NEW YORK (AP) — The average baseball salary on opening day, based on salary studies by the The Associated Press, and the percentage increase or decrease. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values (a-adjusted for 25-man rosters from $1,073,579 figure for 28-man post-strike rosters but does not reflect 11.1% reduction due to 144-game regular season); b-reflects 30-man rosters and 63% reduction due to 60-game regular season; c-26-man rosters); d-reflects 28-man rosters and midpoints for remaining arbitration-eligible players.
| Year | Average | Pct. | Inc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | $512,804 | NA | |
| 1990 | 578,930 | 12.9% | |
| 1991 | 891,188 | 53.9 | |
| 1992 | 1,084,408 | 21.7 | |
| 1993 | 1,120,254 | 3.3 | |
| 1994 | 1,188,679 | 6.1 | |
| a-1995 | 1,071,029 | (-9.9) | |
| 1996 | 1,176,967 | 9.9 | |
| 1997 | 1,383,578 | 17.6 | |
| 1998 | 1,441,406 | 4.2 | |
| 1999 | 1,720,050 | 19.3 | |
| 2000 | 1,988,034 | 15.6 | |
| 2001 | 2,264,403 | 13.9 | |
| 2002 | 2,383,235 | 5.2 | |
| 2003 | 2,555,476 | 7.2 | |
| 2004 | 2,486,609 | (-2.7) | |
| 2005 | 2,632,655 | 5.9 | |
| 2006 | 2,866,544 | 8.9 | |
| 2007 | 2,944,556 | 2.7 | |
| 2008 | 3,154,845 | 7.1 | |
| 2009 | 3,240,206 | 2.7 | |
| 2010 | 3,297,828 | 1.8 | |
| 2011 | 3,305,393 | 0.2 | |
| 2012 | 3,439,370 | 4.1 | |
| 2013 | 3,650,257 | 6.1 | |
| 2014 | 3,949,068 | 8.2 | |
| 2015 | 4,199,030 | 6.3 | |
| 2016 | 4,381,980 | 4.4 | |
| 2017 | 4,451,508 | 1.6 | |
| 2018 | 4,411,580 | (-0.9) | |
| 2019 | 4,375,486 | (-0.8) | |
| b-2020 | 1,295,942 | NA | |
| c-2021 | 4,167,164 | NA | |
| d-2022 | 4,414,184 | 5.9 |
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