MLB Tax Payrolls
MLB Team Luxury Tax Tracker
A real-time look at the 2021 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 $210,000,000.
| Rank | Team | Roster | 40-Man Payroll | Retained | Luxury Tax Payroll | Luxury Tax Space | Luxury Tax Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Indians CLE | 38 | $31,047,540 | - | $62,337,153 | $147,662,847 | $0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 41 | $27,579,008 | - | $66,748,097 | $143,251,903 | $0 |
| 3 | Miami Marlins MIA | 40 | $29,772,500 | - | $76,982,447 | $133,017,553 | $0 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles BAL | 41 | $21,735,954 | - | $77,954,411 | $132,045,589 | $0 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rays TB | 40 | $45,143,056 | - | $88,501,668 | $121,498,332 | $0 |
| 6 | Seattle Mariners SEA | 40 | $55,950,719 | - | $100,770,220 | $109,229,780 | $0 |
| 7 | Kansas City Royals KC | 38 | $61,461,841 | - | $101,168,022 | $108,831,978 | $0 |
| 8 | Detroit Tigers DET | 39 | $59,628,716 | - | $103,293,775 | $106,706,225 | $0 |
| 9 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 40 | $68,543,629 | - | $104,828,441 | $105,171,559 | $0 |
| 10 | Texas Rangers TEX | 40 | $25,294,244 | - | $109,018,701 | $100,981,299 | $0 |
| 11 | Arizona Diamondbacks ARI | 41 | $64,416,414 | - | $110,214,864 | $99,785,136 | $0 |
| 12 | Colorado Rockies COL | 41 | $70,430,609 | - | $118,476,625 | $91,523,375 | $0 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Brewers MIL | 44 | $73,643,630 | - | $133,411,104 | $76,588,896 | $0 |
| 14 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 38 | $84,130,416 | - | $138,003,748 | $71,996,252 | $0 |
| 15 | Cincinnati Reds CIN | 40 | $89,374,809 | - | $144,937,143 | $65,062,857 | $0 |
| League Average | $62,315,208 | ||||||
| 16 | Chicago Cubs CHC | 39 | $68,695,017 | - | $163,069,877 | $46,930,123 | $0 |
| 17 | Atlanta Braves ATL | 40 | $100,361,357 | - | $165,000,785 | $44,999,215 | $0 |
| 18 | Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 41 | $114,245,237 | - | $165,699,953 | $44,300,047 | $0 |
| 19 | San Francisco Giants SF | 40 | $114,969,510 | - | $168,418,878 | $41,581,122 | $0 |
| 20 | Washington Nationals WSH | 38 | $50,251,049 | - | $172,300,264 | $37,699,736 | $0 |
| 21 | Chicago White Sox CHW | 40 | $119,910,230 | - | $177,526,847 | $32,473,153 | $0 |
| 22 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 42 | $115,683,166 | - | $184,162,535 | $25,837,465 | $0 |
| 23 | New York Mets NYM | 39 | $115,678,133 | - | $201,347,875 | $8,652,125 | $0 |
| 24 | Houston Astros HOU | 40 | $120,202,138 | - | $202,991,474 | $7,008,526 | $0 |
| 25 | Philadelphia Phillies PHI | 41 | $145,809,527 | - | $204,249,210 | $5,750,790 | $0 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Angels LAA | 41 | $71,767,016 | - | $205,021,967 | $4,978,033 | $0 |
| 27 | San Diego Padres SD | 38 | $145,241,759 | - | $208,516,600 | $1,483,400 | $0 |
| 28 | New York Yankees NYY | 40 | $103,424,296 | - | $210,464,317 | $-464,317 | $185,727 |
| 29 | Boston Red Sox BOS | 40 | $121,121,359 | - | $213,092,505 | $-3,092,505 | $618,501 |
| 30 | Los Angeles Dodgers LAD | 41 | $172,723,846 | - | $252,034,244 | $-42,034,244 | $15,925,683 |