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Detroit Tigers 2026 - payroll & player salaries
Major League Baseball, the top tier American baseball league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$197,979,466$198.0m
WEEKLY TOTAL$3,807,297$3.8m
ACTIVE ROSTER26
PLAYERS LISTED67
HIGHEST PAIDJavier Báez · $24,000,000
PAYROLL RANK11th in MLB
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2025 at $134,683,262 · up 37% since 2017
$98m 17
$73m 18
$79m 19
$83m 20
$66m 21
$110m 22
$88m 23
$39m 24
$135m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Detroit Tigers
Active roster · 26 players
Top 16 of 26 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | $24,000,000$24.0m | Shortstop | 10 yr 89 d | Veteran | $24,000,000$24.0m | $24,000,000$24.0m | - |
| Framber Valdez | $22,826,679$22.8m | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 163 d | Veteran | $22,826,679$22.8m | $17,500,000$17.5m | $5,326,679$5.3m |
| Gleyber Torres | $22,025,000$22.0m | Second baseman | 7 yr 162 d | Veteran | $22,025,000$22.0m | $22,025,000$22.0m | - |
| Jack Flaherty | $20,000,000$20.0m | Starting pitcher | 8 yr 6 d | Veteran | $20,000,000$20.0m | $20,000,000$20.0m | - |
| Kenley Jansen | $9,000,000$9.0m | Relief pitcher | 15 yr 73 d | Veteran | $9,000,000$9.0m | $9,000,000$9.0m | - |
| Kyle Finnegan | $8,750,000$8.7m | Relief pitcher | 6 yr | Veteran | $8,750,000$8.7m | $8,750,000$8.7m | - |
| Drew Anderson | $7,000,000$7.0m | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 114 d | Veteran | $7,000,000$7.0m | $7,000,000$7.0m | - |
| Riley Greene | $5,000,000$5.0m | Left fielder | 3 yr 110 d | Arbitration 1 | $5,000,000$5.0m | $5,000,000$5.0m | - |
| Colt Keith | $4,333,333$4.3m | Third baseman | 2 yr | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | $4,333,333$4.3m | $4,000,000$4.0m | $333,333 |
| Zach McKinstry | $4,200,000$4.2m | Second baseman | 4 yr 99 d | Arbitration 2 | $4,200,000$4.2m | $4,200,000$4.2m | - |
| Spencer Torkelson | $4,075,000$4.1m | First baseman | 3 yr 76 d | Arbitration 1 | $4,075,000$4.1m | $4,075,000$4.1m | - |
| Tyler Holton | $1,575,000$1.6m | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 47 d | Arbitration 1 | $1,575,000$1.6m | $1,575,000$1.6m | - |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | $1,300,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 24 d | Pre-Arbitration | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | - |
| Dillon Dingler | $834,900 | Catcher | 1 yr 63 d | Pre-Arbitration | $834,900 | $834,900 | - |
| Troy Melton | $785,500 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 68 d | Pre-Arbitration | $785,500 | $785,500 | - |
| Jackson Jobe | $784,300 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 6 d | Pre-Arbitration | $784,300 | $784,300 | - |
| Kevin McGonigle | $780,000 | Third baseman | - | Pre-Arbitration | $780,000 | $780,000 | - |
| Keider Montero | $820,000 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 11 d | Pre-Arbitration | $763,694 | $820,000 | - |
| Hao-Yu Lee | $780,000 | Second baseman | - | Pre-Arbitration | $649,746 | $780,000 | - |
| Jacob Waguespack | $850,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 96 d | - | $577,540 | $850,000 | - |
| Drew Sommers | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 32 d | Pre-Arbitration | $560,040 | $780,000 | - |
| James Outman | $797,550 | Center fielder | 2 yr 7 d | Pre-Arbitration | $460,617 | $797,550 | - |
| Ben Malgeri | $780,000 | Outfielder | - | Pre-Arbitration | $400,416 | $780,000 | - |
| Eduardo Valencia | $780,000 | Catcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $347,096 | $780,000 | - |
| Max Clark | $780,000 | Outfielder | - | Pre-Arbitration | $246,097 | $780,000 | - |
| Yilber Diaz | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 41 d | Pre-Arbitration | $225,234 | $780,000 | - |
| Listed total | $144,417,262$144.4m | $138,757,250$138.8m | $5,660,012$5.7m |
Additional contracts · 11 players
11 rowsAll 11 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | $13,000,000$13.0m | Starting pitcher | 20 yr 2 d | Veteran | $7,800,000$7.8m | $13,000,000$13.0m |
| Will Vest | $3,950,000$4.0m | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 100 d | Arbitration 2 | $3,950,000$4.0m | $3,950,000$4.0m |
