Active Players (28)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Payroll Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Verlander Justin Verlander	40	SP	Vet	n/a	$43,333,333	-	$43,333,333	$43,333,333	18.31	0
Bregman Alex Bregman	29	3B	Vet	n/a	$28,500,000	$2,000,000	$30,500,000	$30,500,000	12.89	20,000,000
Altuve Jose Altuve	33	2B	Vet	n/a	$26,000,000	$3,000,000	$29,000,000	$29,000,000	12.25	23,357,143
Abreu Jose Abreu	36	1B	Vet	n/a	$19,500,000	-	$19,500,000	$19,500,000	8.24	19,500,000
Pressly Ryan Pressly	34	RP/CL	Vet	n/a	$14,000,000	-	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	5.91	15,000,000
Brantley Michael Brantley	36	LF	Vet	n/a	$12,000,000	-	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	5.07	12,000,000
Montero Rafael Montero	32	RP	Vet	n/a	$11,500,000	-	$11,500,000	$11,500,000	4.86	11,500,000
Neris Hector Neris	34	RP	Vet	n/a	$8,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	3.38	8,500,000
Alvarez Yordan Alvarez	26	LF	Vet	3	$7,000,000	$833,333	$7,833,333	$7,833,333	3.31	19,166,667
Valdez Framber Valdez	29	SP	Arb 2 (S2)	2	$6,800,000	-	$6,800,000	$6,800,000	2.87	6,800,000
Tucker Kyle Tucker	26	RF	Arb 1	1	$5,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	2.11	5,000,000
Maldonado Martin Maldonado	36	C	Vet	n/a	$4,000,000	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	1.69	4,000,000
Stanek Ryne Stanek	31	RP	Arb 3	n/a	$3,600,000	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	1.52	3,600,000
Javier Cristian Javier	26	SP	Vet	3	$3,000,000	$400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	1.44	12,800,000
Urquidy Jose Urquidy	28	RP	Arb 1	2	$3,025,000	-	$3,025,000	$3,025,000	1.28	3,025,000
Graveman Kendall Graveman	32	RP	Vet	n/a	$8,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$2,795,715	1.18	2,795,715
Maton Phil Maton	30	RP	Arb 3	n/a	$2,550,000	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	1.08	2,550,000
Dubon Mauricio Dubon	28	2B	Arb 1 (S2)	0	$1,400,000	-	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	0.59	1,400,000
Pena Jeremy Pena	25	SS	Pre-Arb	3	$754,900	-	$754,900	$754,900	0.32	754,900
McCormick Chas McCormick	28	CF	Pre-Arb	3	$752,500	-	$752,500	$752,500	0.32	752,500
Abreu Bryan Abreu	26	RP	Pre-Arb	1	$745,200	-	$745,200	$745,200	0.31	745,200
Meyers Jake Meyers	27	CF	Pre-Arb	2	$732,000	-	$732,000	$732,000	0.31	732,000
Brown Hunter Brown	24	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$725,000	-	$725,000	$725,000	0.31	725,000
Diaz Yainer Diaz	24	C	Pre-Arb	3	$720,300	-	$720,300	$720,300	0.30	720,300
France J.P. France	28	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$720,000	-	$720,000	$572,908	0.24	572,908
Kessinger Grae Kessinger	25	SS	Pre-Arb	3	$720,000	-	$720,000	$456,778	0.19	456,778
Singleton Jon Singleton	31	1B	Pre-Arb	3	$720,000	-	$720,000	$209,034	0.09	209,034
Sousa Bennett Sousa	28	RP	Pre-Arb	2	$720,000	-	$720,000	$65,807	0.03	65,807

2023 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Status	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
McCullers Lance McCullers (60-day, Elbow)	29	SP	Vet	n/a	$15,250,000	$700,000	$15,950,000	$15,950,000	6.74	17,000,000
Garcia Luis Garcia (60-day, Shoulder)	26	SP	Pre-Arb	3	$763,200	-	$763,200	$763,200	0.32	763,200

2023 Retained Salaries

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Payroll %	Lux. Tax Salary
Baez Pedro Baez	35	RP	$2,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	0.84	0
Taylor Blake Taylor	27	RP	$830,000	-	$830,000	$830,000	0.35	830,000

2023 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	39	SP	$12,500,000	-	$12,500,000	$12,500,000

2023 Payroll Totals

 

