MLB
Chicago Cubs 2024 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago Cubs 2024 player cap & cash figures.
Total Payroll Allocations
$232,307,167 / 8th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$227,008,543
Tax Space
$1,915,743
Cash Total
$234,948,543 / 6th
2024 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Swanson
1 Dansby Swanson
|
SS | 30 | $26,000,000 | $25,285,714 | 10.67% | $25,000,000 | 2030 |
|
Happ
2 Ian Happ
|
LF | 29 | $21,000,000 | $20,333,333 | 8.58% | $20,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Taillon
3 Jameson Taillon
|
SP | 32 | $18,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.17% | $18,000,000 | 2027 |
|
Hoerner
4 Nico Hoerner
|
2B | 27 | $11,500,000 | $11,666,667 | 4.92% | $11,500,000 | 2027 |
|
Imanaga
5 Sh?ta Imanaga
|
SP | 30 | $9,250,000 | $13,250,000 | 5.59% | $10,000,000 | 2029 |
|
Neris
6 Hector Neris
|
RP | 35 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 3.80% | $9,000,000 | 2026 |
|
Gomes
7 Yan Gomes
|
C | 36 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2.53% | $6,000,000 | 2025 |
|
Wisdom
8 Patrick Wisdom
|
3B | 32 | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | 1.15% | $2,725,000 | 2027 |
|
Alzolay
9 Adbert Alzolay
|
RP | 29 | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | 0.89% | $2,110,000 | 2027 |
|
Tauchman
10 Mike Tauchman
|
CF | 33 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | 0.82% | $1,950,000 | 2027 |
|
Almonte
11 Yency Almonte
|
RP | 30 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 0.80% | $1,900,000 | 2026 |
|
Madrigal
12 Nick Madrigal
|
2B | 27 | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | 0.76% | $1,810,000 | 2027 |
|
Leiter Jr.
13 Mark Leiter Jr.
|
RP | 33 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.63% | $1,500,000 | 2027 |
|
Morel
14 Christopher Morel
|
3B | 25 | $767,000 | $767,000 | 0.32% | $767,000 | |
|
Assad
15 Javier Assad
|
SP | 26 | $755,000 | $755,000 | 0.32% | $755,000 | |
|
Amaya
16 Miguel Amaya
|
C | 25 | $746,500 | $746,500 | 0.32% | $746,500 | |
|
Busch
17 Michael Busch
|
DH | 26 | $741,500 | $741,500 | 0.31% | $741,500 | |
|
Wicks
18 Jordan Wicks
|
SP | 24 | $741,500 | $741,500 | 0.31% | $741,500 | |
|
Brown
19 Ben Brown
|
RP | 24 | $732,043 | $732,043 | 0.31% | $732,043 | |
|
Little
20 Luke Little
|
RP | 23 | $720,561 | $720,561 | 0.30% | $720,561 | |
|
Thompson
21 Keegan Thompson
|
RP | 29 | $676,260 | $676,260 | 0.29% | $676,260 | 2028 |
|
Canario
22 Alexander Canario
|
OF | 24 | $664,326 | $664,326 | 0.28% | $664,326 | |
|
Brewer
23 Colten Brewer
|
RP | 31 | $656,370 | $656,370 | 0.28% | $656,370 | |
|
Wesneski
24 Hayden Wesneski
|
RP | 26 | $636,480 | $636,480 | 0.27% | $636,480 | |
|
Mervis
25 Matt Mervis
|
1B | 26 | $632,502 | $632,502 | 0.27% | $632,502 | |
|
Crow-Armstrong
26 Pete Crow-Armstrong
|
OF | 22 | $628,524 | $628,524 | 0.27% | $628,524 |
2024 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bellinger
1 Cody Bellinger
|
1B | 28 | $27,500,000 | $26,666,667 | 11.25% | $27,500,000 | |
|
Suzuki
2 Seiya Suzuki
|
RF | 29 | $21,000,000 | $17,000,000 | 7.17% | $20,000,000 | |
|
Hendricks
3 Kyle Hendricks
|
SP | 34 | $16,500,000 | $14,500,000 | 6.12% | $16,500,000 | |
|
Smyly
4 Drew Smyly
|
RP | 35 | $10,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 4.01% | $10,500,000 | |
|
Steele
5 Justin Steele
|
SP | 28 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.69% | $4,000,000 | |
|
Merryweather
6 Julian Merryweather
|
RP | 32 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | - | $1,175,000 | |
|
Kilian
7 Caleb Kilian
|
SP | 27 | $740,500 | $740,500 | - | $740,500 |
2024 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (5) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mancini
1 Trey Mancini
|
OF | 32 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 2.95% | ||
|
Bellinger
2 Cody Bellinger
|
1B | 28 | $5,500,000 | - | - | ||
|
Barnhart
3 Tucker Barnhart
|
C | 33 | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.37% | ||
|
Boxberger
4 Brad Boxberger
|
RP | 36 | $800,000 | - | - | ||
|
Stroman
5 Marcus Stroman
|
SP | 33 | - | $2,666,667 | 1.13% |
2024 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Heyward
1 Jason Heyward
|
RF | 34 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $121,843,566 | 11th | |||||
| Injured List | $81,415,500 | 1st | |||||
| Retained | $19,216,667 | 5th | |||||
| Minor | $7,199,477 | 2nd | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $232,307,167 | 8th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $227,008,543 | 8th | |||||
2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
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Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $237,000,000 | |
| Est. Guaranteed Contracts | $123,629,280 | 13th |
| Est. Injured Contracts | $73,582,167 | - |
| Est. Retained Contracts | $12,916,667 | - |
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | - |
| Est. Minor Buried League Contracts | $4,039,477 | - |
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | - |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Est. Actual Tax Payroll | $235,084,257 | - |
| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $1,915,743 | 21st |
| Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $1,915,743 | - |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 David Bote
|
2B | 31 | $5,510,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $5,500,000 | 2027 |
|
2 Garrett Cooper
|
1B | 33 | $1,500,000 | $850,000 | - | $1,500,000 | 2025 |
|
3 Thomas Pannone
|
RP | 30 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | |
|
4 Miles Mastrobuoni
|
LF | 28 | $88,242 | $88,242 | 0.04% | $88,242 | |
|
5 Jose Cuas
|
RP | 30 | $61,455 | $61,455 | 0.03% | $61,455 | |
|
6 Daniel Palencia
|
RP | 24 | $39,780 | $39,780 | 0.02% | $39,780 | |
|
7 Brad Wieck
|
RP | 32 | - | - | - | - | |
|
8 Brennen Davis
|
OF | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Kevin Alcantara
|
OF | 21 | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Porter Hodge
|
P | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Luis Vazquez
|
SS | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Michael Arias
|
P | 22 | - | - | - | - |
