| Salaries |
| Rk | Player | Salary | Yrs Left |
Level | Role |
| 1. | Carlos Zambrano | $17,700,000 | 3 |
MLB | Ace |
| 2. | Alfonso Soriano | $17,500,000 | 5 |
MLB | Indispensible |
| 3. | Aramis Ramirez | $15,300,000 | 1 |
MLB | Indispensible |
| 4. | Ryan Dempster | $12,800,000 | 3 |
MLB | Ace |
| 5. | Derrek Lee | $12,800,000 | 1 |
MLB | Indispensible |
| 6. | Kosuke Fukudome | $12,500,000 | 2 |
MLB | Everyday |
| 7. | Ted Lilly | $11,800,000 | 1 |
MLB | Ace |
| 8. | Rich Harden | $6,200,000 | 2 |
MLB | Ace |
| 9. | Kevin Gregg | $3,000,000 | 2 |
MLB | Relief |
| 10. | Reed Johnson | $2,200,000 | 2 |
MLB | Everyday |
| 11. | Jeff Samardzija | $1,800,000 | 2 |
MLB | Relief |
| 12. | Ivan Rodriguez | $1,300,000 | 3 |
MLB | Backup |
| 13. | Miguel Negron | $400,000 | 4 |
A | Everyday |
| 14. | Ryan Theriot | $300,000 | 1 |
MLB | Indispensible |
| 15. | Luis Rivas | $300,000 | 2 |
AAA | Indispensible |
| 16. | Micah Hoffpauir | $300,000 | 2 |
AAA | Indispensible |
| 17. | Carlos Marmol | $300,000 | 1 |
MLB | Relief |
| 18. | Mike Fontenot | $200,000 | 1 |
MLB | Everyday |
| 19. | Jake Fox | $200,000 | 2 |
MLB | Everyday |
| 20. | Geovany Soto | $200,000 | 2 |
MLB | Indispensible |
| 21. | Randy Wells | $200,000 | 2 |
MLB | Starter |
| 22. | Tom Gorzelanny | $200,000 | 1 |
AAA | Ace |
| 23. | Mitch Atkins | $100,000 | 2 |
AAA | Ace |
| 24. | Lenny DiNardo | $100,000 | 3 |
MLB | Relief |
| 25. | Russ Ortiz | $100,000 | 3 |
MLB | Relief |
| | Team Total | $117,800,000 |