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Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 Payroll
Dodgers 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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Active Players (27) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trevor Bauer | 30 | SP | Vet | $28,000,000 | $3,333,333 | $31,333,333 | $31,333,333 | 13.15 | 34,000,000 | |
Clayton Kershaw | 33 | SP | Vet | $23,333,334 | $7,666,666 | $31,000,000 | $31,000,000 | 13.01 | 31,000,000 | |
Mookie Betts | 28 | RF | Vet | $17,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | 9.44 | 25,554,824 | |
Kenley Jansen | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 8.39 | 16,000,000 | |
A.J. Pollock | 33 | LF | Vet | $15,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 7.55 | 12,000,000 | |
Cody Bellinger | 25 | CF | Arb 2 | 3 | $16,100,000 | - | $16,100,000 | $16,100,000 | 6.76 | 16,100,000 |
David Price | 35 | SP | Vet | $32,000,000 | - | $32,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 6.71 | 15,000,000 | |
Corey Seager | 27 | SS | Arb 3 | $13,750,000 | - | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 | 5.77 | 13,750,000 | |
Justin Turner | 36 | 3B | Vet | $8,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 5.04 | 17,000,000 | |
Max Muncy | 30 | 1B | Arb 2 | 1 | $7,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 3.78 | 8,666,667 |
Joe Kelly | 33 | RP | Vet | $8,500,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 3.57 | 8,333,333 | |
Blake Treinen | 33 | RP | Vet | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 3.36 | 8,750,000 | |
Chris Taylor | 30 | 2B | Arb 3 | $7,800,000 | - | $7,800,000 | $7,800,000 | 3.27 | 6,700,000 | |
Corey Knebel | 29 | RP | Arb 4 | $5,250,000 | - | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | 2.20 | 5,250,000 | |
Walker Buehler | 26 | SP | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | 1.57 | 4,000,000 |
Julio Urias | 24 | SP | Arb 1 | 1 | $3,600,000 | - | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 | 1.51 | 3,600,000 |
Austin Barnes | 31 | C | Arb 2 | $1,500,000 | $150,000 | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 | 0.69 | 2,150,000 | |
Tommy Kahnle | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $750,000 | $275,000 | $1,025,000 | $1,025,000 | 0.43 | 2,375,000 | |
Matt Beaty | 28 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Anthony Gonsolin | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Victor Gonzalez | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Brusdar Graterol | 22 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Gavin Lux | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Zach McKinstry | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Sheldon Neuse | 26 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Edwin Rios | 27 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
Will Smith | 26 | C | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 575,000 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caleb Ferguson (60-day, Elbow-tommy-john) |
24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 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 | 0 |
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 | 0.24 | 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 (23) | League | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Alexander | 31 | RP | 1 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
Gerardo Carrillo | 22 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Garrett Cleavinger | 27 | SP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Andre Jackson | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Dustin May | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
D.J. Peters | 25 | OF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Luke Raley | 26 | CF | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Zach Reks | 27 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Keibert Ruiz | 22 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Dennis Santana | 25 | SP | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Edwin Uceta | 23 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Alex Vesia | 25 | P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Mitchell White | 26 | P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Yaisel Sierra | 0 | SP | $7,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | 0 | ||
Carlos Asuaje | 29 | 2B | 1 | $2,021 | - | $2,021 | $2,021 | 0 | |
James Pazos | 30 | RP | $2,021 | - | $2,021 | $2,021 | 0 | ||
Matt Davidson | 30 | DH | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Tim Federowicz | 33 | C | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Brandon Morrow | 36 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Jimmy Nelson | 32 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Enny Romero | 30 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
Elliot Soto | 31 | SS | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Brock Stewart | 29 | RP | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wilman Diaz | 0 | SS | - | $2,697,500 | $2,697,500 | $2,697,500 | 1.13 |
Jesus Galiz | 0 | C | - | $812,500 | $812,500 | $812,500 | 0.34 |
Rayne Doncon | 0 | SS | - | $497,500 | $497,500 | $497,500 | 0.21 |
2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $217,333,334 | $27,924,999 | - | $245,258,333 | $229,258,333 | |
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 | $225,397,334 | $28,924,999 | - | $254,322,333 | $238,322,333 |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
Total AAV/Payroll | $237,543,824 | ||||||
Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $255,543,824 | ||||||
Comp. Balance Tax Space | $-45,543,824 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill (30%, Surcharge 12%, Surcharge 45%) | $18,557,868 | ||||||
Est. Payroll + Tax Bill | $274,101,692 |