MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Current Payroll Allocations
$183,635,000
Projected Total Allocations
$189,165,000
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 8.047 | 0 | Veteran | $28,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $27,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 7.036 | 0 | Veteran | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | DH | 3.000 | 3 | Veteran | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 8.110 | 0 | Veteran | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - |
| Tucker Kyle Tucker | RF | 5.079 | 1 | Arbitration 3 | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | - |
| Imanaga Shota Imanaga | SP | 1.000 | 0 | Veteran | $13,250,000 | $13,250,000 | $13,000,000 | $250,000 |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 5.014 | 2 | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - |
| Boyd Matt Boyd | SP | 8.057 | 0 | Veteran | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 11.039 | 0 | Veteran | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $14,000,000 | - |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 3.143 | 0 | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $6,550,000 | $6,550,000 | $6,550,000 | - |
| Turner Justin Turner | 3B | 14.045 | 0 | Veteran | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - |
| Kelly Carson Kelly | C | 6.161 | 0 | Veteran | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - |
| Brasier Ryan Brasier | RP | 7.094 | 0 | Veteran | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
| Rea Colin Rea | SP | 5.057 | 0 | Veteran | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | - |
| Thielbar Caleb Thielbar | RP | 6.131 | 0 | Veteran | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | - |
| Berti Jon Berti | 2B | 5.168 | 0 | Veteran | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - |
| Pearson Nate Pearson | RP | 4.005 | 1 | Arbitration 2 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | - |
| Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 4.109 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - |
| Keller Brad Keller | RP | 6.062 | 0 | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - |
| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 1.130 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Brown Ben Brown | RP | 1.000 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 1.045 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 0.170 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Hodge Porter Hodge | RP | 0.125 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Workman Gage Workman | 3B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | |
| Shaw Matt Shaw | 3B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $760,000 | $760,000 | $760,000 | - |
2025 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 2.027 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Miller Tyson Miller | RP | 1.085 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
2025 Retained Payroll
Cap breakdowns for players who have cap retained. All count against the team's payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | VIA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $181,135,000 | 6th | |||||
| Retained | $2,500,000 | 3rd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $183,635,000 | 12th | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $5,530,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $189,165,000 | - | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Eli Morgan
|
RP | 3.091 | 1 | Arbitration 1 | $950,000 | $950,000 | $950,000 | - |
|
2 Keegan Thompson
|
RP | 3.006 | 0 | Arbitration 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - |
|
3 Kevin Alcantara
|
OF | 0.005 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
4 Vidal Brujan
|
2B | 2.014 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
5 Owen Caissie
|
OF | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
6 Benjamin Cowles
|
SS | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
7 Gavin Hollowell
|
RP | 0.095 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
8 Caleb Kilian
|
SP | 0.153 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
9 Luke Little
|
RP | 1.020 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
10 Jack Neely
|
RP | 0.034 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
11 Daniel Palencia
|
RP | 0.159 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
12 Cody Poteet
|
SP | 2.095 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
13 Ethan Roberts
|
RP | 2.075 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
14 Jordan Wicks
|
SP | 1.037 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
