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The Kansas City Royals carried a $11,828,056 payroll in 1987 across 27 players, an average of $438,076 and a median of $225,000. The highest-paid player was George Brett at $2,055,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Brett | $2,055,000 |
| 2 | Willie Wilson | $1,389,706 |
| 3 | Dan Quisenberry | $1,262,350 |
| 4 | Frank White | $875,000 |
| 5 | Charlie Leibrandt | $850,000 |
| 6 | Bret Saberhagen | $740,000 |
| 7 | Steve Balboni | $625,000 |
| 8 | Buddy Black | $600,000 |
| 9 | Lonnie Smith | $500,000 |
| 10 | Thad Bosley | $457,500 |
| 11 | Mark Gubicza | $450,000 |
| 12 | Bo Jackson | $330,000 |
| 13 | Rudy Law | $300,000 |
| 14 | Danny Jackson | $225,000 |
| 15 | Jamie Quirk | $200,000 |
| 16 | Danny Tartabull | $145,000 |
| 17 | Angel Salazar | $100,000 |
| 18 | Larry Owen | $100,000 |
| 19 | Jerry Don Gleaton | $95,000 |
| 20 | Ed Hearn | $76,000 |
| 21 | Jim Eisenreich | $72,500 |
| 22 | Bob Stoddard | $65,000 |
| 23 | Ross Jones | $65,000 |
| 24 | Bill Pecota | $62,500 |
| 25 | Gary Thurman | $62,500 |
| 26 | John Davis | $62,500 |
| 27 | Kevin Seitzer | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1987 Kansas City Royals roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $11,828,056 total is the sum of these 27 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.