2026 MLB Base Salary Rankings
Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active MLB players.
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1$70,000,000
LAD, SP/DH -
2$46,875,000
NYM, RF -
3$42,000,000
PHI, SP/SP1 -
4$40,000,000
NYY, RF -
5$38,000,000
TEX, SP -
6$36,000,000
NYY, SP -
7$35,450,000
LAA, RF -
8$35,000,000
CHC, 3B -
9$32,500,000
NYY, CF/1B -
10$32,000,000
NYM, SS -
$32,000,000
DET, SP -
12$31,500,000
HOU, 3B -
13$31,000,000
BOS, SP -
$31,000,000
TEX, SS -
15$30,000,000
HOU, 2B -
$30,000,000
ARI, SP/SP1 -
$30,000,000
LAD, SP -
18$29,000,000
NYY, DH -
19$27,500,000
SF, 3B -
20$27,272,727
PHI, SS -
21$27,000,000
ARI, 3B -
$27,000,000
LAD, 1B -
$27,000,000
NYY, SP -
$27,000,000
CHC, SS -
25$26,000,000
HOU, DH/LF -
$26,000,000
COL, OF -
$26,000,000
PHI, 1B -
$26,000,000
NYM, 2B -
$26,000,000
LAD, SP/SP3 -
$26,000,000
MIL, LF -
31$25,000,000
LAD, SS -
$25,000,000
SD, 2B -
$25,000,000
SF, 3B -
$25,000,000
TEX, SP/SP1 -
$25,000,000
NYM, SP -
$25,000,000
CLE, 3B -
$25,000,000
SF, SP -
38$24,571,428
PHI, SP/SP2 -
39$24,000,000
DET, SS -
$24,000,000
BOS, SP -
41$23,000,000
TOR, SP -
$23,000,000
SF, SP -
43$22,750,000
SEA, SP -
44$22,500,000
TOR, RF -
45$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 -
50$22,000,000
TOR, SP/SP3 -
$22,000,000
SF, OF -
$22,000,000
ATL, 1B -
$22,000,000
ATL, 3B -
54$21,500,000
MIN, SP -
55$21,225,000
LAA, SP -
56$21,000,000
HOU, SP -
$21,000,000
SD, 3B -
$21,000,000
ARI, SP/SP1 -
59$20,250,000
TEX, CF -
60$20,000,000
DET, SP -
$20,000,000
ATL, SS -
$20,000,000
KC, SP -
$20,000,000
SD, SP -
$20,000,000
NYM, CF -
$20,000,000
ATH, SP/SP3 -
$20,000,000
ATL, SP -
$20,000,000
SD, RF -
$20,000,000
HOU, 1B -
69$19,000,000
HOU, RP/CL -
$19,000,000
SD, SP -
71$18,500,000
BAL, 1B -
$18,500,000
TEX, DH -
73$18,000,000
TOR, SP -
$18,000,000
BOS, 1B -
$18,000,000
CHC, LF -
$18,000,000
SEA, CF -
$18,000,000
ATL, SP/SP2 -
$18,000,000
CHC, OF -
$18,000,000
CHC, SP -
$18,000,000
KC, SP/SP5 -
$18,000,000
PHI, SP -
$18,000,000
BOS, OF -
83$17,500,000
DET, SP/SP3 -
84$17,000,000
ATL, RF -
$17,000,000
MIA, SP -
$17,000,000
TOR, 1B -
$17,000,000
ARI, SP/SP2/SP3/SP3 -
$17,000,000
HOU, SP -
89$16,500,000
CHW, LF -
$16,500,000
PIT, SP -
$16,500,000
BAL, LF -
$16,500,000
TOR, LF -
93$16,000,000
TOR, SP/SP1 -
$16,000,000
COL, SP -
$16,000,000
ATL, RP/CL -
$16,000,000
