,021,429 | 1940-1940 | ||
| 66. | Dolph Camilli * | $5,000,000 | 1938-1942 | ||
| Tom Haller | $5,000,000 | 1968-1970 | |||
| Shanty Hogan | $5,000,000 | 1937-1941 | |||
| J.C. Martin | $5,000,000 | 1968-1971 | |||
| Russ Nixon | $5,000,000 | 1964-1966 | |||
| Biff Pocoroba | $5,000,000 | 1983-1989 | |||
| Jim Sundberg | $5,000,000 | 1985-1987 | |||
| Sammy Taylor | $5,000,000 | 1966-1969 | |||
| Rudy York | $5,000,000 | 1938-1950 | |||
| 75. | Carl Sawatski | $4,971,429 | 1956-1956 | ||
| 76. | Bill Dickey | $4,790,000 | 1939-1941 | ||
| 77. | Johnny Schulte | $4,778,571 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 78. | Roy Campanella | $4,650,000 | 1952-1954 | ||
| 79. | Darren Daulton | $4,642,857 | 1988-1988 | ||
| 80. | Roy Campanella | $4,635,714 | 1949-1951 | ||
| 81. | Moe Berg | $4,628,571 | 1932-1932 | ||
| 82. | Don Slaught | $4,620,000 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 83. | Clint Courtney | $4,500,000 | 1958-1961 | ||
| Bill Delancey * | $4,500,000 | 1944-1947 | |||
| Gene Oliver | $4,500,000 | 1967-1970 | |||
| Biff Pocoroba | $4,500,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Del Rice | $4,500,000 | 1954-1957 | |||
| 88. | Hal Wagner | $4,492,857 | 1942-1943 | ||
| 89. | Mike Heath | $4,470,000 | 1988-1990 | ||
| 90. | Dolph Camilli * | $4,400,000 | 1937-1937 | ||
| Dick Dietz | $4,400,000 | 1979-1980 | |||
| 92. | Pat Collins | $4,344,200 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 93. | Billy Bryan | $4,250,000 | 1970-1973 | ||
| Roy Campanella | $4,250,000 | 1955-1955 | |||
| Harry Chiti | $4,250,000 | 1963-1966 | |||
| Bill Dickey | $4,250,000 | 1934-1938 | |||
| Frankie Hayes | $4,250,000 | 1946-1947 | |||
| Ernie Lombardi | $4,250,000 | 1941-1942 | |||
| Bill Sudakis | $4,250,000 | 1978-1981 | |||
| 100. | Dick Brown | $4,220,000 | 1965-1967 | ||
| 101. | Smead Jolley | $4,214,286 | 1934-1935 | ||
| 102. | Smead Jolley | $4,210,000 | 1936-1938 | ||
| 103. | Don Slaught | $4,207,143 | 1989-1989 | ||
| 104. | Bill Delancey * | $4,200,000 | 1939-1943 | ||
| Ron Hodges | $4,200,000 | 1981-1984 | |||
| Charlie Lau | $4,200,000 | 1965-1967 | |||
| 107. | Frank Torre | $4,180,000 | 1965-1967 | ||
| 108. | Ron Blomberg | $4,150,000 | 1973-1973 | ||
| Mickey Cochrane | $4,150,000 | 1930-1930 | |||
| Joe Torre | $4,150,000 | 1967-1967 | |||
| 111. | Don Slaught | $4,107,143 | 1988-1988 | ||
| 112. | Shanty Hogan | $4,071,429 | 1931-1931 | ||
| 113. | Dick Dietz | $4,064,286 | 1971-1971 | ||
| 114. | Bill Freehan | $4,028,571 | 1967-1968 | ||
| 115. | Ron Pruitt | $4,000,002 | 1983-1985 | ||
| 116. | Rick Ferrell | $4,000,001 | 1937-1938 | ||
| 117. | Andy Etchebarren | $4,000,000 | 1973-1975 | ||
| Barry Foote | $4,000,000 | 1982-1984 | |||
| Gus Niarhos | $4,000,000 | 1954-1955 | |||
| Darrell Porter | $4,000,000 | 1982-1984 | |||
| Johnny Romano | $4,000,000 | 1964-1967 | |||
| Bill Salkeld | $4,000,000 | 1952-1952 | |||
| 123. | Harry McCurdy | $3,990,000 | 1933-1934 | ||
| Butch Nieman | $3,990,000 | 1954-1954 | |||
| 125. | Bobby Hofman | $3,978,571 | 1954-1955 | ||
