Here are the top payrolls, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts. These numbers include bonuses and money owed former players.
NY Yankees - $206,811,689
NY Mets - $139,102,235
Chicago Cubs - $137,945,612
Detroit Tigers - $129,598,000
Philadelphia Phillies - $128,307,380
Boston Red Sox - $122,624,689
LA Angels - $113,709,000
LA Dodgers - $109,175,853
Houston Astros -$105,035,000
Seattle Mariners - $99,596,926
Chicago White Sox - $98,418,500
Atlanta Braves - $97,692,834
St. Louis Cardinals - $93,612,500
13 MLB teams have payrolls of $90 million or more. That's almost half the teams in both leagues.
Looking at that list, I don't think anyone can really say that the Sox and Yankees are both "Evil Empires." The Sox are 6th in total payroll, and are closer in terms of salary to the Rays than they are to the MFY. Tampa Bay raised their payroll from $43,745,597 on Opening Day last year to $64,876,368. The MFY are $67.5 million ahead of the 2nd highest payroll (the Mets).