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The Florida / Miami Marlins opened the 1993 season paying $19,330,545 to 34 players and closed 2016 at $77,314,202 across 28 players, a 4.0× rise in nominal dollars. The franchise’s biggest recorded single-season salary in this span is Carlos Zambrano’s $19,000,000 in 2012.
| Year | Players | Payroll | Average | Median | Top paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34 | $19,330,545 | $568,545 | $137,000 | Bryan Harvey ($4.2M) |
| 1994 | 37 | $21,633,000 | $584,676 | $153,500 | Gary Sheffield ($4.6M) |
| 1995 | 37 | $24,515,781 | $662,589 | $175,000 | Gary Sheffield ($5.6M) |
| 1996 | 32 | $31,022,500 | $969,453 | $316,250 | Gary Sheffield ($6.1M) |
| 1997 | 31 | $48,692,500 | $1,570,726 | $450,000 | Alex Fernandez ($7M) |
| 1998 | 40 | $41,322,667 | $1,033,067 | $180,000 | Gary Sheffield ($14.9M) |
| 1999 | 36 | $21,085,000 | $585,694 | $230,000 | Alex Fernandez ($7M) |
| 2000 | 28 | $19,872,000 | $709,714 | $266,500 | Alex Fernandez ($7M) |
| 2001 | 31 | $35,762,500 | $1,153,629 | $400,000 | Alex Fernandez ($7M) |
| 2002 | 28 | $41,979,917 | $1,499,283 | $737,500 | Cliff Floyd ($6.5M) |
| 2003 | 30 | $49,450,000 | $1,648,333 | $1,025,000 | Ivan Rodriguez ($10M) |
| 2004 | 27 | $42,143,042 | $1,560,853 | $600,000 | Mike Lowell ($6.5M) |
| 2005 | 27 | $60,408,834 | $2,237,364 | $1,100,000 | Mike Lowell ($7.5M) |
| 2006 | 25 | $14,671,500 | $586,860 | $327,000 | Dontrelle Willis ($4.3M) |
| 2007 | 31 | $30,507,000 | $984,097 | $380,000 | Miguel Cabrera ($7.4M) |
| 2008 | 33 | $21,811,500 | $660,955 | $395,000 | Kevin Gregg ($2.5M) |
| 2009 | 28 | $36,834,000 | $1,315,500 | $470,000 | Hanley Ramirez ($5.5M) |
| 2010 | 27 | $57,029,719 | $2,112,212 | $550,000 | Nate Robertson ($10M) |
| 2011 | 26 | $56,944,000 | $2,190,154 | $545,000 | Hanley Ramirez ($11M) |
| 2012 | 27 | $118,078,000 | $4,373,259 | $1,500,000 | Carlos Zambrano ($19M) |
| 2013 | 24 | $33,601,900 | $1,400,079 | $506,450 | Ricky Nolasco ($11.5M) |
| 2014 | 27 | $41,836,900 | $1,549,515 | $800,000 | Giancarlo Stanton ($6.5M) |
| 2015 | 24 | $68,056,500 | $2,835,688 | $1,450,000 | Martin Prado ($11M) |
| 2016 | 28 | $77,314,202 | $2,761,222 | $1,425,000 | Wei-Yin Chen ($12.5M) |
| # | Player | Salary | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Zambrano | $19,000,000 | 2012 (MIA) |
| 2 | Hanley Ramirez | $15,000,000 | 2012 (MIA) |
| 3 | Gary Sheffield | $14,936,667 | 1998 (FLO) |
| 4 | Josh Johnson | $13,750,000 | 2012 (MIA) |
| 5 | Wei-Yin Chen | $12,500,000 | 2016 (MIA) |
| 6 | Ricky Nolasco | $11,500,000 | 2013 (MIA) |
| 7 | Hanley Ramirez | $11,000,000 | 2011 (FLO) |
| 8 | Martin Prado | $11,000,000 | 2015 (MIA) |
| 9 | Martin Prado | $11,000,000 | 2016 (MIA) |
| 10 | Ivan Rodriguez | $10,000,000 | 2003 (FLO) |
| 11 | Nate Robertson | $10,000,000 | 2010 (FLO) |
| 12 | Jose Reyes | $10,000,000 | 2012 (MIA) |
| 13 | Dan Haren | $10,000,000 | 2015 (MIA) |
| 14 | Mat Latos | $9,400,000 | 2015 (MIA) |
| 15 | Ricky Nolasco | $9,000,000 | 2012 (MIA) |
This page aggregates the Lahman database’s real salary rows (1993-2016) for every identity this franchise played under: Florida / Miami Marlins. Amounts are nominal US dollars exactly as recorded, with no inflation adjustment, because a deflator is an editorial choice and this archive refuses to invent one. The Lahman Salaries table was last updated for 2016, so nothing here reaches the current season.
The franchise’s heaviest recorded payroll was the 2012 season at $118,078,000 across 27 players.
Salary data: SABR / Lahman baseball database, CC BY-SA 3.0. Aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment.