| Royals Salaries |
| Rank |
Player |
Salary
(US$) |
| 1 |
Billy Butler |
$8,500,000 |
| 2 |
Jeff Francoeur |
$6,750,000 |
| 3 |
Joakim Soria |
$6,000,000 |
| 4 |
Jonathan Sanchez |
$5,600,000 |
| 5 |
Alex Gordon |
$4,775,000 |
| 6 |
Bruce Chen |
$4,500,000 |
| 7 |
Jonathan Broxton |
$4,000,000 |
| 8 |
Luke Hochevar |
$3,510,000 |
| 9 |
Yuniesky Betancourt |
$2,000,000 |
| 10 |
Felipe Paulino |
$1,900,000 |
| 11 |
Aaron Crow |
$1,600,000 |
| 12 |
Humberto Quintero |
$1,000,000 |
| 13 |
Chris Getz |
$967,500 |
| 14 |
Jose Mijares |
$925,000 |
| 15 |
Brayan Pena |
$875,000 |
| 16 |
Mitch Maier |
$865,000 |
| 17 |
Salvador Perez |
$750,000 |
| 18 |
Alcides Escobar |
$519,500 |
| 19 |
Eric Hosmer |
$502,500 |
| 20 |
Blake Wood |
$502,000 |
| 21 |
Greg Holland |
$497,150 |
| 22 |
Tim Collins |
$495,725 |
| 23 |
Luis Mendoza |
$488,925 |
| 24 |
Jason Bourgeois |
$488,000 |
| 24 |
Everett Teaford |
$488,000 |
| 26 |
Danny Duffy |
$487,750 |
| 27 |
Mike Moustakas |
$487,250 |
| 28 |
Lorenzo Cain |
$480,850 |
| 29 |
Kelvin Herrera |
$480,650 |
| 30 |
Manny Pina |
$480,425 | |
|
| MLB Team Payrolls |
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll(US$) |
| 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 | |