New York Yankees 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Yankees 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (25) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 30 | SP | Vet | $36,000,000 | - | $36,000,000 | $36,000,000 | 26.52 | 36,000,000 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | DH | Vet | $29,000,000 | - | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 21.37 | 22,000,000 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 12.67 | 16,000,000 |
| Zack Britton | 33 | RP | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 9.58 | 13,000,000 |
| Aaron Hicks | 31 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 | 7.95 | 10,000,000 |
| Luis Severino | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | $10,250,000 | $500,000 | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 7.92 | 10,000,000 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | CF | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 7.37 | 12,500,000 |
| Adam Ottavino | 35 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 6.63 | 9,000,000 |
| Miguel Andujar | 26 | 3B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Luis Cessa | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Clint Frazier | 26 | OF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Domingo German | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Chad Green | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Heller | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jonathan Holder | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aaron Judge | 29 | RF | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gary Sanchez | 28 | C | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mike Tauchman | 30 | CF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | SS | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 29 | 3B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Luke Voit | 30 | 1B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tyler Wade | 26 | 2B | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $135,735,714 |
| Total Payroll | $135,735,714 |
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $131,750,000 | $3,985,714 | - | $135,735,714 | $135,735,714 | |
| Total Payroll | $131,750,000 | $3,985,714 | - | $135,735,714 | $135,735,714 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $102,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $120,500,000 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $89,500,000 | ||||||