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| Rank | Player | Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alex Rodriguez | $399,285,104 |
| 2. | Miguel Cabrera | $368,410,623 |
| 3. | Albert Pujols | $346,540,436 |
| 4. | Zack Greinke | $330,003,000 |
| 5. | Justin Verlander | $317,515,000 |
| 6. | Clayton Kershaw | $274,701,142 |
| 7. | David Price | $271,031,842 |
| 8. | Derek Jeter | $265,159,364 |
| 9. | Max Scherzer | $264,383,991 |
| 10. | CC Sabathia | $260,357,142 |
| 11. | Joey Votto | $228,263,155 |
| 12. | Mike Trout | $227,067,832 |
| 13. | Carlos Beltran | $221,952,782 |
| 14. | Adrian Beltre | $219,140,000 |
| 15. | Joe Mauer | $218,025,000 |
| 16. | Felix Hernandez | $217,700,000 |
| 17. | Stephen Strasburg | $215,450,000 |
| 18. | Robinson Canó | $214,691,403 |
| 19. | Mark Teixeira | $213,025,000 |
| 20. | Cole Hamels | $210,400,000 |
| 21. | Manny Ramirez | $206,827,769 |
| 22. | Justin Upton | $201,471,666 |
| 23. | Jon Lester | $188,555,500 |
| 24. | Barry Bonds | $188,245,322 |
| 25. | Chris Davis | $187,958,740 |
| Rank | Player | Career Salary |
| 26. | David Wright | $180,446,500 |
| 27. | Ryan Howard | $180,255,000 |
| 28. | Jason Heyward | $179,411,500 |
| 29. | Prince Fielder | $176,914,500 |
| 30. | Randy Johnson | $175,550,019 |
| 31. | Yadier Molina | $173,998,500 |
| 32. | Giancarlo Stanton | $172,933,000 |
| 33. | Matt Kemp | $171,706,000 |
| 34. | Torii Hunter | $171,055,000 |
| 35. | Mariano Rivera | $169,441,825 |
| 36. | Chipper Jones | $168,552,133 |
| 37. | Buster Posey | $168,301,112 |
| 38. | Adrian Gonzalez | $168,291,500 |
| 39. | Gary Sheffield | $168,008,550 |
| 40. | Ichiro Suzuki | $167,181,483 |
| 41. | Adam Wainwright | $166,737,000 |
| 42. | Nolan Arenado | $166,512,500 |
| 43. | Johnny Cueto | $162,453,000 |
| 44. | Todd Helton | $161,490,000 |
| 45. | Freddie Freeman | $160,634,000 |
| 46. | David Ortiz | $159,512,500 |
| 47. | Hanley Ramirez | $159,268,000 |
| 48. | Matt Holliday | $158,917,101 |
| 49. | Alfonso Soriano | $157,960,000 |
| 50. | Johan Santana | $155,997,269 |
| Rank | Player | Career Salary |
| 51. | Masahiro Tanaka | $155,000,000 |
| 52. | Greg Maddux | $153,845,000 |
| 53. | Ken Griffey Jr. | $151,703,682 |
| 54. | Roger Clemens | $150,601,000 |
| 55. | Chris Sale | $149,925,000 |
| 56. | Roy Halladay | $148,991,666 |
| 57. | Aramis Ramirez | $147,885,000 |
| 58. | Jacoby Ellsbury | $147,659,142 |
| 59. | Shin-Soo Choo | $147,521,800 |
| 60. | Carlos Delgado | $146,299,000 |
| 61. | Pedro Martinez | $146,259,585 |
| 62. | Troy Tulowitzki | $145,381,000 |
| 63. | Mike Mussina | $144,533,619 |
| 64. | A.J. Burnett | $144,271,500 |
| 65. | Yoenis Céspedes | $143,900,000 |
| 66. | Jim Thome | $142,711,667 |
| 67. | Josh Donaldson | $142,672,500 |
| 68. | Jordan Zimmermann | $142,566,000 |
| 69. | Manny Machado | $142,062,000 |
| 70. | Bryce Harper | $142,053,846 |
| 71. | Yu Darvish | $142,000,000 |
| 72. | Victor Martinez | $140,926,600 |
| 73. | Josh Hamilton | $140,610,579 |
| 74. | Ryan Braun | $140,562,500 |
| 75. | John Lackey | $140,544,166 |
| Rank | Player | Career Salary |
| 76. | Anthony Rendon | $140,114,286 |
| 77. | Andy Pettitte | $139,832,416 |
| 78. | Evan Longoria | $139,333,332 |
| 79. | Dustin Pedroia | $139,087,000 |
| 80. | Mark Buehrle | $138,980,000 |
| 81. | Barry Zito | $137,235,000 |
| 82. | Ryan Zimmerman | $136,492,000 |
| 83. | Jayson Werth | $136,416,428 |
| 84. | Nelson Cruz | $136,380,070 |
| 85. | Eric Hosmer | $135,780,750 |
| 86. | John Smoltz | $135,657,946 |
| 87. | Matt Cain | $134,744,666 |
| 88. | Elvis Andrus | $134,170,600 |
| 89. | Gerrit Cole | $133,584,500 |
| 90. | Jason Giambi | $133,558,996 |
| 91. | Magglio Ordonez | $133,470,746 |
| 92. | Aroldis Chapman | $132,810,772 |
| 93. | J.D. Martinez | $131,933,000 |
| 94. | Vernon Wells | $131,388,500 |
| 95. | Kevin Brown | $130,890,502 |
| 96. | Cliff Lee | $130,855,300 |
| 97. | Hunter Pence | $130,435,000 |
| 98. | Carlos Lee | $130,275,000 |
| 99. | Paul Konerko | $129,790,000 |
| 100. | Tom Glavine | $129,639,293 |
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