BASEBALL · 2021 SEASON · ARCHIVE
Boston Red Sox 2021 - payroll
Salaries as they stood in 2021. See the current Boston Red Sox payroll .
YEARLY TOTAL$187,100,784
WEEKLY TOTAL$3,598,092
ACTIVE ROSTER28
PLAYERS LISTED77
HIGHEST PAIDChris Sale · $30,000,000
PAYROLL RANK6th in MLB
Active roster · 28 players
28 rowsTop 16 of 28 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | $30,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 10 yr 61 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 | $30,000,000 | - |
| Xander Bogaerts | $20,000,000 | Shortstop | 7 yr 42 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - |
| J.D. Martinez | $19,350,000 | Designated hitter | 9 yr 36 d | Veteran | $19,350,000 | $19,350,000 | - |
| Nathan Eovaldi | $17,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 13 d | Veteran | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 | - |
| Garrett Richards | $9,500,000 | Relief pitcher | 8 yr 148 d | Veteran | $9,500,000 | $8,500,000 | - |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | $8,300,000 | Starting pitcher | 5 yr 130 d | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $8,300,000 | $8,300,000 | - |
| Adam Ottavino | $7,225,044 | Relief pitcher | 9 yr 87 d | Veteran | $7,225,044 | $7,150,000 | $75,044 |
| Christian Vazquez | $6,250,000 | Catcher | 6 yr 31 d | Veteran | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | - |
| Rafael Devers | $4,575,000 | Third baseman | 3 yr 70 d | Arbitration 1 | $4,575,000 | $4,575,000 | - |
| Enrique Hernandez | $6,000,000 | Second baseman | 6 yr 54 d | Veteran | $4,500,000 | $6,000,000 | - |
| Martín Pérez | $4,500,000 | Relief pitcher | 8 yr 38 d | Veteran | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
| Matt Barnes | $4,500,000 | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 110 d | Arbitration 3 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | - |
| Hunter Renfroe | $3,700,000 | Right fielder | 3 yr 165 d | Veteran | $3,700,000 | $3,100,000 | - |
| Kyle Schwarber | $7,000,000 | Left fielder | 5 yr 86 d | Veteran | $2,459,459 | $7,000,000 | - |
| Kevin Plawecki | $1,600,000 | Catcher | 4 yr 167 d | Arbitration 2 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | - |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | $1,600,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr | Veteran | $1,600,000 | $1,200,000 | - |
| Ryan Brasier | $1,250,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 109 d | Arbitration 1 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - |
| Hansel Robles | $2,075,000 | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 119 d | Veteran | $698,945 | $2,000,000 | - |
| Alex Verdugo | $649,500 | Center fielder | 2 yr 78 d | Pre-Arbitration | $649,500 | $649,500 | - |
| Nick Pivetta | $613,500 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 166 d | Pre-Arbitration | $613,500 | $613,500 | - |
| Christian Arroyo | $581,500 | Shortstop | 2 yr 36 d | Pre-Arbitration | $581,500 | $581,500 | - |
| Darwinzon Hernandez | $578,500 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 80 d | Pre-Arbitration | $578,500 | $578,500 | - |
| Bobby Dalbec | $575,000 | First baseman | 0 yr 81 d | Pre-Arbitration | $575,000 | $575,000 | - |
| Garrett Whitlock | $570,500 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $570,500 | - |
| Travis Shaw | $1,500,000 | First baseman | 5 yr 53 d | Veteran | $395,185 | $1,500,000 | - |
| Austin Davis | $588,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 105 d | Pre-Arbitration | $205,465 | $588,000 | - |
| Tanner Houck | $577,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 36 d | Pre-Arbitration | $192,324 | $577,000 | - |
| Jose Iglesias | $570,500 | Shortstop | 8 yr 36 d | Veteran | $82,809 | $570,500 | - |
Additional contracts · 4 players
4 rowsAll 4 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Santana | $1,750,000 | Outfielder | 5 yr 140 d | Veteran | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Josh Taylor | $580,500 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 121 d | Pre-Arbitration | $580,500 | $580,500 |
| Phillips Valdez | $578,500 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 40 d | Pre-Arbitration | $388,750 | $578,500 |
| Yairo Munoz | $570,500 | Shortstop | 2 yr 60 d | Pre-Arbitration | $113,479 | $570,500 |
Additional contracts · 3 players
