New York Mets

New York Mets 2026 Payroll

Mets 2026 Payroll

An updated look at the New York Mets 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (21) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Lindor Francisco Lindor 32 SS Vet $32,000,000 $2,100,000 $34,100,000 $34,100,000 33.68 33,800,000
Nimmo Brandon Nimmo 33 CF Vet $20,250,000 $250,000 $20,500,000 $20,500,000 20.25 20,250,000
Diaz Edwin Diaz 32 RP/CL Vet $18,500,000 $2,400,000 $20,900,000 $15,900,000 15.70 18,600,000
McNeil Jeff McNeil 34 2B Vet $15,750,000 - $15,750,000 $15,750,000 15.56 12,500,000
Senga Kodai Senga 33 SP Vet $14,000,000 $1,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 14.81 15,000,000
Heineman Tyler Heineman 35 C Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Bickford Phil Bickford 30 RP Arb 3 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Stewart D.J. Stewart 32 LF Arb 3 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Reid-Foley Sean Reid-Foley 30 RP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Peterson David Peterson 30 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Alvarez Francisco Alvarez 24 C Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Baty Brett Baty 26 3B Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Short Zack Short 31 2B Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Megill Tylor Megill 30 SP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Vientos Mark Vientos 26 3B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Mauricio Ronny Mauricio 25 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Garrett Reed Garrett 33 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Hummel Cooper Hummel 31 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Walker Josh Walker 31 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Butto Jose Butto 28 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 810,000
Hartwig Grant Hartwig 28 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 (3) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Bonilla Bobby Bonilla 63 LF $1,193,248 - $1,193,248 $1,193,248
Ottavino Adam Ottavino 40 RP $500,000 - $500,000 $500,000
Saberhagen Bret Saberhagen 62 SP $250,000 - $250,000 $250,000


2026 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $100,500,000 $5,750,000 - $106,250,000 $101,249,885
Deferred Salary $1,943,248 - - $1,943,248 $1,943,248
Active Total Payroll $100,500,000 $5,750,000 - $106,250,000 $101,249,885

 

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 $87,650,000
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 $109,566,666
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $109,566,666

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $134,433,334