MLB
Chicago White Sox 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Chicago White Sox 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$73,458,625
Tax Space
$153,941,376
Cash Total
$82,795,975 / 29th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Benintendi Andrew Benintendi | DH | 30 |
Veteran
|
$15,000,000 | 6.22% | $16,500,000 | $17,100,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Robert Jr. Luis Robert Jr. | CF | 27 |
Arbitration 3
Bypassed |
$8,333,333 | 3.46% | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Vaughn Andrew Vaughn | 1B | 27 |
Arbitration 2
|
$5,850,000 | 2.43% | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | 2027 |
4 |
Pérez Martín Pérez | SP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$5,000,000 | 2.07% | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2027 |
5 |
Taylor Michael A. Taylor | RF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Slater Austin Slater | LF | 32 |
Veteran
|
$1,750,000 | 0.73% | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | 2026 |
7 |
Clevinger Mike Clevinger | RP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,500,000 | 0.62% | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 2026 |
8 |
Jankowski Travis Jankowski | LF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,250,000 | 0.52% | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 2026 |
9 |
Wilson Bryse Wilson | RP | 27 |
Veteran
|
$1,050,000 | 0.44% | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | 2026 |
10 |
Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2028 |
11 |
Maton Nick Maton | 3B | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$900,000 | 0.37% | $900,000 | $900,000 | 2029 |
12 |
Murfee Penn Murfee | RP | 31 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$780,000 | 0.32% | $780,000 | $780,000 | |
13 |
Lee Korey Lee | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$771,000 | 0.32% | $771,000 | $771,000 | |
14 |
Vargas Miguel Vargas | 3B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,400 | 0.32% | $770,400 | $770,400 | |
15 |
Sosa Lenyn Sosa | 2B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,000 | 0.32% | $770,000 | $770,000 | |
16 |
Cannon Jonathan Cannon | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$769,100 | 0.32% | $769,100 | $769,100 | |
17 |
Booser Cam Booser | RP | 33 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$768,200 | 0.32% | $768,200 | $768,200 | |
18 |
Leasure Jordan Leasure | RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$765,800 | 0.32% | $765,800 | $765,800 | |
19 |
Martin Davis Martin | SP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$765,450 | 0.32% | $765,450 | $765,450 | |
20 |
Ellard Fraser Ellard | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$763,375 | 0.32% | $763,375 | $763,375 | |
21 |
Baldwin Brooks Baldwin | SS | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,625 | 0.32% | $762,625 | $762,625 | |
22 |
Amaya Jacob Amaya | SS | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,125 | 0.32% | $762,125 | $762,125 | |
23 |
Eisert Brandon Eisert | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,800 | 0.32% | $760,800 | $760,800 | |
24 |
Burke Sean Burke | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,350 | 0.32% | $760,350 | $760,350 | |
25 |
Vasil Mike Vasil | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,000 | 0.32% | $760,000 | $760,000 | |
26 |
Smith Shane Smith | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,000 | 0.32% | $760,000 | $760,000 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (8) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Rojas Josh Rojas | SS | 31 |
Veteran
|
$3,500,000 | 1.45% | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | 2027 |
2 |
Tauchman Mike Tauchman | RF | 34 |
Veteran
|
$1,950,000 | 0.81% | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | |
3 |
Gilbert Tyler Gilbert | RP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$900,000 | 0.37% | $900,000 | $900,000 | |
4 |
Scholtens Jesse Scholtens | SP | 31 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$768,600 | - | $768,600 | $768,600 | |
5 |
Thorpe Drew Thorpe | SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$764,750 | - | $764,750 | $764,750 | |
6 |
Berroa Prelander Berroa | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,625 | - | $762,625 | $762,625 | |
7 |
Ramos Bryan Ramos | 3B | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$762,625 | 0.32% | $762,625 | $762,625 | |
8 |
Bush Ky Bush | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$760,800 | - | $760,800 | $760,800 |
2025 Retained
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Thaiss Matt Thaiss | C | 30 | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||
2 |
Robinson Chuckie Robinson | C | 30 | $-50,000 | - | - | $-50,000 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Hendriks Liam Hendriks | RP | 36 | - | - | $1,500,000 | - | ||
2 |
Abreu Jose Abreu | DH | 38 | - | - | $1,000,000 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $62,339,225 | 28th | |||||
| Injured List | $10,169,400 | 20th | |||||
| Minor | $950,000 | 15th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $73,458,625 | 29th | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $55,072,558 | 29th |
| Injured Contracts | $10,169,400 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor League Contracts | $2,650,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $87,058,624 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $153,941,376 | 2nd |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (15) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Bobby Dalbec
|
3B | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$1,250,000 | - | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | ||
|
2 Steven Wilson
|
RP | 30 |
Arbitration 1
|
$950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 2028 | |
|
3 Justin Anderson
|
RP | 32 |
Arbitration 1
|
$900,000 | 0.37% | $900,000 | $900,000 | 2028 | |
|
4 Jared Shuster
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | $772,350 | $772,350 | ||
|
5 Owen White
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Gus Varland
|
RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Wikelman Gonzalez
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Juan Carela
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Greg Jones
|
SS | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Dominic Fletcher
|
OF | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Colson Montgomery
|
SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
12 Nick Nastrini
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Óscar Colás
|
RF | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
14 Chase Meidroth
|
SS | 23 | - | - | - | - | |||
|
15 Jairo Iriarte
|
RP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
