Salary Comparison by Club

NEW YORK (AP) -- Average baseball salaries by club in 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 as compiled by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Averages included prorated signing bonuses and discounts salaries deferred without interest.

		2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
N.Y. Yankees	$4,687,002	$4,902,777	3,930,334	3,656,542	3,215,660	2,229,945
Los Angeles	4,212,418	3,396,961	3,755,511	3,141,883	2,410,773	1,763,528
Boston	3,578,193	3,633,457	3,565,027	2,861,753	2,241,861	1,676,859
Atlanta	3,465,626	3,166,233	2,956,695	3,127,992	2,491,388	2,007,665
Seattle	3,440,751	3,337,435	2,769,003	2,075,165	1,455,330	1,529,563
N.Y. Mets	3,140,295	3,192,482	2,998,090	3,115,549	2,199,903	1,959,971
San Francisco	3,119,705	3,030,571	2,600,753	2,128,333	1,650,392	1,783,535
Chicago Cubs	3,028,974	2,528,398	2,811,259	2,017,536	1,988,212	1,731,924
Texas	2,775,518	3,123,803	2,397,688	1,870,723	2,825,735	2,108,505
Philadelphia	2,754,112	2,086,812	1,766,070	1,386,510	955,639	968,160
Arizona	2,691,938	3,199,608	2,701,205	2,828,909	2,270,453	1,087,243
St. Louis	2,653,465	2,998,072	2,556,629	2,390,042	1,515,094	1,648,114
Chicago White Sox	2,616,469	1,791,286	1,739,206	1,360,172	908,704	1,436,537
Anaheim	2,496,220	2,160,054	1,726,087	1,619,719	1,519,745	1,473,155
Houston	2,413,066	2,449,680	2,442,357	1,625,136	1,706,294	1,590,760
Minnesota	2,125,360	1,430,068	1,128,470	601,680	648,800	957,035
Colorado	2,016,478	1,848,858	1,940,255	1,734,529	1,979,154	1,743,621
Baltimore	1,939,440	1,855,318	2,151,758	2,131,260	2,519,213	2,761,464
Florida	1,908,291	1,506,567	1,214,934	847,208	561,111	462,381
Oakland	1,889,685	1,746,264	1,310,084	1,156,925	812,949	784,601
San Diego	1,786,434	1,292,744	1,243,603	1,603,601	1,620,328	1,895,756
Montreal	1,771,964	1,497,309	926,333	767,420	572,290	306,162
Kansas City	1,766,897	1,832,594	1,314,246	798,242	534,460	1,051,479
Toronto	1,753,943	1,868,356	2,423,486	1,984,039	1,585,029	1,321,997
Detroit	1,478,864	1,562,847	1,583,263	1,980,411	1,171,069	720,961
Cleveland	1,434,747	2,106,591	3,256,952	2,707,783	2,174,932	1,888,369
Cincinnati	1,261,634	1,658,363	1,358,813	1,298,459	1,465,418	763,206
Pittsburgh	1,159,132	1,370,088	1,291,870	1,004,335	714,430	459,552
Milwaukee	1,153,912	1,338,991	1,275,571	927,610	1,433,861	1,034,708
Tampa Bay	776,775	1,131,474	1,130,330	1,915,275	1,134,301	848,117

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