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

Washington Nationals 2021 - payroll

Salaries as they stood in 2021. See the current Washington Nationals payroll .

SEASON Current 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
YEARLY TOTAL$144,023,139
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,769,676
ACTIVE ROSTER28
PLAYERS LISTED73
HIGHEST PAIDPatrick Corbin · $24,416,666
PAYROLL RANK14th in MLB

Active roster · 28 players

28 rows

Top 16 of 28 players

Patrick Corbin $24m Juan Soto $8.5m Josh Bell $6.4m Alex Avila $1.5m Jordy Mercer $1.0m Ryan Zimmerman $1.0m Gerardo Parra $1.0m Tanner Rainey $589k Austin Voth $588k Kyle Finnegan $582k Andrew Stevenson $579k Erick Fedde $575k Patrick Murphy $575k Yadiel Hernandez $573k Paolo Espino $571k Ryne Harper $571k
Active roster · 28 players - Washington Nationals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARYOTHER PAY
Patrick Corbin $24,416,666 Starting pitcher 8 yr 105 d Veteran $24,416,666 $24,000,000 $416,666
Juan Soto $8,500,000 Right fielder 2 yr 134 d Arbitration 1 (S2) $8,500,000 $8,500,000 -
Josh Bell $6,350,000 First baseman 4 yr 53 d Arbitration 2 $6,350,000 $6,350,000 -
Alex Avila $1,500,000 Catcher 11 yr 61 d Veteran $1,500,000 $1,500,000 -
Jordy Mercer $1,000,000 Shortstop 7 yr 156 d Veteran $1,000,000 $1,000,000 -
Ryan Zimmerman $1,000,000 First baseman 14 yr 32 d Veteran $1,000,000 $1,000,000 -
Yadiel Hernandez $572,600 Outfielder 0 yr 47 d Pre-Arbitration $686,394 $572,600 -
Austin Voth $587,700 Relief pitcher 1 yr 127 d Pre-Arbitration $587,700 $587,700 -
Kyle Finnegan $582,400 Relief pitcher 1 yr Pre-Arbitration $582,400 $582,400 -
Erick Fedde $575,000 Starting pitcher 2 yr 99 d Pre-Arbitration $575,000 $575,000 -
Gerardo Parra $1,000,000 Right fielder 10 yr 145 d Veteran $564,480 $1,000,000 -
Andrew Stevenson $579,100 Outfielder 1 yr 127 d Pre-Arbitration $526,097 $579,100 -
Paolo Espino $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 78 d Pre-Arbitration $506,055 $570,500 -
Tanner Rainey $589,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 158 d Pre-Arbitration $443,380 $589,000 -
Ryne Harper $570,500 Relief pitcher 2 yr 20 d Pre-Arbitration $340,437 $570,500 -
Alcides Escobar $570,500 Shortstop 9 yr 82 d Veteran $282,164 $570,500 -
Riley Adams $570,500 Catcher - Pre-Arbitration $280,692 $570,500 -
Andrés Machado $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 32 d Pre-Arbitration $260,695 $570,500 -
Carter Kieboom $570,500 Third baseman 1 yr 1 d Pre-Arbitration $226,958 $570,500 -
Mason Thompson $570,500 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $201,366 $570,500 -
Josiah Gray $570,500 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $195,264 $570,500 -
Sean Nolin $570,500 Relief pitcher 1 yr 100 d Pre-Arbitration $162,551 $570,500 -
Lane Thomas $570,500 Center fielder 1 yr 68 d Pre-Arbitration $159,484 $570,500 -
Keibert Ruiz $570,500 Catcher 0 yr 22 d Pre-Arbitration $128,142 $570,500 -
Patrick Murphy $575,000 Starting pitcher 0 yr 28 d Pre-Arbitration $123,640 $575,000 -
Alberto Baldonado $570,500 Pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $98,144 $570,500 -
Jhon Romero $570,500 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $30,670 $570,500 -
Joan Adon $570,500 Pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $3,067 $570,500 -

