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The Chicago Cubs carried a $194,259,933 payroll in 2018 across 53 players, an average of $3,665,282 and a median of $570,000. The highest-paid player was Jason Heyward at $28,166,667. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Heyward | RF | Veteran | Active | $28,166,667 | $28,166,667 |
| 2 | Jon Lester | SP | Veteran | Active | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 |
| 3 | Yu Darvish | SP | Veteran | Injured | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| 4 | Ben Zobrist | 2B | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| 5 | Tyler Chatwood | SP | Veteran | Active | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 |
| 6 | Kris Bryant | 3B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $10,850,000 | $10,850,000 |
| 7 | Brandon Morrow | RP | Veteran | Injured | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 8 | Jose Quintana | SP | Arbitration 4 Bypassed | Active | $8,850,000 | $8,850,000 |
| 9 | Steve Cishek | RP | Veteran | Active | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 10 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Arbitration 4 Bypassed | Active | $7,285,714 | $7,285,714 |
| 11 | Pedro Strop | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 |
| 12 | Justin Wilson | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| 13 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,175,000 | $4,175,000 |
| 14 | Daniel Murphy | 2B | Veteran | Active | $17,500,000 | $3,857,526 |
| 15 | Brian Duensing | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 16 | Addison Russell | SS | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Suspended | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 |
| 17 | Drew Smyly | SP | Veteran | Injured | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 18 | Cole Hamels | SP | Veteran | Active | $22,500,000 | $2,096,774 |
| 19 | Brandon Kintzler | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,000,000 | $1,666,684 |
| 20 | Tommy La Stella | 3B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $950,000 | $950,000 |
| 21 | Javier Báez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $657,000 | $657,000 |
| 22 | Mike Montgomery | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $611,250 | $611,250 |
| 23 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $604,500 | $604,500 |
| 24 | Willson Contreras | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $604,500 | $604,500 |
| 25 | C.J. Edwards | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $594,000 | $594,000 |
| 26 | Albert Almora | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $584,500 | $584,500 |
| 27 | Ian Happ | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,000 | $570,000 |
| 28 | Justin Grimm | RP | Retained | $532,258 | $532,258 | |
| 29 | Victor Caratini | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $547,500 | $432,768 |
| 30 | Jesse Chavez | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $397,824 |
| 31 | Eddie Butler | RP | Retained | $368,196 | $368,196 | |
| 32 | Justin Hancock | RP | Injured | $545,000 | $354,530 | |
| 33 | Randy Rosario | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $354,530 |
| 34 | David Bote | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $293,000 |
| 35 | Luke Farrell | RP | Retained | $187,520 | $187,520 | |
| 36 | Anthony Bass | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $181,660 |
| 37 | Jorge De La Rosa | RP | Veteran | Active | $545,000 | $149,430 |
| 38 | James Norwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $131,850 |
| 39 | Dillon Maples | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $117,200 |
| 40 | Chris Gimenez | C | Retained | $114,270 | $114,270 | |
| 41 | Mark Zagunis | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $545,000 | $96,690 |
| 42 | Bobby Wilson | C | Active | $545,000 | $93,760 | |
| 43 | Taylor Davis | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $87,900 |
| 44 | Terrance Gore | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $87,900 |
| 45 | Alec Mills | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $82,040 |
| 46 | Jaime Garcia | RP | Veteran | Active | $545,000 | $79,110 |
| 47 | Rob Zastryzny | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $61,532 |
| 48 | Cory Mazzoni | RP | (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $49,810 |
| 49 | Allen Webster | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $35,160 |
| 50 | Mike Freeman | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $26,370 |
| 51 | Efren Navarro | 1B | Retained | $14,650 | $14,650 | |
| 52 | Duane Underwood | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $2,930 |
| 53 | Jen-Ho Tseng | P | (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $2,930 |
| 54 | Adbert Alzolay | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $0 | $0 |
| 55 | Casey Coleman | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 56 | Luis Marte | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 57 | Oscar De La Cruz | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 58 | Shae Simmons | RP | Veteran | Minors | $750,000 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2018 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $194,259,933 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.