Here are the final payrolls for 2006.  Surprising to see the Sox drop all the way to 9th, and only $1.6 million from 11th.

1 New York Yankees      $207.5  (Luxury tax - $26)
2 Boston Red Sox          $137.5  (Luxury tax - $0.5)
3 New York Mets            $116.6
4 Houston Astros            $107.7
5 Los Angeles Dodgers    $107.3
6 Los Angeles Angels      $104.0
7 Chicago Cubs             $99.0
8 San Francisco Giants   $98.9
9 Chicago White Sox      $96.9
10 St. Louis Cardinals    $96.1
11 Seattle Mariners        $95.3
12 Philadelphia Phillies   $93.3
13 Atlanta Braves          $92.2
14 Detroit Tigers           $89.8
15 Texas Rangers          $82.7
16 Baltimore Orioles       $76.1
17 San Diego Padres      $73.8
18 Toronto Blue Jays      $72.4
19 Oakland A's              $70.9
20 Washington Nationals  $67.4
21 Minnesota Twins         $64.8
22 Cincinnati Reds           $63.7
23 Arizona Diamondbacks  $61.5
24 Milwaukee Brewers       $58.1
25 Colorado Rockies         $53.2
26 Cleveland Indians        $52.4
27 Kansas City Royals      $51.5
28 Pittsburgh Pirates        $43.4
29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  $36.4
30 Florida Marlins            $21.1
* All figures in Millions (US)

Note: Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and earned incentive bonuses and other compensation. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values. Figures include money paid or received in cash transactions between teams to defray parts of salaries of traded players.