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2026 Major League Baseball Millionaires

The 2026 salaries for the 519 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and injured lists earning $1 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.

Rank Player, Club Salary
1 Juan Soto, NYM $61,875,000
2 Cody Bellinger, NYY 42,500,000
3 Bo Bichette, NYM 42,000,000
(tie) Zack Wheeler, Phi 42,000,000
5 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tor 40,214,286
6 Aaron Judge, NYY 40,000,000
7 Jacob deGrom, Tex 38,000,000
8 Mike Trout, LAA 37,116,667
9 Gerrit Cole, NYY 36,000,000
10 Anthony Rendon, LAA 35,265,106
11 Jose Altuve, Hou 33,000,000
(tie) Kyle Tucker, LAD 33,000,000
13 Carlos Correa, Hou 32,833,333
14 Tyler Glasnow, LAD 32,500,000
15 Francisco Lindor, NYM 32,477,639
16 Tarik Skubal, Det 32,000,000
17 Corey Seager, Tex 31,500,000
18 Sonny Gray, Bos 31,000,000
19 Corbin Burnes, Ari 30,790,069
20 Giancarlo Stanton, NYY 29,000,000
21 Nathan Eovaldi, Tex 28,536,643
22 Shohei Ohtani, LAD 28,206,684
23 Dansby Swanson, Cubs 28,000,000
24 Carlos Rodón, NYY 27,833,333
25 Bryce Harper, Phi 27,538,462
26 Trea Turner, Phi 27,272,727
27 Blake Snell, LAD 27,152,056
28 Kris Bryant, Col 27,000,000
29 Yordan Alvarez, Hou 26,833,333
30 Alex Bregman, Cubs 26,246,000
31 Marcus Semien, NYM 26,000,000
32 Rafael Devers, SF 25,812,708
33 Xander Bogaerts, SD 25,454,545
34 Matt Chapman, SF 25,166,667
35 Mookie Betts, LAD 25,152,472
36 Manny Machado, SD 25,090,909
37 Robbie Ray, SF 25,000,000
(tie) Luis Severino, Oak 25,000,000
(tie) Trevor Story, Bos 25,000,000
40 Garrett Crochet, Bos 24,800,000
41 Aaron Nola, Phi 24,571,428
42 Nolan Arenado, Ari 24,397,716
43 George Springer, Tor 24,166,667
44 Luis Castillo, Sea 24,150,000
45 Christian Yelich, Mil 24,032,249
46 Javier Báez, Det 24,000,000
47 Jung Hoo Lee, SF 23,250,000
48 Kevin Gausman, Tor 23,000,000
(tie) Logan Webb, SF 23,000,000
50 Freddie Freeman, LAD 22,822,880
51 Framber Valdez, Det 22,702,360
52 Trent Grisham, NYY 22,025,000
(tie) Shota Imanaga, Cubs 22,025,000
(tie) Gleyber Torres, Det 22,025,000
(tie) Brandon Woodruff, Mil 22,025,000
56 Matt Olson, Atl 22,000,000
(tie) Austin Riley, Atl 22,000,000
58 Pablo López, Min 21,750,000
59 Seth Lugo, KC 21,500,000
60 Cristian Javier, Hou 21,400,000
61 Pete Alonso, Bal 21,000,000
(tie) Yusei Kikuchi, LAA 21,000,000
(tie) Eduardo Rodriguez, Ari 21,000,000
64 Dylan Cease, Tor 20,759,455
65 Fernando Tatis Jr., SD 20,714,286
66 Brandon Nimmo, Tex 20,500,000
(tie) Nick Pivetta, SD 20,500,000
68 Julio Rodríguez, Sea 20,185,714
69 Jack Flaherty, Det 20,000,000
(tie) Ha-Seong Kim, Atl 20,000,000
(tie) Joe Musgrove, SD 20,000,000
(tie) Luis Robert Jr., NYM 20,000,000
(tie) Spencer Strider, Atl 20,000,000
(tie) Christian Walker, Hou 20,000,000
75 Sean Manaea, NYM 19,680,090
76 José Berríos, Tor 19,000,000
(tie) Josh Hader, Hou 19,000,000
(tie) Ian Happ, Cubs 19,000,000
(tie) Seiya Suzuki, Cubs 19,000,000
80 Masataka Yoshida, Bos 18,600,000
81 Chris Bassitt, Bal 18,500,000
(tie) Joc Pederson, Tex 18,500,000
83 José Ramírez, Cle 18,356,582
84 Willson Contreras, Bos 18,000,000
(tie) Tatsuya Imai, Hou 18,000,000
(tie) Merrill Kelly, Ari 18,000,000
(tie) Chris Sale, Atl 18,000,000
(tie) Kyle Schwarber, Phi 18,000,000
(ti Jameson Taillon, Cubs 18,000,000
(tie) Michael Wacha, KC 18,000,000
(tie) Taijuan Walker, Phi 18,000,000
