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The New York Mets carried a $19,885,071 payroll in 1989 across 28 players, an average of $710,181 and a median of $375,000. The highest-paid player was Dwight Gooden at $2,416,667. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwight Gooden | $2,416,667 |
| 2 | Gary Carter | $2,198,572 |
| 3 | Keith Hernandez | $2,000,000 |
| 4 | Kevin McReynolds | $1,966,666 |
| 5 | Ron Darling | $1,966,666 |
| 6 | Darryl Strawberry | $1,495,000 |
| 7 | Mookie Wilson | $1,000,000 |
| 8 | Bob Ojeda | $925,000 |
| 9 | Sid Fernandez | $795,000 |
| 10 | Howard Johnson | $772,500 |
| 11 | Tim Teufel | $590,000 |
| 12 | Lenny Dykstra | $575,000 |
| 13 | Terry Leach | $425,000 |
| 14 | Don Aase | $400,000 |
| 15 | Lee Mazzilli | $350,000 |
| 16 | David Cone | $332,500 |
| 17 | Rick Aguilera | $310,000 |
| 18 | Randy Myers | $300,000 |
| 19 | Dave Magadan | $170,000 |
| 20 | Tom O'Malley | $145,000 |
| 21 | Kevin Elster | $140,000 |
| 22 | Barry Lyons | $115,000 |
| 23 | Gregg Jefferies | $100,500 |
| 24 | Mackey Sasser | $95,000 |
| 25 | Keith Miller | $85,000 |
| 26 | Jeff Innis | $78,000 |
| 27 | Mark Carreon | $70,000 |
| 28 | David West | $68,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1989 New York Mets roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $19,885,071 total is the sum of these 28 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.