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Ratio of the payrolls of the five highest to the five lowest-paid MLB teams over time, 1985 to 2025
The time series tracks how MLB payroll disparity between the top-5 and bottom-5 teams has widened from 2.2x in 1985 to 4.8x in 2025.
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Source
Source
ONE8Y; GlobalData
Survey date
Survey date
10/08/2026
Survey country
Survey country
USA
Sample
Sample
n=30 teams of Major League Baseball
Question
Question
How large is the gap between the five highest and the five lowest team payrolls in MLB?