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The New York Mets carried a $15,269,314 payroll in 1988 across 25 players, an average of $610,773 and a median of $537,500. The highest-paid player was Gary Carter at $2,160,714. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Carter | $2,160,714 |
| 2 | Keith Hernandez | $1,850,000 |
| 3 | Dwight Gooden | $1,400,000 |
| 4 | Darryl Strawberry | $1,320,000 |
| 5 | Ron Darling | $1,000,000 |
| 6 | Kevin McReynolds | $975,000 |
| 7 | Mookie Wilson | $900,000 |
| 8 | Bob Ojeda | $725,000 |
| 9 | Howard Johnson | $695,000 |
| 10 | Wally Backman | $650,000 |
| 11 | Roger McDowell | $615,000 |
| 12 | Sid Fernandez | $580,000 |
| 13 | Tim Teufel | $537,500 |
| 14 | Lee Mazzilli | $350,000 |
| 15 | Lenny Dykstra | $305,000 |
| 16 | Rick Aguilera | $295,000 |
| 17 | Terry Leach | $190,000 |
| 18 | Dave Magadan | $112,500 |
| 19 | Gene Walter | $111,600 |
| 20 | Randy Myers | $108,000 |
| 21 | David Cone | $92,500 |
| 22 | Barry Lyons | $90,000 |
| 23 | John Gibbons | $75,000 |
| 24 | Kevin Elster | $69,000 |
| 25 | Mackey Sasser | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1988 New York Mets roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $15,269,314 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.