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| Rank | Player | Salary | Year | Career Leaderboard | |
| 1. | Bill Barrett | $15,200,000 | 1931-1937 | ||
| 2. | Lou Boudreau | $11,000,000 | 1946-1949 | ||
| 3. | Lou Boudreau | $10,100,000 | 1950-1953 | ||
| 4. | Denis Menke | $9,500,000 | 1970-1973 | ||
| 5. | Charlie Hollocher | $9,421,900 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 6. | Charlie Hollocher | $9,420,000 | 1931-1933 | ||
| 7. | Buddy Blattner * | $9,180,000 | 1951-1954 | ||
| 8. | Buddy Myer | $9,000,000 | 1931-1938 | ||
| 9. | Dickie Thon | $8,490,000 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 10. | Dick Allen | $8,250,000 | 1969-1975 | ||
| 11. | Ken Boyer | $8,000,000 | 1964-1969 | ||
| Travis Jackson | $8,000,000 | 1931-1932 | |||
| 13. | Travis Jackson | $7,985,700 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 14. | Buddy Blattner * | $7,950,000 | 1955-1958 | ||
| 15. | Dick Allen | $7,750,000 | 1976-1979 | ||
| 16. | Ken Oberkfell | $7,610,000 | 1987-1990 | ||
| 17. | Joe Sewell | $7,106,000 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 18. | Richie Hebner * | $6,860,000 | 1979-1984 | ||
| 19. | Dickie Thon | $6,690,000 | 1987-1989 | ||
| 20. | Joe Cronin * | $6,640,000 | 1931-1937 | ||
| 21. | Bill Barrett | $6,505,600 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 22. | Gene Freese | $6,500,000 | 1963-1965 | ||
| 23. | Richie Hebner * | $6,460,000 | 1976-1978 | ||
| 24. | Vern Stephens | $6,380,000 | 1955-1956 | ||
| 25. | Woodie Held | $6,134,077 | 1963-1966 | ||
| 26. | Buddy Blattner * | $6,121,429 | 1950-1950 | ||
| 27. | Ernie Banks | $6,000,000 | 1961-1965 | ||
| Joe Cronin * | $6,000,000 | 1938-1942 | |||
| Charlie Hollocher | $6,000,000 | 1934-1935 | |||
| Vern Stephens | $6,000,000 | 1951-1954 | |||
| 31. | Joe Ferguson | $5,790,000 | 1980-1982 | ||
| 32. | Howdy Caton | $5,617,900 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 33. | Joe Sewell | $5,550,000 | 1933-1934 | ||
| 34. | Alan Trammell | $5,500,000 | 1986-1989 | ||
| 35. | Ken Oberkfell | $5,290,000 | 1984-1986 | ||
| 36. | Dick Allen | $5,228,571 | 1968-1968 | ||
| 37. | Garry Templeton | $5,200,000 | 1983-1985 | ||
| 38. | Joe Cronin * | $5,128,571 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 39. | Pinky Higgins | $5,012,037 | 1936-1938 | ||
| 40. | Dickie Thon | $5,007,143 | 1986-1986 | ||
| 41. | Al Cuccinello | $5,000,000 | 1950-1950 | ||
| Travis Jackson | $5,000,000 | 1937-1940 | |||
| Cookie Lavagetto | $5,000,000 | 1945-1947 | |||
| Johnny Ray | $5,000,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 45. | Ken Boyer | $4,900,000 | 1960-1963 | ||
| 46. | Wayne Causey | $4,850,000 | 1970-1973 | ||
| 47. | Red Kress | $4,750,000 | 1933-1936 | ||
| 48. | Jim Brideweser | $4,660,000 | 1962-1964 | ||
| 49. | Richie Hebner * | $4,614,286 | 1975-1975 | ||
| 50. | Willie Jones | $4,590,000 | 1957-1960 | ||
| 51. | Buddy Blattner * | $4,521,429 | 1949-1949 | ||
| 52. | Julio Franco | $4,500,000 | 1988-1990 | ||
| Red Kress | $4,500,000 | 1937-1939 | |||
| 54. | Lou Boudreau | $4,478,571 | 1945-1945 | ||
