| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| L. Gehrig | 1B | $16,720,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| T. Williams | RF | $16,720,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 7 years |
| C. Mathewson | SP | $15,660,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 14 years |
| A. Joss | SP | $15,160,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 11 years |
| F. Toney | SP | $14,130,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| C. Lundgren | SP | $13,400,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 8 years |
| G. Hartnett | C | $13,110,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 13 years |
| J. Gentile | 1B | $12,290,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 7 years |
| L. Walker | CF | $11,942,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| J. Tesreau | SP | $9,307,143 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| B. Lee | CL | $6,864,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| F. Beene | SP | $6,864,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| G. Garber | MR | $6,280,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 9 years |
| T. Burke | CL | $6,150,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| E. Fisher | CL | $6,010,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| P. O'Neill | RF | $5,180,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 13 years |
| R. Carty | CF | $4,590,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| M. Williams | 3B | $4,550,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 13 years |
| D. Corbett | CL | $4,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| F. Linzy | CL | $4,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| L. Deleon | MR | $4,214,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| D. Hall | MR | $4,210,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| T. House | MR | $4,042,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| C. Stengel | CF | $3,700,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 12 years |
| B. Apodaca | CL | $2,635,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 3 years |
| E. Mathews | 3B | $2,392,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| D. Murphy | RF | $2,090,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 13 years |
| H. Killebrew | 1B | $2,080,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 11 years |
| N. Garciaparra | SS | $1,964,286 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 2 years |
| H. Johnson | SS | $1,090,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 9 years |
| C. Cummings | SP | $1,050,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 6 years |
| E. Bailey | C | $990,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 8 years |
| M. Bishop | 2B | $780,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 9 years |
| D. Menke | SS | $660,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 12 years |
| K. Saucier | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Kuhel | 1B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| T. Wright | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| R. Peckinpaugh | 2B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
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