MLB
Houston Astros Payroll Table
An updated look at the Houston Astros 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Current Payroll Allocations
$211,183,333
Projected Total Allocations
$219,873,333
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (40) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altuve Jose Altuve | 2B | 13.072 | 0 | Veteran | $32,500,000 | $32,500,000 | $30,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - |
| Walker Christian Walker | 1B | 6.124 | 0 | Veteran | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Hader Josh Hader | RP | 7.115 | 0 | Veteran | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Valdez Framber Valdez | SP | 5.163 | 0 | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - | - | - |
| McCullers Lance McCullers | SP | 9.140 | 0 | Veteran | $17,700,000 | $17,700,000 | $17,000,000 | $700,000 | - | - |
| Alvarez Yordan Alvarez | DH | 5.113 | 0 | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $15,833,333 | $15,833,333 | $15,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - |
| Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 11.039 | 0 | Veteran | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Javier Cristian Javier | SP | 5.000 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | $10,000,000 | $400,000 | - | - |
| Paredes Isaac Paredes | 3B | 3.160 | 0 | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $6,625,000 | $6,625,000 | $6,625,000 | - | - | - |
| Caratini Victor Caratini | C | 7.051 | 0 | Veteran | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Dubon Mauricio Dubon | RF | 4.162 | 0 | Arbitration 3 (S2) | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Pena Jeremy Pena | SS | 3.000 | 3 | Arbitration 1 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | - | - | - |
| Abreu Bryan Abreu | RP | 4.022 | 1 | Arbitration 2 | $3,450,000 | $3,450,000 | $3,450,000 | - | - | - |
| McCormick Chas McCormick | CF | 4.000 | 3 | Arbitration 2 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Meyers Jake Meyers | CF | 3.044 | 2 | Arbitration 1 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | - | - | - |
| Garcia Luis Garcia | SP | 4.083 | 3 | Arbitration 2 | $1,875,000 | $1,875,000 | $1,875,000 | - | - | - |
| Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti | SP | 0.168 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Blanco Ronel Blanco | SP | 1.101 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Brown Hunter Brown | SP | 2.035 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Luis Contreras | RP | 0.019 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Corona Kenedy Corona | OF | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | |
| Dezenzo Zach Dezenzo | SS | 0.055 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Diaz Yainer Diaz | C | 2.035 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Dubin Shawn Dubin | RP | 0.156 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| France J.P. France | SP | 1.047 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Gordon Colton Gordon | SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gusto Ryan Gusto | SP | 0.001 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Hernandez Nick Hernandez | RP | 0.061 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Hummel Cooper Hummel | LF | 1.003 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| King Bryan King | RP | 0.087 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| León Pedro León | OF | 0.021 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Ort Kaleb Ort | RP | 1.108 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Salazar César Salazar | C | 0.139 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Scott Tayler Scott | RP | 2.015 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Singleton Jon Singleton | 1B | 2.069 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Sousa Bennett Sousa | RP | 1.156 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Trammell Taylor Trammell | OF | 1.103 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Wesneski Hayden Wesneski | SP | 1.170 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb | SS | 0.045 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Whitley Forrest Whitley | RP | 0.006 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
2025 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abreu Jose Abreu | 1B | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 |
2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greinke Zack Greinke | SP | 19.057 | 0 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | - | - | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $180,183,333 | 8th | |||||
| Retained | $19,500,000 | 2nd | |||||
| Minor | $11,500,000 | 1st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $211,183,333 | 5th | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $8,690,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $219,873,333 | - | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Rafael Montero
|
RP | 7.138 | 0 | Veteran | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Miguel Castro
|
RP | 8.033 | 0 | Veteran | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
