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MLB
Houston Astros 2025 Luxury Tax Payroll
The Houston Astros 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Projected Total Tax
$244,685,373 / 7th
Est. Tax Bill
$1,497,438
2025 Active Roster
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Altuve
1 Jose Altuve
|
LF | 13.072 | n/a |
Extension
|
$25,000,000 | 10.37% |
|
Walker
2 Christian Walker
|
1B | 6.124 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$20,000,000 | 8.30% |
|
Valdez
3 Framber Valdez
|
SP | 5.163 | n/a |
Arbitration 4
Super Two |
$18,000,000 | 7.47% |
|
McCullers
4 Lance McCullers
|
SP | 9.140 | n/a |
Extension
|
$17,000,000 | 7.05% |
|
Javier
5 Cristian Javier
|
SP | 5.000 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$12,800,000 | 5.31% |
|
Correa
6 Carlos Correa
|
3B | 9.119 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$6,889,725 | 2.86% |
|
Paredes
7 Isaac Paredes
|
3B | 3.160 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$6,625,000 | 2.75% | |
|
Caratini
8 Victor Caratini
|
C | 7.051 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$6,000,000 | 2.49% |
|
Dubon
9 Mauricio Dubon
|
2B | 4.162 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$5,000,000 | 2.07% | |
|
Abreu
10 Bryan Abreu
|
RP | 4.022 |
Arbitration 2
|
$3,450,000 | 1.43% | |
|
Sánchez
11 Jesús Sánchez
|
LF | 3.118 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,427,446 | 0.59% | |
|
Okert
12 Steven Okert
|
RP | 4.089 |
Free Agent
|
$1,200,000 | 0.50% | |
|
Urias
13 Ramon Urias
|
2B | 4.025 |
Arbitration 2
|
$1,016,129 | 0.42% | |
|
Brown
14 Hunter Brown
|
SP | 2.035 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$870,000 | 0.36% |
|
Diaz
15 Yainer Diaz
|
C | 2.035 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$805,600 | 0.33% |
|
Trammell
16 Taylor Trammell
|
OF | 1.144 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$765,200 | 0.32% | |
|
King
17 Bryan King
|
RP | 0.087 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,279 | 0.32% |
|
Smith
18 Cam Smith
|
RF | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,000 | 0.32% | |
|
France
19 J.P. France
|
RP | 1.047 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$695,393 | 0.29% |
|
Gordon
20 Colton Gordon
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$457,634 | 0.19% | |
|
Melton
21 Jacob Melton
|
CF | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$453,548 | 0.19% | |
|
Kimbrel
22 Craig Kimbrel
|
RP | 13.161 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$408,602 | 0.17% |
|
Alexander
23 Jason Alexander
|
RP | 1.000 | 2 |
Free Agent
|
$351,903 | 0.15% |
|
De Los Santos
24 Enyel De Los Santos
|
RP | 4.015 |
Free Agent
|
$216,559 | 0.09% | |
|
Blubaugh
25 A.J. Blubaugh
|
SP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$155,268 | 0.06% | |
|
Matthews
26 Brice Matthews
|
SS | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$114,408 | 0.05% | |
|
Murray
27 Jayden Murray
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$106,237 | 0.04% | |
|
Cole Jr.