Additional contracts · 7 players

7 rows

All 7 players

Stephen Strasburg $35m Will Harris $8.0m Joe Ross $1.5m Luis Avilan $950k Kyle McGowin $571k Luis Garcia $571k Josh Rogers $571k
Additional contracts · 7 players - Washington Nationals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARY
Stephen Strasburg $35,000,000 Starting pitcher 10 yr 118 d Veteran $23,571,429 $35,000,000
Will Harris $8,000,000 Relief pitcher 7 yr 102 d Veteran $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Joe Ross $1,500,000 Starting pitcher 4 yr 18 d Arbitration 3 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Luis Avilan $950,000 Relief pitcher 7 yr 77 d Veteran $950,000 $950,000
Kyle McGowin $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 141 d Pre-Arbitration $460,050 $570,500
Luis Garcia $570,500 Shortstop 0 yr 125 d Pre-Arbitration $256,284 $570,500
Josh Rogers $570,500 Starting pitcher 0 yr 143 d Pre-Arbitration $92,010 $570,500

Additional contracts · 15 players

15 rows
Additional contracts · 15 players - Washington Nationals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLL
Max Scherzer $24,577,623 Starting pitcher $24,577,623
Trea Turner $8,432,432 Shortstop $8,432,432
Brad Hand $6,774,168 Relief pitcher $6,774,168
Kyle Schwarber $4,540,541 Left fielder $4,540,541
Daniel Hudson $3,903,230 Relief pitcher $3,903,230
Yan Gomes $3,903,230 Catcher $3,903,230
Starlin Castro $2,580,640 Second baseman $2,580,640
Jon Lester $1,301,055 Starting pitcher $1,301,055
Josh Harrison $650,560 Second baseman $650,560
Hernán Pérez $137,088 Second baseman $137,088
René Rivera $92,010 Catcher $92,010
Javy Guerra $58,273 Relief pitcher $58,273
Jonathan Lucroy $43,008 Catcher $43,008
Justin Miller $42,938 Relief pitcher $42,938
Kyle Lobstein $24,536 Relief pitcher $24,536

Payroll summary

7 rows
Payroll summary - Washington Nationals
ALLOCATIONAMOUNTMLB RANK
Active Roster $49,731,446 22nd
Injured List $34,829,773 8th
Retained $57,061,332 3rd
Minor $2,400,588 17th
Deferred $0 19th
Signing Bonus $0 19th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $144,023,139 14th

Additional contracts · 16 players

16 rows
Additional contracts · 16 players - Washington Nationals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARY
Mike Ford $570,500 First baseman 1 yr 61 d Pre-Arbitration $570,500 $570,500
Victor Robles $614,000 Center fielder 2 yr 52 d Pre-Arbitration $505,053 $614,000
Sam Clay $575,000 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $500,742 $575,000
Wander Suero $600,700 Relief pitcher 2 yr 123 d Pre-Arbitration $465,120 $600,700
Steven Fuentes $570,500 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $257,628 $570,500
Jefry Rodriguez $570,500 Relief pitcher 1 yr 89 d Pre-Arbitration $226,958 $570,500
Tres Barrera $571,500 Catcher 0 yr 22 d Pre-Arbitration $190,526 $571,500
Adrián Sanchez $570,500 Second baseman 1 yr 83 d Pre-Arbitration $141,082 $570,500
Gabe Klobosits $570,500 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $79,742 $570,500
Jakson Reetz $570,500 Catcher - Pre-Arbitration $18,402 $570,500
Cody Wilson $570,500 Outfielder - Pre-Arbitration $9,201 $570,500
Humberto Arteaga $570,500 Shortstop 0 yr 102 d Pre-Arbitration $3,067 $570,500
Ben Braymer $570,500 Relief pitcher 0 yr 64 d Pre-Arbitration $3,067 $570,500
Yasel Antuna - Shortstop - Pre-Arbitration - -
Gerardo Carrillo - Pitcher - Pre-Arbitration - -
Seth Romero - Pitcher 0 yr 128 d Pre-Arbitration - -

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Frequently asked questions

What was the Washington Nationals 2021 yearly total?

Washington Nationals carried a yearly total of $144,023,139 in 2021.

How many players did Washington Nationals list in 2021?

28 players on the Washington Nationals roster in 2021, plus 38 contracts carried beyond it.

Where can I see the current Washington Nationals payroll?

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