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The Boston Red Sox carried a $121,345,999 payroll in 2009 across 29 players, an average of $4,184,345 and a median of $1,750,000. The highest-paid player was J. D. Drew at $14,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. D. Drew | $14,000,000 |
| 2 | David Ortiz | $13,000,000 |
| 3 | Mike Lowell | $12,500,000 |
| 4 | Josh Beckett | $11,166,666 |
| 5 | Julio Lugo | $9,250,000 |
| 6 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | $8,333,333 |
| 7 | Jason Bay | $7,800,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Papelbon | $6,250,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Youkilis | $6,250,000 |
| 10 | John Smoltz | $5,500,000 |
| 11 | Brad Penny | $5,000,000 |
| 12 | Jason Varitek | $5,000,000 |
| 13 | Tim Wakefield | $4,000,000 |
| 14 | Dustin Pedroia | $1,750,000 |
| 15 | Hideki Okajima | $1,750,000 |
| 16 | Mark Kotsay | $1,500,000 |
| 17 | Takashi Saito | $1,500,000 |
| 18 | Javier Lopez | $1,350,000 |
| 19 | Jon Lester | $1,000,000 |
| 20 | Nick Green | $550,000 |
| 21 | Rocco Baldelli | $500,000 |
| 22 | Manny Delcarmen | $476,000 |
| 23 | Jacoby Ellsbury | $449,500 |
| 24 | Ramon Ramirez | $441,000 |
| 25 | Justin Masterson | $415,500 |
| 26 | Jed Lowrie | $414,000 |
| 27 | Chris Carter | $400,000 |
| 28 | George Kottaras | $400,000 |
| 29 | Jonathan Van Every | $400,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 2009 Boston Red Sox roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $121,345,999 total is the sum of these 29 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.