MLB Payrolls: Dodgers Roster Is 5 Times More Expensive Than The Marlins

The Los Angeles Dodgers will set the record in 2025 for the most expensive MLB team of all time. Their star-studded roster has a total of over $330 million in payroll allocations this season, and it marks the second time that the franchise has set a record mark since 2022. And when compared to the teams at the bottom of the payroll list, the Dodgers are nearly five times pricier.

Los Angeles Dodgers Have Most Expensive Payroll In MLB

Five players on the roster for the defending World Series champions are owed an adjusted paryoll salary of more than $20 million this season. The two most expensive players are starting pitchers, as Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell are scheduled to earn a combined $61 million, while second-year starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will make over $18 million.

And then there are their former MVPs. All-world pitcher/DH Shohei Ohtani is arguably the best player in all of baseball, and he is the third-highest paid on the team for 2025. He will cost the Dodgers over $28 million in terms of adjusted payroll salary, and he is followed by Mookie Betts ($26m+) and Freddie Freeman ($22m+).

“The Dodgers have so much depth and that’s what makes them dangerous..

They absolutely have the highest payroll in baseball this year..

There’s other teams that spend a lot of money still and a salary cap isn’t gonna solve these problems”@JeffPassan #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/R0j2YwUHBK

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 27, 2025

Conversely, there are five MLB teams that have payrolls of less than $100 million for 2025. The Pirates, Rays, A’s, and White Sox are all a part of the group, but the Miami Marlins take the cake when it comes to the cheapest teams this season. Their total payroll allocations come to a total of just under $68 million, which gives them a figure that is roughly five times lower than that of the Dodgers.

The Mets aren’t far behind Los Angeles in the rankings, coming in with a payroll of $321 million after their signing of Juan Soto in the off-season. The Yankees have a figure of $288 million in their defense of an American League Championship, with the Phillies just behind them at $283 million. The Blue Jays round out the top-5 at $242 million.