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The New York Mets carried a $13,846,714 payroll in 1987 across 25 players, an average of $553,869 and a median of $305,000. The highest-paid player was Gary Carter at $2,060,714. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Carter | $2,060,714 |
| 2 | Keith Hernandez | $1,800,000 |
| 3 | Dwight Gooden | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | Darryl Strawberry | $1,245,000 |
| 5 | Ron Darling | $1,050,000 |
| 6 | Jesse Orosco | $925,000 |
| 7 | Mookie Wilson | $800,000 |
| 8 | Bob Ojeda | $650,000 |
| 9 | Kevin McReynolds | $625,000 |
| 10 | Wally Backman | $550,000 |
| 11 | Doug Sisk | $330,000 |
| 12 | Sid Fernandez | $308,000 |
| 13 | Roger McDowell | $305,000 |
| 14 | Howard Johnson | $297,500 |
| 15 | Tim Teufel | $277,500 |
| 16 | Rafael Santana | $250,000 |
| 17 | Lenny Dykstra | $202,500 |
| 18 | Rick Aguilera | $195,000 |
| 19 | Terry Leach | $95,000 |
| 20 | Randy Myers | $68,000 |
| 21 | Barry Lyons | $62,500 |
| 22 | Dave Magadan | $62,500 |
| 23 | David Cone | $62,500 |
| 24 | Keith Miller | $62,500 |
| 25 | Lee Mazzilli | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1987 New York Mets roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $13,846,714 total is the sum of these 25 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.