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The New York Yankees carried a $66,806,867 payroll in 1998 across 32 players, an average of $2,087,715 and a median of $970,834. The highest-paid player was Bernie Williams at $8,300,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernie Williams | $8,300,000 |
| 2 | David Cone | $6,666,667 |
| 3 | Chuck Knoblauch | $6,000,000 |
| 4 | Paul O'Neill | $5,500,000 |
| 5 | David Wells | $4,666,666 |
| 6 | Chili Davis | $4,333,333 |
| 7 | Tino Martinez | $4,300,000 |
| 8 | Andy Pettitte | $3,800,000 |
| 9 | Hideki Irabu | $2,925,000 |
| 10 | Joe Girardi | $2,850,000 |
| 11 | Scott Brosius | $2,650,000 |
| 12 | Mike Stanton | $1,916,667 |
| 13 | Jeff Nelson | $1,766,667 |
| 14 | Tim Raines | $1,300,000 |
| 15 | Chad Curtis | $1,250,000 |
| 16 | Darren Holmes | $1,066,667 |
| 17 | Darryl Strawberry | $875,000 |
| 18 | Graeme Lloyd | $875,000 |
| 19 | Dale Sveum | $800,000 |
| 20 | Luis Sojo | $800,000 |
| 21 | Derek Jeter | $750,000 |
| 22 | Mariano Rivera | $750,000 |
| 23 | Orlando Hernandez | $750,000 |
| 24 | Willie Banks | $342,500 |
| 25 | Ramiro Mendoza | $275,000 |
| 26 | Jorge Posada | $250,000 |
| 27 | Joe Borowski | $188,800 |
| 28 | Homer Bush | $178,900 |
| 29 | Darrell Einertson | $170,000 |
| 30 | Jay Tessmer | $170,000 |
| 31 | Scott Seabol | $170,000 |
| 32 | Shane Spencer | $170,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 1998 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $66,806,867 total is the sum of these 32 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.