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New York Yankees 2021 Payroll
Yankees 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the New York Yankees 2021 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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| Active Players (30) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 30 | SP | Vet | $36,000,000 | - | - | $36,000,000 | $36,000,000 | 17.50 | 36,000,000 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | DH | Vet | $29,000,000 | - | - | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 14.10 | 22,000,000 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | RP/CL | Vet | $15,000,000 | $2,200,000 | - | $17,200,000 | $14,838,710 | 7.21 | 17,466,667 |
| Corey Kluber | 35 | SP | Vet | $11,000,000 | - | - | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 5.35 | 11,000,000 |
| Luis Severino | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | $10,250,000 | $500,000 | - | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 | 5.23 | 10,000,000 |
| Aaron Judge | 29 | RF | Arb 2 | $10,175,000 | - | - | $10,175,000 | $10,175,000 | 4.95 | 10,175,000 |
| Gary Sanchez | 28 | C | Arb 2 | $6,350,000 | - | - | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 | 3.09 | 6,350,000 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 29 | 3B | Arb 1 | $4,650,000 | - | - | $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 | 2.26 | 4,650,000 |
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | SS | Arb 1 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.94 | 4,000,000 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | LF | Vet | $1,850,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 1.39 | 2,575,000 |
| Jameson Taillon | 29 | SP | Arb 2 | $2,250,000 | - | - | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | 1.09 | 2,250,000 |
| Chad Green | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | $2,150,000 | - | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 1.05 | 2,150,000 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | SP | Arb 2 | $2,130,000 | - | - | $2,130,000 | $2,130,000 | 1.04 | 2,130,000 |
| Wandy Peralta | 29 | RP | Arb 2 | $925,000 | - | - | $925,000 | $795,000 | 0.39 | 795,000 |
| Lucas Luetge | 34 | RP | Pre-Arb | $600,000 | - | - | $600,000 | $600,000 | 0.29 | 600,000 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $595,800 | - | - | $595,800 | $595,800 | 0.29 | 595,800 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | $594,000 | - | - | $594,000 | $594,000 | 0.29 | 594,000 |
| Domingo German | 28 | SP | Pre-Arb | $619,675 | - | - | $619,675 | $583,100 | 0.28 | 583,100 |
| Tyler Wade | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | $603,000 | - | - | $603,000 | $534,930 | 0.26 | 534,930 |
| Michael King | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | $586,500 | - | - | $586,500 | $517,092 | 0.25 | 517,092 |
| Nestor Cortes | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $386,442 | 0.19 | 386,442 |
| Rob Brantly | 31 | C | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $309,767 | 0.15 | 309,767 |
| Clay Holmes | 28 | RP/CL | Pre-Arb | $650,000 | - | - | $650,000 | $241,155 | 0.12 | 241,155 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $113,479 | 0.06 | 113,479 |
| Greg Allen | 28 | OF | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $61,340 | 0.03 | 61,340 |
| Luis Gil | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $42,938 | 0.02 | 42,938 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 31 | 1B | Vet | $16,500,000 | - | - | $16,500,000 | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Rougned Odor | 27 | 2B | Vet | $12,000,000 | $333,333 | - | $12,333,333 | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joey Gallo | 27 | RF | Arb 2 | $6,200,000 | - | - | $6,200,000 | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joely Rodriguez | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | $2,500,000 | - | - | $2,500,000 | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
D.J. LeMahieu (10-day, Hernia) |
32 | 3B | Vet | $15,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 7.29 | 15,000,000 |
|
Zack Britton (60-day, Elbow) |
33 | RP | Vet | $13,000,000 | - | - | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 6.32 | 13,000,000 |
|
Aaron Hicks (60-day, Wrist) |
31 | CF | Vet | $10,500,000 | $285,714 | - | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 | 5.24 | 10,000,000 |
|
Luke Voit (60-day, Knee) |
30 | 1B | Arb 1 | $4,700,000 | - | - | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | 2.29 | 4,700,000 |
|
Clint Frazier (60-day, Illness) |
26 | OF | Arb 1 | $2,100,000 | - | - | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 1.02 | 2,100,000 |
|
Darren O'Day (60-day, Hamstring) |
38 | RP | Vet | $1,750,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 0.85 | 1,750,000 |
|
Miguel Andujar (60-day, Wrist) |
26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | $639,000 | - | - | $639,000 | $583,950 | 0.28 | 583,950 |
|
Tim Locastro (60-day, Knee-acl) |
28 | OF | Pre-Arb | $589,100 | - | - | $589,100 | $297,698 | 0.14 | 297,698 |
|
Yoendrys Gomez (10-day, Covid-19) |
21 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (16) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 37 | CF | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | 2.43 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson | 33 | RP | $1,823,359 | - | - | $1,823,359 | $1,823,359 | 0.89 | 1,823,359 |
| Adam Ottavino | 35 | RP | $850,000 | $924,956 | - | $1,774,956 | $1,774,956 | 0.86 | 850,000 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | LF | $1,150,000 | - | - | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | 0.56 | - |
