Houston Astros

Houston Astros 2025 Payroll

Astros 2025 Payroll

An updated look at the Houston Astros 2025 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (37) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Altuve Jose Altuve 35 2B Vet $30,000,000 $2,500,000 $32,500,000 $32,500,000 19.83 25,000,000
Abreu Jose Abreu 38 1B Vet $19,500,000 - $19,500,000 $19,500,000 11.90 19,500,000
Hader Josh Hader 31 RP/CL Vet $19,000,000 - $19,000,000 $19,000,000 11.59 19,000,000
McCullers Lance McCullers 31 SP Vet $17,000,000 $700,000 $17,700,000 $17,700,000 10.80 17,000,000
Verlander Justin Verlander 42 SP Vet $35,000,000 - $35,000,000 $17,500,000 10.68 17,500,000
Alvarez Yordan Alvarez 28 DH Vet $15,000,000 $833,333 $15,833,333 $15,833,333 9.66 19,166,667
Pressly Ryan Pressly 36 RP Vet $14,000,000 - $14,000,000 $14,000,000 8.54 14,000,000
Montero Rafael Montero 34 RP Vet $11,500,000 - $11,500,000 $11,500,000 7.02 11,500,000
Javier Cristian Javier 28 SP Vet $10,000,000 $400,000 $10,400,000 $10,400,000 6.34 12,800,000
Caratini Victor Caratini 31 C Vet $6,000,000 - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 3.66 6,000,000
Tucker Kyle Tucker 28 RF Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Bielak Brandon Bielak 29 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Dubon Mauricio Dubon 30 2B Arb 3 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Pena Jeremy Pena 27 SS Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Murfee Penn Murfee 31 RP Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Valdez Framber Valdez 31 SP Arb 4 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Abreu Bryan Abreu 28 RP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Urquidy José Urquidy 30 SP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Garcia Luis Garcia 28 SP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Meyers Jake Meyers 29 CF Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
McCormick Chas McCormick 30 LF Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Singleton Jon Singleton 33 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Cabbage Trey Cabbage 28 3B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Mushinski Parker Mushinski 29 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Julks Corey Julks 29 CF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Coleman Dylan Coleman 28 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Salazar Cesar Salazar 29 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Sousa Bennett Sousa 30 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Hensley David Hensley 29 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Dubin Shawn Dubin 29 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
France J.P. France 30 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Kessinger Grae Kessinger 27 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Brown Hunter Brown 26 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Ortega Oliver Ortega 28 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Martinez Seth Martinez 30 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Blanco Ronel Blanco 31 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Diaz Yainer Diaz 26 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000


2025 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
Greinke Zack Greinke 41 SP $12,500,000 - $12,500,000 $12,500,000


2025 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $177,000,000 $4,433,333 - $181,433,333 $163,933,118
Deferred Salary $12,500,000 - - $12,500,000 $12,500,000
Active Total Payroll $177,000,000 $4,433,333 - $181,433,333 $163,933,118

 

2025 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 $241,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll $129,966,667
Est. Player Benefits $17,500,000
Est. Minor League Contracts $2,250,000
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll $151,383,333
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $151,383,333

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $89,616,667