2003-Present
The following is Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), or as it is more commonly known as Luxury Tax payments by club and year since the "soft cap" was put in place as part of the 2002 MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement to the present.
UPDATED 12/14/12
| Year |
Yankees |
Red Sox |
Angels |
Tigers |
TOTAL |
| 2012 |
$18,917,994 |
|
|
|
$18,917,994 |
| 2011 |
$13,896,069 |
$3,430,810 |
|
|
$17,326,879 |
| 2010 |
$18,029,654 |
$1,487,149 |
|
|
$19,516,803 |
| 2009 |
$25,689,173 |
|
|
|
$25,689,173 |
| 2008 |
$26,862,702 |
|
|
$1,305,220 |
$28,167,922 |
| 2007 |
$23,881,386 |
$6,064,287 |
|
|
$29,945,673 |
| 2006 |
$26,009,039 |
$497,549 |
|
|
$26,506,588 |
| 2005 |
$34,053,787 |
$4,148,981 |
|
|
$38,202,768 |
| 2004 |
$25,964,060 |
$3,148,962 |
$927,057 |
|
$30,040,079 |
| 2003 |
$11,798,357 |
|
|
|
$11,798,357 |
| TOTALS |
$225,102,221 |
$18,777,738 |
$927,057 |
$1,305,220 |
$246,112,236 |
Source: The Associated Press
1997-1999
The luxury tax from 1997 to 1999 was based on the average annual values of contracts of players on teams' 40-man rosters as adjusted each day of the regular season, and was assessed on the biggest spenders at a rate of 34 percent on the amount of salary above the midpoint of the teams with fifth- and sixth-highest payrolls.
The tax went out of existence following the season. Owners, unable to get a salary cap, agreed to the tax in the settlement of the 1994-95 strike, hoping it would slow the rate of payroll growth.
It succeeded only very slightly, allowing the high-revenue teams to raise their payrolls to nearly $100 million last season and allowing them to dominate postseason play.
Players insisted the luxury tax not be included in the final year of that labor contract (it was re-established under a different formula as part of the 2002-2006 CBA, and extended beyond).
Below are the numbers for the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), otherwise known as the "Luxury Tax" for 1997-1999.
| Club |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
TOTALS |
| Dodgers |
|
$49,593 |
$5,150,000 |
$5,199,593 |
| Yankees |
$4,431,180 |
$684,390 |
$4,250,000 |
$9,365,570 |
| Orioles |
$4,030,228 |
$3,138,621 |
$4,070,000 |
$11,238,849 |
| Indians |
$2,065,496 |
|
|
$2,065,496 |
| Braves |
$1,299,957 |
$495,625 |
$772,000 |
$2,567,582 |
| Marlins |
$139,607 |
|
|
$139,607 |
| Mets |
|
|
$525,000 |
$525,000 |
| Red Sox |
|
$2,184,734 |
|
$2,184,734 |
| TOTALS |
$11,966,468 |
$6,552,963 |
$14,767,000 |
$33,286,431 |
Source: The Associated Press
All-Time Luxury Tax Payments
Based upon data aggregated by The Biz of Baseball across the two Competitive Balance Tax models, we provide the totals for all clubs hit with the tax, plus the percentage of the total that the club has paid.
| Lifetime Luxury Tax Payments |
| Club |
Total |
% of Total |
| Yankees |
$225,102,221 |
84.04% |
| Red Sox |
$18,777,738 |
7.01% |
| Orioles |
$11,238,849 |
4.20% |
| Dodgers |
$5,199,593 |
1.94% |
| Braves |
$2,567,582 |
0.96% |
| Indians |
$2,065,496 |
0.77% |
| Tigers |
$1,305,220 |
0.49% |
| Angels |
$927,057 |
0.35% |
| Mets |
$525,000 |
0.20% |
| Marlins |
$139,607 |
0.05% |
| TOTAL |
$267,848,363 |
100% |
Source: The Associated Press
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