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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays opened the 1998 season paying $27,280,000 to 33 players and closed 2016 at $57,097,310 across 28 players, a 2.1× rise in nominal dollars. The franchise’s biggest recorded single-season salary in this span is David Price’s $14,000,000 in 2014.
| Year | Players | Payroll | Average | Median | Top paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33 | $27,280,000 | $826,667 | $215,000 | Fred McGriff ($5.5M) |
| 1999 | 38 | $38,870,000 | $1,022,895 | $265,000 | Roberto Hernandez ($6.2M) |
| 2000 | 31 | $62,765,129 | $2,024,682 | $525,000 | Wilson Alvarez ($9M) |
| 2001 | 27 | $56,980,000 | $2,110,370 | $700,000 | Wilson Alvarez ($9M) |
| 2002 | 28 | $34,380,000 | $1,227,857 | $267,500 | Greg Vaughn ($8.8M) |
| 2003 | 25 | $19,630,000 | $785,200 | $300,000 | Rey Ordonez ($6.5M) |
| 2004 | 27 | $29,556,667 | $1,094,691 | $650,000 | Tino Martinez ($7.5M) |
| 2005 | 29 | $29,679,067 | $1,023,416 | $600,000 | Aubrey Huff ($4.9M) |
| 2006 | 27 | $34,917,967 | $1,293,258 | $600,000 | Aubrey Huff ($6.9M) |
| 2007 | 27 | $24,123,500 | $893,463 | $411,000 | Carl Crawford ($4.1M) |
| 2008 | 30 | $43,820,597 | $1,460,687 | $414,650 | Carlos Peña ($6M) |
| 2009 | 29 | $63,313,034 | $2,183,208 | $1,290,000 | Carl Crawford ($8.3M) |
| 2010 | 27 | $71,923,471 | $2,663,832 | $1,800,000 | Carlos Peña ($10.1M) |
| 2011 | 26 | $41,053,571 | $1,578,984 | $907,750 | Johnny Damon ($5.3M) |
| 2012 | 28 | $64,173,500 | $2,291,911 | $1,425,000 | James Shields ($8M) |
| 2013 | 23 | $52,955,272 | $2,302,403 | $2,000,000 | David Price ($9.8M) |
| 2014 | 25 | $72,689,100 | $2,907,564 | $1,475,000 | David Price ($14M) |
| 2015 | 29 | $64,521,233 | $2,224,870 | $1,021,800 | Evan Longoria ($11M) |
| 2016 | 28 | $57,097,310 | $2,039,190 | $711,300 | Evan Longoria ($12.6M) |
| # | Player | Salary | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Price | $14,000,000 | 2014 (TBA) |
| 2 | Evan Longoria | $12,600,018 | 2016 (TBA) |
| 3 | Evan Longoria | $11,000,000 | 2015 (TBA) |
| 4 | Carlos Peña | $10,125,000 | 2010 (TBA) |
| 5 | Carl Crawford | $10,000,000 | 2010 (TBA) |
| 6 | David Price | $9,831,954 | 2013 (TBA) |
| 7 | Wilson Alvarez | $9,000,000 | 2000 (TBA) |
| 8 | Wilson Alvarez | $9,000,000 | 2001 (TBA) |
| 9 | Pat Burrell | $9,000,000 | 2010 (TBA) |
| 10 | Heath Bell | $9,000,000 | 2014 (TBA) |
| 11 | Greg Vaughn | $8,750,000 | 2002 (TBA) |
| 12 | James Loney | $8,666,666 | 2015 (TBA) |
| 13 | Greg Vaughn | $8,250,000 | 2001 (TBA) |
| 14 | Carl Crawford | $8,250,000 | 2009 (TBA) |
| 15 | Wilson Alvarez | $8,000,000 | 2002 (TBA) |
This page aggregates the Lahman database’s real salary rows (1998-2016) for every identity this franchise played under: Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays. 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 2014 season at $72,689,100 across 25 players.
Salary data: SABR / Lahman baseball database, CC BY-SA 3.0. Aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment.