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The Kansas City Royals carried a $36,862,500 payroll in 1998 across 39 players, an average of $945,192 and a median of $230,000. The highest-paid player was Dean Palmer at $5,825,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Palmer | $5,825,000 |
| 2 | Kevin Appier | $4,800,000 |
| 3 | Jeff King | $4,000,000 |
| 4 | Jeff Montgomery | $2,800,000 |
| 5 | Tim Belcher | $2,300,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Conine | $2,240,000 |
| 7 | Hipolito Pichardo | $2,150,000 |
| 8 | Jose Offerman | $2,000,000 |
| 9 | Chris Haney | $1,800,000 |
| 10 | Hal Morris | $1,400,000 |
| 11 | Pat Rapp | $800,000 |
| 12 | Mike Macfarlane | $725,000 |
| 13 | Johnny Damon | $460,000 |
| 14 | Terry Pendleton | $425,000 |
| 15 | Ricky Bones | $400,000 |
| 16 | Luis Rivera | $245,000 |
| 17 | Jose Rosado | $242,500 |
| 18 | Jermaine Dye | $230,000 |
| 19 | Mike Sweeney | $230,000 |
| 20 | Scott Service | $230,000 |
| 21 | Joe Vitiello | $225,000 |
| 22 | Glendon Rusch | $220,000 |
| 23 | Ernie Young | $215,000 |
| 24 | Jim Pittsley | $215,000 |
| 25 | Jamie Walker | $205,000 |
| 26 | Shane Halter | $200,000 |
| 27 | Rod Myers | $195,000 |
| 28 | Matt Whisenant | $185,000 |
| 29 | Scott Leius | $180,000 |
| 30 | Brian Barber | $175,000 |
| 31 | Brian Bevil | $175,000 |
| 32 | Sal Fasano | $175,000 |
| 33 | Jed Hansen | $172,500 |
| 34 | Larry Sutton | $172,500 |
| 35 | Allen McDill | $170,000 |
| 36 | Bart Evans | $170,000 |
| 37 | Felix Martinez | $170,000 |
| 38 | Hector Ortiz | $170,000 |
| 39 | Mendy Lopez | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 Kansas City Royals roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $36,862,500 total is the sum of these 39 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.