Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (36) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw | 33 | SP | Vet | $23,333,334 | $7,666,666 | $31,000,000 | $31,000,000 | 17.68 | 31,000,000 | |
| Mookie Betts | 28 | RF | Vet | $17,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | 12.83 | 30,416,667 | |
| Kenley Jansen | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 11.40 | 16,000,000 | |
| A.J. Pollock | 33 | LF | Vet | $15,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 10.26 | 12,000,000 | |
| David Price | 35 | SP | Vet | $32,000,000 | - | $32,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 9.12 | 15,000,000 | |
| Cody Bellinger | 25 | OF | Arb 2 | 3 | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 7.41 | 13,000,000 |
| Corey Seager | 27 | SS | Arb 3 | 3 | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 6.84 | 12,000,000 |
| Max Muncy | 30 | 1B | Arb 2 | 1 | $7,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 5.13 | 8,666,667 |
| Joe Kelly | 33 | RP | Vet | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 4.85 | 8,333,333 | |
| Chris Taylor | 30 | 2B | Arb 3 | 1 | $7,800,000 | - | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | 4.45 | 6,700,000 |
| Walker Buehler | 26 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,700,000 | - | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | 1.54 | 2,700,000 |
| Julio Urias | 24 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $2,300,000 | - | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | 1.31 | 2,300,000 |
| Austin Barnes | 31 | C | Arb 2 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.86 | 1,500,000 | |
| Scott Alexander | 31 | RP | Arb 2 | 2 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.57 | 1,000,000 |
| Dylan Floro | 30 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.57 | 1,000,000 |
| Matt Beaty | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Gerardo Carrillo | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Caleb Ferguson | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Anthony Gonsolin | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Victor Gonzalez | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Brusdar Graterol | 22 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Andre Jackson | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Adam Kolarek | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Gavin Lux | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dustin May | 23 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Zach McKinstry | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| D.J. Peters | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Luke Raley | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Zach Reks | 27 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Edwin Rios | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Keibert Ruiz | 22 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Dennis Santana | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Josh Sborz | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Will Smith | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
| Edwin Uceta | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 | |
| Mitchell White | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Suspended/Restricted
Salaries from players who have been suspended/restricted, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toles | 29 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Maeda | 33 | SP | $564,000 | - | $564,000 | $564,000 | 0.32 | 564,000 |
2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir | 37 | SP | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
2021 Minor/In the System
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (2) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaisel Sierra | 0 | SP | $7,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 0 | ||
| Terrance Gore | 30 | CF | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $165,133,334 | $17,166,666 | - | $182,300,000 | $166,300,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $564,000 | - | - | $564,000 | $564,000 | |
| Deferred Salary | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| Buried Minor Salary | $7,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $173,197,334 | $18,166,666 | - | $191,364,000 | $175,364,000 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $174,255,667 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $192,255,667 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $17,744,333 | ||||||