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Kansas City Royals 2026 - payroll & player salaries
Major League Baseball, the top tier American baseball league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$148,959,515$149.0m
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,864,606$2.9m
ACTIVE ROSTER26
PLAYERS LISTED65
HIGHEST PAIDSeth Lugo · $21,500,000
PAYROLL RANK18th in MLB
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2017 at $144,664,367 · down 30% since 2017
$145m 17
$88m 18
$77m 19
$65m 20
$60m 21
$69m 22
$61m 23
$96m 24
$101m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Kansas City Royals
Active roster · 26 players
Top 16 of 26 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | $21,500,000$21.5m | Starting pitcher | 9 yr 82 d | Veteran | $21,500,000$21.5m | $20,000,000$20.0m | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| Michael Wacha | $18,000,000$18.0m | Starting pitcher | 12 yr 62 d | Veteran | $18,000,000$18.0m | $18,000,000$18.0m | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | $14,111,111$14.1m | Shortstop | 4 yr | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $14,111,111$14.1m | $13,000,000$13.0m | $1,111,111 |
| Salvador Perez | $12,500,000$12.5m | Catcher | 14 yr 50 d | Veteran | $12,500,000$12.5m | $9,000,000$9.0m | $3,500,000$3.5m |
| John Schreiber | $3,715,000$3.7m | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 27 d | Arbitration 3 | $3,715,000$3.7m | $3,715,000$3.7m | - |
| Kyle Isbel | $2,700,000$2.7m | Center fielder | 4 yr 43 d | Arbitration 2 | $2,700,000$2.7m | $2,700,000$2.7m | - |
| Starling Marte | $2,000,000$2.0m | Outfielder | 12 yr 162 d | Veteran | $2,000,000$2.0m | $1,000,000 | - |
| Michael Massey | $1,570,000$1.6m | Second baseman | 3 yr 68 d | Arbitration 1 | $1,570,000$1.6m | $1,570,000$1.6m | - |
| Daniel Lynch | $1,025,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 136 d | Arbitration 1 | $1,025,000 | $1,025,000 | - |
| Alex Lange | $1,000,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 145 d | Veteran | $1,000,000 | $900,000 | - |
| Josh Rojas | $850,000 | Shortstop | 5 yr 104 d | Veteran | $855,615 | $850,000 | - |
| Lucas Erceg | $803,500 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 136 d | Pre-Arbitration | $803,500 | $803,500 | - |
| Noah Cameron | $802,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 137 d | Pre-Arbitration | $802,000 | $802,000 | - |
| Isaac Collins | $799,750 | Left fielder | 1 yr 22 d | Pre-Arbitration | $799,750 | $799,750 | - |
| Jac Caglianone | $784,000 | Right fielder | 0 yr 118 d | Pre-Arbitration | $784,000 | $784,000 | - |
| Carter Jensen | $781,150 | Catcher | 0 yr 28 d | Pre-Arbitration | $781,150 | $781,150 | - |
| Nick Loftin | $786,750 | Shortstop | 1 yr 81 d | Pre-Arbitration | $747,734 | $786,750 | - |
| Steven Cruz | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 57 d | Pre-Arbitration | $705,988 | $780,000 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert | $783,000 | Shortstop | 0 yr 144 d | Pre-Arbitration | $698,384 | $783,000 | - |
| Randy Dobnak | $780,000 | Starting pitcher | 3 yr 59 d | Veteran | $622,727 | $780,000 | - |
| Luke Maile | $850,000 | Catcher | 8 yr 86 d | Veteran | $588,235 | $850,000 | - |
| Nate Pearson | $1,350,000$1.4m | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 42 d | Veteran | $483,673 | $1,350,000$1.4m | - |
| John Rave | $780,000 | Center fielder | 0 yr 102 d | Pre-Arbitration | $453,819 | $780,000 | - |
| Mason Black | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 51 d | Pre-Arbitration | $375,390 | $780,000 | - |
| José Cuas | $850,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 19 d | Pre-Arbitration | $277,245 | $850,000 | - |
| Craig Kimbrel | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 14 yr 31 d | Veteran | $204,379 | $780,000 | - |
| Listed total | $91,461,261$91.5m | $84,250,150$84.3m | $6,111,111$6.1m |
Additional contracts · 12 players
All 12 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Estevez | $10,100,000$10.1m | Relief pitcher | 9 yr 22 d | Veteran | $10,100,000$10.1m | $10,100,000$10.1m | - |
| Jonathan India | $8,000,000$8.0m | Second baseman | 5 yr | Arbitration 3 | $8,000,000$8.0m | $8,000,000$8.0m | - |