HOU, P -
$16,000,000
NYY, 3B -
$16,000,000
CHW, 3B -
99$15,750,000
ATH, 2B -
100$15,650,000
SEA, LF -
101$15,500,000
BAL, SP/SP1 -
102$15,000,000
MIN, CF -
$15,000,000
SD, SP -
$15,000,000
TB, SS -
$15,000,000
TOR, 2B -
$15,000,000
ARI, 2B -
$15,000,000
ATL, C -
$15,000,000
ATL, LF -
$15,000,000
PHI, C -
$15,000,000
PHI, DH -
$15,000,000
CIN, 3B -
$15,000,000
NYM, RP/CL -
113$14,500,000
CHC, SP/SP1 -
114$14,000,000
LAD, RP/CL -
$14,000,000
BAL, RP -
$14,000,000
ATL, SP -
$14,000,000
PIT, DH/1B/OF -
$14,000,000
NYM, 1B -
$14,000,000
PIT, RF -
$14,000,000
NYM, SP -
121$13,000,000
ARI, OF/LF/DH -
$13,000,000
NYM, SP -
$13,000,000
LAD, C -
$13,000,000
LAA, RF/DH -
$13,000,000
ATL, RP/RP -
$13,000,000
DET, SP/SP1 -
$13,000,000
KC, SS -
128$12,750,000
BOS, SP/SP3 -
$12,750,000
CIN, SP/SP3 -
130$12,250,000
LAD, CF -
131$12,175,000
BAL, LF -
132$12,000,000
SF, 2B -
$12,000,000
BOS, RP -
$12,000,000
SD, 1B -
$12,000,000
TB, 1B/3B -
$12,000,000
MIA, RP/CL -
$12,000,000
NYY, SP/SP2 -
$12,000,000
LAD, LF/RF -
$12,000,000
CHW, RP -
$12,000,000
CHC, 2B -
$12,000,000
STL, SP -
$12,000,000
COL, SP -
$12,000,000
LAD, SP -
144$11,500,000
PIT, 2B -
145$11,000,000
SEA, SS -
$11,000,000
TOR, RP -
$11,000,000
PHI, SP -
$11,000,000
NYM, RP/SU8 -
$11,000,000
SEA, C -
$11,000,000
LAD, RP/SU7 -
$11,000,000
LAA, RP/SU7 -
152$10,927,000
SEA, SP/SP4 -
153$10,750,000
TOR, LF/C -
154$10,500,000
PIT, DH -
$10,500,000
ATH, SP -
156$10,200,000
PHI, 3B -
$10,200,000
NYY, 2B -
158$10,100,000
KC, RP -
159$10,000,000
SF, SS -
$10,000,000
ARI, LF -
$10,000,000
PHI, RF -
$10,000,000
LAD, 3B -
$10,000,000
SEA, 1B/OF -
$10,000,000
CIN, RP/SU8 -
165$9,500,000
ATL, RP -
166$9,475,000
HOU, SS -
167$9,400,000
MIL, C -
168$9,350,000
HOU, 3B -
169$9,000,000
PHI, RP -
$9,000,000
NYY, RP -
$9,000,000
DET, RP/CL -
$9,000,000
ATL, RP -
$9,000,000
BAL, RP -
$9,000,000
TB, SP/RP -
$9,000,000
KC, C/1B/DH -
$9,000,000
ATL, RF -
177$8,750,000
DET, RP/CL -
178$8,500,000
BAL, SS -
179$8,100,000
NYM, SP -
180$8,000,000
CIN, SP -
$8,000,000
ATL, CF -
$8,000,000
KC, 2B -
$8,000,000
NYM, SP -
$8,000,000
NYM, RP -
185$7,750,000
COL, SP -
$7,750,000
PIT, RP -
187$7,725,000
CLE, LF -
188$7,700,000
BOS, LF -
189$7,650,000
MIL, 1B/OF -
190$7,500,000
PHI, RP/CL -
$7,500,000
TOR, RP/SU7 -
$7,500,000
TOR, C -
$7,500,000
TB, RP -
$7,500,000
KC, RP -
