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The Athletics carried a $36,999,167 payroll in 1991 across 26 players, an average of $1,423,045 and a median of $1,075,000. The highest-paid player was Jose Canseco at $3,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Canseco | $3,500,000 |
| 2 | Bob Welch | $3,450,000 |
| 3 | Rickey Henderson | $3,250,000 |
| 4 | Dave Stewart | $3,166,667 |
| 5 | Dennis Eckersley | $3,000,000 |
| 6 | Mark McGwire | $2,850,000 |
| 7 | Dave Henderson | $2,500,000 |
| 8 | Mike Moore | $1,591,667 |
| 9 | Harold Baines | $1,358,333 |
| 10 | Rick Honeycutt | $1,350,000 |
| 11 | Carney Lansford | $1,275,000 |
| 12 | Brook Jacoby | $1,150,000 |
| 13 | Gene Nelson | $1,100,000 |
| 14 | Terry Steinbach | $1,050,000 |
| 15 | Willie Wilson | $1,000,000 |
| 16 | Eric Show | $800,000 |
| 17 | Ernie Riles | $792,500 |
| 18 | Walt Weiss | $780,000 |
| 19 | Curt Young | $775,000 |
| 20 | Mike Gallego | $565,000 |
| 21 | Jamie Quirk | $500,000 |
| 22 | Vance Law | $500,000 |
| 23 | Todd Burns | $325,000 |
| 24 | Joe Klink | $140,000 |
| 25 | Lance Blankenship | $125,000 |
| 26 | Steve Chitren | $105,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1991 Athletics roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $36,999,167 total is the sum of these 26 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.