| Cole Ragans | $4,583,333$4.6m | Starting pitcher | 3 yr 29 d | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | $4,583,333$4.6m | $4,500,000$4.5m | $83,333 |
| Maikel Garcia | $4,260,000$4.3m | Third baseman | 2 yr 168 d | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $4,260,000$4.3m | $4,000,000$4.0m | $260,000 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | $4,200,000$4.2m | First baseman | 3 yr 101 d | Arbitration 1 | $4,200,000$4.2m | $4,200,000$4.2m | - |
| Nick Mears | $1,900,000$1.9m | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 22 d | Arbitration 2 | $1,900,000$1.9m | $1,900,000$1.9m | - |
| James McArthur | $810,000 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 150 d | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $810,000 | $810,000 | - |
| Alec Marsh | $797,500 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 78 d | Pre-Arbitration | $797,500 | $797,500 | - |
| Stephen Kolek | $793,250 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 99 d | Pre-Arbitration | $786,806 | $793,250 | - |
| Luinder Avila | $780,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 33 d | Pre-Arbitration | $682,240 | $780,000 | - |
| Beck Way | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $492,193 | $780,000 | - |
| Connor Seabold | $800,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 54 d | Pre-Arbitration | $444,920 | $800,000 | - |
| Listed total | $37,804,083$37.8m | $37,460,750$37.5m | $343,333 |
Additional contracts · 8 players
8 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | $4,341,160$4.3m | Starting pitcher | $4,341,160$4.3m |
| Lane Thomas | $3,927,807$3.9m | Center fielder | $3,927,807$3.9m |
| Randal Grichuk | $3,000,000$3.0m | Right fielder | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Bailey Falter | $2,521,944$2.5m | Relief pitcher | $2,521,944$2.5m |
| Kameron Misner | $444,465 | Center fielder | $444,465 |
| Elias Diaz | $406,417 | Catcher | $406,417 |
| Aaron Bummer | $254,520 | Relief pitcher | $254,520 |
| Eric Cerantola | $98,618 | Relief pitcher | $98,618 |
| Listed total | $14,994,931$15.0m |
Payroll summary
6 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $88,104,700$88.1m | 16th |
| Injured List | $37,056,992$37.1m | 16th |
| Dead Money | $14,994,931$15.0m | 17th |
| Minor | $8,802,892$8.8m | 3rd |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 23rd |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $148,959,515$149.0m | 18th |
Additional contracts · 13 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Strahm | $7,500,000$7.5m | Relief pitcher | 9 yr 64 d | Veteran | $7,500,000$7.5m | $7,500,000$7.5m |
| Luke Little | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 24 d | Pre-Arbitration | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| Connor Thomas | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr | Pre-Arbitration | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| Mitch Spence | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 124 d | Pre-Arbitration | $316,911 | $780,000 |
| Eli Morgan | $1,000,000 | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 91 d | Veteran | $272,748 | $1,000,000 |
| Nolan Hoffman | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 2 d | Pre-Arbitration | $229,412 | $780,000 |
| Ryan Bergert | - | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 113 d | Pre-Arbitration | $127,100 | - |
| Matthew Lugo | - | Outfielder | 0 yr 66 d | Pre-Arbitration | $79,522 | - |
| Ben Kudrna | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $63,600 | - |
| Steven Zobac | - | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $63,600 | - |
| Easton McGee | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 24 d | Pre-Arbitration | $58,394 | $780,000 |
| Andrew Velazquez | $780,000 | Third baseman | 3 yr 33 d | Pre-Arbitration | $54,223 | $780,000 |
| Carlos Duran | - | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $37,382 | - |
| Listed total | $13,180,000$13.2m | $13,180,000$13.2m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kansas City Royals' yearly total?
Kansas City Royals' yearly total is $148,959,515.
How many players are on the Kansas City Royals roster?
26 players on the Kansas City Royals active roster. We list a further 33 carried beyond it.