Atlanta Braves 2026 Player Salaries & Payrolls

Payroll by archived season

9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2024 at $188,540,000 · up 58% since 2017

$100m

17

$92m

18

$157m

19

$130m

20

$134m

21

$162m

22

$171m

23

$189m

24

$157m

25

Season archives

Historic payrolls for Atlanta Braves

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Active roster · 26 players

Top 16 of 26 players

Austin Riley $22m Matt Olson $22m Ha-seong Kim $20m Chris Sale $18m Ronald Acuña Jr. $17m Raisel Iglesias $16m Sean Murphy $15m Tyler Mahle $11m Mike Yastrzemski $9.0m

Michael Harris II $8.0m

Ozzie Albies $7.0m Mauricio Dubon $6.1m Lane Thomas $5.3m Martín Pérez $3.5m Tyler Kinley $3.0m Dylan Lee $2.2m

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Active roster · 26 players - Atlanta Braves
NAME	PAYROLL SALARY	POSITION	EXPERIENCE	STATUS	ADJUSTED PAYROLL	BASE SALARY	OTHER PAY
Austin Riley	$22,000,000$22.0m	Third baseman	6 yr 138 d	Veteran	$22,000,000$22.0m	$22,000,000$22.0m	-
Matt Olson	$22,000,000$22.0m	First baseman	8 yr 103 d	Veteran	$22,000,000$22.0m	$22,000,000$22.0m	-
Ha-seong Kim	$20,000,000$20.0m	Shortstop	5 yr	Veteran	$20,000,000$20.0m	$20,000,000$20.0m	-
Chris Sale	$18,000,000$18.0m	Starting pitcher	15 yr 61 d	Veteran	$18,000,000$18.0m	$18,000,000$18.0m	-
Ronald Acuña Jr.	$17,000,000$17.0m	Right fielder	7 yr 159 d	Veteran	$17,000,000$17.0m	$17,000,000$17.0m	-
Raisel Iglesias	$16,000,000$16.0m	Relief pitcher	10 yr 154 d	Veteran	$16,000,000$16.0m	$16,000,000$16.0m	-
Sean Murphy	$15,000,000$15.0m	Catcher	6 yr 29 d	Veteran	$15,000,000$15.0m	$15,000,000$15.0m	-
Mike Yastrzemski	$9,000,000$9.0m	Left fielder	6 yr 128 d	Veteran	$9,000,000$9.0m	$9,000,000$9.0m	-
Michael Harris II	$8,000,000$8.0m	Center fielder	4 yr	Arbitration 2 Bypassed	$8,000,000$8.0m	$8,000,000$8.0m	-
Ozzie Albies	$7,000,000$7.0m	Second baseman	8 yr 62 d	Veteran	$7,000,000$7.0m	$7,000,000$7.0m	-
Mauricio Dubon	$6,100,000$6.1m	Shortstop	5 yr 162 d	Arbitration 4 (S2)	$6,100,000$6.1m	$6,100,000$6.1m	-
Martín Pérez	$3,500,000$3.5m	Starting pitcher	13 yr 38 d	Veteran	$3,050,871$3.1m	$3,500,000$3.5m	-
Tyler Kinley	$3,000,000$3.0m	Relief pitcher	7 yr 14 d	Veteran	$3,000,000$3.0m	$3,000,000$3.0m	-
Dylan Lee	$2,200,000$2.2m	Relief pitcher	3 yr 150 d	Arbitration 2 (S2)	$2,200,000$2.2m	$2,200,000$2.2m	-
Tyler Mahle	$10,500,000$10.5m	Starting pitcher	8 yr 18 d	Veteran	$2,096,257$2.1m	$7,000,000$7.0m	$3,000,000$3.0m
Lane Thomas	$5,250,000$5.3m	Center fielder	6 yr 14 d	Veteran	$1,572,193$1.6m	$5,250,000$5.3m	-
Dominic Smith	$1,250,000	Designated hitter	6 yr 151 d	Veteran	$1,250,000	$1,250,000	-
Danny Young	$925,000	Relief pitcher	1 yr 160 d	Pre-Arbitration	$925,000	$925,000	-
Bryce Elder	$810,000	Starting pitcher	2 yr 69 d	Pre-Arbitration	$810,000	$810,000	-
Drake Baldwin	$800,000	Catcher	1 yr	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	$800,000	-
Grant Holmes	$800,000	Starting pitcher	1 yr 106 d	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	$800,000	-
Dylan Dodd	$780,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 131 d	Pre-Arbitration	$703,106	$780,000	-
Didier Fuentes	$790,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 19 d	Pre-Arbitration	$671,775	$790,000	-
Victor Mederos	$780,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 101 d	Pre-Arbitration	$426,100	$780,000	-
Jim Jarvis	$780,000	Shortstop	-	Pre-Arbitration	$423,716	$780,000	-
Brent Suter	$1,250,000	Relief pitcher	8 yr 161 d	Veteran	$367,620	$1,250,000	-
Listed total	$193,515,000$193.5m					$190,015,000$190.0m	$3,000,000$3.0m