195$7,250,000
BAL, C -
$7,250,000
BOS, SP -
197$7,000,000
ATL, 2B -
$7,000,000
DET, SP -
$7,000,000
MIL, LF/RF -
$7,000,000
CHW, RP/CL -
$7,000,000
CIN, 3B -
$7,000,000
PHI, RP -
$7,000,000
SF, SP/SP2 -
$7,000,000
SEA, RP -
$7,000,000
TOR, 3B -
$7,000,000
TOR, RP/SU7 -
$7,000,000
TOR, CF -
$7,000,000
BOS, SP -
$7,000,000
WSH, SP -
210$6,875,000
WSH, 2B -
211$6,800,000
CIN, C -
$6,800,000
TOR, LF -
213$6,787,000
BAL, 1B -
214$6,775,000
CHC, SP/SP1 -
215$6,750,000
TEX, C -
216$6,700,000
MIN, C -
217$6,675,000
SD, RP/SU8 -
218$6,550,000
SEA, SP -
219$6,500,000
SD, RF -
$6,500,000
TB, CF -
$6,500,000
LAD, RP/CL -
$6,500,000
ARI, RP -
223$6,400,000
COL, 2B -
224$6,250,000
SEA, RF -
225$6,200,000
BAL, SP/SP2 -
226$6,150,000
KC, SP -
$6,150,000
DET, SP -
228$6,100,000
NYY, RP/CL -
$6,100,000
ATL, 2B -
$6,100,000
MIN, SP/SP2 -
231$6,000,000
BOS, SP -
$6,000,000
ATH, RP -
$6,000,000
CLE, RP -
$6,000,000
CHC, RP/SU8 -
$6,000,000
BOS, SS/2B/3B/OF -
$6,000,000
COL, SP/SP1 -
$6,000,000
ATH, DH -
$6,000,000
LAA, C -
239$5,900,000
PHI, 2B -
240$5,850,000
HOU, RP/SU7 -
241$5,800,000
SEA, 2B -
242$5,750,000
BAL, SP/SP3 -
$5,750,000
SD, RP -
244$5,710,000
HOU, SP -
245$5,600,000
TEX, SP -
246$5,525,000
TB, 2B -
247$5,500,000
MIL, RP -
$5,500,000
MIN, 1B/DH -
$5,500,000
WSH, RP -
$5,500,000
SF, SP -
$5,500,000
CIN, RP -
$5,500,000
CHC, RP -
$5,500,000
TB, SP/SP2 -
$5,500,000
CHC, SP -
255$5,250,000
ATH, C -
$5,250,000
STL, LF -
$5,250,000
KC, CF -
$5,250,000
CIN, C -
259$5,200,000
LAA, CF -
$5,200,000
PHI, CF -
$5,200,000
MIN, SP/SP1 -
262$5,100,000
COL, SP -
263$5,000,000
BAL, SP -
$5,000,000
DET, LF -
$5,000,000
CHW, LF -
$5,000,000
CHW, RP -
$5,000,000
CHC, C -
$5,000,000
SD, SP -
$5,000,000
ARI, SS -
$5,000,000
TOR, SP -
$5,000,000
TOR, RP -
$5,000,000
WSH, C -
$5,000,000
COL, SS -
$5,000,000
LAA, RP -
275$4,750,000
NYM, RP/SU7 -
276$4,725,000
CIN, SP -
277$4,700,000
MIL, RP -
278$4,600,000
TOR, 3B -
279$4,500,000
HOU, C -
$4,500,000
CIN, RP/SU8 -
$4,500,000
LAD, OF -
$4,500,000
KC, SP -
$4,500,000
SEA, RF -
$4,500,000
NYY, SP -
$4,500,000
SD, DH -
286$4,475,000
MIN, DH -
287$4,450,000
CHC, SP -
$4,450,000
SD, RP/SU7 -
289$4,400,000
TOR, RP -
$4,400,000
PHI, 3B -
291$4,260,000
STL, RP -
292$4,200,000
WSH, SS -
$4,200,000
DET, 2B -
$4,200,000
KC, 1B -
295$4,150,000
BOS, SP -
$4,150,000
LAA, SS -
$4,150,000
