2026 MLB Payroll Rankings
Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active MLB players.
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1$61,875,000
NYM, RF -
2$42,000,000
PHI, SP/SP1 -
3$40,214,285
TOR, 1B -
4$40,000,000
NYY, RF -
5$38,000,000
TEX, SP -
6$37,116,666
LAA, RF -
7$36,500,000
NYY, CF/1B -
8$36,000,000
NYY, SP -
9$35,000,000
CHC, 3B -
10$33,000,000
HOU, 2B -
11$32,833,333
HOU, 3B -
12$32,500,000
LAD, SP -
13$32,477,821
NYM, SS -
14$32,000,000
DET, SP -
15$31,500,000
TEX, SS -
16$31,000,000
BOS, SP -
17$30,833,333
ARI, SP/SP1 -
18$29,000,000
TEX, SP/SP1 -
$29,000,000
NYY, DH -
20$28,216,944
LAD, SP/DH -
21$28,000,000
CHC, SS -
22$27,869,485
LAD, SP/SP3 -
23$27,833,333
NYY, SP -
24$27,538,462
PHI, 1B -
25$27,272,727
PHI, SS -
26$27,000,000
ARI, 3B -
$27,000,000
COL, OF -
$27,000,000
SF, 3B -
29$26,833,333
HOU, DH/LF -
30$26,000,000
NYM, 2B -
31$25,454,545
SD, 2B -
32$25,285,714
TOR, SP/SP3 -
33$25,167,520
LAD, SS -
34$25,166,666
SF, 3B -
35$25,090,909
SD, 3B -
36$25,000,000
CLE, 3B -
$25,000,000
SF, SP -
$25,000,000
ATH, SP/SP3 -
39$24,800,000
BOS, SP -
40$24,571,428
PHI, SP/SP2 -
41$24,166,667
TOR, RF -
42$24,150,000
SEA, SP -
43$24,032,605
MIL, LF -
44$24,000,000
DET, SS -
45$23,250,000
SF, OF -
46$23,000,000
TOR, SP -
$23,000,000
SF, SP -
48$22,874,920
LAD, 1B -
49$22,826,679
DET, SP/SP3 -
50$22,025,000
ARI, SP/SP1 -
$22,025,000
NYY, CF -
$22,025,000
CHC, SP -
$22,025,000
DET, 2B -
$22,025,000
MIL, SP/SP2 -
55$22,000,000
ATL, 1B -
$22,000,000
ATL, 3B -
57$21,750,000
MIN, SP -
58$21,500,000
KC, SP -
59$21,400,000
HOU, SP -
60$21,225,000
LAA, SP -
61$21,000,000
BAL, 1B -
$21,000,000
ARI, SP/SP1 -
63$20,714,285
SD, RF -
64$20,500,000
TEX, CF -
$20,500,000
SD, SP -
66$20,333,333
LAD, SP -
67$20,185,714
SEA, CF -
68$20,000,000
DET, SP -
$20,000,000
ATL, SS -
$20,000,000
SD, SP -
$20,000,000
NYM, CF -
$20,000,000
ATL, SP -
$20,000,000
HOU, 1B -
74$19,680,726
NYM, SP -
75$19,000,000
TOR, SP -
$19,000,000
HOU, RP/CL -
$19,000,000
CHC, LF -
$19,000,000
CHC, OF -
79$18,600,000
BOS, OF -
80$18,500,000
BAL, SP/SP1 -
$18,500,000
TEX, DH -
82$18,000,000
BOS, 1B -
$18,000,000
ARI, SP/SP2/SP3/SP3 -
$18,000,000
ATL, SP/SP2 -
$18,000,000
PHI, DH -
$18,000,000
CHC, SP -
$18,000,000
KC, SP/SP5 -
$18,000,000
PHI, SP -
89$17,700,000
HOU, SP -
90$17,300,000
MIA, SP -
91$17,100,000
CHW, LF -
92$17,000,000
ATL, RF -
$17,000,000
CHC, SP/SP1 -
$17,000,000
LAD, RP/CL -
$17,000,000
NYM, 1B -
$17,000,000
NYM, RP/CL -
97$16,911,500
PIT, SP -
98$16,666,666
HOU, P -
99$16,500,000
CHW, 3B -
$16,500,000
BAL, LF -
101$16,250,000
ATH, 2B -
102$16,000,000
TOR, SP/SP1 -
$16,000,000
SD, SP -
$16,000,000
COL, SP -
$16,000,000
