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The Kansas City Royals carried a $13,043,698 payroll in 1986 across 28 players, an average of $465,846 and a median of $380,000. The highest-paid player was George Brett at $1,471,429. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Brett | $1,471,429 |
| 2 | Willie Wilson | $1,175,000 |
| 3 | Lonnie Smith | $1,000,000 |
| 4 | Bret Saberhagen | $925,000 |
| 5 | Dan Quisenberry | $925,000 |
| 6 | Dennis Leonard | $883,333 |
| 7 | Charlie Leibrandt | $770,000 |
| 8 | Jim Sundberg | $653,128 |
| 9 | Hal McRae | $650,000 |
| 10 | Buddy Black | $645,000 |
| 11 | Steve Balboni | $525,000 |
| 12 | Frank White | $485,000 |
| 13 | Jorge Orta | $450,000 |
| 14 | John Wathan | $400,000 |
| 15 | Rudy Law | $360,000 |
| 16 | Greg Pryor | $293,808 |
| 17 | Mark Gubicza | $250,000 |
| 18 | Lynn Jones | $185,000 |
| 19 | Danny Jackson | $175,000 |
| 20 | Buddy Biancalana | $165,000 |
| 21 | Jamie Quirk | $150,000 |
| 22 | Mark Huismann | $100,000 |
| 23 | Steve Farr | $85,000 |
| 24 | Angel Salazar | $75,000 |
| 25 | Alan Hargesheimer | $67,000 |
| 26 | David Cone | $60,000 |
| 27 | Mike Kingery | $60,000 |
| 28 | Scott Bankhead | $60,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1986 Kansas City Royals roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $13,043,698 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.