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Chicago White Sox 2026 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Chicago White Sox 2026 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$106,606,666 / 25th
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2026 Active Roster
| Player (35) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Murakami
1 Munetaka Murakami
|
3B |
Free Agent
Foreign Professional |
$17,000,000 | 6.97% | ||
|
Benintendi
2 Andrew Benintendi
|
LF | 9.062 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$15,000,000 | 6.15% |
|
Dominguez
3 Seranthony Dominguez
|
RP | 7.131 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$10,000,000 | 4.10% |
|
Hicks
4 Jordan Hicks
|
RP | 8.000 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$8,000,000 | 3.28% |
|
Hays
5 Austin Hays
|
LF | 6.057 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$6,000,000 | 2.46% |
|
Kay
6 Anthony Kay
|
RP | 2.006 |
Free Agent
|
$6,000,000 | 2.46% | |
|
Newcomb
7 Sean Newcomb
|
RP | 6.041 |
Free Agent
|
$4,500,000 | 1.84% | |
|
Fedde
8 Erick Fedde
|
RP | 6.099 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$1,500,000 | 0.61% |
|
Hill
9 Derek Hill
|
CF | 3.040 |
Arbitration 1
|
$900,000 | 0.37% | |
|
Sosa
10 Lenyn Sosa
|
2B | 2.044 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Berroa
11 Prelander Berroa
|
RP | 1.045 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Pereira
12 Everson Pereira
|
OF | 0.090 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Acuna
13 Luisangel Acuna
|
2B | 0.156 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Martin
14 Davis Martin
|
SP | 1.117 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Gilbert
15 Tyler Gilbert
|
RP | 2.075 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Lee
16 Korey Lee
|
C | 2.008 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Murphy
17 Chris Murphy
|
RP | 2.071 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Eisert
18 Brandon Eisert
|
RP | 1.034 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Paez
19 Jedixon Paez
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Montgomery
20 Colson Montgomery
|
SS | 0.087 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Burke
21 Sean Burke
|
SP | 1.011 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Peters
22 Tristan Peters
|
OF | 0.007 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Vasil
23 Mike Vasil
|
RP | 1.000 | n/a |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Leasure
24 Jordan Leasure
|
RP | 1.162 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Mead
25 Curtis Mead
|
3B | 1.094 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Vargas
26 Miguel Vargas
|
3B | 2.101 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Quero
27 Edgar Quero
|
C | 0.165 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Thorpe
28 Drew Thorpe
|
SP | 1.111 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Cannon
29 Jonathan Cannon
|
SP | 1.114 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Meidroth
30 Chase Meidroth
|
SS | 0.171 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Baldwin
31 Brooks Baldwin
|
SS | 1.047 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Teel
32 Kyle Teel
|
C | 0.115 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Taylor
33 Grant Taylor
|
RP | 0.111 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Smith
34 Shane Smith
|
SP | 1.000 | n/a |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Alberto
35 Alexander Alberto
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bush
1 Ky Bush
|
SP | 1.056 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 |
2026 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (5) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gonzalez
1 Wikelman Gonzalez
|
RP | 0.055 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
|
Murray
2 Tanner Murray
|
SS | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
McDougal
3 Tanner McDougal
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Sandlin
4 David Sandlin
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% | |
|
Davitt
5 Duncan Davitt
|
P | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$820,000 | 0.34% |
2026 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $244,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $68,900,000 | 25th |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration Contracts | $13,940,000 | - |
| Injured Contracts | $820,000 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $18,000,000 | - |
| Minor Buried League Contracts | $4,100,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll | $106,606,666 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space | $137,393,334 | - |
|
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
|
$0 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of projected tax payroll allocations plus the projected tax bill.
|
$106,606,666 | - |
Glossary
First-Time Payor:
- 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 80% for exceeding by $60M+
Second-Time Payor:
- 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 90% for exceeding by $60M+
Third-Time (or more) Payor:
- 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
- 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
- 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
- 110% for exceeding by $60M+
Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.
Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.
Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.
Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.
Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…
The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).