ATL, RP/CL -
$16,000,000
ARI, 2B -
$16,000,000
NYY, 3B -
108$15,650,000
SEA, LF -
109$15,571,428
TOR, 2B -
110$15,454,545
TB, SS -
111$15,333,333
NYM, 3B -
112$15,142,857
MIN, CF -
113$15,000,000
ATL, C -
$15,000,000
ATL, LF -
$15,000,000
PHI, C -
$15,000,000
NYM, SP -
$15,000,000
CIN, 3B -
118$14,709,589
LAD, LF/RF -
119$14,500,000
NYY, SP/SP2 -
120$14,250,000
PIT, RF -
121$14,111,111
KC, SS -
122$14,000,000
BAL, RP -
$14,000,000
ATL, SP -
$14,000,000
PIT, DH/1B/OF -
125$13,142,857
SF, SS -
126$13,000,000
BOS, RP -
$13,000,000
MIA, RP/CL -
$13,000,000
ARI, OF/LF/DH -
$13,000,000
NYM, SP -
$13,000,000
LAA, RF/DH -
$13,000,000
ATL, RP/RP -
$13,000,000
DET, SP/SP1 -
133$12,927,716
LAD, C -
134$12,750,000
BOS, SP/SP3 -
$12,750,000
CIN, SP/SP3 -
136$12,666,666
TOR, RP -
$12,666,666
SEA, C -
138$12,588,508
LAD, RP/SU7 -
139$12,500,000
CHW, RP -
$12,500,000
KC, C/1B/DH -
141$12,285,714
SD, 1B -
142$12,175,000
BAL, LF -
143$12,091,513
LAD, CF -
144$12,000,000
SF, 2B -
$12,000,000
SEA, SS -
$12,000,000
TB, 1B/3B -
$12,000,000
CHC, 2B -
$12,000,000
STL, SP -
$12,000,000
COL, SP -
150$11,806,220
TOR, LF -
151$11,500,000
PIT, 2B -
152$11,300,000
SEA, 1B/OF -
153$11,000,000
PHI, SP -
$11,000,000
NYM, RP/SU8 -
$11,000,000
LAA, RP/SU7 -
156$10,927,000
SEA, SP/SP4 -
157$10,750,000
TOR, LF/C -
158$10,625,000
ARI, LF -
159$10,500,000
PIT, DH -
$10,500,000
ATH, SP -
161$10,200,000
PHI, 3B -
$10,200,000
NYY, 2B -
163$10,100,000
KC, RP -
164$10,000,000
PHI, RF -
$10,000,000
SF, SP/SP2 -
$10,000,000
LAD, 3B -
$10,000,000
CIN, RP/SU8 -
168$9,500,000
ATL, RP -
$9,500,000
NYM, RP -
170$9,475,000
HOU, SS -
171$9,400,000
MIL, C -
172$9,350,000
HOU, 3B -
173$9,000,000
PHI, RP -
$9,000,000
NYY, RP -
$9,000,000
DET, RP/CL -
$9,000,000
ATL, RP -
$9,000,000
PHI, RP -
$9,000,000
SD, SP -
$9,000,000
BAL, RP -
$9,000,000
TB, SP/RP -
$9,000,000
ATL, RF -
182$8,750,000
DET, RP/CL -
183$8,700,000
TOR, C -
184$8,666,666
TOR, RP/SU7 -
185$8,500,000
BAL, SS -
186$8,333,333
CIN, SP -
187$8,250,000
TOR, 3B -
188$8,100,000
NYM, SP -
189$8,000,000
BAL, SP -
$8,000,000
ATL, CF -
$8,000,000
KC, 2B -
$8,000,000
NYM, SP -
$8,000,000
ATH, DH -
194$7,750,000
COL, SP -
$7,750,000
PIT, RP -
196$7,725,000
CLE, LF -
197$7,700,000
BOS, LF -
198$7,650,000
MIL, 1B/OF -
199$7,600,000
BOS, SP -
200$7,500,000
CHW, RP/CL -
$7,500,000
PHI, RP/CL -
$7,500,000
TOR, RP/SU7 -
$7,500,000
TB, RP -
$7,500,000
KC, RP -
$7,500,000
BOS, SP -
206$7,400,000
TOR, CF -
207$7,250,000
MIL, LF/RF -
$7,250,000
BAL, C -
209$7,000,000
ATL, 2B -
$7,000,000
DET, SP -
$7,000,000
CIN, 3B -
$7,000,000
SF, SP -
$7,000,000
SEA, RP -
$7,000,000
TOR, RP -
$7,000,000
WSH, SP -
216$6,875,000