| 55. | Barry Larkin | $4,414,286 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 56. | Mike Andrews | $4,300,000 | 1973-1975 | ||
| Harvey Kuenn | $4,300,000 | 1960-1963 | |||
| Phil Rizzuto | $4,300,000 | 1947-1950 | |||
| Vern Stephens | $4,300,000 | 1947-1950 | |||
| 60. | Harvey Kuenn | $4,214,286 | 1958-1959 | ||
| 61. | Joe Ferguson | $4,200,000 | 1976-1979 | ||
| Don Money | $4,200,000 | 1980-1982 | |||
| Preston Ward | $4,200,000 | 1959-1962 | |||
| 64. | Buddy Myer | $4,107,143 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 65. | Bob Kennedy | $4,100,000 | 1955-1956 | ||
| 66. | Hubie Brooks | $4,050,000 | 1989-1990 | ||
| 67. | Ernie Banks | $4,028,571 | 1958-1960 | ||
| Lou Boudreau | $4,028,571 | 1943-1944 | |||
| 69. | Debs Garms | $4,010,010 | 1943-1944 | ||
| 70. | Luke Appling | $4,000,000 | 1941-1941 | ||
| Pinky Higgins | $4,000,000 | 1942-1943 | |||
| Harvey Kuenn | $4,000,000 | 1964-1967 | |||
| Eddie Lake | $4,000,000 | 1952-1953 | |||
| Dick McAuliffe | $4,000,000 | 1971-1973 | |||
| Buddy Myer | $4,000,000 | 1939-1943 | |||
| Rico Petrocelli | $4,000,000 | 1973-1974 | |||
| Hal Rhyne | $4,000,000 | 1934-1934 | |||
| 78. | Dick McAuliffe | $3,990,000 | 1968-1970 | ||
| 79. | Don Money | $3,950,000 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 80. | Chris Speier | $3,930,000 | 1980-1982 | ||
| 81. | Tony Cuccinello | $3,900,000 | 1940-1943 | ||
| Eddie Lake | $3,900,000 | 1946-1948 | |||
| 83. | Buddy Blattner * | $3,828,571 | 1947-1948 | ||
| Richie Hebner * | $3,828,571 | 1974-1974 | |||
| 85. | Tony Piet | $3,750,000 | 1938-1940 | ||
| 86. | Eddie Kasko | $3,700,000 | 1965-1967 | ||
| 87. | Jim Brideweser | $3,660,000 | 1959-1961 | ||
| 88. | Brian Giles | $3,570,000 | 1989-1990 | ||
| 89. | Ken Oberkfell | $3,542,857 | 1983-1983 | ||
| 90. | Roy Smalley | $3,528,571 | 1984-1984 | ||
| 91. | Richie Hebner * | $3,514,286 | 1973-1973 | ||
| Joe Koppe | $3,514,286 | 1964-1965 | |||
| 93. | Luke Appling | $3,500,000 | 1937-1940 | ||
| Bob Aspromonte | $3,500,000 | 1969-1972 | |||
| Howdy Caton | $3,500,000 | 1931-1931 | |||
| Wayne Causey | $3,500,000 | 1966-1969 | |||
| Howdy Groskloss | $3,500,000 | 1942-1943 | |||
| Eddie Lake | $3,500,000 | 1949-1951 | |||
| Chris Speier | $3,500,000 | 1977-1979 | |||
| Jake Wood | $3,500,000 | 1968-1970 | |||
| 101. | Roy Smalley | $3,478,571 | 1982-1983 | ||
| 102. | Vern Stephens | $3,464,286 | 1946-1946 | ||
| 103. | Lou Klein | $3,420,000 | 1949-1951 | ||
| 104. | Ernie Banks | $3,407,143 | 1957-1957 | ||
| 105. | Debs Garms | $3,400,000 | 1940-1941 | ||
| Tony Kubek | $3,400,000 | 1966-1969 | |||
| 107. | Dick McAuliffe | $3,392,857 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 108. | Joe Cronin * | $3,350,000 | 1943-1945 | ||
| 109. | Dickie Thon | $3,328,571 | 1985-1985 | ||
| 110. | Tom Tresh | $3,300,000 | 1969-1972 | ||
| 111. | Gene Freese | $3,278,571 | 1962-1962 | ||
| 112. | Odell Hale | $3,270,000 | 1938-1942 | ||
| 113. | Tony Cuccinello | $3,180,000 | 1944-1944 | ||
| 114. | Brian Giles | $3,178,571 | 1986-1988 | ||
| 115. | Ken Oberkfell | $3,135,714 | 1982-1982 | ||
| 116. | Debs Garms | $3,078,571 | 1938-1939 | ||
