Detroit Tigers 5th In 2012 Payroll
NEW YORK (AP) - Final 2012 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, according to information received by clubs from the commissioner's office. 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.
N.Y. Yankees _ $224,228,442
Philadelphia _ _ 169,728,180
Boston _ _ 168,614,614
L.A. Angels _ _ 160,146,581
Detroit _ _ 140,701,213
San Francisco _ _ 138,149,994
Texas _ _ 134,283,218
L.A. Dodgers _ _ 129,080,186
St. Louis _ _ 115,449,953
Chicago Cubs _ _ 107,708,021
N.Y. Mets _ _ 103,710,802
Chicago White Sox _ _ 101,763,212
Minnesota _ _ 101,165,992
Milwaukee _ _ _ 99,931,760
Atlanta _ _ _ 97,254,832
Washington _ _ _ 96,704,070
Toronto _ _ _ 92,133,335
Miami _ _ _ 89,875,132
Baltimore _ _ _ 89,060,253
Cincinnati _ _ _ 88,106,393
Seattle _ _ _ 84,450,157
Colorado _ _ _ 84,194,072
Arizona _ _ _ 77,162,625
Tampa Bay _ _ _ 70,425,489
Cleveland _ _ _ 69,172,878
Kansas City _ _ _ 68,609,031
Houston _ _ _ 63,941,672
San Diego _ _ _ 62,878,686
Pittsburgh _ _ _ 61,300,313
Oakland _ _ _ 59,493,290
Total 3,149,424,396