| Darren O'Day | 38 | RP | $700,000 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.34 | - |
| Luis Cessa | 29 | RP | $671,785 | - | - | $671,785 | $671,785 | 0.33 | 671,785 |
| Joely Rodriguez | 29 | RP | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0.24 | - |
| Brooks Kriske | 27 | P | $138,015 | - | - | $138,015 | $138,015 | 0.07 | 138,015 |
| Jay Bruce | 34 | RF | $130,644 | - | - | $130,644 | $130,644 | 0.06 | 130,644 |
| Mike Tauchman | 30 | CF | $90,596 | - | - | $90,596 | $90,596 | 0.04 | 90,596 |
| Sal Romano | 27 | RP | $58,273 | - | - | $58,273 | $58,273 | 0.03 | 58,273 |
| Mike Ford | 28 | 1B | $34,948 | - | - | $34,948 | $34,948 | 0.02 | 34,948 |
| Sal Romano | 27 | RP | $27,603 | - | - | $27,603 | $27,603 | 0.01 | 27,603 |
| Hoy Jun Park | 25 | 2B | $18,402 | - | - | $18,402 | $18,402 | 0.01 | 18,402 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 32 | SP | $8,064 | - | - | $8,064 | $8,064 | 0.00 | 8,064 |
| Sal Romano | 27 | RP | $3,067 | - | - | $3,067 | $3,067 | 0.00 | 3,067 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $180,031,475 | $4,033,333 | - | $184,064,808 | $141,518,753 | ||
| Injured List Money | $48,278,100 | $285,714 | - | $48,563,814 | $48,217,362 | ||
| Retained Salary | $11,204,756 | $924,956 | - | $12,129,712 | $12,129,712 | ||
| Total Payroll | $239,514,331 | $5,244,003 | - | $244,758,334 | $201,865,827 | ||
2021 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $191,212,150 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $3,804,036 | ||||||
| Proj. Tax Payroll | $210,516,186 | ||||||
2021 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | League | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Nelson | 25 | RP | $575,150 | - | - | $575,150 | $216,440 | 216,440 | |
| Clarke Schmidt | 25 | RP | $571,925 | - | - | $571,925 | $421,275 | 421,275 | |
| Albert Abreu | 25 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $266,829 | 266,829 | |
| Trey Amburgey | 26 | OF | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $107,345 | 107,345 | |
| Estevan Florial | 23 | OF | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $52,139 | 52,139 | |
| Deivi Garcia | 22 | SP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $6,134 | 6,134 | |
| Chris Gittens | 27 | 1B | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $98,144 | 98,144 | |
| Luis Medina | 22 | P | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Oswald Peraza | 21 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Andrew Heaney | 30 | RP | $6,750,000 | - | - | $6,750,000 | $2,358,850 | 2,358,850 | |
| Matthew Bowman | 30 | RP | $900,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Davis | 29 | CF | $579,800 | - | - | $579,800 | $52,989 | 52,989 | |
| Brody Koerner | 27 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $49,072 | 49,072 | |
| Ryan LaMarre | 32 | LF | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $131,881 | 131,881 | |
| Stephen Ridings | 25 | RP | $570,500 | - | - | $570,500 | $42,938 | 42,938 | |
| Michael Beltre | 25 | OF | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Socrates Brito | 28 | LF | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Kyle Holder | 27 | SS | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Tyler Lyons | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Adam Warren | 33 | RP | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
2021 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
| Player (16) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Sweeney | 21 | SS | - | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Hans Montero | 0 | SS | - | $1,700,000 | - | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| Brock Selvidge | 18 | P | - | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Brendan Beck | 22 | P | - | $1,050,000 | - | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 |
| Fidel Montero | 17 | OF | - | $450,000 | - | $450,000 | $450,000 |
| Cooper Bowman | 21 | 2B | - | $353,000 | - | $353,000 | $353,000 |
| Richard Fitts | 21 | P | - | $346,800 | - | $346,800 | $346,800 |
| Zach Messinger | 21 | P | - | $225,000 | - | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| Tyler Hardman | 22 | 1B | - | $200,000 | - | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Chandler Champlain | 21 | P | - | $150,000 | - | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Jack Neely | 21 | P | - | $150,000 | - | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Will Warren | 22 | P | - | $150,000 | - | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Robert Ahlstrom | 22 | P | - | $140,000 | - | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| Benjamin Cowles | 21 | SS | - | $140,000 | - | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| Sean Hermann | 18 | P | - | $135,000 | - | $135,000 | $135,000 |
| Cole Ayers | 21 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Ben Rice | 22 | C | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Grant Richardson | 21 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Grant Richardson | 21 | OF | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Danny Watson | 20 | P | - | $125,000 | - | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Bailey Dees | 22 | P | - | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Yankees Payroll Totals
- Active Payroll: $141,518,753
- Injured List: $48,217,362
- Retained: $12,129,712
- Buried Minor Salaries: $3,804,036
- Total Payroll: $205,669,863
Yankees Luxury Tax Payroll
- 2021 Tax Threshold $210,000,000
- Total AAV/Tax Payroll: $191,212,150
- Est. Benefits: $15,500,000
- Est. Minor Salaries: $3,804,036
- Total Tax Allocations $210,516,186
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