| Player | Player Sort | Pos | Salary | Salary Sort | Pct | Pct Sort | WARP | WARP Sort | WARP/$M | WARP/$M Sort | $/WARP | $/WARP Sort | Current Status |
| Year | Athletics payroll |
PR Sort |
Avg payroll |
AvgPR Sort |
Diff |
Diff Sort |
| 1979 | $21,000 | 21000 | $10,500 | 10500 | $10,500 | 10500 |
| 1981 | $185,000 | 185000 | $92,500 | 92500 | $92,500 | 92500 |
| 1982 | $535,000 | 535000 | $767,500 | 767500 | $-232,500 | -232500 |
| 1983 | $800,000 | 800000 | $900,000 | 900000 | $-100,000 | -100000 |
| 1984 | $950,000 | 950000 | $680,000 | 680000 | $270,000 | 270000 |
| 1990 | $2,250,000 | 2250000 | $2,608,333 | 2608333 | $-358,333 | -358333 |
| 1991 | $3,250,000 | 3250000 | $4,183,333 | 4183333 | $-933,333 | -933333 |
| 1992 | $3,250,000 | 3250000 | $3,212,500 | 3212500 | $37,500 | 37500 |
| 1993 | $3,250,000 | 3250000 | $3,637,500 | 3637500 | $-387,500 | -387500 |
| 1994 | $4,800,000 | 4800000 | $4,627,777 | 4627777 | $172,223 | 172223 |
| 1995 | $3,800,000 | 3800000 | $4,961,111 | 4961111 | $-1,161,111 | -1161111 |
| 1998 | $1,100,000 | 1100000 | $976,666 | 976666 | $123,334 | 123334 |
| 2000 | $30,671,333 | 30671333 | $57,546,985 | 57546985 | $-26,875,652 | -26875652 |
| 2001 | $33,404,750 | 33404750 | $67,170,572 | 67170572 | $-33,765,822 | -33765822 |
| 2002 | $40,004,167 | 40004167 | $69,250,777 | 69250777 | $-29,246,610 | -29246610 |
| 2003 | $49,644,266 | 49644266 | $72,226,818 | 72226818 | $-22,582,552 | -22582552 |
| 2004 | $59,150,667 | 59150667 | $71,405,194 | 71405194 | $-12,254,527 | -12254527 |
| 2005 | $53,960,500 | 53960500 | $73,740,238 | 73740238 | $-19,779,738 | -19779738 |
| 2006 | $64,615,625 | 64615625 | $81,328,866 | 81328866 | $-16,713,241 | -16713241 |
| 2007 | $80,777,050 | 80777050 | $85,804,453 | 85804453 | $-5,027,403 | -5027403 |
| 2008 | $46,325,000 | 46325000 | $93,332,110 | 93332110 | $-47,007,110 | -47007110 |
| 2009 | $62,434,450 | 62434450 | $93,995,273 | 93995273 | $-31,560,823 | -31560823 |
| 2010 | $54,457,400 | 54457400 | $95,781,451 | 95781451 | $-41,324,051 | -41324051 |
| 2011 | $67,354,000 | 67354000 | $97,450,552 | 97450552 | $-30,096,552 | -30096552 |
| 2012 | $53,957,500 | 53957500 | $100,713,109 | 100713109 | $-46,755,609 | -46755609 |
| 2013 | $61,964,500 | 61964500 | $106,330,330 | 106330330 | $-44,365,830 | -44365830 |
| 2014 | $17,625,000 | 17625000 | $64,159,790 | 64159790 | $-46,534,790 | -46534790 |
| 2015 | $11,000,000 | 11000000 | $47,264,885 | 47264885 | $-36,264,885 | -36264885 |
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