MIL, 2B -
298$4,075,000
DET, 1B -
299$4,000,000
CLE, RP -
$4,000,000
CLE, SP -
$4,000,000
MIN, C -
$4,000,000
KC, 3B -
$4,000,000
NYY, 1B -
$4,000,000
CLE, C -
$4,000,000
DET, 3B -
$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 -
314$3,950,000
ARI, RP -
$3,950,000
DET, RP -
316$3,900,000
SD, RP -
317$3,800,000
CIN, CF -
$3,800,000
NYM, CF -
319$3,750,000
LAD, 2B -
$3,750,000
CHC, RP -
321$3,715,000
KC, RP/SU8 -
322$3,600,000
KC, SP -
$3,600,000
TB, SP/SP1 -
324$3,565,000
TB, RP/SU7 -
325$3,550,000
BAL, SP -
$3,550,000
HOU, CF -
$3,550,000
LAD, RP -
328$3,500,000
BAL, SP -
$3,500,000
TEX, C -
$3,500,000
PIT, RP -
$3,500,000
STL, RP -
$3,500,000
CLE, RP -
333$3,475,000
NYY, SS -
334$3,300,000
STL, 1B/RF -
$3,300,000
PIT, CF/SS -
336$3,275,000
DET, RF -
337$3,255,000
DET, RF -
338$3,250,000
ATH, RF -
339$3,225,000
TEX, SS/3B -
340$3,200,000
TEX, 1B/3B/DH -
341$3,100,000
COL, CF/OF -
$3,100,000
ARI, RP/CL -
343$3,050,000
DET, C -
344$3,025,000
TB, SP -
345$3,000,000
TB, RF -
$3,000,000
NYY, RP -
$3,000,000
ATL, RP -
$3,000,000
ARI, SP -
$3,000,000
ARI, SP -
$3,000,000
PHI, SP -
$3,000,000
TOR, SP/SP2 -
352$2,975,000
BAL, RP -
353$2,900,000
TEX, 3B -
$2,900,000
LAA, SP -
355$2,850,000
ATH, RP -
$2,850,000
MIN, 3B -
357$2,810,000
MIA, RP -
358$2,800,000
LAD, RP -
$2,800,000
WSH, SP -
360$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 -
365$2,700,000
MIL, 1B/OF -
$2,700,000
KC, CF -
367$2,655,000
STL, 3B -
368$2,625,000
LAA, RP -
$2,625,000
LAA, C -
370$2,600,000
LAA, RF -
371$2,550,000
ARI, C -
372$2,535,000
TB, C -
373$2,530,000
PIT, C -
374$2,500,000
BAL, RP -
$2,500,000
NYM, SP -
$2,500,000
NYY, SS -
$2,500,000
SD, INF -
$2,500,000
NYY, RP -
379$2,450,000
COL, SP -
$2,450,000
TB, SS -
$2,450,000
BAL, SP -
382$2,437,500
SEA, SP -
383$2,400,000
NYM, C -
$2,400,000
TB, RP -
385$2,325,000
CIN, RP -
$2,325,000
HOU, RP -
387$2,300,000
CIN, 2B -
388$2,275,000
NYM, C -
389$2,260,000
STL, SP -
390$2,250,000
BAL, RP/CL -
$2,250,000
WSH, SP/SP5 -
$2,250,000
ATL, RP -
$2,250,000
ARI, DH -
394$2,200,000
ATL, RP -
395$2,162,500
NYY, SP -
396$2,125,000
SEA, RP -
397$2,100,000
SD, C -
$2,100,000
HOU, P -
399$2,050,000
SEA, 1B -
400$2,000,000
BOS, RF -
$2,000,000
ATH, RP/SU8 -
$2,000,000
NYM, 3B -
$2,000,000
NYY, RP -
$2,000,000
NYY, SS -
$2,000,000
BOS, 2B -
$2,000,000
SF, RP/SU8 -
$2,000,000