92 Lance McCullers Jr., Hou 17,700,000
94 Sandy Alcantara, Fla 17,300,000
94 Andrew Benintendi, WSox 17,100,000
95 Ronald Acuña Jr., Atl 17,000,000
(tie) Matt Boyd, Cubs 17,000,000
(tie) Michael King, SD 17,000,000
(tie) Jorge Polanco, NYM 17,000,000
99 Mitch Keller, Pit 16,911,500
100 Munetaka Murakami, WSox 16,500,000
(tie) Tyler O’Neill, Bal 16,500,000
102 Jeff McNeil, Oak 16,250,000
103 Zac Gallen, Ari 16,197,436
104 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD 16,166,667
105 Shane Bieber, Tor 16,000,000
(tie) Kyle Freeland, Col 16,000,000
(tie) Raisel Iglesias, Atl 16,000,000
(tie) Ryan McMahon, NYY 16,000,000
(tie) Jorge Soler, LAA 16,000,000
110 Randy Arozarena, Sea 15,650,000
111 Andrés Giménez, Tor 15,571,429
112 Teoscar Hernández, LAD 15,489,620
113 Byron Buxton, Min 15,142,857
114 Sean Murphy, Atl 15,000,000
(tie) J.T. Realmuto, Phi 15,000,000
(tie) Eugenio Suárez, Cin 15,000,000
117 Max Fried, NYY 14,500,000
118 Bryan Reynolds, Pit 14,250,000
119 Devin Williams, NYM 14,117,091
120 Bobby Witt Jr., KC 14,111,111
121 Edwin Díaz, LAD 14,010,144
122 Ryan Helsley, Bal 14,000,000
(tie) Reynaldo López, Atl 14,000,000
(tie) Ryan O’Hearn, Pit 14,000,000
(tie) Kodai Senga, NYM 14,000,000
126 Blake Treinen, LAD 13,500,000
127 Anthony Santander, Tor 13,496,154
128 Willy Adames, SF 13,142,857
129 Ketel Marte, Ari 13,133,568
130 Aroldis Chapman, Bos 13,000,000
(tie) Pete Fairbanks, Fla 13,000,000
(tie) Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Ari 13,000,000
(tie) Clay Holmes, NYM 13,000,000
(tie) Robert Suarez, Atl 13,000,000
135 Patrick Sandoval, Bos 12,750,000
(tie) Brady Singer, Cin 12,750,000
137 Jeff Hoffman, Tor 12,666,667
(tie) Cal Raleigh, Sea 12,666,667
139 Will Smith, LAD 12,576,124
140 Jordan Hicks, WSox 12,500,000
141 Jake Cronenworth, SD 12,285,714
142 Tanner Scott, LAD 12,266,110
143 Taylor Ward, Bal 12,175,000
144 Tommy Edman, LAD 12,090,792
145 Luis Arraez, SF 12,000,000
(tie) J.P. Crawford, Sea 12,000,000
(tie) Yandy Díaz, Tam 12,000,000
(tie) Nico Hoerner, Cubs 12,000,000
(tie) Dustin May, StL 12,000,000
(tie) Antonio Senzatela, Col 12,000,000
151 Brandon Lowe, Pit 11,500,000
152 Josh Naylor, Sea 11,300,000
153 Jesús Luzardo, Phi 11,000,000
(tie) A.J. Minter, NYM 11,000,000
(tie) Robert Stephenson, LAA 11,000,000
156 Logan Gilbert, Sea 10,927,000
157 Daulton Varsho, Tor 10,750,000
158 Corbin Carroll, Ari 10,625,000
159 Marcell Ozuna, Pit 10,500,000
(tie) Jeffrey Springs, Oak 10,500,000
161 Salvador Perez, KC 10,382,316
162 Alec Bohm, Phi 10,200,000
(tie) Jazz Chisholm Jr., NYY 10,200,000
164 Carlos Estévez, KC 10,100,000
165 Adolis García, Phi 10,000,000
(tie) Tyler Mahle, SF 10,000,000
(tie) Max Muncy, LAD 10,000,000
(tie) Emilio Pagán, Cin 10,000,000
169 Aaron Bummer, Atl 9,500,000
(tie) Luke Weaver, NYM 9,500,000
171 Jeremy Peña, Hou 9,475,000
172 William Contreras, Mil 9,400,000
173 Isaac Paredes, Hou 9,350,000
174 José Alvarado, Phi 9,000,000
(tie) David Bednar, NYY 9,000,000
(tie) Kenley Jansen, Det 9,000,000
(tie) Joe Jiménez, Atl 9,000,000
(tie) Brad Keller, Phi 9,000,000
(tie) Andrew Kittredge, Bal 9,000,000
(tie) Nick Martinez, Tam 9,000,000
(tie) Mike Yastrzemski, Atl 9,000,000
182 Kyle Finnegan, Det 8,750,000
183 Alejandro Kirk, Tor 8,700,000
184 Tyler Rogers, Tor 8,666,667
185 Gunnar Henderson, Bal 8,500,000
186 Hunter Greene, Cin 8,333,333
