Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox 2026 Payroll
Red Sox 2026 Payroll
An updated look at the Boston Red Sox 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (29) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Devers | 29 | 3B | Vet | $27,500,000 | $1,818,182 | $29,318,181 | $29,318,181 | 26.04 | 29,152,686 |
Trevor Story | 33 | SS | Vet | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 22.21 | 23,333,333 |
Masataka Yoshida | 32 | OF | Vet | $18,000,000 | $600,000 | $18,600,000 | $18,600,000 | 16.52 | 18,000,000 |
Lucas Giolito | 31 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 12.44 | 19,250,000 |
Liam Hendriks | 37 | RP/CL | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 10.66 | 5,000,000 |
Garrett Whitlock | 30 | SP | Vet | $7,250,000 | $250,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 6.66 | 4,687,500 |
Brayan Bello | 27 | SP | Vet | $6,000,000 | $166,667 | $6,166,666 | $6,166,666 | 5.48 | 9,166,667 |
Tyler Heineman | 35 | C | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Winckowski | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Dalbec | 31 | 3B | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Tanner Houck | 30 | SP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Connor Wong | 30 | C | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Triston Casas | 26 | 1B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Jarren Duran | 29 | LF | Arb 2 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Romy Gonzalez | 29 | 2B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Pablo Reyes | 32 | SS | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Zack Kelly | 31 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutter Crawford | 30 | SP | Arb 2 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilyer Abreu | 27 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Joe Jacques | 31 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Isaiah Campbell | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Chris Murphy | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
David Hamilton | 28 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Vaughn Grissom | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Brandon Walter | 29 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Greg Weissert | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Brennan Bernardino | 34 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Enmanuel Valdez | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Ceddanne Rafaela | 25 | CF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
2026 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dustin Pedroia | 42 | 2B | $2,500,000 | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
Manny Ramirez | 54 | LF | $2,043,809 | - | $2,043,809 | $2,043,809 |
2026 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $109,750,000 | $2,834,849 | - | $112,584,847 | $112,584,682 | |
Deferred Salary | $4,543,809 | - | - | $4,543,809 | $4,543,809 | |
Active Total Payroll | $109,750,000 | $2,834,849 | - | $112,584,847 | $112,584,682 |
2026 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 | $244,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $89,340,186 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $111,256,852 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $111,256,852 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $132,743,148 |