CLE, RF -
$2,000,000
TEX, RP/SU8 -
$2,000,000
ARI, RP -
$2,000,000
MIA, 1B -
$2,000,000
WSH, RP -
$2,000,000
BOS, CF -
$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 -
418$1,962,500
ARI, CF -
419$1,950,000
LAA, SP/SP4 -
420$1,900,000
KC, RP -
421$1,820,000
SF, RP -
422$1,800,000
CHC, RP -
$1,800,000
MIA, RP -
$1,800,000
CIN, RP -
425$1,750,000
CIN, RP -
$1,750,000
NYM, RP/SU8 -
$1,750,000
MIL, C -
428$1,725,000
CIN, RF -
429$1,625,000
MIN, RP -
430$1,610,000
BOS, 1B/3B -
431$1,600,000
LAD, LF -
$1,600,000
BAL, RP/SU8 -
$1,600,000
HOU, RP -
$1,600,000
BOS, 2B -
435$1,575,000
DET, RP -
436$1,570,000
KC, 2B -
437$1,550,000
SEA, RP -
$1,550,000
ARI, RP -
$1,550,000
COL, RP -
$1,550,000
BOS, SP -
441$1,530,000
MIA, SP -
442$1,525,000
COL, 2B -
$1,525,000
COL, CF -
$1,525,000
TB, RP -
445$1,520,000
TB, RP -
446$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 -
455$1,450,000
NYY, RP -
456$1,400,000
HOU, SS -
$1,400,000
CIN, LF -
$1,400,000
SF, RP -
459$1,375,000
TEX, 2B -
$1,375,000
CLE, C -
$1,375,000
BOS, C -
462$1,350,000
WSH, SP/SP3 -
$1,350,000
MIN, C/OF -
$1,350,000
HOU, RP -
$1,350,000
NYY, SP -
466$1,300,000
NYM, RP -
$1,300,000
LAD, RP -
$1,300,000
COL, RP -
469$1,275,000
TB, RP -
470$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 -
478$1,237,500
TOR, C -
479$1,225,000
PIT, RP -
480$1,200,000
PHI, RP -
$1,200,000
NYY, 3B -
$1,200,000
ATH, 2B -
483$1,157,500
DET, RP -
484$1,125,000
TEX, RP -
485$1,100,000
MIN, RP -
$1,100,000
ATH, C -
487$1,095,000
MIL, RP -
488$1,050,000
NYM, RP -
$1,050,000
ATL, RP -
$1,050,000
TB, RP -
491$1,025,000
KC, RP -
492$1,000,000
WSH, C -
$1,000,000
ATH, RP -
$1,000,000
BAL, C -
$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, CF -
$1,000,000
SD, SP -
$1,000,000
ATH, 1B -
$1,000,000
MIN, RP/SU8 -
$1,000,000
LAD, RF -
$1,000,000
ATH, SS -
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
-
153
-
247
-
344
-
429
-
521
-
63
-
72
Top 100 Team Breakdown
-
18
-
27
-
37
-
47
-
56
-
65
-
75
-
85
-
95
-
105
-
115
-
125
-
135
-
144
-
153
-
162
-
172
-
182
-
192
-
202
-
212
-
222
-
231
-
241
-
251
-
261
Top 9999 Positional Breakdown
-
153
-
247
-
344
-
429
-
521
-
63
-
72
Top 9999 Team Breakdown
-
18
-
27
-
37
-
47
-
56
-
65
-
75
-
85
-
95
-
105
-
115
-
125
-
135
-
144
-
153
-
162
-
172
-
182
-
192
-
202
-
212
-
222
-
231
-
241
-
251
-
261
