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The Chicago Cubs carried a $10,668,000 payroll in 1989 across 24 players, an average of $444,500 and a median of $176,000. The highest-paid player was Rick Sutcliffe at $2,340,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Sutcliffe | $2,340,000 |
| 2 | Andre Dawson | $2,100,000 |
| 3 | Ryne Sandberg | $950,000 |
| 4 | Scott Sanderson | $800,000 |
| 5 | Mitch Webster | $550,000 |
| 6 | Shawon Dunston | $550,000 |
| 7 | Curt Wilkerson | $500,000 |
| 8 | Vance Law | $425,000 |
| 9 | Calvin Schiraldi | $400,000 |
| 10 | Mitch Williams | $377,500 |
| 11 | Greg Maddux | $275,000 |
| 12 | Rafael Palmeiro | $212,000 |
| 13 | Mark Grace | $140,000 |
| 14 | Domingo Ramos | $130,000 |
| 15 | Paul Kilgus | $130,000 |
| 16 | Mike Bielecki | $122,500 |
| 17 | Les Lancaster | $120,000 |
| 18 | Damon Berryhill | $115,000 |
| 19 | Lloyd McClendon | $91,000 |
| 20 | Dwight Smith | $68,000 |
| 21 | Jerome Walton | $68,000 |
| 22 | Joe Girardi | $68,000 |
| 23 | Rick Wrona | $68,000 |
| 24 | Steve Wilson | $68,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1989 Chicago Cubs roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $10,668,000 total is the sum of these 24 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.