Code:
YEAR REDS MLB PAYROLL
1970 22266 $732,575.00
1971 18532 $788,575.00
1972 20928 $852,300.00
1973 24909 $914,150.00
1974 26556 $1,020,975.00
1975 28588 $1,116,900.00
1976 32466 $1,287,525.00
1977 31107 $1,901,650.00
1978 31460 $2,496,900.00
1979 29279 $2,838,950.00
1980 24815 $3,593,900.00
1981 20254 $4,641,275.00
1982 16377 $6,037,425.00
1983 14697 $7,229,850.00
1984 15752 $8,235,200.00
1985 22650 $9,278,925.00
1986 20894 $10,313,000.00
1987 26978 $10,311,350.00
1988 25746 $10,968,225.00
1989 24436 $12,431,350.00
1990 29640 $14,938,425.00
1991 29289 $21,287,300.00
1992 28592 $25,716,675.00
1993 30287 $26,902,225.00
1994 33003 $29,206,575.00
1995 25523 $27,769,150.00
1996 22981 $27,999,525.00
1997 22047 $33,415,225.00
1998 22144 $34,970,775.00
1999 25292 $40,279,150.00
2000 31624 $47,390,750.00
2001 23794 $53,472,400.00
2002 22913 $57,391,225.00
2003 29077 $59,304,725.00
2004 28237 $57,838,375.00
2005 23989 $61,914,725.00
2006 26351 $67,482,300.00
2007 25388 $70,500,000.00
2008 25415 $78,750,000.00
2009 21579 $81,005,150.00
2010 25925 $82,445,700.00
2011 27997 $82,634,825.00
The Reds are always in the middle of the pack and close to the MLB average, in 2011 the payroll is $80,826,667