BASEBALL · 2018 SEASON · ARCHIVE
New York Mets 2018 - payroll
Salaries as they stood in 2018. See the current New York Mets payroll .
YEARLY TOTAL$150,187,987
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,888,231
ACTIVE ROSTER33
PLAYERS LISTED78
HIGHEST PAIDDavid Wright · $20,000,000
PAYROLL RANK12th in MLB
Active roster · 33 players
33 rowsTop 16 of 33 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | $20,000,000 | Third baseman | 13 yr 75 d | Veteran | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | - |
| Jay Bruce | $11,000,000 | Right fielder | 9 yr 125 d | Veteran | $11,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Todd Frazier | $8,000,000 | Third baseman | 6 yr 71 d | Veteran | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - |
| Jacob deGrom | $7,400,000 | Starting pitcher | 3 yr 139 d | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 | - |
| Jerry Blevins | $7,000,000 | Relief pitcher | 8 yr 81 d | Veteran | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - |
| Jason Vargas | $6,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 10 yr 114 d | Veteran | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - |
| Anthony Swarzak | $5,500,000 | Relief pitcher | 6 yr 24 d | Veteran | $5,500,000 | $5,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Wilmer Flores | $3,400,000 | First baseman | 4 yr 3 d | Arbitration 2 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | - |
| Noah Syndergaard | $2,975,000 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 149 d | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $2,975,000 | $2,975,000 | - |
| Jose Reyes | $2,000,000 | Third baseman | 14 yr 52 d | Veteran | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - |
| Zack Wheeler | $1,900,000 | Starting pitcher | 4 yr 98 d | Arbitration 2 | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | - |
| Michael Conforto | $605,094 | Right fielder | 2 yr 43 d | Pre-Arbitration | $605,094 | $605,094 | - |
| Steven Matz | $577,000 | Starting pitcher | 2 yr 99 d | Pre-Arbitration | $577,000 | $577,000 | - |
| Seth Lugo | $564,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 82 d | Pre-Arbitration | $564,000 | $564,000 | - |
| Robert Gsellman | $562,375 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 42 d | Pre-Arbitration | $562,375 | $562,375 | - |
| Kevin Plawecki | $557,471 | Catcher | 1 yr 167 d | Pre-Arbitration | $557,471 | $557,471 | - |
| Amed Rosario | $548,940 | Shortstop | 0 yr 62 d | Pre-Arbitration | $548,940 | $548,940 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo | $555,968 | Center fielder | 1 yr 42 d | Pre-Arbitration | $546,987 | $555,968 | - |
| Paul Sewald | $553,250 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 160 d | Pre-Arbitration | $475,840 | $553,250 | - |
| Jose Lobaton | $1,250,000 | Catcher | 6 yr 138 d | Veteran | $463,680 | $1,250,000 | - |
| Jacob Rhame | $545,650 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 30 d | Pre-Arbitration | $305,136 | $545,650 | - |
| Tyler Bashlor | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $287,140 | $545,000 | - |
| Corey Oswalt | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $287,140 | $545,000 | - |
| Tim Peterson | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | - | - | $272,490 | $545,000 | - |
| Drew Smith | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $260,770 | $545,000 | - |
| Dominic Smith | $545,000 | First baseman | 0 yr 52 d | Pre-Arbitration | $219,750 | $545,000 | - |
| Tomás Nido | $545,000 | Catcher | 0 yr 20 d | Pre-Arbitration | $219,750 | $545,000 | - |
| Jeff McNeil | $545,000 | Third baseman | - | Pre-Arbitration | $202,170 | $545,000 | - |
| Austin Jackson | $545,000 | Center fielder | 8 yr | Veteran | $193,380 | $545,000 | - |
| Daniel Zamora | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $131,850 | $545,000 | - |
| Jack Reinheimer | $545,000 | Shortstop | 0 yr 4 d | Pre-Arbitration | $114,270 | $545,000 | - |
| Drew Gagnon | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 113 d | - | $84,970 | $545,000 | - |
| Devin Mesoraco | $13,125,000 | Catcher | 6 yr 28 d | Veteran | - | $13,000,000 | $125,000 |
Additional contracts · 9 players
9 rowsAll 9 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoenis Céspedes | $29,000,000 | Center fielder | 6 yr | Veteran | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 |
