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Washington Nationals 2025 Payroll

Nationals 2025 Payroll

An updated look at the Washington Nationals 2025 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (46) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Strasburg Stephen Strasburg 36 SP Vet $35,000,000 - $35,000,000 $23,571,429 81.43 35,000,000
Ruiz Keibert Ruiz 26 C Vet $5,000,000 $375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 18.57 6,250,000
Perdomo Luis Perdomo 32 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Barnes Matt Barnes 35 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Rosario Eddie Rosario 33 LF - - -0 0$0 0 0
Law Derek Law 34 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Blankenhorn Travis Blankenhorn 28 3B - - -0 0$0 0 0
Gsellman Robert Gsellman 31 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Barnes Jacob Barnes 35 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Harvey Hunter Harvey 30 RP Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Bleier Richard Bleier 38 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Senzel Nick Senzel 30 3B Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Thompson Mason Thompson 27 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Kieboom Carter Kieboom 27 3B Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Rainey Tanner Rainey 32 RP Arb 4 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Garcia Luis Garcia 25 2B Arb 2 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Winker Jesse Winker 31 LF - - -0 0$0 0 0
Vargas Ildemaro Vargas 33 2B Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Gore MacKenzie Gore 26 SP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Adams Riley Adams 29 C Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Machado Andres Machado 32 RP - - -0 0$0 0 0
Gray Josiah Gray 27 SP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Thomas Lane Thomas 29 RF Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Weems Jordan Weems 32 RP Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Abrams CJ Abrams 24 SS Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Diaz Lewin Diaz 28 1B - - -0 0$0 0 0
Finnegan Kyle Finnegan 33 RP/CL Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Yepez Juan Yepez 27 3B - - -0 0$0 0 0
Call Alex Call 30 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Pineda Israel Pineda 25 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Adon Joan Adon 26 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Garcia Robert Garcia 29 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Irvin Jake Irvin 28 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Ward Thad Ward 28 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Rutledge Jackson Rutledge 26 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Nunez Nasim Nunez 24 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Millas Drew Millas 27 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Willingham Amos Willingham 26 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Alu Jake Alu 28 3B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Garcia Rico Garcia 31 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Cavalli Cade Cavalli 26 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Young Jacob Young 25 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Meneses Joey Meneses 33 DH Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Garrett Stone Garrett 29 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Lipscomb Trey Lipscomb 25 3B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Ferrer José Ferrer 25 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000


2025 Deferred Salaries

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (2) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Scherzer Max Scherzer 40 SP $15,000,000 - $15,000,000 $15,000,000
Corbin Patrick Corbin 35 SP $10,000,000 - $10,000,000 $10,000,000


2025 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $40,000,000 $375,000 - $40,375,000 $28,946,119
Deferred Salary $25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 $25,000,000
Active Total Payroll $40,000,000 $375,000 - $40,375,000 $28,946,119

 

2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.

Payroll Type Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $241,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll $41,250,000
Est. Player Benefits $17,500,000
Est. Minor League Contracts $2,250,000
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll $62,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $62,666,666

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $178,333,334