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The Chicago Cubs carried a $50,838,000 payroll in 1998 across 31 players, an average of $1,639,935 and a median of $550,000. The highest-paid player was Sammy Sosa at $8,325,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sammy Sosa | $8,325,000 |
| 2 | Mark Clark | $5,050,000 |
| 3 | Lance Johnson | $4,900,000 |
| 4 | Mark Grace | $4,225,000 |
| 5 | Jeff Blauser | $4,000,000 |
| 6 | Kevin Tapani | $4,000,000 |
| 7 | Rod Beck | $3,600,000 |
| 8 | Steve Trachsel | $2,987,500 |
| 9 | Henry Rodriguez | $2,700,000 |
| 10 | Mickey Morandini | $2,000,000 |
| 11 | Scott Servais | $1,645,000 |
| 12 | Kevin Foster | $1,450,000 |
| 13 | Bob Patterson | $900,000 |
| 14 | Jose Hernandez | $725,000 |
| 15 | Terry Mulholland | $600,000 |
| 16 | Matt Mieske | $550,000 |
| 17 | Manny Alexander | $425,000 |
| 18 | Terry Adams | $295,000 |
| 19 | Kevin Orie | $240,000 |
| 20 | Dave Stevens | $225,000 |
| 21 | Tyler Houston | $225,000 |
| 22 | Geremi Gonzalez | $210,000 |
| 23 | Brant Brown | $180,000 |
| 24 | Marc Pisciotta | $180,000 |
| 25 | Sandy Martinez | $174,500 |
| 26 | Amaury Telemaco | $173,000 |
| 27 | Robin Jennings | $173,000 |
| 28 | Ben VanRyn | $170,000 |
| 29 | Gary Gaetti | $170,000 |
| 30 | Kerry Wood | $170,000 |
| 31 | Pedro Valdes | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 Chicago Cubs roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $50,838,000 total is the sum of these 31 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.