Washington Nationals 2021 Payroll
An updated look at the Washington Nationals 2021 payroll salary table, including active salaries, bonuses, statuses, retained & dead payments, minor/non-roster players, and team totals.
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| Active Players (25) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 36 | SP | Vet | $27,360,623 | $7,142,857 | $34,503,480 | $34,503,480 | 24.39 | 28,689,376 |
| Patrick Corbin | 31 | SP | Vet | $24,000,000 | $416,666 | $24,416,666 | $24,416,666 | 17.26 | 23,333,333 |
| Stephen Strasburg | 32 | SP | Vet | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $23,571,429 | 16.66 | 35,000,000 |
| Anibal Sanchez | 37 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 8.48 | 12,000,000 |
| Adam Eaton | 32 | RF | Vet | $10,500,000 | - | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 7.42 | 10,500,000 |
| Will Harris | 36 | RP | Vet | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 5.65 | 8,000,000 |
| Howie Kendrick | 37 | 2B | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4.59 | 6,250,000 |
| Starlin Castro | 31 | 2B | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.24 | 6,000,000 |
| Yan Gomes | 33 | C | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.24 | 5,000,000 |
| Daniel Hudson | 34 | RP/CL | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.24 | 5,500,000 |
| Eric Thames | 34 | 1B | Vet | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 2.83 | 4,000,000 |
| Aaron Barrett | 33 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Roenis Elias | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Erick Fedde | 28 | RP | Arb 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Javy Guerra | 35 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryne Harper | 32 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kyle McGowin | 29 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jake Noll | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tanner Rainey | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Victor Robles | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joe Ross | 28 | SP | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Juan Soto | 22 | LF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Wander Suero | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Trea Turner | 28 | SS | Arb 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
| Austin Voth | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2021 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (4) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg | 32 | SP | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Matt Wieters | 35 | C | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Anibal Sanchez | 37 | SP | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Rafael Soriano | 41 | RP | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
2021 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $145,360,623 | $7,559,523 | - | $152,920,146 | $141,491,575 | |
| Deferred Salary | $21,000,000 | - | - | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| Total Payroll | $145,360,623 | $7,559,523 | - | $152,920,146 | $141,491,575 | |
2021 Competitive Balance Tax Totals
| Payroll Type | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $210,000,000 | ||||||
| Total AAV/Payroll | $144,272,709 | ||||||
| Estimated Player Benefits | $15,500,000 | ||||||
| Estimated Minor League Contracts | $2,500,000 | ||||||
| Proj. Comp. Balance Payroll | $162,272,709 | ||||||
| Comp. Balance Tax Space | $47,727,291 | ||||||