Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals 2026 Payroll

Nationals 2026 Payroll

An updated look at the Washington Nationals 2026 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (16) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Strasburg Stephen Strasburg 37 SP Vet $35,000,000 - $35,000,000 $23,571,429 81.43 35,000,000
Ruiz Keibert Ruiz 27 C Vet $5,000,000 $375,000 $5,375,000 $5,375,000 18.57 6,250,000
Garrett Stone Garrett 30 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Kieboom Carter Kieboom 28 3B Arb 3 - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Espino Paolo Espino 39 RP Arb 3 - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Garcia Luis Garcia 26 2B Arb 3 (S2) - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Machado Andres Machado 33 RP Arb 2 - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Abrams CJ Abrams 25 SS Arb 1 - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Abbott Cory Abbott 30 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Call Alex Call 31 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Adon Joan Adon 27 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Meneses Joey Meneses 34 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Cavalli Cade Cavalli 27 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Pineda Israel Pineda 26 C Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Downs Jeter Downs 27 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 -0 0.00 0
Banda Anthony Banda 32 RP Arb 3 - - -0 -0 0.00 0


2026 Deferred Salaries

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

Player (1) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Scherzer Max Scherzer 41 SP $15,000,000 - $15,000,000 $15,000,000


2026 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $40,000,000 $375,000 - $40,375,000 $28,946,429
Deferred Salary $15,000,000 - - $15,000,000 $15,000,000
Active Total Payroll $40,000,000 $375,000 - $40,375,000 $28,946,429

 

2026 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 $244,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll $41,250,000
Est. Player Benefits $18,000,000
Est. Minor League Contracts $2,250,000
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll $63,166,666
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $63,166,666

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $180,833,334