Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers 2026 Payroll
Brewers 2026 Payroll
An updated look at the Milwaukee Brewers 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (26) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Yelich | 34 | LF | Vet | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 27.18 | 23,888,888 |
Brandon Woodruff | 33 | SP | Vet | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 24.71 | 8,750,000 |
Rhys Hoskins | 33 | 1B | Vet | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 22.24 | 17,000,000 |
Freddy Peralta | 30 | SP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 9.88 | 8,000,000 |
Jackson Chourio | 22 | SS | Vet | $7,000,000 | $250,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | 8.96 | 10,250,000 |
Aaron Ashby | 28 | RP | Vet | $5,500,000 | $200,000 | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | 7.04 | 4,100,000 |
Bryse Wilson | 28 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Thyago Vieira | 33 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Bauers | 30 | 1B | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
J.B. Bukauskas | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Owen Miller | 29 | SS | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Megill | 32 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Payamps | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
William Contreras | 28 | C | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Garrett Mitchell | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Joey Wiemer | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Elvis Peguero | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Perkins | 29 | RF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
D.L. Hall | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Brice Turang | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Vinny Capra | 29 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Andruw Monasterio | 29 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Joey Ortiz | 27 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Sal Frelick | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Janson Junk | 30 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
Abner Uribe | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
2026 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (2) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Braun | 42 | LF | $1,800,000 | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 |
Lorenzo Cain | 40 | CF | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2026 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $84,500,000 | $450,000 | - | $84,950,000 | $80,949,855 | |
Deferred Salary | $2,800,000 | - | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | |
Active Total Payroll | $84,500,000 | $450,000 | - | $84,950,000 | $80,949,855 |
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 | $38,238,888 | ||||||
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 | $60,155,554 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $60,155,554 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $183,844,446 |