Additional contracts · 6 players

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All 6 players

Spencer Strider $20m Reynaldo López $14m Robert Suarez $13m Joe Jimenez $9.0m Joey Wentz $900k

Spencer Schwellenbach $800k

Additional contracts · 6 players - Atlanta Braves
NAME	PAYROLL SALARY	POSITION	EXPERIENCE	STATUS	ADJUSTED PAYROLL	BASE SALARY
Spencer Strider	$20,000,000$20.0m	Starting pitcher	4 yr 3 d	Arbitration 2 Bypassed	$20,000,000$20.0m	$20,000,000$20.0m
Reynaldo López	$14,000,000$14.0m	Relief pitcher	8 yr 4 d	Veteran	$14,000,000$14.0m	$14,000,000$14.0m
Robert Suarez	$13,000,000$13.0m	Relief pitcher	4 yr	Veteran	$13,000,000$13.0m	$13,000,000$13.0m
Joe Jimenez	$9,000,000$9.0m	Relief pitcher	8 yr 61 d	Veteran	$9,000,000$9.0m	$9,000,000$9.0m
Joey Wentz	$900,000	Starting pitcher	2 yr 166 d	Arbitration 1 (S2)	$900,000	$900,000
Spencer Schwellenbach	$800,000	Starting pitcher	1 yr 124 d	Pre-Arbitration	$800,000	$800,000
Listed total	$57,700,000$57.7m					$57,700,000$57.7m

Additional contracts · 1 player

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Additional contracts · 1 player - Atlanta Braves
NAME	PAYROLL SALARY	POSITION	EXPERIENCE	STATUS	ADJUSTED PAYROLL	BASE SALARY	OTHER PAY
Jurickson Profar	$15,000,000$15.0m	Left fielder	11 yr 86 d	Veteran	-	$15,000,000$15.0m	-

Additional contracts · 22 players

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Additional contracts · 22 players - Atlanta Braves
NAME	PAYROLL SALARY	POSITION	ADJUSTED PAYROLL
Aaron Bummer	$9,500,000$9.5m	Relief pitcher	$9,262,246$9.3m
Kyle Farmer	$1,250,000	Shortstop	$1,250,000
Jorge Mateo	$1,000,000	Shortstop	$1,000,000
Eli White	$635,285	Outfielder	$635,285
Joey Bart	$608,805	Catcher	$608,805
Carlos Carrasco	$401,070	Relief pitcher	$401,070
Nacho	$322,474	Third baseman	$322,474
Jonah Heim	$274,064	Catcher	$274,064
Martín Pérez	$263,441	Relief pitcher	$263,441
Daysbel Hernández	$229,384	Relief pitcher	$229,384
Sandy León	$219,251	Catcher	$219,251
José Suarez	$192,489	Relief pitcher	$192,489
Anthony Molina	$159,667	Relief pitcher	$159,667
Luke Williams	$112,903	Left fielder	$112,903
Osvaldo Bido	$108,011	Relief pitcher	$108,011
Hunter Stratton	$102,888	Relief pitcher	$102,888
Jose Azocar	$99,626	Outfielder	$99,626
Chadwick Tromp	$81,284	Catcher	$81,284
Jhancarlos Lara	$54,374	Starting pitcher	$54,374
Austin Wynns	$49,995	Catcher	$49,995
Connor Thomas	$40,766	Relief pitcher	$40,766
Maverick Handley	$26,198	Catcher	$26,198
Listed total	$15,731,975$15.7m

