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The Athletics carried a $24,018,500 payroll in 1997 across 39 players, an average of $615,859 and a median of $165,000. The highest-paid player was Mark McGwire at $7,150,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark McGwire | $7,150,000 |
| 2 | Jose Canseco | $4,225,000 |
| 3 | Geronimo Berroa | $3,300,000 |
| 4 | Scott Brosius | $2,550,000 |
| 5 | Billy Taylor | $575,000 |
| 6 | Buddy Groom | $390,000 |
| 7 | Dave Magadan | $255,000 |
| 8 | Mike Mohler | $250,000 |
| 9 | Richie Lewis | $250,000 |
| 10 | Brent Mayne | $225,000 |
| 11 | Scott Service | $225,000 |
| 12 | Jason Giambi | $205,000 |
| 13 | Carlos Reyes | $200,000 |
| 14 | Ernie Young | $195,000 |
| 15 | Mike Oquist | $195,000 |
| 16 | Ariel Prieto | $194,000 |
| 17 | Dane Johnson | $172,500 |
| 18 | Don Wengert | $172,500 |
| 19 | Dave Telgheder | $165,000 |
| 20 | George Williams | $165,000 |
| 21 | Jimmy Haynes | $165,000 |
| 22 | Mark Acre | $165,000 |
| 23 | Matt Stairs | $165,000 |
| 24 | Rafael Bournigal | $162,500 |
| 25 | Tony Batista | $162,500 |
| 26 | Steve Karsay | $160,000 |
| 27 | Willie Adams | $157,500 |
| 28 | Aaron Small | $155,000 |
| 29 | Andrew Lorraine | $154,000 |
| 30 | Damon Mashore | $154,000 |
| 31 | Steve Wojciechowski | $154,000 |
| 32 | Brian Lesher | $152,000 |
| 33 | Izzy Molina | $152,000 |
| 34 | Scott Spiezio | $151,000 |
| 35 | Brad Rigby | $150,000 |
| 36 | Mark Bellhorn | $150,000 |
| 37 | Miguel Tejada | $150,000 |
| 38 | Pat Lennon | $150,000 |
| 39 | Tim Kubinski | $150,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1997 Athletics roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $24,018,500 total is the sum of these 39 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.