| 126. | Bill Sudakis | $3,957,143 | 1975-1975 | ||
| 127. | Mike Heath | $3,935,714 | 1986-1987 | ||
| 128. | Joe Torre | $3,850,000 | 1972-1973 | ||
| 129. | Tom Haller | $3,800,000 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 130. | Brian Downing | $3,785,714 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 131. | Del Crandall | $3,750,000 | 1962-1965 | ||
| Bill Freehan | $3,750,000 | 1969-1972 | |||
| 133. | Frank Torre | $3,735,714 | 1964-1964 | ||
| 134. | Dick Brown | $3,721,429 | 1964-1964 | ||
| Bill Delancey * | $3,721,429 | 1938-1938 | |||
| Mike Heath | $3,721,429 | 1985-1985 | |||
| 137. | Gil Hodges * | $3,664,286 | 1947-1948 | ||
| Matt Nokes | $3,664,286 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 139. | Jack Cummings * | $3,650,000 | 1939-1940 | ||
| 140. | Gabby Hartnett | $3,630,000 | 1937-1937 | ||
| 141. | Steve Swisher | $3,600,000 | 1985-1988 | ||
| Frank Torre | $3,600,000 | 1971-1971 | |||
| 143. | Bill Lewis | $3,592,857 | 1937-1938 | ||
| Don Padgett | $3,592,857 | 1942-1942 | |||
| Babe Phelps | $3,592,857 | 1937-1939 | |||
| Del Rice | $3,592,857 | 1951-1953 | |||
| Tim Talton | $3,592,857 | 1971-1972 | |||
| 148. | Bill Lewis | $3,590,000 | 1939-1941 | ||
| 149. | Bill Dickey | $3,542,857 | 1932-1933 | ||
| 150. | Bill Dickey | $3,530,000 | 1942-1943 | ||
| 151. | Spud Davis | $3,500,000 | 1934-1940 | ||
| Bruce Edwards | $3,500,000 | 1955-1958 | |||
| John Ellis | $3,500,000 | 1980-1983 | |||
| Thurman Munson | $3,500,000 | 1978-1980 | |||
| Glenn Myatt | $3,500,000 | 1931-1932 | |||
| Charlie Silvera | $3,500,000 | 1956-1958 | |||
| 157. | Johnny Roseboro | $3,492,857 | 1962-1964 | ||
| 158. | Smead Jolley | $3,464,286 | 1933-1933 | ||
| Ernie Lombardi | $3,464,286 | 1937-1938 | |||
| 160. | Dave Roberts | $3,450,901 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 161. | Joe Torre | $3,428,571 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 162. | Bill Salkeld | $3,421,429 | 1951-1951 | ||
| Tim Talton | $3,421,429 | 1970-1970 | |||
| 164. | Charlie Lau | $3,392,857 | 1964-1964 | ||
| 165. | Joe Torre | $3,328,571 | 1965-1965 | ||
| 166. | Earl Battey | $3,300,000 | 1966-1969 | ||
| 167. | Bill Freehan | $3,250,000 | 1973-1976 | ||
| Stan Lopata | $3,250,000 | 1955-1958 | |||
| 169. | Ron Pruitt | $3,230,000 | 1986-1987 | ||
| 170. | Yogi Berra | $3,221,429 | 1950-1952 | ||
| 171. | Dick Dietz | $3,214,286 | 1970-1970 | ||
| 172. | Earl Battey | $3,200,000 | 1962-1965 | ||
| Johnny Bench | $3,200,000 | 1973-1976 | |||
| Harry Chiti | $3,200,000 | 1967-1970 | |||
| 175. | Johnny Romano | $3,192,857 | 1962-1963 | ||
| 176. | Jody Davis | $3,178,571 | 1988-1989 | ||
| Frank Fernandez | $3,178,571 | 1972-1974 | |||
| Biff Pocoroba | $3,178,571 | 1980-1982 | |||
| Don Slaught | $3,178,571 | 1987-1987 | |||
| 180. | Rick Dempsey | $3,150,000 | 1978-1979 | ||
| Frank Fernandez | $3,150,000 | 1975-1978 | |||
| 182. | Moe Berg | $3,135,714 | 1930-1931 | ||
| Bill Dickey | $3,135,714 | 1931-1931 | |||
| Milt May | $3,135,714 | 1979-1980 | |||
