MLB Luxury Tax

A look at the CBAs and history of the luxury tax for each year of the MLB.

Collective Bargining Agreements

2022-2026 CBA

Tax History

Year Tax Threshold Tax $ +/- Tax % +/- League Year Free Agency Start Date Trade Deadline End Date
2025 $241,000,000 $4,000,000 1.69% 10/31/24 10/31/24 03/28/25 07/30/25 09/28/25
2024 $237,000,000 $4,000,000 1.72% 11/05/23 11/05/23 03/28/24 07/30/24 09/29/24
2023 $233,000,000 $3,000,000 1.30% 11/06/22 11/06/22 03/30/23 10/01/23
2022 $230,000,000 $20,000,000 9.52% 11/04/21 11/04/21 04/04/22 10/05/22
2021 $210,000,000 $2,000,000 0.96% 11/02/20 11/02/20 04/01/21 10/03/21
2020 $208,000,000 $2,000,000 0.97% 10/31/19 10/31/19 07/23/20 09/27/20
2019 $206,000,000 $9,000,000 4.57% 11/02/18 11/02/18 03/20/19 10/30/19
2018 $197,000,000 $2,000,000 1.03% 11/01/17 11/01/17 03/29/18 11/01/18
2017 $195,000,000 $6,000,000 3.17% 11/03/16 11/03/16 04/02/17 11/01/17
2016 $189,000,000 $0 0.00% 11/02/15 11/02/15 04/03/16 11/02/16
2015 $189,000,000 $0 0.00% 10/30/14 10/30/14 04/05/15 11/01/15
2014 $189,000,000 $11,000,000 6.18% 10/31/13 10/31/13 03/22/14 10/29/14
2013 $178,000,000 $0 0.00% 10/29/12 10/29/12 03/31/13 10/30/13
2012 $178,000,000 $0 0.00% 10/29/11 10/29/11 03/28/12 10/28/12
2011 $178,000,000 $8,000,000 4.71% 11/02/10 11/02/10 03/31/11 10/28/11
2010 $170,000,000 $8,000,000 4.94%
2009 $162,000,000 $7,000,000 4.52%
2008 $155,000,000 $7,000,000 4.73%
2007 $148,000,000 $11,500,000 8.42%
2006 $136,500,000 $8,500,000 6.64%
2005 $128,000,000 $7,500,000 6.22%
2004 $120,500,000 $3,500,000 2.99%
2003 $117,000,000

Tax Payments

Team Total 2003 $117.0M 2004 $120.5M 2005 $128.0M 2006 $136.5M 2007 $148.0M 2008 $155.0M 2009 $162.0M 2010 $170.0M 2011 $178.0M 2012 $178.0M 2013 $178.0M 2014 $189.0M 2015 $189.0M 2016 $189.0M 2017 $195.0M 2018 $197.0M 2019 $206.0M 2020 $208.0M 2021 $210.0M 2022 $230.0M 2023 $233.0M 2024 $237.0M 2025 $241.0M
NYY $452.10M $11.80M $25.96M $34.05M $26.01M $23.88M $26.86M $25.69M $18.03M $13.90M $18.92M $28.11M $18.33M $26.11M $27.40M $15.72M - $6.74M - - $9.68M $32.40M $62.51M -
LAD $340.97M - - - - - - - - - - $11.42M $26.62M $43.57M $31.78M $40.10M - - $32.65M $32.40M $19.42M $103.02M -
NYM $228.67M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $30.77M $100.78M $97.12M -
BOS $51.71M - $3.15M $4.15M $0.50M $6.06M - - $1.49M $3.42M - - $1.84M $4.50M - $11.95M $13.41M - - $1.23M - - -
SD $42.51M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1.29M $1.52M $39.69M - -
PHI $24.21M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2.88M $6.98M $14.35M -
ATL $17.19M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $3.16M $14.03M -
TEX $12.63M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1.83M $10.81M -
SF $11.28M - - - - - - - - - $1.33M $3.39M $4.13M - - - - - - $2.42M -
CHC $11.11M - - - - - - - - - - - - - $2.96M - - $7.58M - - - - $0.57M -
DET $9.00M - - - - - $1.31M - - - - - - - $4.03M $3.66M - - - - - - - -
HOU $6.48M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $6.48M -
TOR $5.54M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5.54M - -
WSH $3.83M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1.45M $2.39M - - - - - -
LAA $0.93M - $0.93M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ARI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ATH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CLE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
KC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MIL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MIN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PIT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
SEA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
STL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
TB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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