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The Chicago Cubs carried a $86,596,171 payroll in 2020 across 54 players, an average of $1,603,633 and a median of $254,977. The highest-paid player was Jon Lester at $10,555,556. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Lester | SP | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $10,555,556 |
| 2 | Jon Lester | SP | Dead | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| 3 | Yu Darvish | SP | Veteran | Active | $22,000,000 | $8,148,148 |
| 4 | Jason Heyward | RF | Veteran | Active | $23,500,000 | $7,777,778 |
| 5 | Kris Bryant | 3B | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $18,600,000 | $6,888,889 |
| 6 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $6,111,111 |
| 7 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | Veteran | Active | $16,000,000 | $5,925,926 |
| 8 | Tyler Chatwood | SP | Veteran | Injured | $13,000,000 | $4,814,815 |
| 9 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $12,000,000 | $4,444,444 |
| 10 | Jose Quintana | RP | Veteran | Active | $10,500,000 | $4,259,259 |
| 11 | Javier Báez | SS | Arbitration 2 | Active | $10,000,000 | $3,703,704 |
| 12 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $7,010,000 | $2,596,296 |
| 13 | Willson Contreras | C | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,500,000 | $1,666,667 |
| 14 | Daniel Descalso | 2B | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 15 | Daniel Descalso | 2B | Veteran | Injured | $2,500,000 | $925,926 |
| 16 | Albert Almora | CF | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,575,000 | $583,333 |
| 17 | Brad Brach | RP | Retained | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 18 | Andrew Chafin | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $3,045,000 | $471,324 |
| 19 | Jose Martinez | 1B | Retained | $466,413 | $466,413 | |
| 20 | Jason Kipnis | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $370,370 |
| 21 | Steven Souza | RF | Retained | $370,370 | $370,370 | |
| 22 | Kyle Ryan | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $975,000 | $361,111 |
| 23 | David Bote | 2B | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | Active | $960,000 | $352,852 |
| 24 | Jose Martinez | DH | Arbitration 1 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $2,125,000 | $320,624 |
| 25 | Ryan Tepera | RP | Veteran | Active | $900,000 | $318,408 |
| 26 | Jeremy Jeffress | RP | Veteran | Active | $850,000 | $314,815 |
| 27 | Dan Winkler | RP | Veteran | Active | $750,000 | $277,778 |
| 28 | Cameron Maybin | RF | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $232,176 |
| 29 | Ian Happ | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $624,000 | $231,111 |
| 30 | Victor Caratini | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $592,000 | $219,259 |
| 31 | Brad Wieck | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $571,500 | $211,667 |
| 32 | Rowan Wick | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $571,500 | $211,667 |
| 33 | Alec Mills | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,500 | $210,926 |
| 34 | Josh Phegley | C | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $210,064 |
| 35 | Duane Underwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,000 | $209,259 |
| 36 | Nico Hoerner | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,000 | $209,259 |
| 37 | James Norwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $208,741 |
| 38 | Colin Rea | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $133,945 |
| 39 | Casey Sadler | RP | Retained | $127,680 | $127,680 | |
| 40 | Billy Hamilton | CF | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $110,558 |
| 41 | Jason Adam | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $109,025 |
| 42 | Josh Osich | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $850,000 | $98,679 |
| 43 | Rex Brothers | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $82,654 |
| 44 | Hernán Pérez | 2B | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $71,864 |
| 45 | Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $572,600 | $66,465 |
| 46 | Adbert Alzolay | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $37,380 |
| 47 | Dillon Maples | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $24,920 |
| 48 | Justin Steele | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $12,460 |
| 49 | Manuel Rodriguez | P | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $9,345 |
| 50 | Matt Dermody | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $9,345 |
| 51 | Ian Miller | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $6,230 |
| 52 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $6,230 |
| 53 | Tyson Miller | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $6,230 |
| 54 | Brailyn Marquez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $3,115 |
| 55 | Jharel Cotton | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Minors | $640,000 | $0 |
| 56 | Miguel Amaya | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 57 | Trevor Megill | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 58 | Tyler Olson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $650,000 | $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 $86,596,171 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.