| Matt Nokes | $3,135,714 | 1989-1989 | |||
| Gene Tenace | $3,135,714 | 1974-1975 | |||
| 187. | Steve Swisher | $3,121,429 | 1984-1984 | ||
| 188. | Darrell Porter | $3,100,001 | 1985-1986 | ||
| 189. | Bill Delancey * | $3,100,000 | 1949-1949 | ||
| 190. | Ron Pruitt | $3,098,765 | 1988-1988 | ||
| 191. | Bill Salkeld | $3,078,571 | 1950-1950 | ||
| 192. | Joe Torre | $3,063,063 | 1974-1975 | ||
| 193. | Charlie Lau | $3,057,143 | 1963-1963 | ||
| Bill Lewis | $3,057,143 | 1936-1936 | |||
| 195. | Ron Hodges | $3,050,000 | 1985-1986 | ||
| 196. | Steve Swisher | $3,009,007 | 1989-1989 | ||
| 197. | Johnny Gooch | $3,000,019 | 1933-1934 | ||
| 198. | Jack Hiatt | $3,000,001 | 1977-1980 | ||
| 199. | Del Crandall | $3,000,000 | 1959-1961 | ||
| Dave Duncan | $3,000,000 | 1975-1977 | |||
| Jake Gibbs | $3,000,000 | 1973-1975 | |||
| Joe Ginsberg | $3,000,000 | 1963-1964 | |||
| Stan Lopata | $3,000,000 | 1959-1961 | |||
| Gus Niarhos | $3,000,000 | 1957-1958 | |||
| Johnny Schulte | $3,000,000 | 1931-1931 | |||
| Jim Sundberg | $3,000,000 | 1982-1984 | |||
| 207. | Shanty Hogan | $2,950,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 208. | Tim Talton | $2,907,143 | 1969-1969 | ||
| 209. | Tim Hosley | $2,850,000 | 1977-1977 | ||
| 210. | Joe Lefebvre | $2,821,429 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 211. | Dick Brown | $2,807,143 | 1962-1963 | ||
| Stan Lopata | $2,807,143 | 1954-1954 | |||
| Don Padgett | $2,807,143 | 1941-1941 | |||
| 214. | Johnny Gooch | $2,753,500 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 215. | Johnny Bench | $2,750,000 | 1971-1972 | ||
| Billy Bryan | $2,750,000 | 1969-1969 | |||
| Woody Jensen | $2,750,000 | 1940-1941 | |||
| Clyde McCullough | $2,750,000 | 1948-1951 | |||
| Lance Parrish | $2,750,000 | 1988-1990 | |||
| 220. | J.C. Martin | $2,714,286 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 221. | Smoky Burgess | $2,692,857 | 1953-1953 | ||
| 222. | Bill Salkeld | $2,685,714 | 1949-1949 | ||
| 223. | Dick Burrus | $2,665,600 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 224. | Charlie Lau | $2,635,714 | 1962-1962 | ||
| 225. | Paul Ratliff | $2,600,000 | 1977-1978 | ||
| Sammy White | $2,600,000 | 1959-1959 | |||
| 227. | Lance Parrish | $2,564,286 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 228. | Tim Hosley | $2,550,000 | 1975-1976 | ||
| 229. | Brian Downing | $2,528,571 | 1977-1977 | ||
| 230. | Hank Foiles | $2,514,286 | 1960-1960 | ||
| Mickey Tettleton | $2,514,286 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 232. | Cliff Bolton | $2,510,000 | 1938-1938 | ||
| Mickey Cochrane | $2,510,000 | 1939-1939 | |||
| 234. | Frank Torre | $2,500,003 | 1968-1970 | ||
| 235. | Dave Duncan | $2,500,000 | 1979-1980 | ||
| Bill Fahey | $2,500,000 | 1984-1985 | |||
| Elston Howard | $2,500,000 | 1962-1964 | |||
| Harry McCurdy | $2,500,000 | 1930-1932 | |||
| Butch Nieman | $2,500,000 | 1950-1953 | |||
| Johnny Pramesa | $2,500,000 | 1957-1959 | |||
| Ken Sears | $2,500,000 | 1950-1951 | |||
| 242. | Johnny Pramesa | $2,485,714 | 1956-1956 | ||