WSH, 2B -
217$6,800,000
CIN, C -
$6,800,000
TOR, LF -
219$6,787,000
BAL, 1B -
220$6,775,000
CHC, SP/SP1 -
221$6,750,000
TEX, C -
222$6,700,000
MIN, C -
223$6,675,000
SD, RP/SU8 -
224$6,550,000
SEA, SP -
225$6,500,000
SD, RF -
$6,500,000
TB, CF -
$6,500,000
LAD, RP/CL -
$6,500,000
ARI, RP -
229$6,400,000
COL, 2B -
$6,400,000
CLE, RP -
231$6,250,000
ARI, SS -
$6,250,000
SEA, RF -
233$6,200,000
BAL, SP/SP2 -
234$6,166,666
BOS, SP -
235$6,150,000
KC, SP -
$6,150,000
DET, SP -
237$6,100,000
NYY, RP/CL -
$6,100,000
ATL, 2B -
$6,100,000
MIN, SP/SP2 -
240$6,000,000
ATH, RP -
$6,000,000
CHC, RP/SU8 -
$6,000,000
BOS, SS/2B/3B/OF -
$6,000,000
TOR, SP -
$6,000,000
COL, SP/SP1 -
$6,000,000
LAA, C -
246$5,900,000
PHI, 2B -
247$5,850,000
HOU, RP/SU7 -
248$5,800,000
SEA, 2B -
249$5,750,000
MIN, 1B/DH -
$5,750,000
BAL, SP/SP3 -
$5,750,000
SD, RP -
$5,750,000
TB, SP/SP2 -
253$5,710,000
HOU, SP -
254$5,700,000
MIL, RP -
255$5,600,000
TEX, SP -
256$5,525,000
TB, 2B -
257$5,500,000
WSH, RP -
$5,500,000
CIN, RP -
$5,500,000
CHC, RP -
$5,500,000
CHC, SP -
261$5,375,000
WSH, C -
262$5,250,000
ATH, C -
$5,250,000
STL, LF -
$5,250,000
KC, CF -
$5,250,000
CIN, C -
266$5,214,285
COL, SS -
267$5,200,000
LAA, CF -
$5,200,000
PHI, CF -
$5,200,000
MIN, SP/SP1 -
270$5,125,000
SEA, RF -
271$5,100,000
COL, SP -
272$5,000,000
DET, LF -
$5,000,000
CHW, LF -
$5,000,000
CHW, RP -
$5,000,000
CHC, C -
$5,000,000
LAA, RP -
277$4,750,000
NYM, RP/SU7 -
278$4,725,000
CIN, SP -
279$4,700,000
MIL, RP -
280$4,600,000
TOR, 3B -
281$4,583,333
KC, SP -
282$4,500,000
HOU, C -
$4,500,000
CIN, RP/SU8 -
$4,500,000
LAD, OF -
$4,500,000
NYY, SP -
$4,500,000
SD, DH -
287$4,475,000
MIN, DH -
288$4,450,000
CHC, SP -
$4,450,000
SD, RP/SU7 -
290$4,400,000
CLE, SP -
$4,400,000
TOR, RP -
$4,400,000
PHI, 3B -
293$4,333,333
DET, 3B -
294$4,260,000
KC, 3B -
$4,260,000
STL, RP -
296$4,250,000
TEX, C -
297$4,200,000
WSH, SS -
$4,200,000
DET, 2B -
$4,200,000
KC, 1B -
300$4,150,000
BOS, SP -
$4,150,000
LAA, SS -
$4,150,000
MIL, 2B -
303$4,083,333
LAD, 2B -
304$4,075,000
DET, 1B -
305$4,000,000
CLE, RP -
$4,000,000
MIN, C -
$4,000,000
NYY, 1B -
$4,000,000
CLE, C -
$4,000,000
TEX, RP/SU8 -
$4,000,000
SD, RP/CL -
$4,000,000
LAA, 3B -
$4,000,000
COL, CF -
$4,000,000
MIA, RP -
$4,000,000
STL, SP -
$4,000,000
LAA, RP -
$4,000,000
CIN, 1B -
$4,000,000
CHC, RP -
318$3,950,000
ARI, RP -
$3,950,000
DET, RP -
320$3,900,000
SD, RP -
321$3,800,000
CIN, CF -
$3,800,000
NYM, CF -
323$3,750,000
CHC, RP -
324$3,715,000
KC, RP/SU8 -
325$3,678,571
ATH, RF -
326$3,600,000
KC, SP -
$3,600,000
TB, SP/SP1 -
328$3,565,000
TB, RP/SU7 -
329$3,550,000
BAL, SP -
$3,550,000
HOU, CF -
$3,550,000
LAD, RP -
332$3,500,000
