Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox 2026 Payroll
White Sox 2026 Payroll
An updated look at the Chicago White Sox 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (27) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Robert Jr. | 28 | CF | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 35.97 | 20,000,000 |
Eloy Jimenez | 29 | DH | Vet | $18,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 33.27 | 18,500,000 |
Andrew Benintendi | 31 | LF | Vet | $16,500,000 | $600,000 | $17,100,000 | $17,100,000 | 30.76 | 15,000,000 |
Touki Toussaint | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Erick Fedde | 33 | SP | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jimmy Lambert | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Flexen | 32 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Gavin Sheets | 30 | 1B | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Wilson | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Vaughn | 28 | 1B | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Foster | 31 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Crochet | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Tanner Banks | 34 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Alex Speas | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Jesse Scholtens | 32 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Lenyn Sosa | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Prelander Berroa | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Lane Ramsey | 29 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Davis Martin | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Braden Shewmake | 28 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Korey Lee | 27 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Dominic Fletcher | 28 | RF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Sammy Peralta | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Deivi Garcia | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Jared Shuster | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
José Rodríguez | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Óscar Colás | 27 | RF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
2026 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liam Hendriks | 37 | RP/CL | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Jose Abreu | 39 | DH | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2026 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $55,000,000 | $600,000 | - | $55,600,000 | $55,599,810 | |
Deferred Salary | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
Active Total Payroll | $55,000,000 | $600,000 | - | $55,600,000 | $55,599,810 |
2026 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 | $244,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $15,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $36,916,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $36,916,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
|||||||
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $207,083,334 |