| 243. | Bill Delancey * | $2,484,987 | 1948-1948 | ||
| 244. | Joe Schultz | $2,442,857 | 1945-1946 | ||
| Mickey Tettleton | $2,442,857 | 1989-1989 | |||
| 246. | Spud Davis | $2,435,714 | 1932-1933 | ||
| Milt May | $2,435,714 | 1978-1978 | |||
| Duke Sims | $2,435,714 | 1971-1972 | |||
| 249. | Ron Hodges | $2,388,571 | 1980-1980 | ||
| 250. | Butch Wynegar | $2,385,714 | 1980-1982 | ||
| 251. | Estel Crabtree | $2,380,000 | 1937-1938 | ||
| 252. | Hank Foiles | $2,348,976 | 1962-1962 | ||
| 253. | Chris Cannizzaro | $2,300,000 | 1967-1970 | ||
| Ellie Rodriguez | $2,300,000 | 1982-1983 | |||
| Andy Seminick | $2,300,000 | 1951-1954 | |||
| 256. | Bill Freehan | $2,285,714 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 257. | Harry Chiti | $2,260,000 | 1960-1962 | ||
| 258. | Barry Foote | $2,257,143 | 1979-1981 | ||
| Carl Sawatski | $2,257,143 | 1955-1955 | |||
| Andy Seminick | $2,257,143 | 1950-1950 | |||
| Charlie Silvera | $2,257,143 | 1954-1955 | |||
| Frank Torre | $2,257,143 | 1963-1963 | |||
| Ernie Whitt | $2,257,143 | 1981-1982 | |||
| 264. | Jake Gibbs | $2,250,000 | 1971-1972 | ||
| Ellie Rodriguez | $2,250,000 | 1978-1981 | |||
| 266. | Billy Bryan | $2,200,000 | 1968-1968 | ||
| Thurman Munson | $2,200,000 | 1981-1983 | |||
| Earl Smith | $2,200,000 | 1930-1931 | |||
| 269. | Val Picinich | $2,170,000 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 270. | Johnny Bench | $2,150,000 | 1970-1970 | ||
| 271. | Paul Gillespie | $2,131,000 | 1955-1956 | ||
| 272. | Joe Ginsberg | $2,107,143 | 1958-1958 | ||
| 273. | Frank House | $2,100,100 | 1962-1965 | ||
| 274. | John Bateman | $2,100,000 | 1972-1975 | ||
| Charlie Berry | $2,100,000 | 1930-1932 | |||
| Clint Courtney | $2,100,000 | 1962-1964 | |||
| 277. | Russ Nixon | $2,082,857 | 1963-1963 | ||
| 278. | Dave Roberts | $2,080,000 | 1988-1989 | ||
| 279. | Harry Chiti | $2,078,571 | 1958-1959 | ||
| Bruce Edwards | $2,078,571 | 1953-1954 | |||
| Jake Gibbs | $2,078,571 | 1969-1970 | |||
| Gene Tenace | $2,078,571 | 1973-1973 | |||
| 283. | John Bateman | $2,030,000 | 1970-1971 | ||
| 284. | Gus Triandos | $2,020,000 | 1963-1964 | ||
| 285. | Tim Blackwell | $2,000,000 | 1989-1990 | ||
| Dick Brown | $2,000,000 | 1968-1968 | |||
| Smoky Burgess | $2,000,000 | 1954-1957 | |||
| John Ellis | $2,000,000 | 1979-1979 | |||
| Frank House | $2,000,000 | 1958-1961 | |||
| Terry Kennedy | $2,000,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Milt May | $2,000,000 | 1985-1986 | |||
| Darrell Porter | $2,000,000 | 1979-1981 | |||
| Bill Sarni | $2,000,000 | 1962-1962 | |||
| Bob Schmidt | $2,000,000 | 1964-1966 | |||
| Charlie Silvera | $2,000,000 | 1959-1960 | |||
| Jim Sundberg | $2,000,000 | 1988-1988 | |||
| Ernie Vick | $2,000,000 | 1934-1934 | |||
| Jimmie Wilson | $2,000,000 | 1932-1934 | |||
| 299. | Chris Cannizzaro | $1,988,571 | 1966-1966 | ||
| 300. | Bill Delancey * | $1,971,429 | 1937-1937 | ||
| J.C. Martin | $1,971,429 | 1964-1966 | |||
| Andy Seminick | $1,971,429 | 1949-1949 |
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