MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2024 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Total Payroll Allocations
$232,307,167 / 8th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$227,008,543
2024 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 7.047 | Vet | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 6.036 | Vet | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 7.110 | Vet | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 4.014 | Vet | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Imanaga Sh?ta Imanaga | SP | Vet | $9,250,000 | $9,250,000 | $9,000,000 | $250,000 | - | - | |
| Neris Hector Neris | RP | 8.068 | Vet | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Gomes Yan Gomes | C | 11.083 | Vet | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Wisdom Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 3.058 | Arb 1 | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | - | - | - |
| Alzolay Adbert Alzolay | RP | 3.050 | Arb 1 | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | - | - | - |
| Tauchman Mike Tauchman | CF | 3.143 | Arb 1 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | - | - | - |
| Almonte Yency Almonte | RP | 4.143 | Arb 2 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Madrigal Nick Madrigal | 2B | 3.164 | Arb 2 (S2) | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | - | - | - |
| Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | 3.031 | Arb 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Morel Christopher Morel | 3B | 1.117 | Pre-Arb | $767,000 | $767,000 | $767,000 | - | - | - |
| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 1.027 | Pre-Arb | $755,000 | $755,000 | $755,000 | - | - | - |
| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 0.130 | Pre-Arb | $746,500 | $746,500 | $746,500 | - | - | - |
| Busch Michael Busch | DH | 0.045 | Pre-Arb | $741,500 | $741,500 | $741,500 | - | - | - |
| Wicks Jordan Wicks | SP | 0.037 | Pre-Arb | $741,500 | $741,500 | $741,500 | - | - | - |
| Brown Ben Brown | RP | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $732,043 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Little Luke Little | RP | 0.140 | Pre-Arb | $740,500 | $720,561 | $740,500 | - | - | - |
| Thompson Keegan Thompson | RP | 2.034 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $676,260 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Canario Alexander Canario | OF | 0.031 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $664,326 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Brewer Colten Brewer | RP | 2.069 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $656,370 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | RP | 1.008 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $636,480 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Mervis Matt Mervis | 1B | 0.041 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $632,502 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | 0.021 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $628,524 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (7) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | 1B | 6.160 | Vet | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | RF | 2.000 | Vet | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 9.081 | Vet | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Smyly Drew Smyly | RP | 11.143 | Vet | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 2.143 | Arb 1 (S2) | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 3.109 | Arb 1 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | - | - | - |
| Kilian Caleb Kilian | SP | 0.020 | Pre-Arb | $740,500 | $740,500 | $740,500 | - | - | - |
2024 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (5) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mancini Trey Mancini | OF | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | ||||||
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | 1B | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | ||||||
| Barnhart Tucker Barnhart | C | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | ||||||
| Boxberger Brad Boxberger | RP | $800,000 | $800,000 | ||||||
| Stroman Marcus Stroman | SP | $2,666,667 | - |
2024 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 14.000 | $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 Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $227,008,543 | 8th | |||||
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 David Bote
|
2B | 4.083 | Vet | $5,510,000 | $5,510,000 | $5,500,000 | $10,000 | - | - |
|
2 Garrett Cooper
|
1B | 6.053 | Vet | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Thomas Pannone
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RP | 1.010 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
|
4 Miles Mastrobuoni
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LF | 0.140 | Pre-Arb | $746,000 | $88,242 | $746,000 | - | - | - |
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5 Jose Cuas
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RP | 1.129 | Pre-Arb | $762,000 | $61,455 | $762,000 | - | - | - |
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6 Daniel Palencia
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RP | 0.090 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $39,780 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
7 Brad Wieck
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RP | 3.085 | Vet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8 Brennen Davis
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OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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9 Kevin Alcantara
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OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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10 Porter Hodge
|
P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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11 Luis Vazquez
|
SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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12 Michael Arias
|
P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
