As of 2010, the minimum salary for a first-year Major League player is $400,000.
For the 2011 season, the minimum salary for a MLB player was $414,000.
Yes, players on an MLB active roster must get at least the Major League minimum salary, whether or not they play.
There is no set starting salary for a MLB player as that is negotiated by the player and the team. The minimum salary for a MLB player in 2006 was $380,000 and the average salary for a MLB player in 2006 was $2,699,292.
there isn't a minimum salary in the mlb. basically if the player is willing to sign a contract to play for that team for a dollar than he can go into contract for that.
It was $400,000 in 2010, and with cost of living adjustments it's 414,500 in 2012. http://www.truebluela.com/2010/12/15/1870945/mlb-minimum-salary-to-increase-to-414000-in-2011
1. Players are paid 1/162 of their salary for each game they are active. As long as they are on the major league roster during the season, they will earn at least the minimum
The minimum salary for all mlb players is approximately $9.25 an hour. This is only when a game is being played, so that in an average 3-hour game, the major league minimum pays out a little less than $30.
For the 2014 season the minimum salary is $500,000.
According to MLB, the average salary of all players on opening day rosters in 2008 was $3.15 million. In 2007, the average salary was $2.94 million. Alex Rodriguez was the highest paid player in 2008 at $28 million. The MLB minimum salary was $390,000.
400,000 dollars
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