| Total payroll in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 187.99 |
| Detroit Tigers | 180.25 |
| Texas Rangers | 178.43 |
| San Francisco Giants | 176.53 |
| New York Mets | 176.28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 174.29 |
| New York Yankees | 170.39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 170.09 |
| Washington Nationals | 162.74 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 162.35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 161.68 |
| Seattle Mariners | 155.21 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 146.63 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 143.97 |
| Atlanta Braves | 137.34 |
| Kansas City Royals | 132.09 |
| Houston Astros | 127.44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 115.99 |
| Miami Marlins | 115.35 |
| Chicago White Sox | 109.59 |
| Colorado Rockies | 101.51 |
| Minnesota Twins | 100.79 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94.64 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 90.73 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87.42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82.38 |
| Oakland Athletics | 70.6 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 69.98 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 61.02 |
| San Diego Padres | 34.57 |
The statistic depicts the opening day payrolls of all teams in Major League Baseball in 2017. The payroll of the Detroit Tigers on opening day amounted to about 180 million U.S. dollars. The minimum salary of an MLB player stood at 535 thousand U.S. dollars in 2017.
