There is a sharp difference between the salaries of major league baseball players and those that play in the minor leagues. The highest paid baseball players in the major leagues such as Alex Rodriguez make over $20 million in a year. Even entry level major league players can expect to make several hundred thousand dollars per year. Baseball counterparts in the minors, however, make far less than
. the average major league player. In 1975, the average major league salary was $44,676 for a year. According to Baseball America, in 2010, the average was $3.2 million for a year's salary for a major league player, with a minimum of $400,000 per year. First year players in the minor leagues make mediocre salaries in comparison to most white collar jobs in America. For example, a class A baseball player in a short season may only make $850/month in his first year. After his first year the minimum salary becomes $850/month. For a class A baseball player in a full season he makes $1050/month in his first year and no less than $1050/month after his first year. The class AA player makes $1500/month in his first year and no less than $1500/month after his first year. The class AAA player makes $2150/month in his first year and no less than $2150/month after the first year. This works out to around $10,000 for five months of work. The triple-A most highly coveted free agents may make $12,000-$25,000 per month depending on the organization. This works out to around $60,000-$125,000 for five months of work. The current 2011 "average Joe" salary, according to SimplyHired.com (http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-your+average+joe), is $46,000 per year which works out to about $3833 a month. Therefore, lower-tier AAA players make less salary than the average American worker. According to payscale.com (http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Baseball_Player,_Minor_League_%28AAA%29/Salary), the range of salaries is highly varied among the AAA baseball players. The salary can range from $23,705 to $106,089. http://nationalsportsandentertainment.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/pay-structure-of-minor-league-baseball-players/ or http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/season-preview/2010/269689.html
