Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals 2026 Payroll
Royals 2026 Payroll
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (31) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seth Lugo | 36 | SP | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 35.54 | 15,000,000 |
Bobby Witt Jr. | 26 | SS | Vet | $13,000,000 | $707,071 | $13,707,070 | $13,707,070 | 32.48 | 26,252,525 |
Salvador Perez | 36 | C | Vet | $13,500,000 | - | $13,500,000 | $13,500,000 | 31.99 | 13,500,000 |
Cole Ragans | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Wright | 30 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Pratto | 27 | 1B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Waters | 27 | OF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Melendez | 27 | LF | Arb 2 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Nelson Velazquez | 27 | DH | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Brady Singer | 29 | SP | Arb 4 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Lynch | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Kris Bubic | 28 | SP | Arb 4 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Kyle Isbel | 29 | CF | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Massey | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Vinnie Pasquantino | 28 | 1B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
John Schreiber | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Brentz | 31 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Hernandez | 29 | RP | Arb 3 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Angel Zerpa | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Sauer | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Dairon Blanco | 33 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Jonathan Bowlan | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
James McArthur | 29 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Colin Selby | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Alec Marsh | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Anthony Veneziano | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Nick Loftin | 27 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
John McMillon | 28 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Freddy Fermin | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Maikel Garcia | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Steven Cruz | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
2026 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $41,500,000 | $707,071 | - | $42,207,070 | $42,206,870 | |
Active Total Payroll | $41,500,000 | $707,071 | - | $42,207,070 | $42,206,870 |
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 | $41,252,525 | ||||||
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 | $63,169,191 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $63,169,191 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $180,830,809 |