Very interesting breakdown of the top earners, those making more than a million, $20 mil, etc!
Of 953 players in the major leagues on Opening Day, 526 had salaries of $1 million or more, 55%, and down from 532 last year and 546 in 2023.There were 15 players at $30 million or more, a drop of two; 66 at $20 million, up from 66; and 177 at $10 million, an increase from 166.A total of 35 players made the $760,000 minimum.The top 50 players make 29% of the salaries, the same as in the prior two years, and the top 100 earn 48%, up from 47%.Baseball's median salary, the point at which an equal number of players are above and below, dropped to $1.35 million from $1.5 million and well below the record high of $1.65 million at the start of 2015.Average and median salaries decline over the course of the season as veterans are released and replaced by younger players making closer to the minimum. The AP's average was $4.98 million at the start of last season; MLB calculated the final average at $4.59 million and the players' association at $4.66 million.