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MLB
Chicago Cubs 2026 Cash Table
The Chicago Cubs 2026 cash table, including base salaries, bonuses, & incentives.
2026 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
| Player (39) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 32 | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | |
| Bregman Alex Bregman | 3B | 32 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | |
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 34 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 31 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | OF | 31 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Boyd Matthew Boyd | SP | 35 | $14,500,000 | $14,500,000 | |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 29 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 30 | $6,775,000 | $6,775,000 | |
| Harvey Hunter Harvey | RP | 31 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| Rea Colin Rea | SP | 36 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | |
| Maton Phil Maton | RP | 33 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | |
| Kelly Carson Kelly | C | 31 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Cabrera Edward Cabrera | SP | 28 | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 | |
| Thielbar Caleb Thielbar | RP | 39 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Milner Hoby Milner | RP | 35 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | |
| Assad Javier Assad | RP | 28 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | |
| Webb Jacob Webb | RP | 32 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Austin Tyler Austin | 1B | 34 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| Rolison Ryan Rolison | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Roberts Ethan Roberts | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Dean Justin Dean | OF | 29 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Alcantara Kevin Alcantara | OF | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 27 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Hollowell Gavin Hollowell | RP | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Hodge Porter Hodge | RP | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Little Luke Little | RP | 25 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Wicks Jordan Wicks | RP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Triantos James Triantos | 3B | 23 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Martin Riley Martin | P | 28 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Cowles Benjamin Cowles | SS | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Neely Jack Neely | RP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Horton Cade Horton | SP | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Brown Ben Brown | SP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Shaw Matt Shaw | 3B | 24 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Palencia Daniel Palencia | RP | 26 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Ballesteros Moisés Ballesteros | C | 22 | $820,000 | $820,000 | |
| Ramirez Pedro Ramirez | SS | 22 | $820,000 | $820,000 |
2026 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | 30 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
2026 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 | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 36 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
2026 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (33) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munoz Yadier Munoz | SS | 17 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| Martinez Jaims Martinez | SS | 17 | $900,000 | $900,000 | |
| Serrano Yanfri Serrano | OF | 17 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Gonzalez Eduardo Gonzalez | SS | 17 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Geraldo Johan Geraldo | SS | 17 | $600,000 | $600,000 | |
| Almanzar Franyel Almanzar | SS | 16 | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| Taveras Esau Taveras | SS | 17 | $400,000 | $400,000 | |
| German Luis German | SS | 16 | $325,000 | $325,000 | |
| Tomas Luis Tomas | SS | 17 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Chirino Osveiker Chirino | P | $180,000 | $180,000 | ||
| Lopez Santiago Lopez | P | 17 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Cadiz Xavier Cadiz | SS | 16 | $85,000 | $85,000 | |
| Carias Anderson Carias | P | 17 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |
| Mateo Marcos Mateo | SS | 17 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
| Montero Jose Luis Montero | OF | $60,000 | $60,000 | ||
| Oropeza Enrique Oropeza | OF | 17 | $55,000 | $55,000 | |
| Moreno Albert Moreno | OF | 17 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Guerrero Samir Guerrero | SS | 17 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Prince Luciano Prince | P | 17 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |
| Avendano Jose Avendano | P | 17 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |
| Serva Jose Serva | P | 17 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |
| Concepcion Yadier Concepcion | P | 17 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Mendoza Giancarlos Mendoza | SS | 17 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Diaz Luis Diaz | OF | 17 | $20,000 | $20,000 | |
| Marcano Jhosued Marcano | P | 17 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Tsunematsu Kotaro Tsunematsu | OF | 22 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Martinez Luis Martinez | P | 19 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Hernandez Diego Hernandez | SS | 17 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Pinto Yamel Pinto | P | 18 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Barile D'Alessandro Barile | SS | 16 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Hernandez Oswal Hernandez | P | $10,000 | $10,000 | ||
| Marte Rokelvi Marte | OF | $10,000 | $10,000 | ||
| Piedra Naikys Piedra | P | $10,000 | $10,000 |
2026 Cash Totals
| Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $190,245,000 | $190,245,000 | |||
| Retained | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||
| Deferred | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |||
| Signing Bonus | $6,755,000 | $6,755,000 | |||
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