Cristiano Ronaldo $4,050,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema $1,119,150/wk Al-Hilal Saudi 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.
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BASEBALL · 2021 SEASON · ARCHIVE

Minnesota Twins 2021 - payroll

Salaries as they stood in 2021. See the current Minnesota Twins payroll .

SEASON Current 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
YEARLY TOTAL$121,417,939
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,334,960
ACTIVE ROSTER28
PLAYERS LISTED71
HIGHEST PAIDJosh Donaldson · $21,000,000
PAYROLL RANK17th in MLB

Active roster · 28 players

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Top 16 of 28 players

Josh Donaldson $21m Miguel Sano $12m Andrelton Simmons $11m Michael Pineda $10.0m Max Kepler $6.5m Byron Buxton $5.1m Alex Colomé $5.0m Jorge Polanco $4.3m Tyler Duffey $2.2m Mitch Garver $1.9m Caleb Thielbar $700k Luis Arraez $611k Jake Cave $598k Jorge Alcala $575k Ryan Jeffers $575k Willians Astudillo $574k
Active roster · 28 players - Minnesota Twins
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARYOTHER PAY
Josh Donaldson $21,000,000 Third baseman 8 yr 158 d Veteran $21,000,000 $21,000,000 -
Miguel Sano $12,333,333 First baseman 5 yr 66 d Arbitration 3 $12,333,333 $11,000,000 $1,333,333
Andrelton Simmons $10,500,000 Shortstop 8 yr 122 d Veteran $10,500,000 $10,500,000 -
Michael Pineda $10,000,000 Starting pitcher 8 yr 165 d Veteran $10,000,000 $10,000,000 -
Max Kepler $6,500,000 Right fielder 4 yr 152 d Arbitration 3 Bypassed $6,500,000 $6,500,000 -
Byron Buxton $5,125,000 Center fielder 4 yr 160 d Arbitration 3 (S2) $5,125,000 $5,125,000 -
Alex Colomé $5,000,000 Relief pitcher 6 yr 118 d Veteran $5,000,000 $5,000,000 -
Jorge Polanco $4,333,334 Second baseman 4 yr 24 d Arbitration 2 Bypassed $4,333,334 $4,333,334 -
Tyler Duffey $2,200,000 Relief pitcher 4 yr 74 d Arbitration 2 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 -
Mitch Garver $1,875,000 Catcher 3 yr 45 d Arbitration 1 $1,875,000 $1,875,000 -
Caleb Thielbar $700,000 Relief pitcher 2 yr 131 d Arbitration 1 (S2) $700,000 $700,000 -
Luis Arraez $611,000 Third baseman 1 yr 121 d Pre-Arbitration $611,000 $611,000 -
Jake Cave $597,500 Left fielder 2 yr 72 d Pre-Arbitration $597,500 $597,500 -
Jorge Alcala $575,500 Relief pitcher 1 yr 5 d Pre-Arbitration $575,500 $575,500 -
Ryan Jeffers $575,500 Catcher 0 yr 108 d Pre-Arbitration $501,228 $575,500 -
Willians Astudillo $573,500 Catcher 1 yr 158 d Pre-Arbitration $474,782 $573,500 -
Luke Farrell $570,500 Relief pitcher 1 yr 137 d Pre-Arbitration $432,447 $570,500 -
Nick Gordon $570,500 Shortstop - Pre-Arbitration $404,844 $570,500 -
Danny Coulombe $570,500 Relief pitcher 2 yr 79 d Pre-Arbitration $306,700 $570,500 -
Brent Rooker $570,500 Outfielder 0 yr 67 d Pre-Arbitration $300,566 $570,500 -
Griffin Jax $570,500 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $279,097 $570,500 -
Juan Minaya $570,500 Relief pitcher 2 yr 50 d Pre-Arbitration $260,695 $570,500 -
Ralph Garza $570,500 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $153,350 $570,500 -
Charlie Barnes $570,500 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $150,283 $570,500 -
Joe Ryan $570,500 Pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $98,144 $570,500 -
Kyle Barraclough $570,500 Relief pitcher 4 yr 20 d Veteran $88,943 $570,500 -
Nick Vincent $570,500 Relief pitcher 7 yr 33 d Veteran $73,608 $570,500 -
Jovani Morán $570,500 Pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $67,474 $570,500 -

