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The New York Yankees carried a $17,099,714 payroll in 1987 across 35 players, an average of $488,563 and a median of $340,000. The highest-paid player was Don Mattingly at $1,975,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Mattingly | $1,975,000 |
| 2 | Dave Winfield | $1,911,714 |
| 3 | Rickey Henderson | $1,670,000 |
| 4 | Steve Kemp | $1,320,000 |
| 5 | Willie Randolph | $900,000 |
| 6 | Ron Guidry | $850,000 |
| 7 | Dave Righetti | $800,000 |
| 8 | Tim Stoddard | $775,000 |
| 9 | Dale Berra | $657,500 |
| 10 | Gary Ward | $633,000 |
| 11 | Rick Rhoden | $600,000 |
| 12 | Claudell Washington | $480,000 |
| 13 | Ron Kittle | $425,000 |
| 14 | Cecilio Guante | $405,000 |
| 15 | Al Holland | $400,000 |
| 16 | Wayne Tolleson | $385,000 |
| 17 | Tommy John | $350,000 |
| 18 | Rod Scurry | $340,000 |
| 19 | Charles Hudson | $305,000 |
| 20 | Rick Cerone | $250,000 |
| 21 | Pete Filson | $180,000 |
| 22 | Dennis Rasmussen | $175,000 |
| 23 | Mike Pagliarulo | $175,000 |
| 24 | Mark Salas | $137,000 |
| 25 | Lenn Sakata | $125,000 |
| 26 | Pat Clements | $125,000 |
| 27 | Dan Pasqua | $110,000 |
| 28 | Joel Skinner | $110,000 |
| 29 | Bob Meacham | $105,000 |
| 30 | Bob Tewksbury | $85,000 |
| 31 | Doug Drabek | $85,000 |
| 32 | Brad Arnsberg | $68,000 |
| 33 | Al Pedrique | $62,500 |
| 34 | Keith Hughes | $62,500 |
| 35 | Randy Velarde | $62,500 |
Each row is one salary from the 1987 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $17,099,714 total is the sum of these 35 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.