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.
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| Active Players (21) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 32 | SS | Vet | $32,000,000 | $2,100,000 | $34,100,000 | $34,100,000 | 33.68 | 33,800,000 |
| Brandon Nimmo | 33 | CF | Vet | $20,250,000 | $250,000 | $20,500,000 | $20,500,000 | 20.25 | 20,250,000 |
| Edwin Diaz | 32 | RP/CL | Vet | $18,500,000 | $2,400,000 | $20,900,000 | $15,900,000 | 15.70 | 18,600,000 |
| Jeff McNeil | 34 | 2B | Vet | $15,750,000 | - | $15,750,000 | $15,750,000 | 15.56 | 12,500,000 |
| Kodai Senga | 33 | SP | Vet | $14,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 14.81 | 15,000,000 |
| Tyler Heineman | 35 | C | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Bickford | 30 | RP | Arb 3 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Stewart | 32 | LF | Arb 3 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Reid-Foley | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Peterson | 30 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 24 | C | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Baty | 26 | 3B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Short | 31 | 2B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tylor Megill | 30 | SP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Vientos | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Ronny Mauricio | 25 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Reed Garrett | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Cooper Hummel | 31 | LF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Josh Walker | 31 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Jose Butto | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 810,000 |
| Grant Hartwig | 28 | 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 (3) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 63 | LF | $1,193,248 | - | $1,193,248 | $1,193,248 |
| Adam Ottavino | 40 | RP | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 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 |
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| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $134,433,334 | ||||||