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The Baltimore Orioles carried a $8,275,167 payroll in 1989 across 26 players, an average of $318,276 and a median of $150,000. The highest-paid player was Cal Ripken at $2,466,667. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Ripken | $2,466,667 |
| 2 | Phil Bradley | $1,150,000 |
| 3 | Dave Schmidt | $675,000 |
| 4 | Larry Sheets | $660,000 |
| 5 | Mark Thurmond | $470,000 |
| 6 | Joe Orsulak | $300,000 |
| 7 | Mickey Tettleton | $290,000 |
| 8 | Bob Melvin | $230,000 |
| 9 | Rick Schu | $185,000 |
| 10 | Brian Holman | $182,500 |
| 11 | Kevin Hickey | $180,000 |
| 12 | Jay Tibbs | $175,000 |
| 13 | Mark Huismann | $150,000 |
| 14 | Tim Hulett | $150,000 |
| 15 | Mark Williamson | $120,000 |
| 16 | Billy Ripken | $100,000 |
| 17 | Jeff Ballard | $97,000 |
| 18 | Rene Gonzales | $95,000 |
| 19 | Jim Traber | $90,000 |
| 20 | Mike Devereaux | $80,000 |
| 21 | Oswaldo Peraza | $77,500 |
| 22 | Randy Milligan | $75,000 |
| 23 | Dave Johnson | $70,500 |
| 24 | Gregg Olson | $70,000 |
| 25 | Craig Worthington | $68,000 |
| 26 | Steve Finley | $68,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1989 Baltimore Orioles roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $8,275,167 total is the sum of these 26 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.