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Chicago Cubs 2025 Payroll

Cubs 2025 Payroll

An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2025 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (33) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Swanson Dansby Swanson 31 SS Vet $27,000,000 $1,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 17.05 25,285,714
Bellinger Cody Bellinger 29 CF Vet $27,500,000 - $27,500,000 $27,500,000 16.74 26,666,667
Happ Ian Happ 30 LF Vet $20,000,000 $1,000,000 $21,000,000 $21,000,000 12.79 20,333,333
Suzuki Seiya Suzuki 30 OF Vet $18,000,000 $1,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 11.57 17,000,000
Taillon Jameson Taillon 33 SP Vet $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $18,000,000 10.96 17,000,000
Imanaga Shōta Imanaga 31 SP Vet $13,000,000 $250,000 $13,250,000 $13,250,000 8.07 13,250,000
Hoerner Nico Hoerner 28 2B Vet $11,500,000 - $11,500,000 $11,500,000 7.00 11,666,667
Smyly Drew Smyly 36 SP Vet $10,000,000 - $10,000,000 $10,000,000 6.09 10,000,000
Neris Hector Neris 36 RP Vet $9,000,000 - $9,000,000 $9,000,000 5.48 9,000,000
Bote David Bote 32 2B Vet $7,000,000 - $7,000,000 $7,000,000 4.26 7,000,000
Almonte Yency Almonte 31 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. 34 RP/CL Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Thompson Keegan Thompson 30 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Tauchman Mike Tauchman 34 CF Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Alzolay Adbert Alzolay 30 SP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Merryweather Julian Merryweather 33 RP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Madrigal Nick Madrigal 28 2B Arb 3 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Wisdom Patrick Wisdom 33 3B Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Steele Justin Steele 29 SP Arb 2 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Cuas Jose Cuas 31 RP Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Amaya Miguel Amaya 26 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Busch Michael Busch 27 2B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Wesneski Hayden Wesneski 27 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Kilian Caleb Kilian 28 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong 23 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Little Luke Little 24 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Mervis Matt Mervis 27 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Canario Alexander Canario 25 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Morel Christopher Morel 26 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Wicks Jordan Wicks 25 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Mastrobuoni Miles Mastrobuoni 29 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Assad Javier Assad 27 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Palencia Daniel Palencia 25 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000


2025 Deferred Salaries

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

Player (1) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Heyward Jason Heyward 35 RF - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000


2025 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $161,000,000 $3,250,000 - $164,250,000 $164,249,820
Deferred Salary - $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Active Total Payroll $161,000,000 $3,250,000 - $164,250,000 $164,249,820

 

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 $131,202,381
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 $152,619,047
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $152,619,047

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $88,380,953