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Chicago Cubs 2024 Payroll
Cubs 2024 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2024 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (37) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dansby Swanson | 30 | SS | Vet | n/a | $25,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 15.10 | 25,285,714 |
Ian Happ | 29 | LF | Vet | n/a | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 12.19 | 20,333,333 |
Seiya Suzuki | 29 | OF | Vet | 3 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 12.19 | 17,000,000 |
Jameson Taillon | 32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 10.45 | 17,000,000 |
Kyle Hendricks | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $16,500,000 | - | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 9.58 | 16,500,000 |
Nico Hoerner | 27 | 2B | Vet | 2 | $11,500,000 | - | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | 6.68 | 11,666,667 |
Drew Smyly | 35 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,500,000 | - | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 6.10 | 9,500,000 |
Yan Gomes | 36 | C | Vet | n/a | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3.48 | 6,000,000 |
Patrick Wisdom | 32 | 3B | Arb 1 | 3 | $2,725,000 | - | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | 1.58 | 2,725,000 |
Justin Steele | 28 | SP | Arb 1 (S2) | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 4,100,000 |
Mike Tauchman | 33 | CF | Arb 1 | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 2,700,000 |
Adbert Alzolay | 29 | SP | Arb 1 | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 2,300,000 |
Nick Madrigal | 27 | 2B | Arb 2 (S2) | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 1,900,000 |
Mark Leiter Jr. | 33 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 1,400,000 |
Julian Merryweather | 32 | RP | Arb 1 | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 1,300,000 |
Kevin Alcantara | 21 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Miguel Amaya | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Michael Arias | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Javier Assad | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Ben Brown | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Alexander Canario | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong | 22 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Jose Cuas | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Brennen Davis | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Porter Hodge | 23 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Bailey Horn | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Caleb Kilian | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Luke Little | 23 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Miles Mastrobuoni | 28 | LF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Matt Mervis | 26 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Christopher Morel | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Daniel Palencia | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Michael Rucker | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Keegan Thompson | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Luis Vazquez | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Hayden Wesneski | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
Jordan Wicks | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
2024 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trey Mancini | 32 | OF | $7,000,000 | - | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 4.06 | 7,000,000 |
Cody Bellinger | 28 | CF | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 3.19 | - |
Tucker Barnhart | 33 | C | $3,250,000 | - | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | 1.89 | 3,250,000 |
Brad Boxberger | 36 | RP | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.46 | - |
2024 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Heyward | 34 | RF | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
2024 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $130,225,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $133,225,000 | $133,224,972 | |
Est. Arbitration Salaries | - | - | - | - | $13,700,000 | |
Est. Pre-Arbitration Salaries | - | - | - | - | $8,470,000 | |
Retained Salary | $16,550,000 | - | - | $16,550,000 | $16,550,000 | |
Deferred Salary | - | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
Buried Minor Salary | $5,500,000 | $10,000 | - | $5,510,000 | $5,510,000 | |
Active Total Payroll | $152,275,000 | $3,010,000 | - | $155,285,000 | $155,284,972 | |
Projected Total Payroll | - | - | - | - | $177,454,972 |
2024 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 | $237,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $139,260,714 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Buried Contracts | $3,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $163,177,380 | ||||||
Est. Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $13,700,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $8,470,000 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $185,347,380 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $73,822,620 |
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (1) | Status | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Bote | Vet | 31 | 2B | 1 | $5,500,000 | $10,000 | $5,510,000 | $5,510,000 | 3,000,000 |
Brad Wieck | 32 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |