| Athletics Salaries |
| Rank |
Player |
Salary
(US$) |
| 1 |
Yoenis Cespedes |
$9,000,000 |
| 2 |
Coco Crisp |
$6,000,000 |
| 3 |
Brandon Inge |
$5,500,000 |
| 4 |
Kurt Suzuki |
$5,037,500 |
| 5 |
Brian Fuentes |
$5,000,000 |
| 6 |
Brandon McCarthy |
$4,275,000 |
| 7 |
Grant Balfour |
$4,000,000 |
| 8 |
Dallas Braden |
$3,350,000 |
| 9 |
Brett Anderson |
$3,250,000 |
| 10 |
Seth Smith |
$2,415,000 |
| 11 |
Bartolo Colon |
$2,000,000 |
| 12 |
Daric Barton |
$1,100,000 |
| 13 |
Jonny Gomes |
$1,000,000 |
| 14 |
Joey Devine |
$737,500 |
| 15 |
Rich Thompson |
$495,000 |
| 16 |
Jerry Blevins |
$490,000 |
| 16 |
Cliff Pennington |
$490,000 |
| 18 |
Luke Hughes |
$485,000 |
| 18 |
Josh Reddick |
$485,000 |
| 18 |
Scott Sizemore |
$485,000 |
| 21 |
Collin Cowgill |
$482,500 |
| 21 |
Fautino De Los Santos |
$482,500 |
| 21 |
Kila Ka'aihue |
$482,500 |
| 21 |
Jordan Norberto |
$482,500 |
| 21 |
Eric Sogard |
$482,500 |
| 21 |
Jemile Weeks |
$482,500 |
| 27 |
Andrew Carignan |
$480,000 |
| 27 |
Ryan Cook |
$480,000 |
| 27 |
Josh Donaldson |
$480,000 |
| 27 |
Graham Godfrey |
$480,000 |
| 27 |
Tommy Milone |
$480,000 |
| 27 |
Anthony Recker |
$480,000 | |
|
| MLB Team Payrolls |
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll(US$) |
| 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 | |