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The Houston Astros carried a $42,374,000 payroll in 1998 across 32 players, an average of $1,324,188 and a median of $550,000. The highest-paid player was Jeff Bagwell at $7,945,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Bagwell | $7,945,000 |
| 2 | Craig Biggio | $6,145,000 |
| 3 | Moises Alou | $5,020,000 |
| 4 | Derek Bell | $4,250,000 |
| 5 | Shane Reynolds | $3,325,000 |
| 6 | Mike Hampton | $2,250,000 |
| 7 | Bill Spiers | $1,600,000 |
| 8 | Brad Ausmus | $1,600,000 |
| 9 | Carl Everett | $1,075,000 |
| 10 | Sean Berry | $1,000,000 |
| 11 | Ricky Gutierrez | $850,000 |
| 12 | Doug Henry | $725,000 |
| 13 | Tim Bogar | $725,000 |
| 14 | Tony Eusebio | $725,000 |
| 15 | Dave Clark | $700,000 |
| 16 | Mike Magnante | $600,000 |
| 17 | Jack Howell | $500,000 |
| 18 | Sean Bergman | $465,000 |
| 19 | Billy Wagner | $280,000 |
| 20 | Chris Holt | $269,000 |
| 21 | Ramon Garcia | $260,000 |
| 22 | J. R. Phillips | $250,000 |
| 23 | Jose Lima | $240,000 |
| 24 | C. J. Nitkowski | $185,000 |
| 25 | Ray Montgomery | $185,000 |
| 26 | Jose Cabrera | $180,000 |
| 27 | Trever Miller | $175,000 |
| 28 | John Halama | $170,000 |
| 29 | Mitch Meluskey | $170,000 |
| 30 | Pete Incaviglia | $170,000 |
| 31 | Richard Hidalgo | $170,000 |
| 32 | Scott Elarton | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 Houston Astros roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $42,374,000 total is the sum of these 32 salaries; the table lists every one of them, top contract first. Amounts are nominal US dollars; full source credits live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.