Payroll Type		Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Incentives	Total Salary	Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll		$214,518,233	$6,233,333	-	$220,751,566	$213,971,808
Injured List Money		$16,013,200	$700,000	-	$16,713,200	$16,713,200
Retained Salary		$2,830,000	-	-	$2,830,000	$2,830,000
Deferred Salary		$12,500,000	-	-	$12,500,000	$12,500,000
Buried Minor Salary		$8,715,800	$125,000	-	$8,840,800	$3,184,888
Active Total Payroll		$242,077,233	$7,058,333	-	$249,135,566	$236,699,896

 

2023 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							$233,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll							$198,507,040
Est. Player Benefits							$16,500,000
Est. Minor League Contracts							$3,184,888
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution							$1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll							$216,673,706
Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space							$16,326,294

2023 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (14)	Status	Age	Pos.	Waiver Options	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary	Lux. Tax Salary
Gage Matt Gage	Pre-Arb	30	RP	2	$770,000	$125,000	$895,000	$134,736	134,736
Martinez Seth Martinez	Pre-Arb	28	RP	2	$730,200	-	$730,200	$490,750	490,750
Kuhnel Joel Kuhnel	Pre-Arb	28	RP	2	$730,000	-	$730,000	$141,300	141,300
Hensley David Hensley	Pre-Arb	27	SS	3	$722,600	-	$722,600	$318,570	318,570
Mushinski Parker Mushinski	Pre-Arb	27	RP	2	$721,800	-	$721,800	$388,100	388,100
Blanco Ronel Blanco	Pre-Arb	29	RP	2	$721,200	-	$721,200	$290,775	290,775
Bielak Brandon Bielak	Pre-Arb	27	SP	1	$720,000	-	$720,000	$298,067	298,067
Dubin Shawn Dubin	Pre-Arb	27	SP	2	$720,000	-	$720,000	$58,065	58,065
Julks Corey Julks	Pre-Arb	27	CF	3	$720,000	-	$720,000	$545,811	545,811
Salazar Cesar Salazar	Pre-Arb	27	C	3	$720,000	-	$720,000	$313,551	313,551
Paredes Enoli Paredes	Pre-Arb	27	RP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Whitley Forrest Whitley	Pre-Arb	25	SP	1	-	-	-0	-0	0
Bannon Rylan Bannon	Pre-Arb	27	3B	1	$720,000	-	$720,000	$77,420	77,420
Cousins Jake Cousins	Pre-Arb	28	RP	2	$720,000	-	$720,000	$240,002	240,002
Madris Bligh Madris	Pre-Arb	27	OF	2	$720,000	-	$720,000	$127,743	127,743

 

2023 Signing Bonus

Does not count against team payroll.

Player (2)	Age	Pos.	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Total Salary	Adj. Salary
DiazCamilo Diaz	17	SS	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000
TredwellAlonzo Tredwell	21	P	-	$1,497,500	$1,497,500	$1,497,500
RamirezGerman Ramirez	0	SS	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
ValenciaEsmil Valencia	17	OF	-	$1,100,000	$1,100,000	$1,100,000
JaworskyChase Jaworsky	18	SS	-	$847,500	$847,500	$847,500
FisherCam Fisher	22	OF	-	$497,600	$497,600	$497,600
BlossJake Bloss	22	P	-	$497,500	$497,500	$497,500
HuezoAnthony Huezo	17	OF	-	$397,500	$397,500	$397,500
Ochoa Jr.Nehomar Ochoa Jr.	17	OF	-	$300,000	$300,000	$300,000
PeckoEthan Pecko	20	P	-	$247,500	$247,500	$247,500
DixonJoey Dixon	21	P	-	$218,800	$218,800	$218,800
BushWill Bush	19	C	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
FerrerasPascanel Ferreras	21	SS	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
GuillemetteGarret Guillemette	21	C	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
Hicks Jr.James Hicks Jr.	22	P	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
LangfordColby Langford	21	P	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
NezuhJackson Nezuh	21	P	-	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000
WilliamsJeron Williams	22	SS	-	$147,500	$147,500	$147,500
TrueDerek True	22	P	-	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000
JohnsonRyan Johnson	22	2B	-	$97,500	$97,500	$97,500
DemingAustin Deming	23	SS	-	$7,500	$7,500	$7,500
MatthewsBrice Matthews	21	SS	-	-	-0	-0