Top 10 MLB salaries for 2006 season
| Rank | Position | Player | Team | Agent/Agency | Salary |
| 1 | Third base | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | Scott Boras/
Scott Boras Corp. | $21.68 million |
| 2 | Shortstop | Derek Jeter | Yankees | Casey Close/
Creative Artists Agency | $20.60 million |
| 3 | First base | Jason Giambi | Yankees | Arn Tellem/
Wasserman Media Group | $20.43 million |
| 4 | Left field | Barry Bonds | Giants | Jeff Borris/
Beverly Hills Sports Council | $19.33 million |
| 5 | Pitcher | Mike Mussina | Yankees | Arn Tellem/
Wasserman Media Group | $19.00 million |
| 6 | Left field | Manny Ramirez | Red Sox | Scott Parker/
Legacy Sports Group | $18.28 million |
| 7 | First base | Todd Helton | Rockies | Scott Sanderson/
Moye Sports Associates | $16.60 million |
| 8 | Pitcher | Andy Pettitte | Astros | Randy Hendricks/
Hendricks Sports Management | $16.43 million |
| 9 | Right field | Magglio Ordonez | Tigers | Scott Boras/
Scott Boras Corp. | $16.20 million |
| 10 | Pitcher | Randy Johnson | Yankees | Barry Meister & Alan Nero/
CSMG | $15.66 million |
| Note: Salaries include actual salary plus a prorated signing bonus, if applicable. Does not include incentive pay. Does not include Jeff Bagwell, who had not played all season due to a possible career-ending injury. He was due to make $19.37 million this season and is represented by Barry Axelrod. |
Top 10 NBA salaries for 2005-06 season
| Rank | Position | Player | Team | Agent/Agency | Salary |
| 1 | Center | Shaquille O'Neal | Heat | Perry Rogers/
PRISM Sports Management | $20.00 million |
| 2 | Power forward | Chris Webber | 76ers | Aaron Goodwin/
Goodwin Sports Management | $19.13 million |
| 3 | Shooting guard | Michael Finley | Spurs | Henry Thomas/
CSMG | $18.61 million |
| 4 | Power forward | Kevin Garnett | Timberwolves | Andy Miller/
ASM Sports | $18.00 million |
| 5t | Shooting guard | Allen Iverson | 76ers | Leon Rose/
Sherman Silverstein Kohl Rose & Podolsky | $16.45 million |
| 5t | Point guard | Stephon Marbury | Knicks | No agent on file | $16.45 million |
| 7 | Point guard | Jason Kidd | Nets | Jeff Schwartz/
Excel Sports Management | $16.44 million |
| 8 | Power foward | Jermaine O'Neal | Pacers | Arn Tellem & Bob Myers/
Wasserman Media Group | $16.43 million |
| 9 | Shooting guard | Kobe Bryant | Lakers | Rob Pelinka/
SFX | $15.95 million |
| 10 | Power foward | Tim Duncan | Spurs | Lon Babby/
Williams & Connolly | $15.85 million |
| Note: Salaries include actual salary plus a prorated signing bonus, if applicable. Does not include incentive pay. |
Top 10 NFL salaries for 2005-06 season
| Rank | Position | Player | Team | Agent/Agency | Salary |
| 1 | Defensive end | Simeon Rice | Buccaneers | Tom Condon/
Creative Artists Agency | $10.70 million |
| 2 | Cornerback | Charles Woodson | Packers | Carl Poston/
Professional Sports Planning Inc. | $10.54 million |
| 3 | Quarterback | Brett Favre | Packers | James "Bus" Cook/
B.C. Sports | $10.13 million |
| 4 | Linebacker | Derrick Brooks | Buccaneers | Roosevelt Barnes/
Maximum Sports Management | $9.66 million |
| 5 | Wide receiver | Isaac Bruce | Rams | Jimmy Sexton/
Athletic Resource Management | $9.34 million |
| 6 | Cornerback | Fred Smoot | Vikings | James "Bus" Cook/
B.C. Sports | $9.10 million |
| 7 | Running back | Edgerrin James | Colts | Drew Rosenhaus/
Rosenhaus Sports Representation | $9.08 million |
| 8 | Quarterback | Joey Harrington | Lions | David Dunn/
Athletes First LLC | $8.54 million |
| 9 | Quarterback | Daunte Culpepper | Vikings | No agent on file | $8.46 million |
| 10 | Quarterback | Peyton Manning | Colts | Tom Condon/
Creative Artists Agency | $8.44 million |
| Note: Salaries for players at the end of the 2005-06 season. Figures indicate the player’s cap value. |
Top 10 NHL salaries for 2006-07 season
| Rank | Position | Player | Team | Agent/Agency | Salary |
| 1 | Left defense | Glen Wesley | Hurricanes | Rick Curran/
The Orr Hockey Group | $12.00 million |
| 2 | Right wing | Jaromir Jagr | Rangers | J.P. Barry & Pat Brisson/
Creative Artists Agency | $8.36 million |
| 3 | Center | Brad Richards | Lightning | Pat Morris/
Newport Sports Management Inc. | $7.80 million |
| 4t | Left defense | Nicklas Lidstrom | Red Wings | Don Meehan/
Newport Sports Management Inc. | $7.60 million |
| 4t | Center | Alexei Yashin | Islanders | Mark Gardler/
International Sports Advisors Co. | $7.60 million |
| 4t | Center | Mats Sundin | Maple Leafs | J.P. Barry/
Creative Artists Agency | $7.60 million |
| 7t | Right defense | Zdeno Chara | Boston Bruins | Matt Keator/
Sports Consulting Group | $7.50 million |
| 7t | Center | Patrick Elias | Devils | Allan Walsh/
Octagon | $7.50 million |
| 9 | Center | Vincent Lecavalier | Lightning | Kent Hughes/
MFIVE Sports | $7.17 million |
| 10 | Right defense | Bryan McCabe | Maple Leafs | Jeff Solomon/
Sports Personnel Services | $7.15 million |
| Note: Salaries of players on rosters as of Aug. 3, 2006, and include actual salary plus a prorated signing bonus, if applicable. Does not include incentive pay. |
Sources: USA Today salaries database, SBJ archives, nflpa.com
