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The Athletics carried a $21,303,000 payroll in 1998 across 35 players, an average of $608,657 and a median of $225,000. The highest-paid player was Kenny Rogers at $5,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Rogers | $5,000,000 |
| 2 | Tom Candiotti | $2,850,000 |
| 3 | Mike Fetters | $2,475,000 |
| 4 | Rickey Henderson | $1,150,000 |
| 5 | Billy Taylor | $1,100,000 |
| 6 | Kurt Abbott | $1,000,000 |
| 7 | Buddy Groom | $595,000 |
| 8 | Mike Mohler | $525,000 |
| 9 | Dave Magadan | $475,000 |
| 10 | Mike Blowers | $475,000 |
| 11 | Shane Mack | $450,000 |
| 12 | Rafael Bournigal | $385,000 |
| 13 | Matt Stairs | $325,000 |
| 14 | Jason Giambi | $315,000 |
| 15 | T. J. Mathews | $315,000 |
| 16 | Gil Heredia | $275,000 |
| 17 | Mark Holzemer | $250,000 |
| 18 | Kevin Mitchell | $225,000 |
| 19 | George Williams | $215,000 |
| 20 | Mike Oquist | $215,000 |
| 21 | Scott Spiezio | $205,000 |
| 22 | Dave Telgheder | $200,000 |
| 23 | Aaron Small | $197,500 |
| 24 | Jimmy Haynes | $187,500 |
| 25 | Willie Adams | $177,000 |
| 26 | Izzy Molina | $175,000 |
| 27 | Brad Rigby | $174,000 |
| 28 | Brian Lesher | $174,000 |
| 29 | Jason McDonald | $174,000 |
| 30 | Ben Grieve | $172,000 |
| 31 | Miguel Tejada | $172,000 |
| 32 | A. J. Hinch | $170,000 |
| 33 | Blake Stein | $170,000 |
| 34 | Jason Wood | $170,000 |
| 35 | Ryan Christenson | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 Athletics roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $21,303,000 total is the sum of these 35 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.