In 2024, outfielders are among the highest earners in the sport. With notable names like Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, and Juan Soto in the top five, retaining this level of talent requires significant financial investment.
Aaron Judge, one of the most formidable hitters in baseball, tops the list as the highest-paid outfielder, earning $40 million annually. Last year, Judge signed a massive nine-year, $360 million contract to remain with the Yankees.
Following Judge is Mike Trout, often regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of his generation. The three-time AL MVP signed a twelve-year, $426.5 million contract with the Angels in 2019.
Trailing Trout in the third spot is young star, Juan Soto. After being traded to the Yankees, Soto signed a one-year, $31 million deal. Mookie Betts, marquee right fielder for the Dodgers, takes the fourth position. In 2020, Betts signed a 12-year, $365 million contract extension with Los Angeles.
Rounding out the top five is the Brewers’ Christian Yelich, making $26.93 million annually. Yelich signed a seven-year, $188.5 million contract in 2020.
Top 25 Highest-Paid Outfielders
Here is the full list of the top 25 highest-paid MLB outfielders by average salary. The list was compiled using data from Spotrac.
- Updated: October 30th, 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Compensation |
| 1 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankees | $40 million |
| 2 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels | $35.54 million |
| 3 | Juan Soto | New York Yankees | $31 million |
| 4 | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgers | $30.42 million |
| 5 | Christian Yelich | Milwaukee Brewers | $26.93 million |
| 6 | Cody Bellinger | Chicago Cubs | $26.67 million |
| 7 | Kris Bryant | Colorado Rockies | $26 million |
| 8 | George Springer | Toronto Blue Jays | $25 million |
| 9 | Giancarlo Stanton | New York Yankees | $25 million |
| 10 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | San Diego Padres | $24.29 million |
| 12 | Teoscar Hernandez | Los Angeles Dodgers | $23.5 million |
| 13 | Ian Happ | Chicago Cubs | $20.33 million |
| 14 | Brandon Nimmo | New York Mets | $20.25 million |
| 15 | Nick Castellanos | Philadelphia Phillies | $20 million |
| 16 | Starling Marte | New York Mets | $19.5 million |
| 17 | Jung-hoo Lee | San Francisco Giants | $18.83 million |
| T-18 | Michael Conforto | San Francisco Giants | $18 million |
| T-18 | Masataka Yoshida | Boston Red Sox | $18 million |
| 20 | Julio Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | $17.44 million |
| 21 | Seiya Suzuki | Chicago Cubs | $17 million |
| 22 | Marcell Ozuna | Atlanta Braves | $16.25 million |
| 23 | Andrew Benintendi | Chicago White Sox | $15 million |
| 24 | Mitch Haniger | Seattle Mariners | $14.5 million |
| 25 | Byron Buxton | Minnesota Twins | $14.29 million |
