MLB
Chicago Cubs Payroll Table
An updated look at the Chicago Cubs 2024 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$229,567,975
2024 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | RF | 6.160 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Swanson Dansby Swanson | SS | 7.047 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Happ Ian Happ | LF | 6.036 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Suzuki Seiya Suzuki | DH | 2.000 | 3 |
Veteran
|
$21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Taillon Jameson Taillon | SP | 7.110 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hendricks Kyle Hendricks | SP | 9.081 | 0 | Club Exercised | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Hoerner Nico Hoerner | 2B | 4.014 | 2 |
Arbitration 2
Bypassed |
$11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Smyly Drew Smyly | RP | 11.143 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Imanaga Shota Imanaga | SP | 0 |
Veteran
|
$9,250,000 | $9,250,000 | $9,000,000 | $250,000 | - | - | |
| Steele Justin Steele | SP | 2.143 | 0 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Wisdom Patrick Wisdom | 3B | 3.058 | 3 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 | - | - | - |
| Tauchman Mike Tauchman | CF | 3.143 | 0 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | - | - | - |
| Paredes Isaac Paredes | 3B | 2.160 | 0 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$3,400,000 | $1,169,892 | $3,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Assad Javier Assad | SP | 1.027 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$755,000 | $755,000 | $755,000 | - | - | - |
| Amaya Miguel Amaya | C | 0.130 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$746,500 | $746,500 | $746,500 | - | - | - |
| Busch Michael Busch | 1B | 0.045 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$741,500 | $741,500 | $741,500 | - | - | - |
| Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | SP | 1.008 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $636,480 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 0.021 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $588,744 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Miller Tyson Miller | RP | 0.071 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $548,964 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Thompson Keegan Thompson | RP | 2.034 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $533,052 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Kilian Caleb Kilian | SP | 0.020 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,500 | $525,492 | $740,500 | - | - | - |
| Hodge Porter Hodge | RP | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $489,294 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Roberts Ethan Roberts | RP | 2.000 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $343,862 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Pearson Nate Pearson | RP | 3.005 | 1 |
Arbitration 1
|
$800,000 | $275,264 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Bethancourt Christian Bethancourt | C | 4.038 | 0 |
Arbitration 2
|
$740,000 | $258,570 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Vazquez Luis Vazquez | SS | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $232,052 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Paredes Enoli Paredes | RP | 1.103 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $19,890 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Alcantara Kevin Alcantara | OF | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $15,912 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzolay Adbert Alzolay | RP | 3.050 | 0 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 | - | - | - |
| Almonte Yency Almonte | RP | 4.143 | 0 |
Arbitration 2
|
$1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Madrigal Nick Madrigal | 2B | 3.164 | 2 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 | - | - | - |
| Merryweather Julian Merryweather | RP | 3.109 | 0 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 | - | - | - |
| Wicks Jordan Wicks | SP | 0.037 | 3 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$741,500 | $741,500 | $741,500 | - | - | - |
| Brown Ben Brown | RP | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $732,043 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Brewer Colten Brewer | RP | 2.069 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $656,370 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Little Luke Little | RP | 0.140 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,500 | $648,903 | $740,500 | - | - | - |
| López Jorge López | RP | 5.102 | 0 |
Veteran
|
$740,000 | $369,954 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Davis Brennen Davis | OF | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $63,648 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (22) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neris Hector Neris | RP | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |||||||
| Mancini Trey Mancini | OF | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |||||||
| Gomes Yan Gomes | C | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |||||||
| Bellinger Cody Bellinger | CF | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |||||||
| Barnhart Tucker Barnhart | C | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | |||||||
| Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Boxberger Brad Boxberger | RP | $800,000 | $800,000 | |||||||
| Morel Christopher Morel | 3B | $507,188 | $507,188 | |||||||
| Armstrong Shawn Armstrong | RP | $308,616 | $308,616 | |||||||
| Nido Tomás Nido | C | $286,416 | $286,416 | |||||||
| Cooper Garrett Cooper | 1B | $241,950 | $241,950 | |||||||
| Cuas José Cuas | RP | $118,968 | $118,968 | |||||||
| Lovelady Richard Lovelady | RP | $81,720 | $81,720 | |||||||
| Armstrong Shawn Armstrong | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Herget Jimmy Herget | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Hollowell Gavin Hollowell | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Miller Tyson Miller | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Paredes Enoli Paredes | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Wingenter Trey Wingenter | RP | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Bigge Hunter Bigge | RP | $35,802 | $35,802 | |||||||
| Nittoli Vinny Nittoli | RP | $19,892 | $19,892 | |||||||
| Stroman Marcus Stroman | SP | $2,666,667 | - |
2024 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyward Jason Heyward | RF | 14.000 | 0 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | - |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $177,805,468 | 4th | |||||
| Injured List | $10,207,418 | 26th | |||||
| Retained | $36,617,219 | 7th | |||||
| Minor | $7,604,537 | 4th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $229,567,975 | 7th | |||||
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 David Bote
|
2B | 4.083 | 1 | minor-buried | $5,510,000 | $5,510,000 | $5,500,000 | $10,000 | - | - |
|
2 Trey Wingenter
|
RP | 4.017 | 1 |
Veteran
|
$1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Jimmy Herget
|
RP | 2.152 | 0 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $740,000 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
4 Miles Mastrobuoni
|
LF | 0.140 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$746,000 | $421,155 | $746,000 | - | - | - |
|
5 Daniel Palencia
|
RP | 0.090 | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $218,790 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
6 Alexander Canario
|
OF | 0.031 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $123,318 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
7 Jack Neely
|
RP | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $83,538 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Matt Mervis
|
1B | 0.041 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $43,758 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
9 Gavin Hollowell
|
RP | 0.087 | 1 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$740,000 | $3,978 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
|
10 Michael Arias
|
P | 2 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
