BASEBALL · MLB · TOP 100
Highest paid MLB players 2026
Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies leads on a payroll salary of $42,000,000. These 100 players take $2,278,872,172 between them - 53% of everything on the league’s 30 rosters.
HIGHEST PAIDZack Wheeler · $42,000,000
TOP 100 COMBINED$2,278,872,172
SHARE OF ROSTER PAY53%
100TH PLACE$15,000,000
TEAMS REPRESENTED26 of 30
MOST IN THE LISTLos Angeles Dodgers · 8
Where the top 100 play
Combined payroll salary of each team’s players in this list, and how many it has
What each position takes
The same 100 players grouped by the position they are listed at
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | PAYROLL SALARY | TEAM | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Zack Wheeler | $42,000,000 | Philadelphia Phillies | Starting pitcher | 12 yr 98 d | Veteran | $42,000,000 |
| 02 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | $40,264,286 | Toronto Blue Jays | First baseman | 6 yr 157 d | Veteran | $17,000,000 |
| 03 | Anthony Rendon | $38,571,432 | Los Angeles Angels | Third baseman | 12 yr 130 d | Veteran | $38,000,000 |
| 04 | Jacob deGrom | $38,000,000 | Texas Rangers | Starting pitcher | 11 yr 139 d | Veteran | $38,000,000 |
| 05 | Mike Trout | $37,116,666 | Los Angeles Angels | Center fielder | 14 yr 70 d | Veteran | $35,450,000 |
| 06 | Gerrit Cole | $36,000,000 | New York Yankees | Starting pitcher | 12 yr 111 d | Veteran | $36,000,000 |
| 07 | Alex Bregman | $35,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | 9 yr 70 d | Veteran | $35,000,000 |
| 08 | Jose Altuve | $33,000,000 | Houston Astros | Second baseman | 14 yr 72 d | Veteran | $30,000,000 |
| 09 | Tyler Glasnow | $32,500,000 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 8 yr 158 d | Veteran | $30,000,000 |
| 10 | Francisco Lindor | $32,477,821 | New York Mets | Shortstop | 10 yr 113 d | Veteran | $32,000,000 |
| 11 | Tarik Skubal | $32,000,000 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 5 yr 114 d | Arbitration 3 | $32,000,000 |
| 12 | Corey Seager | $31,500,000 | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | 10 yr 32 d | Veteran | $31,000,000 |
| 13 | Sonny Gray | $31,000,000 | Boston Red Sox | Starting pitcher | 12 yr 61 d | Veteran | $31,000,000 |
| 14 | Corbin Burnes | $30,833,333 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 49 d | Veteran | $30,000,000 |
| 15 | Nathan Eovaldi | $29,000,000 | Texas Rangers | Starting pitcher | 14 yr 13 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 16 | Shohei Ohtani | $28,216,944 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher / Designated hitter | 8 yr | Veteran | $70,000,000 |
| 17 | Dansby Swanson | $28,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Shortstop | 9 yr 47 d | Veteran | $27,000,000 |
| 18 | Blake Snell | $27,869,485 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 72 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 19 | Bryce Harper | $27,588,462 | Philadelphia Phillies | First baseman | 13 yr 159 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 20 | Trea Turner | $27,272,727 | Philadelphia Phillies | Shortstop | 9 yr 135 d | Veteran | $27,272,727 |
| 21 | Nolan Arenado | $27,000,000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Third baseman | 12 yr 155 d | - | $27,000,000 |
| 22 | Kris Bryant | $27,000,000 | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | 10 yr 171 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 23 | Rafael Devers | $27,000,000 | San Francisco Giants | Third baseman | 8 yr 70 d | Veteran | $27,500,000 |
| 24 | Yordan Alvarez | $26,833,333 | Houston Astros | Designated hitter | 6 yr 113 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 25 | Marcus Semien | $26,000,000 | New York Mets | Second baseman | 11 yr 118 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 26 | Robbie Ray | $26,000,000 | San Diego Padres | Starting pitcher | 11 yr 7 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 27 | Xander Bogaerts | $25,454,545 | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | 12 yr 42 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 28 | Dylan Cease | $25,335,714 | Toronto Blue Jays | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 89 d | Veteran | $22,000,000 |
| 29 | Mookie Betts | $25,167,520 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Shortstop | 11 yr 70 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 30 | Matt Chapman | $25,166,666 | San Francisco Giants | Third baseman | 8 yr 109 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 31 | Manny Machado | $25,090,909 | San Diego Padres | Third baseman | 13 yr 56 d | Veteran | $21,000,000 |
