One of the other threads asked about minor league baseball salaries and culture. I figure that it's a recurring topic that deserves its own thread, so it will be easier to find and update in the future.

Here are the minor league baseball salaries for 2013-2014:

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• Until a minor league player is placed on a 40-man roster, monthly salaries are:
  $1150 for the short season teams,
  $1300 for low A, and
  $1500 for high A.
  
  For players repeating a year at the same level, the salary goes up $50 each year.
  
  For AA, the monthly salary is $1700 and it goes up $100 per month for subsequent years.
  
  For AAA, the monthly salary is $2150 per month and it goes up to $2400 the second year and $2700 the third year.
• If a player becomes a minor league free agent, higher salaries can be negotiated.
• A player must be placed on the team’s 40-man roster or be subject to the Rule 5 Draft at the end of his fourth season (if signed at age 19 or higher) or fifth season (if signed at age 18 or lower).
• Salary for first year on 40-man roster:
  2013: $39,900
  2014: $40,750
• Salary for second year on 40-man roster or if one or more days of Major League service time:
  2013: $79,900
  2014: $81,750
• Meal money is $25 per road day.
• Minor league salary must be at least 60% of the player’s combined minor league and Major League salary in the preceding season.

Here's a link to an article from last year that describes the minor league culture, and how Garrett Broshuis, a 5th-round pitcher from Missouri who's now a lawyer, is trying to raise the MiLB salaries.

Quote: "Professional baseball," Broshuis says, "was disappointing from the first week I was there." ...

In February, (Broshius) helped file Senne v. MLB, a federal lawsuit on behalf of 20 former minor league players who allege that Major League Baseball violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws by paying them less than minimum wage and failing to compensate them for overtime. ...

Most of his teammates, (Broshuis) recalls, signed for a thousand bucks and relied on their parents to pay cellphone bills and rent. The family that housed Broshuis lent him a beat-up truck to drive players to the ballpark; team meals consisted of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or cold-cut trays. When the offseason came around, everyone scrambled to find temporary work, often relying on private lessons to get through the winter.

"Baseball's tough for a smart person," says Dirk Hayhurst, a longtime minor leaguer and author of the acclaimed The Bullpen Gospels. "Not that it's full of stupid people, but I would say that people who question the system don't really survive well." ...

The comments are interesting to read, too.

Should be required reading for high school and college-junior draftees?