New York Mets Salaries - 2009
| Player | Salary (US$) |
| 1. Carlos Beltran | 19,243,682 |
| 2. Johan Santana | 18,876,139 |
| 3. Gary Sheffield | 14,000,000 |
| 4 a. Carlos Delgado | 12,000,000 |
| 4 b. Oliver Perez | 12,000,000 |
| 6. Francisco Rodriguez | 9,166,666 |
| 7. David Wright | 7,750,000 |
| 8. Luis Castillo | 6,250,000 |
| 9. Jose Reyes | 6,125,000 |
| 10. J.J. Putz | 6,000,000 |
| 11. Brian Schneider | 4,900,000 |
| 12. Jeff Francoeur | 3,375,000 |
| 13. John Maine | 2,600,000 |
| 14. Tim Redding | 2,250,000 |
| 15. Mike Pelfrey | 2,237,500 |
| 16. Alex Cora | 2,000,000 |
| 17. Fernando Tatis | 1,700,000 |
| 18. Pedro Feliciano | 1,612,500 |
| 19. Jeremy Reed | 925,000 |
| 20. Angel Pagan | 575,000 |
| 21. Sean Green | 471,000 |
| 22. Brian Stokes | 409,500 |
| 23. Daniel Murphy | 401,000 |
| 24 a. Jack Egbert | 400,000 |
| 24 b. Anderson Hernandez | 400,000 |
| Total Team Salary: | 145,367,987 |
| Team | Payroll (US$) |
| 1. NY Yankees | 208,097,414 |
| 2. NY Mets | 145,367,987 |
| 3. Chicago Cubs | 134,058,500 |
| 4. Boston | 122,435,399 |
| 5. Detroit | 119,160,145 |
| 6. LA Angels | 118,964,000 |
| 7. Seattle | 112,053,666 |
| 8. Philadelphia | 111,209,046 |
| 9. Houston | 102,996,414 |
| 10. Chicago Sox | 100,598,500 |
| 11. LA Dodgers | 100,008,592 |
| 12. Atlanta | 94,313,666 |
| 13. St. Louis | 87,703,409 |
| 14. San Francisco | 82,616,450 |
| 15. Kansas City | 81,384,553 |
| 16. Milwaukee | 80,182,502 |
| 17. Cincinnati | 73,558,500 |
| 18. Arizona | 73,516,666 |
| 19. Texas | 73,439,238 |
| 20. Toronto | 72,563,200 |
| 21. Colorado | 72,428,000 |
| 22. Tampa Bay | 68,230,934 |
| 23. Minnesota | 67,634,766 |
| 24. Cleveland | 66,757,366 |
| 25. Washington | 62,001,000 |
| 26. Baltimore | 61,885,566 |
| 27. Oakland | 56,089,250 |
| 28. San Diego | 37,800,800 |
| 29. Florida | 35,774,000 |
| 30. Pittsburgh | 25,197,000 |
| Note:Team salaries do not represent full team payroll. Amount listed includes current salary for all players currently on the roster. | |