3 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Schwarber | $3,000,000 | Left fielder | $3,000,000 |
| Garrett Richards | $1,500,000 | Starting pitcher | $1,500,000 |
| Martín Pérez | $500,000 | Starting pitcher | $500,000 |
Additional contracts · 10 players
10 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | $16,000,000 | Starting pitcher | $16,000,000 |
| Dustin Pedroia | $12,125,000 | Second baseman | $12,125,000 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | $2,911,051 | Third baseman | $2,911,051 |
| Andrew Benintendi | $2,800,000 | Left fielder | $2,800,000 |
| Matt Andriese | $1,721,171 | Relief pitcher | $1,721,171 |
| Michael Chavis | $361,998 | Second baseman | $361,998 |
| Brandon Workman | $360,192 | Relief pitcher | $360,192 |
| Michael Feliz | $73,612 | Relief pitcher | $73,612 |
| Brandon Brennan | $18,402 | Relief pitcher | $18,402 |
| Ryan Weber | $3,067 | Starting pitcher | $3,067 |
Payroll summary
8 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $141,452,731 | 5th |
| Injured List | $2,832,729 | 29th |
| Dead Money | $5,000,000 | 4th |
| Retained | $36,374,493 | 5th |
| Minor | $1,440,831 | 27th |
| Deferred | $0 | 6th |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 6th |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $187,100,784 | 6th |
Additional contracts · 24 players
24 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gossett | $750,000 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 59 d | Pre-Arbitration | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | $570,500 | Pitcher | 1 yr 93 d | Pre-Arbitration | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| Austin Brice | $870,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 100 d | Arbitration 1 | $266,589 | $870,000 |
| Eduard Bazardo | $570,500 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $242,293 | $570,500 |
| Jarren Duran | $570,500 | Second baseman | - | Pre-Arbitration | $187,087 | $570,500 |
| Yacksel Ríos | $570,500 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 19 d | Pre-Arbitration | $184,020 | $570,500 |
| Jonathan Araúz | $570,500 | Shortstop | 1 yr | Pre-Arbitration | $162,551 | $570,500 |
| Franchy Cordero | $800,000 | Left fielder | 3 yr 38 d | Arbitration 1 | $116,127 | $800,000 |
| Connor Wong | $570,500 | Catcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $79,742 | $570,500 |
| Jack López | $570,500 | Shortstop | - | Pre-Arbitration | $49,072 | $570,500 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | $570,500 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 56 d | Pre-Arbitration | $42,938 | $570,500 |
| Brad Peacock | $570,500 | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 165 d | Veteran | $39,871 | $570,500 |
| Colten Brewer | $570,500 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 44 d | Pre-Arbitration | $21,469 | $570,500 |
| John Schreiber | $570,500 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 17 d | Pre-Arbitration | $18,402 | $570,500 |
| Kaleb Ort | $570,500 | Pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $12,268 | $570,500 |
| Taylor Motter | $570,500 | Shortstop | 1 yr 33 d | Pre-Arbitration | $9,201 | $570,500 |
| Kutter Crawford | $570,500 | Pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $3,067 | $570,500 |
| Raynel Espinal | $570,500 | Pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $3,067 | $570,500 |
| Connor Seabold | $570,500 | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $3,067 | $570,500 |
| Jay Groome | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Ronaldo Hernandez | - | Catcher | 0 yr 4 d | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Bryan Mata | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Hudson Potts | - | Third baseman | - | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Jeisson Rosario | - | Outfielder | - | - | - | - |
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Frequently asked questions
What was the Boston Red Sox 2021 yearly total?
Boston Red Sox carried a yearly total of $187,100,784 in 2021.
How many players did Boston Red Sox list in 2021?
28 players on the Boston Red Sox roster in 2021, plus 41 contracts carried beyond it.
Where can I see the current Boston Red Sox payroll?
This page is the 2021 archive. The current Boston Red Sox payroll is kept up to date on the main Boston Red Sox page.