| 117. | Specs Toporcer | $3,032,400 | 1930-1931 | ||
| 118. | Dave Concepcion | $3,000,000 | 1981-1983 | ||
| Odell Hale | $3,000,000 | 1943-1945 | |||
| Cookie Lavagetto | $3,000,000 | 1940-1944 | |||
| John Mihalic | $3,000,000 | 1943-1947 | |||
| Chris Speier | $3,000,000 | 1985-1985 | |||
| 123. | Gene Freese | $2,999,999 | 1966-1966 | ||
| Jim Gantner | $2,999,999 | 1989-1990 | |||
| 125. | Johnny Logan | $2,990,000 | 1959-1961 | ||
| 126. | Debs Garms | $2,950,000 | 1937-1937 | ||
| Lou Klein | $2,950,000 | 1952-1953 | |||
| 128. | Julio Franco | $2,928,571 | 1987-1987 | ||
| 129. | Tony Cuccinello | $2,920,000 | 1935-1939 | ||
| 130. | Tony Kubek | $2,890,000 | 1964-1965 | ||
| 131. | Mike McNally | $2,880,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 132. | Jim Gantner | $2,850,000 | 1984-1984 | ||
| 133. | Dave Rosello | $2,840,000 | 1982-1985 | ||
| 134. | Dave Rosello | $2,835,714 | 1981-1981 | ||
| 135. | Bobby Adams | $2,809,286 | 1953-1953 | ||
| 136. | Hubie Brooks | $2,807,143 | 1987-1988 | ||
| Tony Cuccinello | $2,807,143 | 1933-1934 | |||
| Sonny Jackson | $2,807,143 | 1974-1975 | |||
| Denis Menke | $2,807,143 | 1968-1969 | |||
| 140. | Roy Smalley | $2,800,000 | 1985-1988 | ||
| 141. | Bob Meacham | $2,785,714 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 142. | Willie Jones | $2,760,000 | 1953-1956 | ||
| 143. | Jack Lohrke | $2,750,000 | 1956-1958 | ||
| Cass Michaels | $2,750,000 | 1953-1955 | |||
| 145. | Enzo Hernandez | $2,700,000 | 1977-1980 | ||
| 146. | Lou Klein | $2,685,714 | 1947-1948 | ||
| Cookie Lavagetto | $2,685,714 | 1939-1939 | |||
| Dick McAuliffe | $2,685,714 | 1966-1966 | |||
| 149. | Ron Oester | $2,650,000 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 150. | Wayne Causey | $2,642,857 | 1964-1965 | ||
| 151. | Joe Ferguson | $2,600,000 | 1975-1975 | ||
| Chris Speier | $2,600,000 | 1983-1984 | |||
| 153. | Dick McAuliffe | $2,570,000 | 1974-1975 | ||
| 154. | Bobby Adams | $2,564,286 | 1952-1952 | ||
| Lou Klein | $2,564,286 | 1946-1946 | |||
| Harvey Kuenn | $2,564,286 | 1957-1957 | |||
| Johnny Logan | $2,564,286 | 1957-1958 | |||
| Jack Lohrke | $2,564,286 | 1954-1955 | |||
| Johnny Ray | $2,564,286 | 1985-1985 | |||
| 160. | Les Burke | $2,555,555 | 1938-1938 | ||
| 161. | Roy Smalley | $2,550,000 | 1989-1989 | ||
| 162. | Larry Brown | $2,500,000 | 1973-1973 | ||
| Jose Cardenal | $2,500,000 | 1976-1978 | |||
| Al Cuccinello | $2,500,000 | 1948-1949 | |||
| Alvin Dark | $2,500,000 | 1953-1954 | |||
| Roy McMillan | $2,500,000 | 1963-1963 | |||
| 167. | Eddie Lake | $2,442,857 | 1945-1945 | ||
| Phil Rizzuto | $2,442,857 | 1944-1946 | |||
| 169. | Boob Fowler | $2,439,000 | 1934-1935 | ||
| 170. | Chris Speier | $2,435,714 | 1976-1976 | ||
| 171. | Danny O'Connell | $2,400,000 | 1959-1960 | ||
| 172. | Rico Petrocelli | $2,390,000 | 1975-1975 | ||
| 173. | Tony Kubek | $2,385,714 | 1963-1963 | ||
| 174. | Alvin Dark | $2,380,000 | 1955-1956 | ||
| 175. | Jim Brideweser | $2,321,429 | 1956-1958 | ||
| Dick Schofield | $2,321,429 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 177. | Ken Oberkfell | $2,307,143 | 1981-1981 | ||
