MLB Team Luxury Tax Tracker
A real-time look at the 2019 tax totals for each MLB team. These figures derive from a player's tax payroll salary. See also: Cash Payrolls, Luxury Tax Payrolls.
The current Luxury Tax Threshold is $206,000,000.
| Rank | Team | Roster | 40-Man Payroll | Retained | Luxury Tax Payroll | Luxury Tax Space | Luxury Tax Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 40 | $165,605,283 | $25,332,800 | $241,762,773 | $-35,762,773 | $12,620,365 |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | $197,204,974 | $6,025,227 | $234,759,847 | $-28,759,847 | $6,803,151 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 39 | $173,227,904 | $772,219 | $231,162,966 | $-25,162,966 | $5,652,149 |
| 4 | Washington Nationals | 40 | $173,604,846 | $10,062,625 | $200,524,956 | $5,475,044 | $0 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | $152,633,798 | $30,393,334 | $199,016,951 | $6,983,049 | $0 |
| 6 | Houston Astros | 40 | $170,344,369 | $1,277,467 | $197,854,901 | $8,145,099 | $0 |
| 7 | New York Mets | 40 | $123,879,646 | $24,970,967 | $193,121,281 | $12,878,719 | $0 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $97,999,185 | $500,513 | $188,964,022 | $17,035,978 | $0 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Angels | 40 | $127,141,431 | $27,164,754 | $184,824,316 | $21,175,684 | $0 |
| 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | $130,625,123 | $16,352,655 | $183,438,735 | $22,561,265 | $0 |
| 11 | Colorado Rockies | 40 | $125,328,212 | $13,368,240 | $179,312,629 | $26,687,371 | $0 |
| 12 | San Francisco Giants | 40 | $124,778,970 | $32,269,354 | $177,369,324 | $28,630,676 | $0 |
| 13 | Atlanta Braves | 40 | $123,453,887 | $11,791,906 | $158,479,482 | $47,520,518 | $0 |
| League Average | $151,943,158 | ||||||
| 14 | Milwaukee Brewers | 40 | $111,704,559 | $11,073,718 | $145,728,781 | $60,271,219 | $0 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | $87,560,602 | $41,574,191 | $144,438,593 | $61,561,407 | $0 |
| 16 | Seattle Mariners | 40 | $78,398,219 | $44,514,257 | $143,601,046 | $62,398,954 | $0 |
| 17 | Texas Rangers | 40 | $85,058,398 | $22,152,401 | $134,888,529 | $71,111,471 | $0 |
| 18 | San Diego Padres | 40 | $89,275,127 | $15,418,956 | $132,790,096 | $73,209,904 | $0 |
| 19 | Minnesota Twins | 40 | $98,560,033 | $16,656,231 | $131,589,337 | $74,410,663 | $0 |
| 20 | Cleveland Indians | 40 | $80,567,956 | $13,610,392 | $127,802,079 | $78,197,921 | $0 |
| 21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 40 | $67,933,916 | $21,408,121 | $127,708,444 | $78,291,556 | $0 |
| 22 | Toronto Blue Jays | 40 | $39,595,400 | $61,523,132 | $126,107,323 | $79,892,677 | $0 |
| 23 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | $70,172,334 | $12,148,511 | $111,681,137 | $94,318,863 | $0 |
| 24 | Chicago White Sox | 40 | $76,500,402 | $8,786,593 | $110,362,097 | $95,637,903 | $0 |
| 25 | Oakland Athletics | 39 | $78,659,128 | $12,370,505 | $106,420,857 | $99,579,143 | $0 |
| 26 | Kansas City Royals | 40 | $64,299,186 | $15,057,385 | $105,852,169 | $100,147,831 | $0 |
| 27 | Baltimore Orioles | 40 | $56,559,652 | $7,386,476 | $94,651,327 | $111,348,673 | $0 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | $65,610,375 | $9,084,388 | $89,943,723 | $116,056,277 | $0 |
| 29 | Miami Marlins | 40 | $58,567,503 | $3,968,020 | $80,743,891 | $125,256,109 | $0 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | $22,657,441 | $18,803,143 | $73,393,139 | $132,606,861 | $0 |