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The New York Yankees carried a $19,441,152 payroll in 1988 across 30 players, an average of $648,038 and a median of $465,000. The highest-paid player was Don Mattingly at $2,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Mattingly | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | Dave Winfield | $1,958,652 |
| 3 | Rickey Henderson | $1,770,000 |
| 4 | Jack Clark | $1,500,000 |
| 5 | Dave Righetti | $1,300,000 |
| 6 | Richard Dotson | $900,000 |
| 7 | Rick Rhoden | $900,000 |
| 8 | Willie Randolph | $875,000 |
| 9 | Ron Guidry | $825,000 |
| 10 | John Candelaria | $700,000 |
| 11 | Tim Stoddard | $700,000 |
| 12 | Gary Ward | $625,000 |
| 13 | Don Slaught | $531,500 |
| 14 | Mike Pagliarulo | $500,000 |
| 15 | Claudell Washington | $480,000 |
| 16 | Charles Hudson | $450,000 |
| 17 | Rafael Santana | $425,000 |
| 18 | Wayne Tolleson | $410,000 |
| 19 | Cecilio Guante | $380,000 |
| 20 | Tommy John | $375,000 |
| 21 | Jose Cruz | $350,000 |
| 22 | Rick Cerone | $300,000 |
| 23 | Jerry Royster | $275,000 |
| 24 | Neil Allen | $250,000 |
| 25 | Bob Meacham | $212,500 |
| 26 | Lee Guetterman | $137,500 |
| 27 | Joel Skinner | $110,000 |
| 28 | Al Leiter | $67,000 |
| 29 | Jay Buhner | $67,000 |
| 30 | Roberto Kelly | $67,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1988 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $19,441,152 total is the sum of these 30 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.