Cristiano Ronaldo $4,050,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané $843,750/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix $783,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé $670,950/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly $670,950/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio $637,200/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland $607,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen $588,600/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski $583,200/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala $558,900/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves $558,900/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman $558,900/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah $540,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane $514,350/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic $498,150/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk $472,500/wk Liverpool
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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

Season archives

Historic payrolls for Detroit Tigers

Active roster · 26 players

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Active roster · 26 players - Detroit Tigers
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARYOTHER 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

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Additional contracts · 11 players - Detroit Tigers
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE 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

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Additional contracts · 10 players - Detroit Tigers
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED 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

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Additional contracts · 1 player - Detroit Tigers
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLLACQUIRED VIA
Eduardo Rodriguez - Starting pitcher - opt-out-true-up

Payroll summary

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Payroll summary - Detroit Tigers
ALLOCATIONAMOUNTMLB 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

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Additional contracts · 13 players - Detroit Tigers
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE 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.