Milwaukee Brewers Payroll Table

An updated look at the Milwaukee Brewers 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Current Payroll Allocations

$71,560,000

Projected Total Allocations

$112,605,000

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
Yelich Christian Yelich LF 11.069 0
Veteran
$26,000,000 $22,000,000 $26,000,000 - - -
Hoskins Rhys Hoskins DH 7.053 0
Veteran
$18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 - - -
Civale Aaron Civale SP 5.058 0
Arbitration 3
$9,700,000 $9,700,000 $9,700,000 - - -
Cortes Nestor Cortes SP 5.094 0
Arbitration 3
$8,300,000 $8,300,000 $8,300,000 - - -
Peralta Freddy Peralta SP 6.090 0 Club Exercised $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - -
Woodruff Brandon Woodruff SP 6.161 0
Veteran
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - -
Payamps Joel Payamps RP 4.027 0
Arbitration 2
$4,670,000 $4,670,000 $4,670,000 - - -
Chourio Jackson Chourio LF 1.000 3
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed
$4,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,000,000 $250,000 - -
Contreras William Contreras C 3.112 1
Arbitration 1
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - -
Ashby Aaron Ashby RP 2.088 1
Arbitration 1
Bypassed
$3,450,000 $3,450,000 $3,250,000 $200,000 - -
Megill Trevor Megill RP 3.002 1
Arbitration 1
$2,125,000 $2,125,000 $2,125,000 - - -
Haase Eric Haase C 3.159 0
Arbitration 1
$1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 - - -
Mears Nick Mears RP 3.022 0
Arbitration 1
$900,000 $900,000 $900,000 - - -
Black Tyler Black 2B 0.031 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Bukauskas J.B. Bukauskas RP 2.086 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Capra Vinny Capra SS 0.084 0
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Collins Isaac Collins 2B 0.022 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Dunn Oliver Dunn 2B 1.000 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Durbin Caleb Durbin SS 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Frelick Sal Frelick RF 1.072 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Gasser Robert Gasser SP 0.143 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Hall D.L. Hall RP 1.069 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Henderson Logan Henderson SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Hicklen Brewer Hicklen OF 0.038 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Hudson Bryan Hudson RP 1.005 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Jay Tyler Jay RP 0.011 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Koenig Jared Koenig RP 1.034 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Mitchell Garrett Mitchell OF 2.040 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Monasterio Andruw Monasterio SS 1.127 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Myers Tobias Myers SP 0.147 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Ortiz Joey Ortiz 3B 1.030 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Patrick Chad Patrick SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Peguero Elvis Peguero RP 2.072 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Perkins Blake Perkins RF 1.133 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Quero Jeferson Quero C 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Rodriguez Carlos F. Rodriguez SP 0.015 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Thomas Connor Thomas P 2
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Turang Brice Turang 2B 1.165 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Uribe Abner Uribe RP 0.121 1
Pre-Arbitration
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Wolfram Grant Wolfram P 3
Veteran
$760,000 $760,000 $760,000 - - -

2025 Retained Payroll

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (5) Pos Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted
Sánchez Gary Sánchez DH $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Montas Frankie Montas SP $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Miley Wade Miley SP $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Rea Colin Rea SP $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Williams Devin Williams RP $250,000 $250,000

2025 Deferred Payroll

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (2) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Braun Ryan Braun LF 13.129 0 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - - -
Cain Lorenzo Cain CF 9.099 0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - - -

2025 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $62,810,000 21st
Retained $8,750,000 6th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $71,560,000 21st
Projected Arbitration $29,195,000 -
Projected Pre-Arbitration $11,850,000 -
Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) $112,605,000 -

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 19, 2024
Bruce Zimmermann, SP

Signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee (MIL)

Dec 16, 2024
Justin Caceres, P

Released by Milwaukee (MIL)

Dec 16, 2024
Jon Duplantier, P

Released by Milwaukee (MIL)

Dec 13, 2024
Caleb Durbin, SS

Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from New York (NYY) with Nestor Cortes and cash considerations for Devin Williams

Dec 13, 2024
Nestor Cortes, SP

Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from New York (NYY) with Caleb Durbin and cash considerations for Devin Williams

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