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Milwaukee Brewers 2026 - payroll & player salaries
Major League Baseball, the top tier American baseball league in the United States and Canada.
YEARLY TOTAL$143,705,575$143.7m
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,763,569$2.8m
ACTIVE ROSTER26
PLAYERS LISTED72
HIGHEST PAIDChristian Yelich · $24,032,605
PAYROLL RANK19th in MLB
Payroll by archived season
9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2019 at $117,632,900 · up 19% since 2017
$80m 17
$116m 18
$118m 19
$77m 20
$95m 21
$105m 22
$110m 23
$85m 24
$95m 25
Season archives
Historic payrolls for Milwaukee Brewers
Active roster · 26 players
Top 16 of 26 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | $24,032,605$24.0m | Left fielder | 12 yr 69 d | Veteran | $24,032,605$24.0m | $26,000,000$26.0m | - |
| William Contreras | $9,400,000$9.4m | Catcher | 4 yr 112 d | Arbitration 2 | $9,400,000$9.4m | $9,400,000$9.4m | - |
| Andrew Vaughn | $7,650,000$7.7m | First baseman | 4 yr 142 d | Arbitration 3 | $7,650,000$7.7m | $7,650,000$7.7m | - |
| Jackson Chourio | $7,250,000$7.2m | Left fielder | 2 yr | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | $7,250,000$7.2m | $7,000,000$7.0m | $250,000 |
| Aaron Ashby | $5,700,000$5.7m | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 88 d | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $5,700,000$5.7m | $5,500,000$5.5m | $200,000 |
| Trevor Megill | $4,700,000$4.7m | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 2 d | Arbitration 2 | $4,700,000$4.7m | $4,700,000$4.7m | - |
| Brice Turang | $4,150,000$4.1m | Second baseman | 2 yr 165 d | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $4,150,000$4.1m | $4,150,000$4.1m | - |
| Antonio Senzatela | $12,000,000$12.0m | Relief pitcher | 8 yr 106 d | Veteran | $3,529,412$3.5m | $12,000,000$12.0m | - |
| Dustin May | $12,000,000$12.0m | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 59 d | Veteran | $3,529,405$3.5m | $12,000,000$12.0m | - |
| Jake Bauers | $2,700,000$2.7m | First baseman | 5 yr 84 d | Arbitration 3 | $2,700,000$2.7m | $2,700,000$2.7m | - |
| Luis Lara | $2,285,714$2.3m | Outfielder | - | pre-arbitration-avoided | $2,285,714$2.3m | $2,000,000$2.0m | $285,714 |
| Gary Sánchez | $1,750,000$1.7m | Catcher | 9 yr 50 d | Veteran | $1,750,000$1.7m | $1,750,000$1.7m | - |
| Garrett Mitchell | $950,000 | Center fielder | 3 yr 40 d | Arbitration 1 | $950,000 | $950,000 | - |
| Chad Patrick | $796,400 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 125 d | Pre-Arbitration | $796,400 | $796,400 | - |
| Abner Uribe | $798,300 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 121 d | Pre-Arbitration | $794,008 | $798,300 | - |
| Joey Ortiz | $790,400 | Shortstop | 2 yr 30 d | Pre-Arbitration | $790,400 | $790,400 | - |
| Jacob Misiorowski | $788,300 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 109 d | Pre-Arbitration | $788,300 | $788,300 | - |
| D.L. Hall | $788,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 74 d | Pre-Arbitration | $788,000 | $788,000 | - |
| David Hamilton | $787,300 | Third baseman | 2 yr 11 d | Pre-Arbitration | $787,300 | $787,300 | - |
| Kyle Harrison | $786,100 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 102 d | Pre-Arbitration | $786,100 | $786,100 | - |
| Brandon Lockridge | $783,100 | Left fielder | 0 yr 147 d | Pre-Arbitration | $783,100 | $783,100 | - |
| Shane Drohan | $780,000 | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $679,859 | $780,000 | - |
| Logan Henderson | $780,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 75 d | Pre-Arbitration | $662,045 | $780,000 | - |
| Robert Gasser | $820,000 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 136 d | Pre-Arbitration | $617,650 | $820,000 | - |
| Lyon Richardson | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 150 d | Pre-Arbitration | $208,550 | $780,000 | - |
| Ji-Hwan Bae | $780,000 | Second baseman | 1 yr 137 d | Pre-Arbitration | $204,379 | $780,000 | - |
| Listed total | $104,826,219$104.8m | $106,057,900$106.1m | $735,714 |
Additional contracts · 9 players
9 rowsAll 9 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Woodruff | $22,025,000$22.0m | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 161 d | Veteran | $22,025,000$22.0m | $22,025,000$22.0m | - |
