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 | 19.92 | 36,000,000 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | DH | Vet | $29,000,000 | - | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 16.05 | 22,000,000 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 | 9.52 | 17,466,667 |
| Zack Britton | 33 | RP | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 7.19 | 13,000,000 |
| Aaron Hicks | 31 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 | 5.97 | 10,000,000 |
| Luis Severino | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | $10,250,000 | $500,000 | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 5.95 | 10,000,000 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | CF | Vet | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.53 | 12,500,000 |
| Aaron Judge | 29 | RF | Arb 2 | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 5.53 | 10,000,000 |
| Adam Ottavino | 35 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 4.98 | 9,000,000 |
| Luke Voit | 30 | 1B | Arb 1 | $5,800,000 | - | $5,800,000 | $5,800,000 | 3.21 | 5,800,000 |
| Gary Sanchez | 28 | C | Arb 2 | $5,750,000 | - | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 3.18 | 5,750,000 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 29 | 3B | Arb 1 | $4,350,000 | - | $4,350,000 | $4,350,000 | 2.41 | 4,350,000 |
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | SS | Arb 1 | $2,950,000 | - | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 1.63 | 2,950,000 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 31 | RP | Arb 4 | $2,700,000 | - | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 | 1.49 | 2,700,000 |
| Clint Frazier | 26 | OF | Arb 1 | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.16 | 2,100,000 |
| Chad Green | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | $1,850,000 | - | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | 1.02 | 1,850,000 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | $1,600,000 | - | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | 0.89 | 1,600,000 |
| Luis Cessa | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | $1,200,000 | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 0.66 | 1,200,000 |
| Jonathan Holder | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 0.53 | 950,000 |
| Ben Heller | 29 | RP | Arb 1 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | 0.41 | 750,000 |
| Domingo German | 28 | SP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mike Tauchman | 30 | CF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tyler Wade | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 37 | CF | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.77 | 26,142,857 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $171,750,000 | $3,985,714 | - | $175,735,714 | $175,735,714 | |
| Retained Salary | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $176,750,000 | $3,985,714 | - | $180,735,714 | $180,735,714 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $128,642,857 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $146,642,857 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $63,357,143 | ||||||