| 32 | José Ramírez | $25,000,000 | Cleveland Guardians | Third baseman | 11 yr 74 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 33 | Luis Severino | $25,000,000 | Athletics | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 170 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 34 | Aaron Nola | $24,571,428 | Philadelphia Phillies | Starting pitcher | 10 yr 76 d | Veteran | $24,571,428 |
| 35 | George Springer | $24,166,667 | Toronto Blue Jays | Right fielder | 11 yr 166 d | Veteran | $22,500,000 |
| 36 | Christian Yelich | $24,032,605 | Milwaukee Brewers | Left fielder | 12 yr 69 d | Veteran | $26,000,000 |
| 37 | Javier Báez | $24,000,000 | Detroit Tigers | Shortstop | 10 yr 89 d | Veteran | $24,000,000 |
| 38 | Luis Castillo | $23,750,000 | Chicago White Sox | Starting pitcher | 8 yr 101 d | Veteran | $22,750,000 |
| 39 | Jung Hoo Lee | $23,250,000 | San Francisco Giants | Right fielder | 2 yr | Veteran | $22,000,000 |
| 40 | Kevin Gausman | $23,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Starting pitcher | 11 yr 151 d | Veteran | $23,000,000 |
| 41 | Logan Webb | $23,000,000 | San Francisco Giants | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 44 d | Veteran | $23,000,000 |
| 42 | Freddie Freeman | $22,874,920 | Los Angeles Dodgers | First baseman | 15 yr 33 d | Veteran | $27,000,000 |
| 43 | Framber Valdez | $22,826,679 | Detroit Tigers | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 163 d | Veteran | $17,500,000 |
| 44 | Zac Gallen | $22,025,000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 100 d | Veteran | $22,025,000 |
| 45 | Shota Imanaga | $22,025,000 | Chicago Cubs | Starting pitcher | 2 yr | - | $22,025,000 |
| 46 | Gleyber Torres | $22,025,000 | Detroit Tigers | Second baseman | 7 yr 162 d | Veteran | $22,025,000 |
| 47 | Brandon Woodruff | $22,025,000 | Milwaukee Brewers | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 161 d | Veteran | $22,025,000 |
| 48 | Trent Grisham | $22,025,000 | New York Yankees | Center fielder | 6 yr 60 d | Veteran | $22,025,000 |
| 49 | Austin Riley | $22,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | 6 yr 138 d | Veteran | $22,000,000 |
| 50 | Matt Olson | $22,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | First baseman | 8 yr 103 d | Veteran | $22,000,000 |
| 51 | Seth Lugo | $21,500,000 | Kansas City Royals | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 82 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 52 | Cristian Javier | $21,400,000 | Houston Astros | Starting pitcher | 6 yr | Veteran | $21,000,000 |
| 53 | Yusei Kikuchi | $21,225,000 | Los Angeles Angels | Starting pitcher | 7 yr | Veteran | $21,225,000 |
| 54 | Eduardo Rodriguez | $21,000,000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Starting pitcher | 10 yr 70 d | Veteran | $21,000,000 |
| 55 | Pete Alonso | $21,000,000 | Baltimore Orioles | First baseman | 7 yr | Veteran | $18,500,000 |
| 56 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | $20,714,285 | San Diego Padres | Right fielder | 6 yr 120 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 57 | Brandon Nimmo | $20,500,000 | Texas Rangers | Right fielder | 9 yr 42 d | Veteran | $20,250,000 |
| 58 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | $20,333,333 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Starting pitcher | 2 yr | Veteran | $12,000,000 |
| 59 | Julio Rodriguez | $20,185,714 | Seattle Mariners | Center fielder | 4 yr | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $18,000,000 |
| 60 | Ha-seong Kim | $20,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | 5 yr | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 61 | Jack Flaherty | $20,000,000 | Detroit Tigers | Starting pitcher | 8 yr 6 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 62 | Christian Walker | $20,000,000 | Houston Astros | First baseman | 7 yr 124 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 63 | Luis Robert Jr. | $20,000,000 | New York Mets | Center fielder | 6 yr | Veteran | $20,000,000 |
| 64 | Sean Manaea | $19,680,726 | New York Mets | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 157 d | Veteran | $25,000,000 |
| 65 | Ian Happ | $19,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Left fielder | 8 yr 36 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 66 | Seiya Suzuki | $19,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | 4 yr | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 67 | Josh Hader | $19,000,000 | Houston Astros | Relief pitcher | 8 yr 115 d | Veteran | $19,000,000 |
| 68 | José Berríos | $19,000,000 | Toronto Blue Jays | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 44 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 69 | Masataka Yoshida | $18,600,000 | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | 3 yr | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 70 | Joc Pederson | $18,500,000 | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | 11 yr 28 d | Veteran | $18,500,000 |