| Cooper Pratt | $2,875,000$2.9m | Shortstop | - | pre-arbitration-avoided | $2,875,000$2.9m | $2,500,000$2.5m | $375,000 |
| JoJo Romero | $4,260,000$4.3m | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 45 d | Arbitration 3 | $1,252,941 | $4,260,000$4.3m | - |
| Angel Zerpa | $1,095,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 82 d | Arbitration 1 | $1,095,000 | $1,095,000 | - |
| Rob Zastryzny | $902,500 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 121 d | Pre-Arbitration | $902,500 | $902,500 | - |
| Quinn Priester | $803,200 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 134 d | Pre-Arbitration | $803,200 | $803,200 | - |
| Sal Frelick | $800,600 | Right fielder | 2 yr 72 d | Pre-Arbitration | $800,600 | $800,600 | - |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $556,194 | $780,000 | - |
| Joel Kuhnel | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 127 d | Pre-Arbitration | $479,947 | $780,000 | - |
| Listed total | $34,321,300$34.3m | $33,946,300$33.9m | $375,000 |
Additional contracts · 16 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Woodruff | $10,000,000$10.0m | Starting pitcher | $10,000,000$10.0m |
| Rhys Hoskins | $4,000,000$4.0m | First baseman | $4,000,000$4.0m |
| Lance McCullers | $2,500,000$2.5m | Starting pitcher | $2,500,000$2.5m |
| Luis Rengifo | $1,856,129$1.9m | Second baseman | $1,856,129$1.9m |
| Luis Rengifo | $1,500,000$1.5m | Second baseman | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| Jose Quintana | $1,000,000 | Starting pitcher | $1,000,000 |
| Blake Perkins | $524,374 | Right fielder | $524,374 |
| Jake Woodford | $390,404 | Relief pitcher | $390,404 |
| Craig Yoho | $349,226 | Relief pitcher | $349,226 |
| Greg Jones | $146,774 | Shortstop | $146,774 |
| Easton McGee | $142,803 | Relief pitcher | $142,803 |
| Bryse Wilson | $131,805 | Relief pitcher | $131,805 |
| Braden Shewmake | $67,097 | Shortstop | $67,097 |
| Steward Berroa | $34,138 | Outfielder | $34,138 |
| Peter Strzelecki | $21,237 | Relief pitcher | $21,237 |
| Sammy Peralta | $6,833 | Relief pitcher | $6,833 |
| Listed total | $22,670,820$22.7m |
Payroll summary
7 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $86,313,227$86.3m | 17th |
| Injured List | $30,790,382$30.8m | 19th |
| Dead Money | $22,670,820$22.7m | 8th |
| Minor | $3,931,146$3.9m | 17th |
| Deferred | $0 | 17th |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 17th |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $143,705,575$143.7m | 19th |
Additional contracts · 14 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akil Baddoo | $1,250,000 | Left fielder | 3 yr 21 d | Veteran | $973,468 | $1,250,000 |
| Jared Koenig | $795,600 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 43 d | Pre-Arbitration | $636,542 | $795,600 |
| Grant Anderson | $792,900 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 7 d | Pre-Arbitration | $568,160 | $792,900 |
| Brandon Sproat | $783,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 22 d | Pre-Arbitration | $556,871 | $783,000 |
| Coleman Crow | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $252,329 | $780,000 |
| Tyler Black | $780,000 | Left fielder | 0 yr 40 d | Pre-Arbitration | $190,284 | $780,000 |
| Carlos F. Rodriguez | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 45 d | Pre-Arbitration | $172,733 | $780,000 |
| Luis Matos | $780,000 | Outfielder | 1 yr 156 d | Pre-Arbitration | $131,667 | $780,000 |
| Bo Naylor | $824,900 | Catcher | 2 yr 113 d | Pre-Arbitration | $121,094 | $824,900 |
| Drew Rom | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 44 d | Pre-Arbitration | $87,591 | $780,000 |
| Colton Gordon | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 112 d | Pre-Arbitration | $81,511 | $780,000 |
| Jeferson Quero | $780,000 | Catcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $75,155 | $780,000 |
| Garrett Stallings | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $70,907 | $780,000 |
| Thomas Pannone | $780,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 10 d | - | $12,834 | $780,000 |
| Listed total | $11,466,400$11.5m | $11,466,400$11.5m |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Milwaukee Brewers' yearly total?
Milwaukee Brewers' yearly total is $143,705,575.
How many players are on the Milwaukee Brewers roster?
26 players on the Milwaukee Brewers active roster. We list a further 39 carried beyond it.