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The Chicago Cubs carried a $221,580,085 payroll in 2019 across 61 players, an average of $3,632,460 and a median of $569,500. The highest-paid player was Jon Lester at $27,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Lester | SP | Veteran | Active | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 |
| 2 | Jason Heyward | RF | Veteran | Active | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 |
| 3 | Cole Hamels | SP | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 4 | Yu Darvish | SP | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 5 | Kris Bryant | 3B | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $12,900,000 | $12,900,000 |
| 6 | Tyler Chatwood | RP | Veteran | Active | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 |
| 7 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Veteran | Active | $11,285,714 | $11,285,714 |
| 8 | Jose Quintana | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 9 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 10 | Brandon Morrow | RP | Veteran | Injured | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 11 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $7,405,000 | $7,405,000 |
| 12 | Steve Cishek | RP | Veteran | Active | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 13 | Pedro Strop | RP | Veteran | Active | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| 14 | Javier Báez | SS | Arbitration 1 | Active | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 |
| 15 | Brandon Kintzler | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 16 | Brian Duensing | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 17 | Addison Russell | SS | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 |
| 18 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,390,000 | $3,390,000 |
| 19 | Ben Zobrist | 2B | Veteran | Active | $12,500,000 | $3,086,022 |
| 20 | Brandon Morrow | RP | Dead | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| 21 | Nick Castellanos | RF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $9,950,000 | $2,859,700 |
| 22 | Brad Brach | RP | Retained | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | |
| 23 | Daniel Descalso | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 24 | Mike Montgomery | RP | Retained | $1,443,011 | $1,443,011 | |
| 25 | Xavier Cedeño | RP | Veteran | Injured | $900,000 | $900,000 |
| 26 | David Phelps | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,500,000 | $833,342 |
| 27 | C.J. Edwards | RP | Retained | $770,194 | $770,194 | |
| 28 | Willson Contreras | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $684,000 | $684,000 |
| 29 | Allen Webster | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $650,000 | $618,615 |
| 30 | Kendall Graveman | SP | Veteran | Injured | $575,000 | $575,000 |
| 31 | Victor Caratini | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,500 | $569,500 |
| 32 | Albert Almora | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $615,500 | $562,530 |
| 33 | David Bote | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $561,500 | $561,500 |
| 34 | Kyle Ryan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $528,168 |
| 35 | Derek Holland | RP | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 36 | Derek Holland | RP | Veteran | Active | $6,500,000 | $475,000 |
| 37 | Tony Barnette | RP | (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $383,065 |
| 38 | Rowan Wick | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $256,624 |
| 39 | Mark Zagunis | LF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $556,500 | $252,310 |
| 40 | Randy Rosario | RP | Retained | $250,161 | $250,161 | |
| 41 | Tim Collins | RP | Retained | $243,011 | $243,011 | |
| 42 | Martin Maldonado | C | Retained | $228,495 | $228,495 | |
| 43 | Ian Happ | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $603,500 | $214,170 |
| 44 | Taylor Davis | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $206,593 |
| 45 | Tony Kemp | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $583,600 | $191,418 |
| 46 | Robel Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $173,072 |
| 47 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Veteran | Active | $555,000 | $158,152 |
| 48 | Alec Mills | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $134,280 |
| 49 | Dillon Maples | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $134,280 |
| 50 | Duane Underwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $125,328 |
| 51 | Brad Wieck | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $86,536 |
| 52 | Carlos Gonzalez | RF | Retained | $77,584 | $77,584 | |
| 53 | James Norwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $77,584 |
| 54 | Danny Hultzen | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $68,632 |
| 55 | Nico Hoerner | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $62,664 |
| 56 | Oscar De La Cruz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $61,239 |
| 57 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $56,696 |
| 58 | Justin Steele | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $45,300 |
| 59 | Jim Adduci | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $32,824 |
| 60 | Jen-Ho Tseng | RP | Retained | $10,827 | $10,827 | |
| 61 | Chandler Shepherd | SP | Retained | $1,944 | $1,944 |
Each row is one player’s 2019 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $221,580,085 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. 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.