The Athletics carried a $36,720,178 payroll in 2020 across 40 players, an average of $918,004 and a median of $216,778. The highest-paid player was Khris Davis at $6,203,704. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khris Davis | DH | Veteran | Active | $16,750,000 | $6,203,704 |
| 2 | Marcus Semien | SS | Arbitration 3 | Active | $13,000,000 | $4,814,815 |
| 3 | Joakim Soria | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,500,000 | $3,148,148 |
| 4 | Michael Fiers | SP | Veteran | Active | $8,100,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Piscotty | RF | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $7,333,333 | $2,925,926 |
| 6 | Yusmeiro Petit | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $2,037,037 |
| 7 | Liam Hendriks | RP | Arbitration 4 | Active | $5,300,000 | $1,962,963 |
| 8 | Mark Canha | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,800,000 | $1,777,778 |
| 9 | Sean Manaea | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $3,750,000 | $1,388,889 |
| 10 | Robbie Grossman | OF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $3,725,000 | $1,379,630 |
| 11 | Jake Diekman | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,750,000 | $1,018,519 |
| 12 | Chris Bassitt | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,250,000 | $833,333 |
| 13 | Chad Pinder | LF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,025,000 | $750,000 |
| 14 | Mike Minor | SP | Veteran | Active | $9,833,334 | $735,210 |
| 15 | T.J. McFarland | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $1,800,000 | $666,667 |
| 16 | Tommy La Stella | 2B | Arbitration 3 | Active | $3,250,000 | $556,928 |
| 17 | Burch Smith | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $680,000 | $251,852 |
| 18 | Matt Chapman | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $623,500 | $230,926 |
| 19 | Matt Olson | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $603,500 | $223,519 |
| 20 | Tony Kemp | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $597,100 | $221,148 |
| 21 | Frankie Montas | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $212,407 |
| 22 | J.B. Wendelken | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $568,500 | $210,556 |
| 23 | Lou Trivino | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $568,500 | $210,556 |
| 24 | Ramon Laureano | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $568,500 | $210,556 |
| 25 | A.J. Puk | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 26 | Jesús Luzardo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 27 | Sean Murphy | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 28 | Vimael Machin | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 29 | Daniel Mengden | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $573,500 | $187,030 |
| 30 | Jordan Weems | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $180,670 |
| 31 | Franklin Barreto | SS | Retained | $113,148 | $113,148 | |
| 32 | Jonah Heim | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $109,025 |
| 33 | Austin Allen | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $566,000 | $103,257 |
| 34 | Seth Brown | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $62,300 |
| 35 | Nate Orf | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $46,725 |
| 36 | Jake Lamb | 1B | Arbitration 3 | Active | $563,500 | $43,610 |
| 37 | James Kaprielian | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 38 | Paul Blackburn | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $18,690 |
| 39 | Daniel Gossett | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $15,575 |
| 40 | Daulton Jefferies | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $3,115 |
| 41 | Dustin Fowler | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 42 | Grant Holmes | SP | Minors | $563,500 | $0 | |
| 43 | Luis Barrera | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 44 | Sheldon Neuse | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 45 | Skye Bolt | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2020 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $36,720,178 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 (5 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.