BAL, SP -
$3,500,000
PHI, SP -
$3,500,000
PIT, RP -
$3,500,000
STL, RP -
$3,500,000
CLE, RP -
337$3,475,000
NYY, SS -
338$3,400,000
ARI, SP -
339$3,300,000
STL, 1B/RF -
$3,300,000
PIT, CF/SS -
341$3,275,000
DET, RF -
342$3,255,000
DET, RF -
343$3,225,000
TEX, SS/3B -
344$3,200,000
TEX, 1B/3B/DH -
345$3,100,000
COL, CF/OF -
$3,100,000
ARI, RP/CL -
347$3,050,000
DET, C -
348$3,025,000
TB, SP -
349$3,000,000
TB, RF -
$3,000,000
NYY, RP -
$3,000,000
ATL, RP -
$3,000,000
ARI, SP -
$3,000,000
TOR, SP/SP2 -
354$2,975,000
BAL, RP -
355$2,900,000
TEX, 3B -
$2,900,000
LAA, SP -
357$2,850,000
ATH, RP -
$2,850,000
MIN, 3B -
359$2,810,000
MIA, RP -
360$2,800,000
LAD, RP -
$2,800,000
WSH, SP -
362$2,750,000
BOS, SP/SP3 -
$2,750,000
ARI, RP/SU8 -
$2,750,000
TEX, RP -
$2,750,000
ARI, C -
$2,750,000
SD, SP -
$2,750,000
SD, INF -
368$2,700,000
MIL, 1B/OF -
$2,700,000
KC, CF -
370$2,655,000
STL, 3B -
371$2,625,000
BOS, RF -
$2,625,000
LAA, RP -
$2,625,000
LAA, C -
374$2,600,000
LAA, RF -
375$2,550,000
ARI, C -
376$2,535,000
TB, C -
377$2,530,000
PIT, C -
378$2,500,000
BAL, RP -
$2,500,000
NYM, SP -
$2,500,000
NYY, SS -
$2,500,000
NYY, RP -
382$2,450,000
COL, SP -
$2,450,000
TB, SS -
$2,450,000
BAL, SP -
385$2,437,500
SEA, SP -
386$2,400,000
NYM, C -
$2,400,000
TB, RP -
$2,400,000
ARI, RP -
389$2,325,000
CIN, RP -
$2,325,000
HOU, RP -
391$2,300,000
CIN, 2B -
392$2,275,000
NYM, C -
393$2,260,000
STL, SP -
394$2,250,000
BAL, RP/CL -
$2,250,000
BOS, 2B -
$2,250,000
WSH, SP/SP5 -
$2,250,000
ATL, RP -
$2,250,000
BOS, CF -
$2,250,000
ARI, DH -
400$2,200,000
ATL, RP -
401$2,162,500
NYY, SP -
402$2,125,000
SEA, RP -
403$2,111,111
SD, CF -
404$2,100,000
SD, C -
$2,100,000
HOU, P -
406$2,050,000
SEA, 1B -
407$2,000,000
ATH, RP/SU8 -
$2,000,000
NYY, RP -
$2,000,000
NYY, SS -
$2,000,000
SF, RP/SU8 -
$2,000,000
CLE, RF -
$2,000,000
MIA, 1B -
$2,000,000
WSH, RP -
$2,000,000
MIL, 2B -
$2,000,000
MIN, RP -
$2,000,000
LAA, RP/CL -
$2,000,000
ARI, 1B/DH -
$2,000,000
BAL, CF -
419$1,962,500
ARI, CF -
420$1,950,000
LAA, SP/SP4 -
421$1,900,000
KC, RP -
422$1,820,000
SF, RP -
423$1,800,000
CHC, RP -
$1,800,000
MIA, RP -
$1,800,000
CIN, RP -
426$1,750,000
CIN, RP -
$1,750,000
NYM, RP/SU8 -
$1,750,000
MIL, C -
429$1,725,000
CIN, RF -
430$1,625,000
MIN, RP -
$1,625,000
BAL, C -
432$1,610,000
BOS, 1B/3B -
433$1,600,000
LAD, LF -
$1,600,000
BAL, RP/SU8 -
$1,600,000
HOU, RP -
$1,600,000
BOS, 2B -
437$1,575,000
DET, RP -
438$1,570,000
KC, 2B -
439$1,550,000
SEA, RP -
$1,550,000
ARI, RP -
$1,550,000
COL, RP -
$1,550,000
BOS, SP -
443$1,530,000
MIA, SP -
444$1,525,000
COL, 2B -
$1,525,000
COL, CF -
$1,525,000
TB, RP -
447$1,520,000
TB, RP -
448$1,500,000
