| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
| Year | Yankees payroll |
PR Sort |
Avg payroll |
AvgPR Sort |
Diff |
Diff Sort |
| 1985 | $1,470,000 | 1470000 | $916,666 | 916666 | $553,334 | 553334 |
| 1986 | $1,570,000 | 1570000 | $1,253,333 | 1253333 | $316,667 | 316667 |
| 1987 | $1,670,000 | 1670000 | $1,458,333 | 1458333 | $211,667 | 211667 |
| 1988 | $1,770,000 | 1770000 | $1,860,000 | 1860000 | $-90,000 | -90000 |
| 1989 | $2,120,000 | 2120000 | $2,306,666 | 2306666 | $-186,666 | -186666 |
| 2000 | $92,327,810 | 92327810 | $57,546,985 | 57546985 | $34,780,825 | 34780825 |
| 2001 | $111,161,143 | 111161143 | $67,170,572 | 67170572 | $43,990,571 | 43990571 |
| 2002 | $126,288,583 | 126288583 | $69,250,777 | 69250777 | $57,037,806 | 57037806 |
| 2003 | $153,774,814 | 153774814 | $72,226,818 | 72226818 | $81,547,996 | 81547996 |
| 2004 | $184,946,264 | 184946264 | $71,405,194 | 71405194 | $113,541,070 | 113541070 |
| 2005 | $209,668,914 | 209668914 | $73,740,238 | 73740238 | $135,928,676 | 135928676 |
| 2006 | $201,304,171 | 201304171 | $81,328,866 | 81328866 | $119,975,305 | 119975305 |
| 2007 | $195,601,007 | 195601007 | $85,804,453 | 85804453 | $109,796,554 | 109796554 |
| 2008 | $213,493,346 | 213493346 | $93,332,110 | 93332110 | $120,161,236 | 120161236 |
| 2009 | $203,275,189 | 203275189 | $93,995,273 | 93995273 | $109,279,916 | 109279916 |
| 2010 | $213,343,389 | 213343389 | $95,781,451 | 95781451 | $117,561,938 | 117561938 |
| 2011 | $207,447,964 | 207447964 | $97,450,552 | 97450552 | $109,997,412 | 109997412 |
| 2012 | $211,812,900 | 211812900 | $100,713,109 | 100713109 | $111,099,791 | 111099791 |
| 2013 | $228,106,125 | 228106125 | $106,330,330 | 106330330 | $121,775,795 | 121775795 |
| 2014 | $84,025,000 | 84025000 | $64,159,790 | 64159790 | $19,865,210 | 19865210 |
| 2015 | $68,125,000 | 68125000 | $47,264,885 | 47264885 | $20,860,115 | 20860115 |
| 2016 | $69,125,000 | 69125000 | $40,852,210 | 40852210 | $28,272,790 | 28272790 |
| 2017 | $26,000,000 | 26000000 | $32,401,920 | 32401920 | $-6,401,920 | -6401920 |
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