| Red Sox Salaries |
| Rank |
Player |
Salary
(US$) |
| 1 |
John Lackey |
$15,950,000 |
| 2 |
David Ortiz |
$14,500,000 |
| 3 |
Ryan Dempster |
$13,250,000 |
| 4 |
Shane Victorino |
$13,000,000 |
| 5 |
Jon Lester |
$11,625,000 |
| 6 |
Dustin Pedroia |
$10,250,000 |
| 7 |
Stephen Drew |
$9,500,000 |
| 8 |
Jacoby Ellsbury |
$9,000,000 |
| 9 |
Joel Hanrahan |
$7,040,000 |
| 10 |
Clay Buchholz |
$5,750,000 |
| 11 |
Jonny Gomes |
$5,000,000 |
| 11 |
Mike Napoli |
$5,000,000 |
| 13 |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
$4,500,000 |
| 14 |
Koji Uehara |
$4,250,000 |
| 15 |
Andrew Bailey |
$4,100,000 |
| 16 |
David Ross |
$3,100,000 |
| 17 |
Alfredo Aceves |
$2,650,000 |
| 18 |
Craig Breslow |
$2,325,000 |
| 19 |
Jose Iglesias |
$2,062,500 |
| 20 |
Franklin Morales |
$1,487,500 |
| 21 |
Andrew Miller |
$1,475,000 |
| 22 |
Junichi Tazawa |
$815,000 |
| 23 |
Felix Doubront |
$518,500 |
| 24 |
Mike Carp |
$508,500 |
| 25 |
Daniel Nava |
$505,500 |
| 26 |
Clayton Mortensen |
$504,500 |
| 27 |
Ryan Kalish |
$498,000 |
| 28 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. |
$490,000 | |
|
| MLB Team Payrolls |
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll(US$) |
| 1 |
Yankees |
$227,331,190 |
| 2 |
Dodgers |
$209,911,077 |
| 3 |
Phillies |
$164,895,714 |
| 4 |
Red Sox |
$149,655,000 |
| 5 |
Tigers |
$146,920,000 |
| 6 |
Giants |
$139,773,834 |
| 7 |
Angels |
$127,812,250 |
| 8 |
White Sox |
$116,695,777 |
| 9 |
Blue Jays |
$114,795,600 |
| 10 |
Cardinals |
$112,755,086 |
| 11 |
Nationals |
$111,430,769 |
| 12 |
Reds |
$107,698,805 |
| 13 |
Cubs |
$100,860,676 |
| 14 |
Rangers |
$99,364,700 |
| 15 |
Braves |
$88,859,442 |
| 16 |
Diamondbacks |
$88,105,500 |
| 17 |
Orioles |
$82,153,000 |
| 18 |
Brewers |
$80,289,694 |
| 19 |
Royals |
$78,915,800 |
| 20 |
Indians |
$77,277,700 |
| 21 |
Pirates |
$74,679,000 |
| 22 |
Mets |
$72,143,409 |
| 23 |
Rockies |
$69,463,071 |
| 24 |
Mariners |
$68,236,943 |
| 25 |
Twins |
$65,805,000 |
| 26 |
Padres |
$64,678,200 |
| 27 |
Rays |
$56,293,072 |
| 28 |
Athletics |
$39,299,500 |
| 29 |
Marlins |
$31,107,500 |
| 30 |
Astros |
$18,822,700 | |