[FONT="Arial"]2009 Team Payrolls
No. Team Payroll Average
1 New York Yankees $201,449,289 $7,748,050
2 New York Mets $135,773,988 $4,849,071
3 Chicago Cubs $135,050,000 $5,402,000
4 Boston Red Sox $122,696,000 $4,089,867
5 Detroit Tigers $115,085,145 $4,110,184
6 Los Angeles Angels $113,709,000 $4,061,036
7 Philadelphia Phillies $113,004,048 $4,185,335
8 Houston Astros $102,996,415 $3,814,682
9 Los A Dodgers $100,458,101 $4,018,324
10 Seattle Mariners $98,904,167 $3,532,292
11 Atlanta Braves $96,726,167 $3,335,385
12 Chicago White Sox $96,068,500 $3,694,942
13 St. Louis Cardinals $88,528,411 $3,278,830
14 San Fran Giants $82,161,450 $3,043,017
15 Cleveland Indians $81,625,567 $3,023,169
16 Toronto Blue Jays $80,993,657 $2,892,631
17 Milwaukee Brewers $79,857,502 $3,194,300
18 Colorado Rockies $75,201,000 $2,785,222
19 Arizona D $73,571,667 $2,724,877
20 Cincinnati Reds $70,968,500 $2,957,021
21 Kansas City Royals $70,908,333 $2,727,244
22 Texas Rangers $68,646,023 $2,367,104
23 Baltimore Orioles $67,101,667 $2,580,833
24 Minnesota Twins $65,299,267 $2,251,699
25 Tampa Bay Rays $63,313,035 $2,183,208
26 Oakland Athletics $62,310,000 $2,225,357
27 Nationals $59,328,000 $2,045,793
28 Pirates $48,743,000 $1,874,731
29 San Diego Padres $42,796,700 $1,528,454
30 Florida Marlins $36,814,000 $1,314,786 [/FONT]