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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
Eugenio SuárezFree Agent1 yr · 2026–202615.00 M$16.00 M$Mutual option
Hunter GreeneExtension6 yrs · 2023–202853.0 M$8.83 M$15.33 M$16.33 M$21.00 M$Club option
Emilio PagánFree Agent2 yrs · 2026–202620.0 M$10.00 M$10.00 M$Player option
Pierce JohnsonFree Agent1 yr · 2026–20266.50 M$8.00 M$Mutual option
Ke'Bryan HayesExtension8 yrs · 2022–202970.0 M$8.75 M$7.00 M$8.00 M$8.00 M$12.00 M$Club option
Jose TrevinoExtension3 yrs · 2025–202714.9 M$4.98 M$5.25 M$6.50 M$Club option
Chase BurnsPre-Arbitration (Guaranteed Sect1 yr · 2026–20260.79 M$Pre-arbPre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Brady SingerArbitration1 yr · 2026–202612.75 M$
Tyler StephensonArbitration1 yr · 2026–20266.80 M$
Nick LodoloArbitration1 yr · 2026–20264.73 M$Arb 3
Spencer SteerArbitration1 yr · 2026–20264.00 M$Arb 2Arb 3
TJ FriedlArbitration1 yr · 2026–20263.80 M$
Brock BurkeArbitration1 yr · 2026–20262.33 M$
Matt McLainArbitration1 yr · 2026–20262.30 M$Arb 2Arb 3Arb 4
Tony SantillanArbitration1 yr · 2026–20261.80 M$Arb 2Arb 3
Graham AshcraftArbitration1 yr · 2026–20261.75 M$Arb 2Arb 3
Will BensonArbitration1 yr · 2026–20261.73 M$
JJ BledayFree Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–20261.40 M$Arb 2Arb 3
Oswaldo CabreraArbitration1 yr · 2026–20261.20 M$Arb 2Arb 3Arb 4
Sam MollArbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.88 M$
Brandon WilliamsonPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Andrew AbbottPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Dane MyersPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Elly De La CruzPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.80 M$Arb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Rhett LowderPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.79 M$Pre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Sal StewartPre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–20260.78 M$Pre-arbPre-arbArb 1Arb 2Arb 3
Tejay AntoneFree Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–20260.70 M$Arb 3
#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.