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MLB payrolls by team, 2027

MLB has no salary cap: it levies a luxury tax above a threshold, based on contracts' average annual value. Here is each club's payroll, its luxury-tax payroll, and every contract in detail.

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Salary by season, prorated signing bonus included. In grey: options and arbitration years, not yet guaranteed.

PlayerContractValueAAV20272028202920302031
Alex BregmanFull no-trade clauseFree Agent5 yrs · 2026–2030175.0 M$30.89 M$35.00 M$35.00 M$35.00 M$35.00 M$
Dansby SwansonFull no-trade clauseFree Agent7 yrs · 2023–2029177.0 M$25.29 M$28.00 M$27.00 M$26.00 M$
Nico HoernerExtension3 yrs · 2024–202635.0 M$11.67 M$23.83 M$23.83 M$23.33 M$23.33 M$23.33 M$
Matthew BoydFree Agent2 yrs · 2025–202629.0 M$14.50 M$15.00 M$Mutual option
Clay HolmesFree Agent3 yrs · 2025–202638.0 M$12.67 M$12.00 M$Player option
Hunter HarveyFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20266.00 M$8.00 M$Mutual option
Colin ReaExtension1 yr · 2026–20266.50 M$7.50 M$Club option
Carson KellyFree Agent2 yrs · 2025–202611.5 M$5.75 M$7.50 M$Mutual option
Phil MatonFree Agent2 yrs · 2026–202714.5 M$7.25 M$6.00 M$8.50 M$Club option
Caleb ThielbarFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20264.50 M$6.00 M$Mutual option
Javier AssadExtension1 yr · 2026–20261.80 M$3.30 M$Club optionArb (placeholder)
Jacob WebbFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20261.50 M$2.50 M$Club option
Shelby MillerFree Agent2 yrs · 2026–20272.5 M$1.25 M$1.25 M$2.50 M$Club option
Shota ImanagaFree Agent1 yr · 2026–202622.03 M$
Kevin GausmanFree Agent5 yrs · 2022–2026110.0 M$22.00 M$
Ian HappFull no-trade clauseExtension3 yrs · 2024–202661.0 M$20.33 M$
Pete Crow-ArmstrongPre-Arbitration (Guaranteed Sect1 yr · 2026–20260.89 M$Pre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 330.83 M$
Seiya SuzukiFull no-trade clauseFree Agent5 yrs · 2022–202685.0 M$17.00 M$
David PetersonArbitration1 yr · 2026–20268.10 M$
Justin SteeleArbitration1 yr · 2026–20266.78 M$Arb 4
Aaron CivaleFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20266.00 M$
Edward CabreraArbitration1 yr · 2026–20264.45 M$Arb 3Arb 4
Tyrone TaylorArbitration1 yr · 2026–20263.80 M$
Michael ConfortoFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20262.00 M$
Braxton GarrettArbitration1 yr · 2026–20261.53 M$Arb 3Arb 4
Trent ThorntonFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20261.36 M$
Tyler AustinFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20261.25 M$
Michael BuschPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.86 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Cade HortonPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.82 M$Pre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Miguel AmayaPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.81 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Daniel PalenciaPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.81 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3Arb 4
Matt ShawPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Pre-arb (placeholder)Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3Arb 4
Gabriel AriasPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Ben BrownPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3Arb 4
Porter HodgePre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Pre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Ethan RobertsPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.79 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Ryan RolisonPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.79 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Ryan ZeferjahnPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.78 M$Pre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Pedro RamírezPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.78 M$Pre-arbPre-arbPre-arbArb 1Arb 2
Scott KingeryFree Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–20260.23 M$
Dylan CarlsonFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20260.20 M$
#TeamPayrollTax payroll
1Los Angeles Dodgers434.8 M$371.2 M$
2New York Yankees252.5 M$271.8 M$
3Philadelphia Phillies252.4 M$276.6 M$
4Toronto Blue Jays238.2 M$223.5 M$
5New York Mets236.1 M$236.1 M$
6Houston Astros198.4 M$195.7 M$
7San Diego Padres195.7 M$207.4 M$
8Atlanta Braves189.4 M$188.1 M$
9Boston Red Sox186.9 M$229.5 M$
10San Francisco Giants176.1 M$177.2 M$
11Texas Rangers161.3 M$183.7 M$
12Arizona Diamondbacks149.0 M$178.4 M$
13Chicago Cubs140.5 M$159.0 M$
14Detroit Tigers130.6 M$157.5 M$
15Seattle Mariners124.4 M$150.7 M$
16Kansas City Royals113.4 M$143.7 M$
17Minnesota Twins110.9 M$128.9 M$
18Milwaukee Brewers109.2 M$130.8 M$
19Baltimore Orioles100.4 M$140.0 M$
20Los Angeles Angels93.0 M$114.1 M$
21Cleveland Guardians88.2 M$104.1 M$
22Pittsburgh Pirates87.2 M$113.5 M$
23Chicago White Sox85.3 M$105.9 M$
24Cincinnati Reds77.1 M$103.0 M$
25Tampa Bay Rays76.3 M$94.0 M$
26Colorado Rockies69.8 M$91.3 M$
27St. Louis Cardinals57.1 M$97.6 M$
28Athletics44.8 M$79.6 M$
29Washington Nationals37.0 M$63.3 M$
30Miami Marlins34.0 M$54.7 M$

Updated daily (last updated October 4, 2026). Payroll: season salaries, 40-man minor leaguers and estimated benefits. Tax payroll: contracts' average annual value, as MLB computes it.