Major League Baseball (MLB) minimum player salary 2003-2019
Minimum player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2019 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
This statistic depicts the minimum player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2019. The 2019 MLB minimum player salary was set at 555 thousand U.S. dollars.
MLB minimum player salary - additional information
Major League Baseball is a sport governing body in North America consisting of 30 teams that play in the American League and the National League. MLB not only determines rules and schedules of play, but also how its players, coaches and other staff are paid or taxed each season.
MLB players are known to receive generous yearly salaries, in addition to performance incentives, such as prizes for games won. In 2019, the minimum salary for a MLB player was 555 thousand U.S. dollars per year. The average player salary in 2019 was however more than seven times higher than the minimum salary, at around 4.36 million U.S. dollars.
Certain positions in the MLB, such as first base or starting pitcher, are usually better paid, due to the important roles they are considered to have in the game. The highest paid players in the MLB in the 2019 season include Washington Nationals’ pitcher, Stephen Strasburg, and Arizona Diamondbacks’s pitcher, Zack Greinke, with an annual salary of over 34 million U.S. dollars each. In 2019, the Boston Red Sox were the best-paid baseball team in the MLB.
Minimum player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2019 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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| Salary in thousand U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 555 |
| 2018 | 545 |
| 2017 | 535 |
| 2016 | 507.5 |
| 2015 | 507.5 |
| 2014 | 500 |
| 2013 | 490 |
| 2012 | 480 |
| 2011 | 414 |
| 2010 | 400 |
| 2009 | 400 |
| 2008 | 390 |
| 2007 | 380 |
| 2006 | 327 |
| 2005 | 316 |
| 2004 | 300 |
| 2003 | 300 |
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