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The New York Yankees carried a $54,191,792 payroll in 1996 across 34 players, an average of $1,593,876 and a median of $880,000. The highest-paid player was Ruben Sierra at $6,200,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Sierra | $6,200,000 |
| 2 | Paul O'Neill | $5,300,000 |
| 3 | Kenny Rogers | $5,000,000 |
| 4 | David Cone | $4,666,667 |
| 5 | Melido Perez | $4,650,000 |
| 6 | John Wetteland | $4,000,000 |
| 7 | Bernie Williams | $3,000,000 |
| 8 | Joe Girardi | $2,325,000 |
| 9 | Tino Martinez | $2,300,000 |
| 10 | Tim Raines | $2,100,000 |
| 11 | Wade Boggs | $2,050,000 |
| 12 | Jimmy Key | $1,750,000 |
| 13 | Tony Fernandez | $1,500,000 |
| 14 | Jim Leyritz | $1,470,000 |
| 15 | Scott Kamieniecki | $1,100,000 |
| 16 | Dwight Gooden | $950,000 |
| 17 | Pat Kelly | $900,000 |
| 18 | Jeff Nelson | $860,000 |
| 19 | Bob Wickman | $850,000 |
| 20 | Mariano Duncan | $845,000 |
| 21 | Steve Howe | $500,000 |
| 22 | Darryl Strawberry | $300,000 |
| 23 | Gerald Williams | $200,000 |
| 24 | Andy Pettitte | $195,000 |
| 25 | Mariano Rivera | $131,125 |
| 26 | Derek Jeter | $130,000 |
| 27 | Wally Whitehurst | $125,000 |
| 28 | Dave Pavlas | $120,000 |
| 29 | Mark Hutton | $119,000 |
| 30 | Robert Eenhoorn | $119,000 |
| 31 | Andy Fox | $109,000 |
| 32 | Dale Polley | $109,000 |
| 33 | Matt Luke | $109,000 |
| 34 | Ruben Rivera | $109,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1996 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $54,191,792 total is the sum of these 34 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.