SD, OF/1B -
$1,500,000
CHW, RP -
$1,500,000
CLE, RP/SU8 -
$1,500,000
MIA, RP -
$1,500,000
NYM, LF/C -
$1,500,000
ARI, RP -
$1,500,000
STL, 2B/SS -
$1,500,000
PIT, SP/SP5 -
$1,500,000
CHC, RP -
457$1,450,000
NYY, RP -
458$1,428,571
ATH, 1B -
$1,428,571
ATH, SS -
460$1,400,000
HOU, SS -
$1,400,000
CIN, LF -
$1,400,000
SF, RP -
463$1,375,000
TEX, 2B -
$1,375,000
CLE, C -
$1,375,000
BOS, C -
466$1,350,000
WSH, SP/SP3 -
$1,350,000
MIN, C/OF -
$1,350,000
HOU, RP -
$1,350,000
NYY, SP -
470$1,300,000
NYM, RP -
$1,300,000
LAD, RP -
$1,300,000
COL, RP -
473$1,275,000
TB, RP -
474$1,250,000
CHC, 1B -
$1,250,000
MIL, LF -
$1,250,000
TEX, 2B -
$1,250,000
ATL, C -
$1,250,000
TEX, SP -
$1,250,000
NYM, C -
$1,250,000
LAA, RP -
$1,250,000
LAD, CF -
482$1,237,500
TOR, C -
483$1,225,000
PIT, RP -
484$1,200,000
PHI, RP -
$1,200,000
NYY, 3B -
$1,200,000
ATH, 2B -
487$1,157,500
DET, RP -
488$1,125,000
TEX, RP -
489$1,100,000
MIN, RP -
$1,100,000
ATH, C -
491$1,095,000
MIL, RP -
492$1,050,000
NYM, RP -
$1,050,000
ATL, RP -
$1,050,000
TB, RP -
495$1,025,000
KC, RP -
496$1,000,000
WSH, C -
$1,000,000
ATH, RP -
$1,000,000
SD, SP -
$1,000,000
TEX, RP -
$1,000,000
CLE, RP -
$1,000,000
SD, RP -
$1,000,000
SEA, C -
$1,000,000
WSH, RP -
$1,000,000
KC, RF -
$1,000,000
ATL, SS -
$1,000,000
SD, SP -
$1,000,000
MIN, RP/SU8 -
$1,000,000
LAD, RF -
509$980,000
MIA, SP -
510$975,000
NYY, RP/SU7 -
$975,000
PHI, C -
$975,000
HOU, SP -
513$950,000
MIL, CF -
514$945,000
TB, OF -
515$925,000
COL, RP -
$925,000
TB, RP -
$925,000
ATL, RP -
518$910,000
HOU, RP -
519$900,000
SF, RF -
$900,000
CLE, RP -
$900,000
SD, C -
$900,000
BAL, RP -
$900,000
CHW, CF -
$900,000
KC, RP/CL -
$900,000
PHI, RP -
$900,000
ATL, RP -
$900,000
HOU, OF -
$900,000
BAL, SS -
$900,000
ATL, SP -
$900,000
ATL, OF -
531$875,000
CIN, RP -
532$862,500
WSH, SP -
533$860,000
PHI, C -
534$850,000
SD, RP -
$850,000
NYM, 2B -
$850,000
STL, C -
$850,000
PIT, 3B -
538$840,000
ATL, RP -
539$835,000
ATH, SP -
540$825,000
PIT, RP -
$825,000
WSH, SP -
542$810,000
KC, RP/CL -
543$800,000
SEA, RP -
$800,000
NYM, RP -
$800,000
MIA, RP -
546$791,500
NYM, SP -
547$780,000
SD, P -
$780,000
SD, DH -
$780,000
NYM, SP -
$780,000
SF, RP
Top 100 Positional Breakdown
-
151
-
249
-
345
-
428
-
519
-
64
-
73
Top 100 Team Breakdown
-
18
-
27
-
37
-
47
-
56
-
66
-
76
-
85
-
95
-
105
-
115
-
125
-
135
-
144
-
153
-
162
-
172
-
182
-
192
-
202
-
211
-
221
-
231
-
241
-
251
-
261
Top 9999 Positional Breakdown
-
151
-
249
-
345
-
428
-
519
-
64
-
73
Top 9999 Team Breakdown
-
18
-
27
-
37
-
47
-
56
-
66
-
76
-
85
-
95
-
105
-
115
-
125
-
135
-
144
-
153
-
162
-
172
-
182
-
192
-
202
-
211
-
221
-
231
-
241
-
251
-
261
