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.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (26) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Yelich Christian Yelich 34 LF Vet $26,000,000 - $26,000,000 $22,000,000 27.18 23,888,888
Woodruff Brandon Woodruff 33 SP Vet $20,000,000 - $20,000,000 $20,000,000 24.71 8,750,000
Hoskins Rhys Hoskins 33 1B Vet $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $18,000,000 22.24 17,000,000
Peralta Freddy Peralta 30 SP Vet $8,000,000 - $8,000,000 $8,000,000 9.88 8,000,000
Chourio Jackson Chourio 22 SS Vet $7,000,000 $250,000 $7,250,000 $7,250,000 8.96 10,250,000
Ashby Aaron Ashby 28 RP Vet $5,500,000 $200,000 $5,700,000 $5,700,000 7.04 4,100,000
Wilson Bryse Wilson 28 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Vieira Thyago Vieira 33 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Bauers Jake Bauers 30 1B Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Bukauskas J.B. Bukauskas 29 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Miller Owen Miller 29 SS Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Megill Trevor Megill 32 RP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Payamps Joel Payamps 32 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Contreras William Contreras 28 C Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Mitchell Garrett Mitchell 27 CF Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Wiemer Joey Wiemer 27 CF Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Peguero Elvis Peguero 29 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Perkins Blake Perkins 29 RF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Hall D.L. Hall 27 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Turang Brice Turang 26 2B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Capra Vinny Capra 29 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Monasterio Andruw Monasterio 29 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Ortiz Joey Ortiz 27 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Frelick Sal Frelick 26 3B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Junk Janson Junk 30 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Uribe Abner Uribe 26 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$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
Braun Ryan Braun 42 LF $1,800,000 - $1,800,000 $1,800,000
Cain 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
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $183,844,446