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
$146,433,333
Projected Total Allocations
$214,098,333
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (39) | 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 | Vet | $32,500,000 | $32,500,000 | $30,000,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - |
| Hader Josh Hader | RP | 7.115 | 0 | Vet | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Valdez Framber Valdez | SP | 5.163 | 0 | Arb 4 (S2) | $18,800,000 | $18,800,000 | $18,800,000 | - | - | - |
| McCullers Lance McCullers | SP | 9.140 | 0 | Vet | $17,700,000 | $17,700,000 | $17,000,000 | $700,000 | - | - |
| Tucker Kyle Tucker | RF | 5.079 | 1 | Arb 3 | $16,700,000 | $16,700,000 | $16,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Alvarez Yordan Alvarez | DH | 5.113 | 0 | Vet | $15,833,333 | $15,833,333 | $15,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - |
| Pressly Ryan Pressly | RP | 11.039 | 0 | Vet | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Javier Cristian Javier | SP | 5.000 | 3 | Vet | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | $10,000,000 | $400,000 | - | - |
| Dubon Mauricio Dubon | RF | 4.162 | 0 | Arb 3 (S2) | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Caratini Victor Caratini | C | 7.051 | 0 | Vet | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| McCormick Chas McCormick | CF | 4.000 | 3 | Arb 2 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | - | - | - |
| Pena Jeremy Pena | SS | 3.000 | 3 | Arb 1 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | - | - | - |
| Abreu Bryan Abreu | RP | 4.022 | 1 | Arb 2 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Garcia Luis Garcia | SP | 4.083 | 3 | Arb 2 | $2,375,000 | $2,375,000 | $2,375,000 | - | - | - |
| Meyers Jake Meyers | CF | 3.044 | 2 | Arb 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti | SP | 0.168 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Blanco Ronel Blanco | SP | 1.101 | 1 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Brown Hunter Brown | SP | 2.035 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Luis Contreras | RP | 0.019 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Corona Kenedy Corona | OF | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | |
| Dezenzo Zach Dezenzo | SS | 0.055 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Diaz Yainer Diaz | C | 2.035 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Dubin Shawn Dubin | RP | 0.156 | 1 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| France J.P. France | SP | 1.047 | 2 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Gordon Colton Gordon | P | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - | |
| Gusto Ryan Gusto | SP | 0.001 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Hernandez Nick Hernandez | RP | 0.061 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Hummel Cooper Hummel | LF | 1.003 | 2 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Kessinger Grae Kessinger | SS | 1.054 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| King Bryan King | RP | 0.087 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| León Pedro León | OF | 0.021 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Ort Kaleb Ort | RP | 1.108 | 1 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Salazar César Salazar | C | 0.139 | 2 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Scott Tayler Scott | RP | 2.015 | 0 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Singleton Jon Singleton | 1B | 2.069 | 0 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Sousa Bennett Sousa | RP | 1.156 | 1 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Trammell Taylor Trammell | OF | 1.103 | 0 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb | SS | 0.045 | 3 | Pre Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | - | - |
| Whitley Forrest Whitley | RP | 0.006 | 1 | Pre Arb | $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 | $115,433,333 | 11th | |||||
| Retained | $19,500,000 | 2nd | |||||
| Minor | $11,500,000 | 1st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $146,433,333 | 6th | |||||
| Projected Arbitration | $58,975,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $8,690,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $214,098,333 | - | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (1) | 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 | Vet | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - | - | - |
