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.
| Player | Contract | Value | AAV | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob deGromFull no-trade clause | Free Agent5 yrs · 2023–2027 | 185.0 M$ | 37.00 M$ | 37.00 M$ | 20.00 M$Club option | |||
| Corey SeagerLimited no-trade clause | Free Agent10 yrs · 2022–2031 | 325.0 M$ | 32.50 M$ | 31.50 M$ | 31.50 M$ | 31.50 M$ | 31.50 M$ | 31.50 M$ |
| Nathan Eovaldi | Free Agent3 yrs · 2025–2027 | 75.0 M$ | 25.00 M$ | 24.00 M$ | ||||
| Brandon NimmoFull no-trade clause | Free Agent8 yrs · 2023–2030 | 162.0 M$ | 20.25 M$ | 20.50 M$ | 20.50 M$ | 20.50 M$ | 20.50 M$ | |
| Joc Pederson | Free Agent2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 37.0 M$ | 18.50 M$ | 18.50 M$Mutual option | ||||
| Danny Jansen | Free Agent2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 14.5 M$ | 7.25 M$ | 8.00 M$ | 8.00 M$Mutual option | |||
| Kyle Higashioka | Free Agent2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 13.5 M$ | 6.75 M$ | 7.00 M$Mutual option | ||||
| Jakob Junis | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 4.00 M$ | 5.00 M$Mutual option | |||||
| Chris Paddack | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.02 M$ | ||||||
| MacKenzie Gore | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 5.60 M$ | Arb 3 | |||||
| Chris Martin | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 3.82 M$ | ||||||
| Jake Burger | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 3.20 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||||
| Josh Jung | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 2.90 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||||
| Logan O'Hoppe | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 2.63 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | |||
| Jalen Beeks | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.60 M$ | ||||||
| Cal Quantrill | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.55 M$ | ||||||
| Ezequiel Duran | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.38 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||||
| Sam Haggerty | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.25 M$ | ||||||
| Jordan Montgomery | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.20 M$ | ||||||
| Tyler Alexander | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.13 M$ | ||||||
| Alexis Díaz | Free Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.00 M$ | ||||||
| Elias Díaz | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.91 M$ | ||||||
| Wyatt Langford | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.81 M$ | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Robert Garcia | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Chase Silseth | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Jack Leiter | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Jacob Latz | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | ||
| Cody Bradford | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Evan Carter | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | ||
| Kumar Rocker | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Cole Winn | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Justin Foscue | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.78 M$ | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Nicky Lopez | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.73 M$ | ||||||
| Andrew McCutchen | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.52 M$ |
| # | Team | Payroll | Tax payroll | Guaranteed | Arbitration | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 434.8 M$ | 371.2 M$ | 421.9 M$ | 12.9 M$ | 20 |
| 2 |  New York Yankees | 252.5 M$ | 271.8 M$ | 218.8 M$ | 36.7 M$ | 16 |
| 3 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 252.4 M$ | 276.6 M$ | 216.4 M$ | 36.0 M$ | 19 |
| 4 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 238.2 M$ | 223.5 M$ | 198.0 M$ | 27.3 M$ | 19 |
| 5 |  New York Mets | 236.1 M$ | 236.1 M$ | 202.4 M$ | 19.0 M$ | 20 |
| 6 |  Houston Astros | 198.4 M$ | 195.7 M$ | 152.1 M$ | 57.2 M$ | 20 |
| 7 |  San Diego Padres | 195.7 M$ | 207.4 M$ | 143.9 M$ | 24.6 M$ | 26 |
| 8 |  Atlanta Braves | 189.4 M$ | 188.1 M$ | 166.0 M$ | 12.1 M$ | 21 |
| 9 |  Boston Red Sox | 186.9 M$ | 229.5 M$ | 125.2 M$ | 48.7 M$ | 30 |
| 10 |  San Francisco Giants | 176.1 M$ | 177.2 M$ | 159.1 M$ | 18.4 M$ | 18 |
| 11 | Texas Rangers | 161.3 M$ | 183.7 M$ | 121.0 M$ | 38.3 M$ | 18 |
| 12 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 149.0 M$ | 178.4 M$ | 133.7 M$ | 18.3 M$ | 17 |
| 13 |  Chicago Cubs | 140.5 M$ | 159.0 M$ | 104.9 M$ | 29.6 M$ | 27 |
| 14 |  Detroit Tigers | 130.6 M$ | 157.5 M$ | 86.6 M$ | 42.0 M$ | 19 |
| 15 |  Seattle Mariners | 124.4 M$ | 150.7 M$ | 64.7 M$ | 58.3 M$ | 23 |
| 16 |  Kansas City Royals | 113.4 M$ | 143.7 M$ | 89.4 M$ | 22.0 M$ | 20 |
| 17 |  Minnesota Twins | 110.9 M$ | 128.9 M$ | 56.1 M$ | 47.3 M$ | 17 |
| 18 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 109.2 M$ | 130.8 M$ | 48.1 M$ | 59.1 M$ | 26 |
| 19 |  Baltimore Orioles | 100.4 M$ | 140.0 M$ | 72.2 M$ | 26.1 M$ | 18 |
| 20 |  Los Angeles Angels | 93.0 M$ | 114.1 M$ | 58.1 M$ | 34.9 M$ | 15 |
| 21 |  Cleveland Guardians | 88.2 M$ | 104.1 M$ | 32.4 M$ | 48.7 M$ | 19 |
| 22 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 87.2 M$ | 113.5 M$ | 64.5 M$ | 28.7 M$ | 16 |
| 23 |  Chicago White Sox | 85.3 M$ | 105.9 M$ | 74.3 M$ | 15.4 M$ | 12 |
| 24 |  Cincinnati Reds | 77.1 M$ | 103.0 M$ | 30.4 M$ | 42.7 M$ | 20 |
| 25 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 76.3 M$ | 94.0 M$ | 20.5 M$ | 50.8 M$ | 23 |
| 26 |  Colorado Rockies | 69.8 M$ | 91.3 M$ | 49.8 M$ | 19.8 M$ | 12 |
| 27 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 57.1 M$ | 97.6 M$ | 2.8 M$ | 40.8 M$ | 12 |
| 28 |  Athletics | 44.8 M$ | 79.6 M$ | 28.8 M$ | 15.3 M$ | 11 |
| 29 |  Washington Nationals | 37.0 M$ | 63.3 M$ | 10.4 M$ | 22.6 M$ | 13 |
| 30 |  Miami Marlins | 34.0 M$ | 54.7 M$ | 0.0 M$ | 29.0 M$ | 12 |
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.