| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Note | Years in Majors |
| C. Everett | RF | $5,500,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| A. Eaton | SP | $5,000,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| B. Eldred | 1B | $3,250,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,480,000) | 4 years |
| R. Loiselle | SP | $3,230,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 11 years |
| S. Rolen | 3B | $2,767,500 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 12 years |
| J. Borchard | LF | $2,378,572 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $2,260,000) | 4 years |
| D. Einertson | CL | $2,090,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 10 years |
| J. Varitek | C | $1,710,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 14 years |
| K. Olsen | SP | $1,685,714 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 5 years |
| O. Infante | 2B | $1,607,143 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,760,000) | 3 years |
| V. Chulk | MR | $1,600,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,600,000) | 4 years |
| T. Cogan | MR | $992,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 5 years |
| B. Raggio | MR | $970,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 6 years |
| K. Shoppach | C | $521,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $520,000) | 3 years |
| R. Church | CF | $441,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $710,000) | 3 years |
| J. Walker | MR | $370,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| B. Hill | SS | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 5 years |
| J. Johnson | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| W. Davis | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Medina | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $490,000) | 2 years |
| D. Livesay | CF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Adams | 2B | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 2 years |
| W. Young | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| S. Devera | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| R. Johnson | LF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| J. Saunders | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| C. McGehee | SS | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
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