
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs 2023 Payroll
Cubs 2023 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2023 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Stroman | 32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 13.67 | 23,666,667 |
Seiya Suzuki | 28 | RF | Vet | 3 | $17,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 9.84 | 17,000,000 |
Dansby Swanson | 29 | SS | Vet | n/a | $13,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.65 | 25,285,714 |
Kyle Hendricks | 33 | SP | Vet | n/a | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.65 | 13,875,000 |
Jameson Taillon | 31 | SP | Vet | n/a | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 7.65 | 17,000,000 |
Ian Happ | 28 | LF | Arb 3 | n/a | $10,850,000 | - | $10,850,000 | $10,850,000 | 5.93 | 10,850,000 |
Drew Smyly | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 4.37 | 9,500,000 |
Trey Mancini | 31 | RF | Vet | n/a | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 3.83 | 7,000,000 |
Yan Gomes | 35 | C | Vet | n/a | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.28 | 6,500,000 |
Michael Fulmer | 30 | RP | Vet | n/a | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.19 | 4,000,000 |
Tucker Barnhart | 32 | C | Vet | n/a | $3,250,000 | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.78 | 3,250,000 |
Nico Hoerner | 26 | 2B | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,525,000 | - | $2,525,000 | $2,525,000 | 1.38 | 2,525,000 |
Edwin Rios | 29 | 3B | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.55 | 1,000,000 |
Mark Leiter Jr. | 32 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | 0 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | 0.46 | 850,000 |
Patrick Wisdom | 31 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $763,000 | - | $763,000 | $763,000 | 0.42 | 763,000 |
Adbert Alzolay | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $744,750 | - | $744,750 | $744,750 | 0.41 | 744,750 |
Julian Merryweather | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 0 | $737,000 | - | $737,000 | $737,000 | 0.40 | 737,000 |
Brandon Hughes | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,000 | - | $728,000 | $728,000 | 0.40 | 728,000 |
Hayden Wesneski | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,500 | - | $721,500 | $663,309 | 0.36 | 663,309 |
Nelson Velazquez | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $634,844 | 0.35 | 634,844 |
Miles Mastrobuoni | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,500 | - | $720,500 | $615,966 | 0.34 | 615,966 |
Javier Assad | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,500 | - | $721,500 | $589,608 | 0.32 | 589,608 |
Jeremiah Estrada | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $588,392 | 0.32 | 588,392 |
Matt Mervis | 25 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $576,779 | 0.32 | 576,779 |
Mike Tauchman | 32 | CF | Vet | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $522,585 | 0.29 | 522,585 | |
Miguel Amaya | 24 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $495,488 | 0.27 | 495,488 |
2023 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (7) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cody Bellinger (10-day, Knee) |
27 | CF | n/a | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.56 | 17,500,000 | |
Brad Boxberger (15-day, Arm) |
35 | RP | Vet | n/a | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 1.09 | 2,800,000 |
Adrian Sampson (60-day, Knee) |
31 | SP | Arb 1 (S2) | 3 | $1,900,000 | - | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 1.04 | 1,900,000 |
Codi Heuer (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
26 | RP | Arb 1 | 2 | $785,000 | - | $785,000 | $785,000 | 0.43 | 785,000 |
Justin Steele (15-day, Arm) |
27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $740,000 | - | $740,000 | $740,000 | 0.40 | 740,000 |
Ethan Roberts (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,000 | - | $721,000 | $721,000 | 0.39 | 721,000 |
Nick Burdi (15-day, Appendix) |
30 | RP | Vet | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $538,069 | 0.29 | 538,069 |
2023 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Heyward | 33 | RF | $22,000,000 | - | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 12.03 | 23,000,000 |
Luis Torrens | 27 | C | $225,748 | - | $225,748 | $225,748 | 0.12 | 225,748 |
Eric Hosmer | 33 | 1B | $197,421 | - | $197,421 | $197,421 | 0.11 | 197,421 |
Ryan Borucki | 29 | RP | $11,613 | - | $11,613 | $11,613 | 0.01 | 11,613 |
2023 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $135,211,250 | $2,000,000 | - | $137,211,250 | $136,134,721 | |
Injured List Money | $18,866,000 | - | - | $18,866,000 | $18,684,069 | |
Retained Salary | $22,434,782 | - | - | $22,434,782 | $22,434,782 | |
Active Total Payroll | $176,512,032 | $2,000,000 | - | $178,512,032 | $177,253,572 |
2023 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 | $233,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $203,058,346 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $16,500,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $4,677,393 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $225,902,405 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
|||||||
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $7,097,595 |
2023 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (11) | Status | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Madrigal | Arb 1 (S2) | 26 | 2B | 2 | $1,225,000 | - | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | 1,225,000 |
Keegan Thompson | Pre-Arb | 28 | RP | 2 | $740,000 | - | $740,000 | $202,878 | 202,878 |
Michael Rucker | Pre-Arb | 29 | RP | 2 | $737,000 | - | $737,000 | $245,644 | 245,644 |
Caleb Kilian | Pre-Arb | 26 | SP | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $3,871 | 3,871 |
Kevin Alcantara | Pre-Arb | 20 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ben Brown | Pre-Arb | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Alexander Canario | Pre-Arb | 23 | OF | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Brennen Davis | Pre-Arb | 23 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ryan Jensen | Pre-Arb | 25 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Christopher Morel | Pre-Arb | 24 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
David Bote | Vet | 30 | 2B | 1 | $4,000,000 | $10,000 | $4,010,000 | $4,010,000 | 3,000,000 |
Rowan Wick | Arb 1 | 30 | RP | 1 | $1,550,000 | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | 1,550,000 |
Brad Wieck | Arb 1 | 31 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2023 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derniche Valdez | 17 | SS | - | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 |
Ludwig Espinoza | 17 | SS | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Angel Cepeda | 17 | SS | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Mitch Stophel | 28 | P | - | - | - | - |