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The Houston Astros carried a $237,107,748 payroll in 2023 across 44 players, an average of $5,388,812 and a median of $759,050. The highest-paid player was Justin Verlander at $43,333,333. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Verlander | SP | Veteran | Active | $43,333,333 | $43,333,333 |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | 3B | Veteran | Active | $30,500,000 | $30,500,000 |
| 3 | Jose Altuve | 2B | Veteran | Active | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 |
| 4 | Jose Abreu | 1B | Veteran | Active | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 |
| 5 | Lance McCullers | SP | Veteran | Injured | $15,950,000 | $15,950,000 |
| 6 | Ryan Pressly | RP | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 7 | Michael Brantley | LF | Veteran | Active | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 8 | Rafael Montero | RP | Veteran | Active | $11,900,000 | $11,900,000 |
| 9 | Hector Neris | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 10 | Yordan Alvarez | DH | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $7,833,333 | $7,833,333 |
| 11 | Framber Valdez | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $6,800,000 | $6,800,000 |
| 12 | Kyle Tucker | RF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 13 | Martin Maldonado | C | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 14 | Ryne Stanek | RP | Arbitration 3 | Suspended | $3,600,000 | $3,600,000 |
| 15 | Cristian Javier | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 |
| 16 | José Urquidy | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,025,000 | $3,025,000 |
| 17 | Kendall Graveman | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,000,000 | $2,795,715 |
| 18 | Phil Maton | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 |
| 19 | Pedro Baez | RP | Retained | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 20 | Mauricio Dubon | 2B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 |
| 21 | Blake Taylor | RP | Retained | $830,000 | $830,000 | |
| 22 | Luis Garcia | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $763,200 | $763,200 |
| 23 | Jeremy Pena | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $754,900 | $754,900 |
| 24 | Chas McCormick | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $752,500 | $752,500 |
| 25 | Bryan Abreu | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $745,200 | $745,200 |
| 26 | Jake Meyers | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $732,000 | $732,000 |
| 27 | Hunter Brown | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $725,000 | $725,000 |
| 28 | Yainer Diaz | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,300 | $720,300 |
| 29 | J.P. France | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $572,908 |
| 30 | Corey Julks | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $545,811 |
| 31 | Seth Martinez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $730,200 | $498,602 |
| 32 | Grae Kessinger | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $456,778 |
| 33 | Parker Mushinski | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $721,800 | $388,100 |
| 34 | David Hensley | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $722,600 | $318,570 |
| 35 | César Salazar | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $313,551 |
| 36 | Brandon Bielak | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $298,067 |
| 37 | Ronel Blanco | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $721,200 | $290,775 |
| 38 | Jon Singleton | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $209,034 |
| 39 | Joel Kuhnel | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $730,000 | $141,300 |
| 40 | Matt Gage | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $895,000 | $134,736 |
| 41 | Bligh Madris | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $127,743 |
| 42 | Rylan Bannon | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $77,420 |
| 43 | Bennett Sousa | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $65,807 |
| 44 | Shawn Dubin | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $58,065 |
| 45 | Eduardo Perez | OF | Active | $0 | $0 | |
| 46 | Enoli Paredes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 47 | Forrest Whitley | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 48 | Jake Cousins | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $720,000 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2023 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $237,107,748 total, which includes active-roster salary plus injured-list, retained, dead and buried minor-league money. Salary is the full payroll salary published for the season, so the two can differ when money is deferred, prorated or carried by another club. Non-buried minor-league allocations (4 players on this ledger) are real money the club paid but are excluded from that total, so their Adjusted figure reads $0. Amounts are nominal US dollars as recorded; full source credits and access dates live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.