| A.J. Ramos | $9,225,000 | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 30 d | Arbitration 3 | $9,225,000 | $9,225,000 |
| Juan Lagares | $6,500,000 | Center fielder | 4 yr 160 d | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| Travis d'Arnaud | $3,475,000 | Catcher | 4 yr 44 d | Arbitration 2 | $3,475,000 | $3,475,000 |
| Rafael Montero | $558,025 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 68 d | Pre-Arbitration | $558,025 | $558,025 |
| T.J. Rivera | $556,071 | Third baseman | 1 yr 54 d | Pre-Arbitration | $556,071 | $556,071 |
| Phillip Evans | $555,000 | Third baseman | 0 yr 24 d | Pre-Arbitration | $253,640 | $555,000 |
| Bobby Wahl | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 152 d | Pre-Arbitration | $175,800 | $545,000 |
| Eric Hanhold | $545,000 | Pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $87,900 | $545,000 |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenrry Mejia | $1,792,000 | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 140 d | Arbitration 4 | $1,792,000 | $1,792,000 | - |
Additional contracts · 7 players
7 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harvey | $5,625,000 | Relief pitcher | $5,625,000 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | $5,366,925 | Second baseman | $5,366,925 |
| Jeurys Familia | $3,067,776 | Relief pitcher | $3,067,776 |
| Adrián González | $545,000 | First baseman | $545,000 |
| Hansel Robles | $410,700 | Relief pitcher | $410,700 |
| José Bautista | $287,140 | Right fielder | $287,140 |
| P.J. Conlon | $11,720 | Starting pitcher | $11,720 |
Payroll summary
8 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $82,655,203 | 18th |
| Injured List | $49,831,436 | 3rd |
| Reserve/Suspended | $1,792,000 | 3rd |
| Retained | $15,314,261 | 17th |
| Minor | $595,087 | 21st |
| Deferred | $0 | 28th |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 28th |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $150,187,987 | 12th |
Additional contracts · 20 players
20 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Griffin | $750,000 | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 34 d | Veteran | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Ian Krol | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 149 d | - | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| Luis Guillorme | $545,000 | Shortstop | - | Pre-Arbitration | $187,520 | $545,000 |
| Buddy Baumann | $547,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 125 d | - | $79,407 | $547,000 |
| Chris Beck | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 62 d | - | $73,250 | $545,000 |
| Kevin Kaczmarski | $545,000 | Outfielder | - | - | $55,670 | $545,000 |
| Gerson Bautista | $545,000 | Pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $49,810 | $545,000 |
| Ty Kelly | $545,000 | Third baseman | 1 yr 69 d | Pre-Arbitration | $49,810 | $545,000 |
| Matt den Dekker | $545,000 | Center fielder | 1 yr 33 d | - | $46,880 | $545,000 |
| Chris Flexen | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 67 d | Pre-Arbitration | $35,160 | $545,000 |
| P.J. Conlon | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | - | - | $11,720 | $545,000 |
| Scott Copeland | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | 0 yr 21 d | - | $5,860 | $545,000 |
| Fidel Almario | - | Shortstop | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie Callahan | - | Pitcher | 0 yr 30 d | - | - | - |
| Gavin Cecchini | - | Shortstop | 0 yr 82 d | - | - | - |
| Andrew Ely | - | Second baseman | - | - | - | - |
| Franklyn Kilome | - | Pitcher | 0 yr 75 d | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Johnny Monell | - | Catcher | 0 yr 101 d | - | - | - |
| Matt Purke | - | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 114 d | - | - | - |
| Joey Terdoslavich | - | Left fielder | 1 yr 50 d | - | - | - |
Other MLB payrolls in 2018
The same season across the rest of the league
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Frequently asked questions
What was the New York Mets 2018 yearly total?
New York Mets carried a yearly total of $150,187,987 in 2018.
How many players did New York Mets list in 2018?
33 players on the New York Mets roster in 2018, plus 37 contracts carried beyond it.
Where can I see the current New York Mets payroll?
This page is the 2018 archive. The current New York Mets payroll is kept up to date on the main New York Mets page.