| 71 | Willson Contreras | $18,050,000 | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | 9 yr 108 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 72 | Merrill Kelly | $18,000,000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Starting pitcher | 7 yr | Veteran | $17,000,000 |
| 73 | Chris Sale | $18,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Starting pitcher | 15 yr 61 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 74 | Michael Wacha | $18,000,000 | Kansas City Royals | Starting pitcher | 12 yr 62 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 75 | Kyle Schwarber | $18,000,000 | Philadelphia Phillies | Designated hitter | 10 yr 86 d | Veteran | $15,000,000 |
| 76 | Jameson Taillon | $18,000,000 | Toronto Blue Jays | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 110 d | Veteran | $18,000,000 |
| 77 | Sandy Alcantara | $17,300,000 | Miami Marlins | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 100 d | Veteran | $17,000,000 |
| 78 | Andrew Benintendi | $17,100,000 | Chicago White Sox | Left fielder | 9 yr 62 d | Veteran | $16,500,000 |
| 79 | Ronald Acuña Jr. | $17,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Right fielder | 7 yr 159 d | Veteran | $17,000,000 |
| 80 | Matthew Boyd | $17,000,000 | Chicago Cubs | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 57 d | Veteran | $14,500,000 |
| 81 | Edwin Diaz | $17,000,000 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Relief pitcher | 9 yr 121 d | Veteran | $14,000,000 |
| 82 | Jorge Polanco | $17,000,000 | New York Mets | First baseman | 9 yr 24 d | Veteran | $14,000,000 |
| 83 | Tatsuya Imai | $16,666,666 | Houston Astros | Starting pitcher | - | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 84 | Tyler O'Neill | $16,500,000 | Baltimore Orioles | Right fielder | 7 yr 59 d | Veteran | $16,500,000 |
| 85 | Munetaka Murakami | $16,500,000 | Chicago White Sox | First baseman | - | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 86 | Jeff McNeil | $16,250,000 | Athletics | Second baseman | 7 yr 69 d | Veteran | $15,750,000 |
| 87 | Ketel Marte | $16,000,000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Second baseman | 9 yr 162 d | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 88 | Raisel Iglesias | $16,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Relief pitcher | 10 yr 154 d | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 89 | Kyle Freeland | $16,000,000 | Colorado Rockies | Starting pitcher | 8 yr 144 d | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 90 | Ryan McMahon | $16,000,000 | New York Yankees | Third baseman | 8 yr 6 d | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 91 | Yu Darvish | $16,000,000 | San Diego Padres | Starting pitcher | 13 yr 146 d | Veteran | $15,000,000 |
| 92 | Shane Bieber | $16,000,000 | Toronto Blue Jays | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 97 d | Veteran | $16,000,000 |
| 93 | Randy Arozarena | $15,650,000 | Seattle Mariners | Left fielder | 5 yr 129 d | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $15,650,000 |
| 94 | Andres Gimenez | $15,571,428 | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | 5 yr 106 d | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $15,000,000 |
| 95 | Wander Franco | $15,454,545 | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | 2 yr 104 d | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $15,000,000 |
| 96 | Bo Bichette | $15,333,333 | New York Mets | Third baseman | 6 yr 63 d | Veteran | $2,000,000 |
| 97 | Sean Murphy | $15,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Catcher | 6 yr 29 d | Veteran | $15,000,000 |
| 98 | Jurickson Profar | $15,000,000 | Atlanta Braves | Left fielder | 11 yr 86 d | Veteran | $15,000,000 |
| 99 | Eugenio Suarez | $15,000,000 | Cincinnati Reds | Third baseman | 11 yr 61 d | Veteran | $15,000,000 |
| 100 | Kodai Senga | $15,000,000 | New York Mets | Starting pitcher | 3 yr | Veteran | $14,000,000 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid MLB player?
Zack Wheeler of the Philadelphia Phillies, on a payroll salary of $42,000,000 for the 2026 season.
How much do the top 100 MLB players earn between them?
$2,278,872,172, which is 53% of the $4,309,147,759 across all 30 MLB rosters.
Which MLB team has the most players in the top 100?
Los Angeles Dodgers, with 8 of them, paying $205,962,202 between those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$15,000,000 — that is Kodai Senga's payroll salary in 100th place.
Which MLB position is paid the most?
Starting pitcher: 39 players in the top 100, taking $908,867,364 between them.