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The Boston Red Sox carried a $56,757,000 payroll in 1998 across 33 players, an average of $1,719,909 and a median of $600,000. The highest-paid player was Pedro Martinez at $7,575,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Martinez | $7,575,000 |
| 2 | Mo Vaughn | $6,650,000 |
| 3 | John Valentin | $5,350,000 |
| 4 | Steve Avery | $3,900,000 |
| 5 | Bret Saberhagen | $3,800,000 |
| 6 | Tim Wakefield | $3,500,000 |
| 7 | Tom Gordon | $3,300,000 |
| 8 | Reggie Jefferson | $3,200,000 |
| 9 | Tim Naehring | $2,800,000 |
| 10 | Troy O'Leary | $2,400,000 |
| 11 | Jeff Frye | $2,100,000 |
| 12 | Jim Leyritz | $2,000,000 |
| 13 | Pete Schourek | $1,600,000 |
| 14 | Dennis Eckersley | $1,500,000 |
| 15 | Butch Henry | $1,367,500 |
| 16 | Nomar Garciaparra | $1,075,000 |
| 17 | Jim Corsi | $600,000 |
| 18 | Darren Lewis | $500,000 |
| 19 | Damon Buford | $460,000 |
| 20 | Carlos Reyes | $370,000 |
| 21 | Darren Bragg | $367,500 |
| 22 | Midre Cummings | $250,000 |
| 23 | Mike Benjamin | $242,500 |
| 24 | Scott Hatteberg | $240,000 |
| 25 | John Wasdin | $227,500 |
| 26 | Rich Garces | $190,000 |
| 27 | Derek Lowe | $172,000 |
| 28 | Brian Rose | $170,000 |
| 29 | Donnie Sadler | $170,000 |
| 30 | Jason Varitek | $170,000 |
| 31 | Keith Mitchell | $170,000 |
| 32 | Kerry Lacy | $170,000 |
| 33 | Lou Merloni | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 Boston Red Sox roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $56,757,000 total is the sum of these 33 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.