Average Salary by Nationality

The latest issue of Sports Illustrated has a chart for "Average Salary by Nationality" in the major leagues. As follows:

Country	Average Salary
Australia	$500K
Canada	$4M
Colombia	$10M
Cuba	$5M
Curacao	$7.5M
Dom. Republic	$4M
Japan	$5M
Mexico	$2M
Netherlands	$500K
Panama	$6M
Puerto Rico	$5M
South Korea	$500K
Taiwan	$1.5M
United States	$3M
U.S. VI	$500K
Venezuela	$3.5M

In a very general sense, this is an interesting chart, although some of these averages are a bit misleading. Ichiro Suzuki's $17.1M per year salary goes a long way toward bolstering the average salary for Japan, although Hideki Matsui ($13M) and Kenji Johjima ($5.5M) also contribute. Likewise for Curacao: That $7.5M average salary is mostly courtesy of Andruw Jones ($9M), with Jair Jurrjens ($390K) and Wladimir Balentien ($380K) serving as economic dead weight. Without them, this Dutch province would be Number 1! You know that Governor Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag is pissed.

In case you're wondering why Colombia boasts the highest average, a large portion is due to archnemeses Orlando Cabrera and Edgar Renteria, who each make $10M per.