| Indians Salaries |
| Rank |
Player |
Salary
(US$) |
| 1 |
Derek Lowe |
$15,000,000 |
| 2 |
Travis Hafner |
$13,000,000 |
| 3 |
Roberto Hernandez |
$7,000,000 |
| 4 |
Grady Sizemore |
$5,000,000 |
| 5 |
Shin-Soo Choo |
$4,900,000 |
| 6 |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
$4,550,000 |
| 7 |
Chris Perez |
$4,500,000 |
| 8 |
Ubaldo Jimenez |
$4,200,000 |
| 9 |
Justin Masterson |
$3,825,000 |
| 10 |
Casey Kotchman |
$3,000,000 |
| 11 |
Rafael Perez |
$2,005,000 |
| 12 |
Joe Smith |
$1,750,000 |
| 13 |
Jack Hannahan |
$1,135,000 |
| 14 |
Dan Wheeler |
$900,000 |
| 15 |
Jose Lopez |
$800,000 |
| 16 |
Tony Sipp |
$504,900 |
| 17 |
Carlos Santana |
$501,900 |
| 18 |
Shelley Duncan |
$500,000 |
| 19 |
Michael Brantley |
$495,300 |
| 20 |
Josh Tomlin |
$494,500 |
| 21 |
Lou Marson |
$491,700 |
| 22 |
Vinnie Pestano |
$491,200 |
| 23 |
Carlos Carrasco |
$488,500 |
| 24 |
David Huff |
$486,200 |
| 25 |
Jason Donald |
$484,400 |
| 26 |
Jeanmar Gomez |
$482,700 |
| 27 |
Aaron Cunningham |
$482,300 |
| 28 |
Jason Kipnis |
$482,100 |
| 29 |
Jairo Asencio |
$480,000 | |
|
| MLB Team Payrolls |
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll(US$) |
| 1 |
Yankees |
$198,478,289 |
| 2 |
Red Sox |
$178,686,617 |
| 3 |
Phillies |
$174,538,938 |
| 4 |
Angels |
$144,998,266 |
| 5 |
Tigers |
$126,319,000 |
| 6 |
Rangers |
$120,510,974 |
| 7 |
Marlins |
$118,078,000 |
| 8 |
Giants |
$117,620,683 |
| 9 |
Cardinals |
$109,070,862 |
| 10 |
Dodgers |
$103,493,575 |
| 11 |
White Sox |
$102,419,500 |
| 12 |
Brewers |
$97,653,944 |
| 13 |
Twins |
$94,561,000 |
| 14 |
Mets |
$93,353,983 |
| 15 |
Cubs |
$83,931,033 |
| 16 |
Braves |
$83,309,942 |
| 17 |
Reds |
$82,203,616 |
| 18 |
Orioles |
$82,178,999 |
| 19 |
Mariners |
$81,969,900 |
| 20 |
Nationals |
$80,855,143 |
| 21 |
Indians |
$78,430,700 |
| 22 |
Rockies |
$78,069,571 |
| 23 |
Blue Jays |
$76,289,200 |
| 24 |
Diamondbacks |
$74,284,833 |
| 25 |
Rays |
$64,656,000 |
| 26 |
Pirates |
$63,431,999 |
| 27 |
Athletics |
$61,370,000 |
| 28 |
Royals |
$60,916,225 |
| 29 |
Astros |
$60,651,000 |
| 30 |
Padres |
$49,736,600 | |