28 Zach Cole Jr.
|
OF | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$69,462 | 0.03% |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alvarez
1 Yordan Alvarez
|
DH | 5.113 | n/a |
Extension
Arbitration |
$19,166,667 | 7.95% |
|
Hader
2 Josh Hader
|
RP | 7.115 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$19,000,000 | 7.88% |
|
Pena
3 Jeremy Pena
|
SS | 3.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$4,100,000 | 1.70% |
|
Meyers
4 Jake Meyers
|
CF | 3.044 | 2 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,300,000 | 0.95% |
|
Rodgers
5 Brendan Rodgers
|
2B | 5.075 | n/a |
Free Agent
|
$2,000,000 | |
|
Garcia
6 Luis Garcia
|
SP | 4.083 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
|
$1,875,000 | |
|
Blanco
7 Ronel Blanco
|
SP | 1.101 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$802,700 | |
|
Wesneski
8 Hayden Wesneski
|
SP | 1.170 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$779,800 | |
|
Ort
9 Kaleb Ort
|
RP | 1.108 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | ||
|
Dezenzo
10 Zach Dezenzo
|
SS | 0.055 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,200 | |
|
León
11 Pedro León
|
OF | 0.021 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,400 | |
|
Sousa
12 Bennett Sousa
|
RP | 1.156 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$753,623 | 0.31% |
|
Arrighetti
13 Spencer Arrighetti
|
SP | 0.168 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$751,501 | 0.31% |
|
Walter
14 Brandon Walter
|
SP | 0.054 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$465,806 | |
|
Rooney
15 John Rooney
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$155,268 |
2025 Dead Money
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gamel
1 Ben Gamel
|
LF | 6.152 | n/a | $441,036 | 0.18% | |
|
Singleton
2 Jon Singleton
|
1B | 2.069 | $260,484 | 0.11% |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (9) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abreu
1 Jose Abreu
|
1B | 10.054 | n/a |
Retained
|
$19,500,000 | |
|
Montero
2 Rafael Montero
|
RP | 8.095 | n/a |
Retained
|
$8,515,218 | |
|
Pressly
3 Ryan Pressly
|
RP | 11.039 | n/a |
Retained
|
$3,500,000 | |
|
Dubin
4 Shawn Dubin
|
RP | 0.156 |
Retained
|
$629,247 | ||
|
Gusto
5 Ryan Gusto
|
RP | 0.001 | 3 |
Retained
|
$518,926 | |
|
Neris
6 Hector Neris
|
RP | 9.068 | n/a |
Retained
|
$451,613 | |
|
Whitley
7 Forrest Whitley
|
RP | 0.006 |
Retained
|
$318,710 | ||
|
Scott
8 Tayler Scott
|
RP | 2.015 |
Retained
|
$250,591 | ||
|
Guillorme
9 Luis Guillorme
|
2B | 5.159 | n/a |
Retained
|
$212,903 |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Type | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
McCormick
1 Chas McCormick
|
RF | 4.000 | 3 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,943,010 | 1.22% |
|
Salazar
2 César Salazar
|
C | 0.139 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$449,462 | 0.19% |
|
Hummel
3 Cooper Hummel
|
LF | 1.003 |
Free Agent
|
$260,806 | ||
|
Hernandez
4 Nick Hernandez
|
RP | 0.061 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$259,901 | |
|
VanWey
5 Logan VanWey
|
RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$228,817 | 0.09% | |
|
Contreras
6 Luis Contreras
|
RP | 0.019 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$179,026 | |
|
Scott
7 Tayler Scott
|
RP | 2.015 |
Free Agent
|
$178,387 | ||
|
Whitcomb
8 Shay Whitcomb
|
SS | 0.045 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$163,441 | 0.07% |
|
Short
9 Zack Short
|
2B | 2.036 |
Free Agent
|
$138,925 | ||
|
Weems
10 Jordan Weems
|
RP | 3.025 |
Free Agent
|
$100,538 | ||
|
Robertson
11 Nick Robertson
|
RP | 0.141 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$81,268 | |
|
Corona
12 Kenedy Corona
|
OF | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$49,032 | 0.02% | |
|
Singleton
13 Jon Singleton
|
1B | 2.069 |
Free Agent
|
$43,008 |
2025 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Tax Payroll | $245,991,459 | - |
|
Tax Bill
This team was a tax repeater at 30%.
|
$1,497,438 | - |
|
Total Allocations
This team is the combined value of tax payroll allocations plus the tax bill.
|
$247,488,897 | - |
Tax Bill Breakdown
The Houston Astros are being assessed at 30%. This means this is the second consecutive year the team is above the tax threshold.
| Salaries | Level Tax Tier | Amount Over | Amount Level Assessed | Tax % Base | Tax % Overage Charge | Total Level Amount | Total Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $245,991,459 | $241,000,000 | $4,991,459 | $4,991,459 | 0.30 | 0.000 | $1,497,438 | $1,497,438 |
| $261,000,000 | - | - | 0.30 | 0.120 | |||
| $281,000,000 | - | - | 0.30 | 0.450 | |||
| $301,000,000 | - | - | 0.30 | 0.600 | |||
| $245,991,459 | Tax Bill: | $1,497,438 |
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).
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