Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox 2025 Payroll

Red Sox 2025 Payroll

An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 2025 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (32) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Devers Rafael Devers 28 3B Vet $27,500,000 $1,818,182 $29,318,181 $29,318,181 27.57 29,152,686
Story Trevor Story 32 SS Vet $22,500,000 - $22,500,000 $22,500,000 21.16 23,333,333
Giolito Lucas Giolito 30 SP Vet $19,000,000 - $19,000,000 $19,000,000 17.87 19,250,000
Yoshida Masataka Yoshida 31 OF Vet $18,000,000 $600,000 $18,600,000 $18,600,000 17.49 18,000,000
Hendriks Liam Hendriks 36 RP/CL Vet $6,000,000 - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 5.64 5,000,000
Whitlock Garrett Whitlock 29 SP Vet $5,250,000 $250,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 5.17 4,687,500
Bello Brayan Bello 26 SP Vet $2,500,000 $166,667 $2,666,666 $2,666,666 2.51 9,166,667
Refsnyder Rob Refsnyder 34 RF Vet $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 1.88 2,000,000
Heineman Tyler Heineman 34 C Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Rodriguez Joely Rodriguez 33 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Dalbec Bobby Dalbec 30 1B Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
McGuire Reese McGuire 30 C Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Houck Tanner Houck 29 SP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Duran Jarren Duran 28 CF Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Reyes Pablo Reyes 31 LF Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Crawford Kutter Crawford 29 RP Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Winckowski Josh Winckowski 27 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Wong Connor Wong 29 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Abreu Wilyer Abreu 26 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Casas Triston Casas 25 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Jacques Joe Jacques 30 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Gonzalez Romy Gonzalez 28 2B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Campbell Isaiah Campbell 27 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Murphy Chris Murphy 27 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Hamilton David Hamilton 27 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Grissom Vaughn Grissom 24 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Walter Brandon Walter 28 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Kelly Zack Kelly 30 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Weissert Greg Weissert 30 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Bernardino Brennan Bernardino 33 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Valdez Enmanuel Valdez 26 2B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Rafaela Ceddanne Rafaela 24 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000


2025 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (1) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Hosmer Eric Hosmer 35 1B $760,000 - $760,000 $760,000 0.71 760,000


2025 Deferred Salaries

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (2) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Pedroia Dustin Pedroia 41 2B $2,500,000 - $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Ramirez Manny Ramirez 53 LF $2,038,712 - $2,038,712 $2,038,712


2025 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $102,750,000 $2,834,849 - $105,584,847 $105,584,647
Retained Salary $760,000 - - $760,000 $760,000
Deferred Salary $4,538,712 - - $4,538,712 $4,538,712
Active Total Payroll $103,510,000 $2,834,849 - $106,344,847 $106,344,647

 

2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.

Payroll Type Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $241,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll $109,350,186
Est. Player Benefits $17,500,000
Est. Minor League Contracts $2,250,000
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll $130,766,852
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $130,766,852

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $110,233,148