http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=6354899
ESPN與sportingintelligence.com共同調查了10國裡14個主要職業聯賽裡的272支球隊
在這些隊裡球員的平均年薪來加以排名 (不包含簽約金、獎金或出場費等等)
調查範圍包括: Aussie rules football (AFL, 澳式足球)
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Indian Premier League (IPL, 印度板球超級聯賽)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
National Football League (NFL)
Bundesliga (德甲)
English Premier League (EPL, 英超)
La Liga (西甲)
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Serie A (義甲)
Scottish Premier League (SPL, 蘇超)
名次 球隊 所屬聯盟 球員平均年薪 平均週薪
1. Barcelona La Liga $7,910,737 $152,130
2. Real Madrid La Liga $7,356,632 $141,474
3. New York Yankees MLB $6,756,301 $129,929
4. Los Angeles Lakers NBA $6,540,690 $125,782
5. Orlando Magic NBA $6,367,114 $122,445
6. Chelsea EPL $6,020,741 $115,783
7. Inter Milan Serie A $5,999,643 $115,378
8. Boston Red Sox MLB $5,991,203 $115,215
9. Denver Nuggets NBA $5,990,174 $115,196
10. Manchester City EPL $5,863,585 $112,761
11. Utah Jazz NBA $5,829,643 $112,109
12. Bayern Munich Bundesliga $5,780,358 $111,161
13. Philadelphia Phillies MLB $5,765,879 $110,882
14. AC Milan Serie A $5,647,633 $108,608
15. Boston Celtics NBA $5,236,922 $100,710
16. Manchester United EPL $5,106,214 $98,196
17. Chicago Cubs MLB $5,001,893 $96,190
18. Houston Rockets NBA $4,972,115 $95,618
19. Philadelphia 76ers NBA $4,954,303 $95,275
20. Liverpool EPL $4,935,847 $94,920
21. Dallas Mavericks NBA $4,882,757 $93,899
22. Arsenal EPL $4,758,252 $91,505
23. Chicago White Sox MLB $4,732,926 $91,018
24. Atlanta Hawks NBA $4,665,981 $89,730
25. Minnesota Twins MLB $4,509,480 $86,721
只列出前25名，以下只取出MLB隊伍的排名，其他有興趣的請自行點連結觀看
28. Los Angeles Angels MLB $4,469,134 $85,945
30. New York Mets MLB $4,401,752 $84,649
33. San Francisco Giants MLB $4,377,716 $84,187
47. Detroit Tigers MLB $3,914,823 $75,285
48. St. Louis Cardinals MLB $3,904,947 $75,095
57. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB $3,472,967 $66,788
61. Colorado Rockies MLB $3,390,310 $65,198
64. Atlanta Braves MLB $3,346,257 $64,351
65. Baltimore Orioles MLB $3,280,925 $63,095
66. Texas Rangers MLB $3,182,733 $61,206
71. Seattle Mariners MLB $2,884,153 $55,464
73. Milwaukee Brewers MLB $2,849,911 $54,806
92. Cincinnati Reds MLB $2,531,571 $48,684
103.Houston Astros MLB $2,437,724 $46,879
107.Oakland Athletics MLB $2,376,304 $45,698
122.Washington Nationals MLB $2,201,963 $42,345
123.Florida Marlins MLB $2,190,154 $42,118
139.Toronto Blue Jays MLB $2,018,316 $38,814
142.Arizona Diamondbacks MLB $1,986,660 $38,205
158.Cleveland Indians MLB $1,639,686 $31,532
164.Tampa Bay Rays MLB $1,578,984 $30,365
168.Pittsburgh Pirates MLB $1,553,345 $29,872
172.San Diego Padres MLB $1,479,650 $28,455
180.Kansas City Royals MLB $1,338,000 $25,731
183.Hanshin Tigers NPB $1,260,632 $24,243 (NPB第一)