| 178. | Phil Linz | $2,270,000 | 1969-1971 | ||
| 179. | Alvin Dark | $2,237,143 | 1950-1952 | ||
| 180. | Topper Rigney | $2,215,400 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 181. | Hal Rhyne | $2,207,143 | 1932-1933 | ||
| 182. | Jose Cardenal | $2,200,000 | 1969-1972 | ||
| Lou Klein | $2,200,000 | 1954-1955 | |||
| Cass Michaels | $2,200,000 | 1958-1961 | |||
| 185. | Preston Ward | $2,171,429 | 1958-1958 | ||
| 186. | Mike Andrews | $2,142,857 | 1971-1972 | ||
| 187. | Cass Michaels | $2,140,000 | 1956-1957 | ||
| 188. | Pinky Higgins | $2,139,762 | 1944-1945 | ||
| 189. | Alan Bannister | $2,090,000 | 1985-1985 | ||
| 190. | Jim Gantner | $2,078,571 | 1983-1983 | ||
| Odell Hale | $2,078,571 | 1937-1937 | |||
| Ernest Riles | $2,078,571 | 1989-1990 | |||
| 193. | Tom Foley | $2,076,429 | 1990-1990 | ||
| 194. | Denis Menke | $2,051,429 | 1967-1967 | ||
| 195. | Ron Oester | $2,020,000 | 1988-1989 | ||
| 196. | Rick Auerbach | $2,000,001 | 1984-1987 | ||
| 197. | Jose Cardenal | $2,000,000 | 1973-1975 | ||
| Sonny Jackson | $2,000,000 | 1976-1978 | |||
| Johnny Ray | $2,000,000 | 1986-1989 | |||
| Alan Trammell | $2,000,000 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Tom Tresh | $2,000,000 | 1973-1973 | |||
| 202. | Preston Ward | $1,985,714 | 1957-1957 | ||
| 203. | Ed Brinkman | $1,980,000 | 1975-1976 | ||
| 204. | Willie Jones | $1,971,429 | 1952-1952 | ||
| 205. | Gene Freese | $1,960,714 | 1960-1961 | ||
| 206. | Larry Brown | $1,960,000 | 1971-1972 | ||
| 207. | Luke Appling | $1,900,000 | 1936-1936 | ||
| Rick Auerbach | $1,900,000 | 1983-1983 | |||
| Cass Michaels | $1,900,000 | 1951-1952 | |||
| Ray Morehart | $1,900,000 | 1930-1930 | |||
| 211. | Rick Auerbach | $1,892,857 | 1982-1982 | ||
| Tom Foley | $1,892,857 | 1987-1989 | |||
| Red Kress | $1,892,857 | 1931-1932 | |||
| Tony Kubek | $1,892,857 | 1962-1962 | |||
| Skeeter Newsome | $1,892,857 | 1942-1943 | |||
| Hal Rhyne | $1,892,857 | 1931-1931 | |||
| 217. | Mike Gazella | $1,880,000 | 1930-1930 | ||
| Bob Kennedy | $1,880,000 | 1951-1954 | |||
| 219. | Luke Appling | $1,878,571 | 1934-1935 | ||
| 220. | Bobby Richardson | $1,850,000 | 1965-1968 | ||
| 221. | Richie Hebner * | $1,840,000 | 1985-1985 | ||
| 222. | Bucky Dent | $1,829,874 | 1983-1985 | ||
| 223. | Bobby Richardson | $1,807,143 | 1964-1964 | ||
| 224. | Larry Brown | $1,800,000 | 1970-1970 | ||
| Johnny Butler | $1,800,000 | 1930-1931 | |||
| Debs Garms | $1,800,000 | 1936-1936 | |||
| Pinky Higgins | $1,800,000 | 1935-1941 | |||
| Danny O'Connell | $1,800,000 | 1957-1958 | |||
| 229. | Al Cuccinello | $1,787,143 | 1942-1942 | ||
| 230. | Bob Meacham | $1,764,286 | 1989-1989 | ||
| 231. | Jerry Adair | $1,750,000 | 1968-1970 | ||
| Ty Cline | $1,750,000 | 1970-1973 | |||
| Joe Ferguson | $1,750,000 | 1983-1983 | |||
| Benny McCoy | $1,750,000 | 1946-1948 | |||
| Denis Menke | $1,750,000 | 1974-1977 | |||
| 236. | Boob Fowler | $1,728,900 | 1930-1932 | ||
| 237. | Alan Bannister | $1,710,000 | 1981-1984 | ||
| 238. | Shawon Dunston | $1,707,143 | 1989-1990 | ||
| Tony Kubek | $1,707,143 | 1961-1961 | |||
| 240. | Tom Tresh | $1,700,000 | 1966-1968 | ||
