Opening Day Team Payrolls Comparison
The 2001 payrolls and average salaries for the Opening Day rosters of the 30 major league teams:
Team	Payroll	Average
New York-AL	$109,791,893	$3,541,674
Boston	$109,558,908	$3,423,716
Los Angeles	$108,980,952	$3,757,964
New York-NL	$93,174,428	$3,327,658
Cleveland	$91,974,979	$3,065,833
Atlanta	$91,851,687	$2,962,958
Texas	$88,504,421	$2,854,981
Arizona	$81,206,513	$2,900,233
St. Louis	$77,270,855	$2,664,512
Toronto	$75,798,500	$2,707,089
Seattle	$75,652,500	$2,701,875
Baltimore	$72,426,328	$2,497,460
Colorado	$71,068,000	$2,632,148
Chicago-NL	$64,015,833	$2,462,147
San Francisco	$63,332,667	$2,345,654
Chicago-AL	$62,363,000	$2,309,741
Houston	$60,382,667	$2,236,395
Tampa Bay	$54,951,602	$2,035,245
Pittsburgh	$52,698,333	$1,699,946
Detroit	$49,831,167	$1,779,685
Anaheim	$46,568,180	$1,502,199
Cincinnati	$45,227,882	$1,739,534
Milwaukee	$43,089,333	$1,595,901
Philadelphia	$41,664,167	$1,602,468
San Diego	$38,333,117	$1,419,745
Kansas City	$35,643,000	$1,229,069
Florida	$35,504,167	$1,183,472
Montreal	$34,774,500	$1,159,150
Oakland	$33,810,750	$1,252,250
Minnesota	$24,350,000	$901,852
*Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income.

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