| Kerry Carpenter | $3,275,000$3.3m | Right fielder | 3 yr 57 d | Arbitration 1 | $3,275,000$3.3m | $3,275,000$3.3m |
| Matt Vierling | $3,255,000$3.3m | Outfielder | 4 yr 26 d | Arbitration 2 | $3,255,000$3.3m | $3,255,000$3.3m |
| Burch Smith | $1,500,000$1.5m | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 86 d | Veteran | $1,275,401 | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| Reese Olson | $818,100 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 123 d | Pre-Arbitration | $818,100 | $818,100 |
| Parker Meadows | $805,300 | Center fielder | 1 yr 169 d | Pre-Arbitration | $805,300 | $805,300 |
| Brant Hurter | $796,200 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 42 d | Pre-Arbitration | $796,200 | $796,200 |
| Trey Sweeney | $788,700 | Shortstop | 1 yr 42 d | Pre-Arbitration | $788,700 | $788,700 |
| Bailey Horn | $784,100 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 102 d | Pre-Arbitration | $784,100 | $784,100 |
| Wenceel Perez | $820,000 | Center fielder | 2 yr | Pre-Arbitration | $764,523 | $820,000 |
| Listed total | $29,792,400$29.8m | $29,792,400$29.8m |
Additional contracts · 10 players
10 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | $22,417,112$22.4m | Starting pitcher | $22,417,112$22.4m |
| Casey Mize | $4,341,160$4.3m | Starting pitcher | $4,341,160$4.3m |
| Jake Rogers | $2,087,701$2.1m | Catcher | $2,087,701$2.1m |
| Jahmai Jones | $498,430 | Outfielder | $498,430 |
| Connor Seabold | $273,797 | Relief pitcher | $273,797 |
| Zack Short | $188,236 | Second baseman | $188,236 |
| Gage Workman | $131,773 | Third baseman | $131,773 |
| Grant Holman | $26,514 | Relief pitcher | $26,514 |
| Yoniel Curet | $16,312 | Starting pitcher | $16,312 |
| Dylan Smith | $4,078 | Relief pitcher | $4,078 |
| Listed total | $29,985,113$30.0m |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | ACQUIRED VIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Rodriguez | - | Starting pitcher | - | opt-out-true-up |
Payroll summary
6 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $141,500,192$141.5m | 8th |
| Injured List | $24,312,324$24.3m | 20th |
| Dead Money | $29,985,113$30.0m | 5th |
| Minor | $2,181,837$2.2m | 27th |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 27th |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $197,979,466$198.0m | 11th |
Additional contracts · 13 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Brieske | $1,157,500 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 56 d | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $1,157,500 | $1,157,500 |
| Brenan Hanifee | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 69 d | Pre-Arbitration | $250,260 | $780,000 |
| Ty Madden | $780,000 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 35 d | Pre-Arbitration | $166,840 | $780,000 |
| Ricky Vanasco | $850,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 39 d | Pre-Arbitration | $131,127 | $850,000 |
| River Ryan | - | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 70 d | Pre-Arbitration | $115,294 | - |
| Trei Cruz | $780,000 | Shortstop | - | Pre-Arbitration | $112,202 | $780,000 |
| Thayron Liranzo | - | Catcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $63,600 | - |
| Jake Miller | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $63,600 | - |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | $783,600 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 22 d | Pre-Arbitration | $54,475 | $783,600 |
| Jace Jung | $780,000 | Third baseman | 0 yr 79 d | Pre-Arbitration | $29,197 | $780,000 |
| Troy Watson | - | Starting pitcher | - | - | $24,148 | - |
| Andre Granillo | $781,500 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 76 d | Pre-Arbitration | $13,594 | $781,500 |
| Yoniel Curet | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Listed total | $6,692,600$6.7m | $6,692,600$6.7m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Detroit Tigers' yearly total?
Detroit Tigers' yearly total is $197,979,466.
How many players are on the Detroit Tigers roster?
26 players on the Detroit Tigers active roster. We list a further 35 carried beyond it.