2025 Major League Baseball Team Total Player Spending List
Total player spending on payroll and luxury tax for the 30 major league teams in 2025, according to information compiled by the commissioner’s office. Payroll figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values.
| Team | Payroll | Luxury Tax | Total Spend |
| L.A. Dodgers | $345,260,789 | $169,375,768 | $514,636,557 |
| N.Y. Mets | 342,075,298 | 91,637,501 | 433,712,799 |
| N.Y. Yankees | 301,524,971 | 61,774,820 | 363,299,791 |
| Philadelphia | 291,917,801 | 56,062,903 | 347,980,704 |
| Toronto | 253,085,735 | 13,609,719 | 266,695,454 |
| Houston | 236,422,020 | 1,497,438 | 237,919,458 |
| Texas | 229,863,693 | 1,497,438 | 231,361,131 |
| Atlanta | 218,594,102 | - | 218,594,102 |
| San Diego | 217,572,711 | 6,992,447 | 224,565,158 |
| Chicago Cubs | 212,035,018 | - | 212,035,018 |
| L.A. Angels | 207,406,579 | - | 207,406,579 |
| Boston | 198,195,741 | 1,496,828 | 199,692,569 |
| Arizona | 185,110,923 | - | 185,110,923 |
| San Francisco | 182,918,169 | - | 182,918,169 |
| Seattle | 167,294,695 | - | 167,294,695 |
| Baltimore | 165,575,762 | - | 165,575,762 |
| Detroit | 162,891,087 | - | 162,891,087 |
| Kansas City | 141,476,898 | - | 141,476,898 |
| St. Louis | 139,054,024 | - | 139,054,024 |
| Minnesota | 128,985,983 | - | 128,985,983 |
| Colorado | 128,727,478 | - | 128,727,478 |
| Milwaukee | 124,894,611 | - | 124,894,611 |
| Cincinnati | 121,385,819 | - | 121,385,819 |
| Washington | 107,686,884 | - | 107,686,884 |
| Cleveland | 104,157,260 | - | 104,157,260 |
| Chi. White Sox | 87,847,134 | - | 87,847,134 |
| Pittsburgh | 87,229,698 | - | 87,229,698 |
| Athletics | 80,981,480 | - | 80,981,480 |
| Tampa Bay | 80,783,818 | - | 80,783,818 |
| Miami | 68,748,295 | - | 68,748,295 |
Total player spending on payroll and luxury tax for the 30 major league teams in 2025, according to information compiled by the commissioner’s office. Payroll figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values.
| Team | Payroll | Luxury Tax | Total Spend |
| L.A. Dodgers | $345,260,789 | $169,375,768 | $514,636,557 |
| N.Y. Mets | 342,075,298 | 91,637,501 | 433,712,799 |
| N.Y. Yankees | 301,524,971 | 61,774,820 | 363,299,791 |
| Philadelphia | 291,917,801 | 56,062,903 | 347,980,704 |
| Toronto | 253,085,735 | 13,609,719 | 266,695,454 |
| Houston | 236,422,020 | 1,497,438 | 237,919,458 |
| Texas | 229,863,693 | 1,497,438 | 231,361,131 |
| Atlanta | 218,594,102 | - | 218,594,102 |
| San Diego | 217,572,711 | 6,992,447 | 224,565,158 |
| Chicago Cubs | 212,035,018 | - | 212,035,018 |
| L.A. Angels | 207,406,579 | - | 207,406,579 |
| Boston | 198,195,741 | 1,496,828 | 199,692,569 |
| Arizona | 185,110,923 | - | 185,110,923 |
| San Francisco | 182,918,169 | - | 182,918,169 |
| Seattle | 167,294,695 | - | 167,294,695 |
| Baltimore | 165,575,762 | - | 165,575,762 |
| Detroit | 162,891,087 | - | 162,891,087 |
| Kansas City | 141,476,898 | - | 141,476,898 |
| St. Louis | 139,054,024 | - | 139,054,024 |
| Minnesota | 128,985,983 | - | 128,985,983 |
| Colorado | 128,727,478 | - | 128,727,478 |
| Milwaukee | 124,894,611 | - | 124,894,611 |
| Cincinnati | 121,385,819 | - | 121,385,819 |
| Washington | 107,686,884 | - | 107,686,884 |
| Cleveland | 104,157,260 | - | 104,157,260 |
| Chi. White Sox | 87,847,134 | - | 87,847,134 |
| Pittsburgh | 87,229,698 | - | 87,229,698 |
| Athletics | 80,981,480 | - | 80,981,480 |
| Tampa Bay | 80,783,818 | - | 80,783,818 |
| Miami | 68,748,295 | - | 68,748,295 |