Payroll summary

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Payroll summary - Atlanta Braves
ALLOCATION	AMOUNT	MLB RANK
Active Roster	$179,196,638$179.2m	6th
Injured List	$57,700,000$57.7m	8th
Dead Money	$15,731,975$15.7m	16th
Minor	$5,773,989$5.8m	9th
Signing Bonus	$0	24th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations	$258,164,848$258.2m	6th

Additional contracts · 20 players

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Additional contracts · 20 players - Atlanta Braves
NAME	PAYROLL SALARY	POSITION	EXPERIENCE	STATUS	ADJUSTED PAYROLL	BASE SALARY
Joel Payamps	$2,250,000$2.3m	Relief pitcher	4 yr 117 d	Veteran	$2,250,000$2.3m	$2,250,000$2.3m
Bailey Falter	$3,600,000$3.6m	Relief pitcher	3 yr 138 d	Arbitration 2 (S2)	$1,078,056	$3,600,000$3.6m
Duncan Davitt	$780,000	Starting pitcher	-	Pre-Arbitration	$780,000	$780,000
Taylor Rashi	$780,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 33 d	Pre-Arbitration	$780,000	$780,000
JR Ritchie	$780,000	Relief pitcher	-	Pre-Arbitration	$780,000	$780,000
Tyler Uberstine	$780,000	Relief pitcher	-	Pre-Arbitration	$780,000	$780,000
AJ Smith-Shawver	$800,000	Starting pitcher	1 yr 97 d	Pre-Arbitration	$651,241	$800,000
Hurston Waldrep	$798,300	Starting pitcher	0 yr 103 d	Pre-Arbitration	$485,702	$798,300
Rowdy Tellez	$1,250,000	Designated hitter	6 yr 169 d	Veteran	$200,535	$1,250,000
DaShawn Keirsey	$198,912	Outfielder	0 yr 169 d	Pre-Arbitration	$198,912	$198,912
James Karinchak	$840,000	Relief pitcher	4 yr 99 d	Veteran	$134,760	$840,000
Hayden Harris	$780,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 27 d	Pre-Arbitration	$134,083	$780,000
Rolddy Muñoz	$780,000	Relief pitcher	0 yr 28 d	Pre-Arbitration	$130,591	$780,000
Brewer Hicklen	$780,000	Outfielder	0 yr 42 d	Pre-Arbitration	$126,550	$780,000
Ian Hamilton	$1,050,000	Relief pitcher	3 yr 81 d	Veteran	$123,529	$1,050,000
Elieser Hernandez	$850,000	Relief pitcher	5 yr 82 d	-	$104,278	$850,000
Owen Murphy	$780,000	Relief pitcher	-	Pre-Arbitration	$88,516	$780,000
Brett Wisely	$780,000	Second baseman	1 yr 105 d	-	$33,797	$780,000
Jair Camargo	$780,000	Catcher	0 yr 43 d	Pre-Arbitration	$19,804	$780,000
Jose Azocar	$850,000	Outfielder	2 yr 87 d	Pre-Arbitration	$13,635	$850,000
Listed total	$20,287,212$20.3m					$20,287,212$20.3m

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What is Atlanta Braves' yearly total?

Atlanta Braves' yearly total is $258,164,848.

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26 players on the Atlanta Braves active roster. We list a further 49 carried beyond it.

Atlanta Braves 2026 - payroll & player salaries