Chicago Cubs 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (37) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 31 | RF | Vet | $21,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $23,500,000 | $23,500,000 | 15.62 | 23,000,000 | |
| Yu Darvish | 34 | SP | Vet | $22,000,000 | - | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 14.62 | 21,000,000 | |
| Kris Bryant | 29 | 3B | Arb 4 | $18,600,000 | - | $18,600,000 | $18,600,000 | 12.36 | 18,600,000 | |
| Anthony Rizzo | 31 | 1B | Vet | $16,500,000 | - | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | 10.96 | 16,500,000 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $16,000,000 | - | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 10.63 | 14,333,333 | |
| Kyle Hendricks | 31 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | - | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 9.30 | 13,875,000 | |
| Javier Baez | 28 | SS | Arb 3 | $11,000,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 7.31 | 11,000,000 | |
| Kyle Schwarber | 28 | LF | Arb 3 | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.32 | 8,000,000 | |
| Willson Contreras | 29 | C | Arb 2 | 2 | $6,200,000 | - | $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 | 4.12 | 6,200,000 |
| Ian Happ | 26 | CF | Arb 1 | 2 | $3,500,000 | - | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2.33 | 3,500,000 |
| Jose Martinez | 32 | 1B | Arb 2 | 2 | $2,200,000 | - | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | 1.46 | 2,200,000 |
| Albert Almora | 27 | CF | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,575,000 | - | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | 1.05 | 1,575,000 |
| Victor Caratini | 27 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,400,000 | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | 0.93 | 1,400,000 |
| Kyle Ryan | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,350,000 | - | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 0.90 | 1,350,000 |
| Colin Rea | 31 | SP | Arb 2 | 1 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 0.86 | 1,300,000 |
| Ryan Tepera | 33 | RP | Arb 3 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 0.86 | 1,300,000 | |
| Daniel Winkler | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $1,050,000 | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 0.70 | 1,050,000 | |
| David Bote | 28 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $1,000,000 | $10,000 | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | 0.67 | 3,000,000 |
| Cory Abbott | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Jason Adam | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Adbert Alzolay | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Miguel Amaya | 22 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Nico Hoerner | 24 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dillon Maples | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Brailyn Marquez | 22 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Tyson Miller | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Alec Mills | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Christopher Morel | 22 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| James Norwood | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Max Schrock | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Justin Steele | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Keegan Thompson | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Duane Underwood | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 29 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Rowan Wick | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brad Wieck | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (6) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Brothers | 33 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Taylor Gushue | 27 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jake Jewell | 28 | RP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ian Miller | 29 | CF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Rafael Ortega | 30 | LF | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Jerry Vasto | 0 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $147,975,000 | $2,510,000 | - | $150,485,000 | $150,485,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $147,975,000 | $2,510,000 | - | $150,485,000 | $150,485,000 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $160,108,333 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $178,108,333 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $31,891,667 | ||||||