| 241. | Bill Knickerbocker | $1,695,000 | 1941-1942 | ||
| 242. | Larry Brown | $1,621,429 | 1969-1969 | ||
| Doc Farrell | $1,621,429 | 1930-1931 | |||
| Howard Johnson | $1,621,429 | 1990-1990 | |||
| 245. | Scott Fletcher | $1,620,000 | 1988-1989 | ||
| 246. | Eddie Kasko | $1,614,286 | 1964-1964 | ||
| Jake Wood | $1,614,286 | 1967-1967 | |||
| 248. | Dave Rosello | $1,607,143 | 1980-1980 | ||
| Alan Trammell | $1,607,143 | 1982-1985 | |||
| 250. | Bob Heise | $1,600,000 | 1978-1981 | ||
| Larry Lintz | $1,600,000 | 1981-1981 | |||
| Ray Morehart | $1,600,000 | 1931-1933 | |||
| 253. | Mike Andrews | $1,550,000 | 1978-1979 | ||
| 254. | Bob Aspromonte | $1,542,857 | 1965-1967 | ||
| Chuck Harrison | $1,542,857 | 1972-1975 | |||
| 256. | Dave Hilton | $1,528,571 | 1982-1982 | ||
| Steve Jeltz | $1,528,571 | 1990-1990 | |||
| Bob Kennedy | $1,528,571 | 1949-1950 | |||
| Phil Linz | $1,528,571 | 1968-1968 | |||
| Benny McCoy | $1,528,571 | 1943-1945 | |||
| 261. | Hubie Brooks | $1,514,286 | 1986-1986 | ||
| Ron Oester | $1,514,286 | 1985-1987 | |||
| 263. | Pinky Higgins | $1,502,857 | 1934-1934 | ||
| 264. | Rod Gilbreath | $1,500,500 | 1984-1985 | ||
| 265. | Dick Allen | $1,500,000 | 1980-1981 | ||
| Creepy Crespi | $1,500,000 | 1951-1952 | |||
| Jim Gantner | $1,500,000 | 1985-1988 | |||
| Mike Gazella | $1,500,000 | 1931-1931 | |||
| Sonny Jackson | $1,500,000 | 1979-1980 | |||
| George Kell | $1,500,000 | 1953-1956 | |||
| Tony Piet | $1,500,000 | 1942-1945 | |||
| Dick Smith | $1,500,000 | 1976-1977 | |||
| 273. | Howard Freigau | $1,492,857 | 1931-1931 | ||
| 274. | John Donaldson | $1,468,000 | 1979-1979 | ||
| 275. | Jerry Adair | $1,450,000 | 1967-1967 | ||
| Mike Andrews | $1,450,000 | 1976-1976 | |||
| Hubie Brooks | $1,450,000 | 1985-1985 | |||
| Bob Kennedy | $1,450,000 | 1948-1948 | |||
| Rico Petrocelli | $1,450,000 | 1968-1968 | |||
| Jake Wood | $1,450,000 | 1966-1966 | |||
| 281. | Cass Michaels | $1,421,429 | 1950-1950 | ||
| 282. | Phil Linz | $1,400,000 | 1972-1973 | ||
| 283. | George Kell | $1,378,571 | 1951-1952 | ||
| Rick Renick | $1,378,571 | 1973-1975 | |||
| Rafael Santana | $1,378,571 | 1989-1990 | |||
| 286. | Howard Freigau | $1,357,143 | 1930-1930 | ||
| 287. | Preston Ward | $1,342,857 | 1956-1956 | ||
| 288. | Ed Brinkman | $1,325,000 | 1974-1974 | ||
| 289. | Rich Dauer | $1,300,303 | 1986-1986 | ||
| 290. | Phil Rizzuto | $1,300,000 | 1951-1954 | ||
| 291. | Boob Fowler | $1,292,000 | 1933-1933 | ||
| 292. | Jerry Adair | $1,278,571 | 1965-1966 | ||
| Tim Flannery | $1,278,571 | 1987-1988 | |||
| Joe Koppe | $1,278,571 | 1963-1963 | |||
| Red Kress | $1,278,571 | 1930-1930 | |||
| 296. | Dick Bartell | $1,272,857 | 1937-1938 | ||
| Jerry Priddy | $1,272,857 | 1947-1948 | |||
| 298. | Bucky Dent | $1,265,000 | 1982-1982 | ||
| 299. | Alvin Dark | $1,250,000 | 1957-1957 | ||
| Enzo Hernandez | $1,250,000 | 1981-1984 | |||
| Ed Kranepool | $1,250,000 | 1971-1972 | |||
| Cookie Lavagetto | $1,250,000 | 1948-1950 | |||
| Jack Lohrke | $1,250,000 | 1959-1959 | |||
| Tom Matchick | $1,250,000 | 1974-1976 |
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