| Player | Salary | | Allan Anderson | $200,000 | | Wally Backman | $750,000 | | Juan Berenguer | $625,000 | | Randy Bush | $550,000 | | Carmelo Castillo | $432,500 | | Tim Drummond | $68,000 | | Jim Dwyer | $200,000 | | Mike Dyer | $68,000 | | Gary Gaetti | $2,400,000 | | Greg Gagne | $570,000 | | Dan Gladden | $610,000 | | Mark Guthrie | $68,000 | | Chip Hale | $68,000 | | Brian Harper | $147,500 | | Kent Hrbek | $1,560,000 | | Gene Larkin | $145,000 | | Tim Laudner | $700,000 | | John Moses | $180,000 | | Al Newman | $180,000 | | Kirby Puckett | $2,000,000 | | Shane Rawley | $950,000 | | Steve Shields | $125,000 | | Roy Smith | $100,000 | | Frank Viola | $2,766,666 | | Gary Wayne | $68,000 | | Career | $15,531,666 |
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