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The New York Yankees carried a $207,896,789 payroll in 2008 across 30 players, an average of $6,929,893 and a median of $2,437,500. The highest-paid player was Alex Rodriguez at $28,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Rodriguez | $28,000,000 |
| 2 | Jason Giambi | $23,428,571 |
| 3 | Derek Jeter | $21,600,000 |
| 4 | Andy Pettitte | $16,000,000 |
| 5 | Bobby Abreu | $16,000,000 |
| 6 | Mariano Rivera | $15,000,000 |
| 7 | Jorge Posada | $13,100,000 |
| 8 | Hideki Matsui | $13,000,000 |
| 9 | Johnny Damon | $13,000,000 |
| 10 | Mike Mussina | $11,071,029 |
| 11 | Carl Pavano | $11,000,000 |
| 12 | Kyle Farnsworth | $5,916,666 |
| 13 | Chien-Ming Wang | $4,000,000 |
| 14 | LaTroy Hawkins | $3,750,000 |
| 15 | Robinson Cano | $3,000,000 |
| 16 | Jose Molina | $1,875,000 |
| 17 | Morgan Ensberg | $1,750,000 |
| 18 | Wilson Betemit | $1,165,000 |
| 19 | Brian Bruney | $725,000 |
| 20 | Billy Traber | $500,000 |
| 21 | Melky Cabrera | $461,200 |
| 22 | Phil Hughes | $406,350 |
| 23 | Shelley Duncan | $398,300 |
| 24 | Sean Henn | $397,448 |
| 25 | Ian Kennedy | $394,275 |
| 26 | Jeff Karstens | $393,300 |
| 27 | Jonathan Albaladejo | $393,225 |
| 28 | Ross Ohlendorf | $391,425 |
| 29 | Humberto Sanchez | $390,000 |
| 30 | Joba Chamberlain | $390,000 |
Each row is one salary from the 2008 New York Yankees roster, a season covered by the historical salary record (1985-2016). The $207,896,789 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.