187 Kazuma Okamoto, Tor 8,250,000
188 David Peterson, NYM 8,100,000
189 Zach Eflin, Bal 8,000,000
(tie) Michael Harris II, Atl 8,000,000
(tie) Jonathan India, KC 8,000,000
(tie) Freddy Peralta, NYM 8,000,000
(tie) Brent Rooker, Oak 8,000,000
194 Justin Verlander, Det 7,859,251
195 Michael Lorenzen, Col 7,750,000
(tie) Gregory Soto, Pit 7,750,000
197 Steven Kwan, Cle 7,725,000
198 Jarren Duran, Bos 7,700,000
199 Andrew Vaughn, Mil 7,650,000
200 Ranger Suarez, Bos 7,600,000
201 Harrison Bader, SF 7,500,000
(tie) Seranthony Domínguez, WSox 7,500,000
(tie) Jhoan Duran, Phi 7,500,000
(tie) Yimi García, Tor 7,500,000
(tie) Steven Matz, Tam 7,500,000
(tie) Matt Strahm, KC 7,500,000
(tie) Garrett Whitlock, Bos 7,500,000
208 Myles Straw, Tor 7,400,000
209 Jackson Chourio, Mil 7,250,000
(tie) Adley Rutschman, Bal 7,250,000
211 Ozzie Albies, Atl 7,000,000
(tie) Drew Anderson, Det 7,000,000
(tie) Ke’Bryan Hayes, Cin 7,000,000
(tie) Adrian Houser, SF 7,000,000
(tie) Cedric Mullins, Tam 7,000,000
(tie) Andrés Muñoz, Sea 7,000,000
(tie) Trevor Williams, Was 7,000,000
218 Luis García Jr., Was 6,875,000
219 Sánchez Sánchez, Tor 6,800,000
(tie) Tyler Stephenson, Cin 6,800,000
221 Ryan Mountcastle, Bal 6,787,000
222 Justin Steele, Cubs 6,775,000
223 Kyle Higashioka, Tex 6,750,000
224 Ryan Jeffers, Min 6,700,000
225 Jason Adam, SD 6,675,000
226 George Kirby, Sea 6,550,000
227 Ramón Laureano, SD 6,500,000
(tie) Evan Phillips, LAD 6,500,000
(tie) Michael Soroka, Ari 6,500,000
230 Geraldo Perdomo, Ari 6,250,000
(tie) Rob Refsnyder, Sea 6,250,000
232 Trevor Rogers, Bal 6,200,000
233 Brayan Bello, Bos 6,166,667
234 Kris Bubic, KC 6,150,000
(tie) Casey Mize, Det 6,150,000
236 Camilo Doval, NYY 6,100,000
(tie) Mauricio Dubón, Atl 6,100,000
(tie) Joe Ryan, Min 6,100,000
239 Aaron Civale, Oak 6,000,000
(tie) Travis d’Arnaud, LAA 6,000,000
(tie) Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Bos 6,000,000
(tie) Cody Ponce, Tor 6,000,000
(tie) Jose Quintana, Col 6,000,000
244 Yuki Matsui, SD 5,900,000
(tie) Bryson Stott, Phi 5,900,000
246 Bryan Abreu, Hou 5,850,000
247 Brendan Donovan, Sea 5,800,000
248 Josh Bell, Min 5,750,000
(tie) Drew Rasmussen, Tam 5,750,000
250 Hunter Brown, Hou 5,710,000
251 Aaron Ashby, Mil 5,700,000
252 MacKenzie Gore, Tex 5,600,000
253 Gavin Lux, Tam 5,525,000
254 Willi Castro, Col 5,500,000
(tie) Foster Griffin, Was 5,500,000
(tie) Pierce Johnson, Cin 5,500,000
(tie) Phil Maton, Cubs 5,500,000
(tie) Colin Rea, Cubs 5,500,000
(tie) Miguel Rojas, LAD 5,500,000
260 Keibert Ruiz, Was 5,375,000
261 Lars Nootbaar, StL 5,350,000
262 Shea Langeliers, Oak 5,250,000
(tie) Lane Thomas, KC 5,250,000
(tie) Jose Trevino, Cin 5,250,000
265 Ezequiel Tovar, Col 5,214,286
266 Jo Adell, LAA 5,200,000
(tie) Brandon Marsh, Phi 5,200,000
(tie) Bailey Ober, Min 5,200,000
269 Victor Robles, Sea 5,125,000
270 Tomoyuki Sugano, Col 5,100,000
271 Riley Greene, Det 5,000,000
(tie) Hunter Harvey, Cubs 5,000,000
(tie) Austin Hays, WSox 5,000,000
(tie) Anthony Kay, WSox 5,000,000
(tie) Carson Kelly, Cubs 5,000,000
(tie) Kirby Yates, LAA 5,000,000
277 Brooks Raley, NYM 4,750,000
278 Nick Lodolo, Cin 4,725,000
279 Trevor Megill, Mil 4,700,000
280 Ernie Clement, Tor 4,600,000
281 Cole Ragans, KC 4,583,333
282 Yainer Diaz, Hou 4,500,000
(tie) Caleb Ferguson, Cin 4,500,000
(tie) Kiké Hernández, LAD

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