Additional contracts · 12 players

12 rows

All 12 players

Taylor Rogers $6.0m Kenta Maeda $5.6m John Gant $2.1m Randy Dobnak $700k Cody Stashak $576k Edwar Colina $571k Kyle Garlick $571k Alex Kirilloff $571k Devin Smeltzer $571k Rob Refsnyder $571k Bailey Ober $571k Lewis Thorpe $571k
Additional contracts · 12 players - Minnesota Twins
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARYOTHER PAY
Taylor Rogers $6,000,000 Relief pitcher 4 yr 145 d Arbitration 3 (S2) $6,000,000 $6,000,000 -
Kenta Maeda $5,625,000 Starting pitcher 5 yr Veteran $2,561,000 $3,000,000 $125,000
John Gant $2,100,000 Relief pitcher 4 yr 4 d Arbitration 2 $733,850 $2,100,000 -
Randy Dobnak $700,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 36 d pre-arbitration-avoided $700,000 $700,000 -
Edwar Colina $570,500 Starting pitcher 0 yr 6 d Pre-Arbitration $570,500 $570,500 -
Kyle Garlick $570,500 Right fielder 0 yr 163 d Pre-Arbitration $570,500 $570,500 -
Alex Kirilloff $570,500 Designated hitter - Pre-Arbitration $502,988 $570,500 -
Devin Smeltzer $570,500 Relief pitcher 1 yr 28 d Pre-Arbitration $481,519 $570,500 -
Rob Refsnyder $570,500 Right fielder 2 yr 91 d Pre-Arbitration $432,447 $570,500 -
Bailey Ober $570,500 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $371,107 $570,500 -
Lewis Thorpe $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 137 d Pre-Arbitration $153,350 $570,500 -
Cody Stashak $576,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 70 d Pre-Arbitration $120,783 $576,000 -

Additional contracts · 1 player

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Additional contracts · 1 player - Minnesota Twins
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLL
Alex Colomé $1,250,000 Relief pitcher $1,250,000

Additional contracts · 7 players

7 rows
Additional contracts · 7 players - Minnesota Twins
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLL
Nelson Cruz $7,897,884 Designated hitter $7,897,884
J.A. Happ $5,204,285 Starting pitcher $5,204,285
José Berríos $4,142,980 Starting pitcher $4,142,980
Hansel Robles $1,301,055 Relief pitcher $1,301,055
Shaun Anderson $101,211 Relief pitcher $101,211
Brandon Waddell $27,603 Pitcher $27,603
Travis Blankenhorn $9,201 Third baseman $9,201

Payroll summary

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Payroll summary - Minnesota Twins
ALLOCATIONAMOUNTMLB RANK
Active Roster $84,942,828 14th
Injured List $13,198,044 18th
Dead Money $1,250,000 14th
Retained $18,684,219 12th
Minor $3,342,848 8th
Signing Bonus $0 23rd
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $121,417,939 17th

Additional contracts · 16 players

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Additional contracts · 16 players - Minnesota Twins
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARY
Matt Shoemaker $2,000,000 Starting pitcher 6 yr 166 d Veteran $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Trevor Larnach $570,500 Outfielder - Pre-Arbitration $312,834 $570,500
Ben Rortvedt $570,500 Catcher - Pre-Arbitration $303,633 $570,500
Derek Law $570,500 Relief pitcher 2 yr 126 d Pre-Arbitration $236,159 $570,500
Gilberto Celestino $570,500 Outfielder - Pre-Arbitration $165,618 $570,500
Andrew Albers $750,000 Relief pitcher 0 yr 160 d Pre-Arbitration $92,736 $750,000
J.T. Riddle $750,000 Shortstop 3 yr 118 d Veteran $60,480 $750,000
Edgar Garcia $600,000 Relief pitcher 0 yr 145 d Pre-Arbitration $54,842 $600,000
Beau Burrows $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 61 d Pre-Arbitration $52,139 $570,500
Ian Gibaut $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 138 d Pre-Arbitration $33,737 $570,500
Tzu-Wei Lin $570,500 Shortstop 2 yr 41 d Pre-Arbitration $18,402 $570,500
Drew Maggi $570,500 Shortstop - Pre-Arbitration $6,134 $570,500
Tomás Telis $570,500 First baseman 1 yr 79 d Pre-Arbitration $6,134 $570,500
Jordan Balazovic - Pitcher 0 yr 65 d Pre-Arbitration - -
Jhoan Duran - Pitcher 4 yr Pre-Arbitration - -
Drew Strotman - Pitcher 0 yr 17 d Pre-Arbitration - -

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Frequently asked questions

What was the Minnesota Twins 2021 yearly total?

Minnesota Twins carried a yearly total of $121,417,939 in 2021.

How many players did Minnesota Twins list in 2021?

28 players on the Minnesota Twins roster in 2021, plus 36 contracts carried beyond it.

Where can I see the current Minnesota Twins payroll?

This page is the 2021 archive. The current Minnesota Twins payroll is kept up to date on the main Minnesota Twins page.