The following chart lists the Major League Baseball players who have earned the greatest total salary over their career (through the end of 2005 and not including bonuses). $153,379,882 - Barry Bonds $130,890,502 - Kevin Brown $127,687,500 - Randy Johnson $126,027,000 - Alex Rodriguez $124,845,000 - Greg Maddux $123,568,000 - Sammy Sosa $121,001,000 - Roger Clemens $120,159,654 - Ken Griffey, Jr. $119,010,002 - Gary Sheffield $110,426,002 - Mike Piazza $110,363,431 - Larry Walker $108,765,000 - Jeff Bagwell $108,032,727 - Manny Ramirez $105,569,000 - Pedro Martinez $103,392,167 - Mike Mussina $103,145,653 - Tom Glavine $101,600,001 - Bernie Williams $100,405,001 - Mo Vaughn (retired) $ 97,430,000 - Derek Jeter $ 97,376,294 - Albert Belle (retired) $ 97,095,446 - John Smoltz $ 90,299,00