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The Chicago Cubs carried a $151,054,737 payroll in 2022 across 68 players, an average of $2,221,393 and a median of $615,143. The highest-paid player was Marcus Stroman at $25,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Stroman | SP | Veteran | Active | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| 2 | Jason Heyward | RF | Veteran | Injured | $24,500,000 | $24,500,000 |
| 3 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Veteran | Injured | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 4 | Wade Miley | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 5 | Willson Contreras | C | Arbitration 3 | Active | $9,625,000 | $9,625,000 |
| 6 | Seiya Suzuki | RF | Veteran | Active | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 7 | Ian Happ | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $6,850,000 | $6,850,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Villar | SS | Retained | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 9 | Yan Gomes | C | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 10 | Drew Smyly | SP | Veteran | Active | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| 11 | Andrelton Simmons | SS | Retained | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| 12 | David Bote | 2B | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $2,510,000 | $2,510,000 |
| 13 | David Robertson | RP | Retained | $2,269,231 | $2,269,231 | |
| 14 | Mychal Givens | RP | Retained | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| 15 | Daniel Norris | RP | Retained | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | |
| 16 | Chris Martin | RP | Retained | $1,565,934 | $1,565,934 | |
| 17 | Clint Frazier | OF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 18 | Franmil Reyes | DH | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,550,000 | $1,450,000 |
| 19 | Drew Smyly | SP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 20 | Alec Mills | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $741,250 | $741,250 |
| 21 | Rafael Ortega | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $738,500 | $738,500 |
| 22 | Codi Heuer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $734,000 | $734,000 |
| 23 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $730,000 | $730,000 |
| 24 | Rowan Wick | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $724,000 | $724,000 |
| 25 | Nico Hoerner | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $720,000 |
| 26 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $718,250 | $718,250 |
| 27 | Brad Wieck | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $717,000 | $717,000 |
| 28 | Nick Madrigal | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $716,500 | $716,500 |
| 29 | Keegan Thompson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $706,000 | $706,000 |
| 30 | Justin Steele | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $705,000 | $705,000 |
| 31 | Ethan Roberts | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 32 | Javier Assad | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 33 | Michael Hermosillo | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $707,000 | $675,990 |
| 34 | Steven Brault | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,500,000 | $667,602 |
| 35 | Alfonso Rivas | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $701,500 | $562,684 |
| 36 | Michael Rucker | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $702,500 | $548,120 |
| 37 | Christopher Morel | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $542,286 |
| 38 | Brandon Hughes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $538,440 |
| 39 | P.J. Higgins | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $523,056 |
| 40 | Frank Schwindel | 1B | Retained | $496,128 | $496,128 | |
| 41 | Manuel Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $484,596 |
| 42 | Sean Newcomb | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $900,000 | $474,720 |
| 43 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $457,674 |
| 44 | Scott Effross | RP | Retained | $450,918 | $450,918 | |
| 45 | Nelson Velazquez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $419,214 |
| 46 | Adrian Sampson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $415,368 |
| 47 | Erich Uelmen | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $307,680 |
| 48 | Zach McKinstry | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $261,528 |
| 49 | Matt Swarmer | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $173,070 |
| 50 | Robert Gsellman | RP | Retained | $164,850 | $164,850 | |
| 51 | Robert Gsellman | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $164,850 |
| 52 | Jesse Chavez | RP | Retained | $120,960 | $120,960 | |
| 53 | Hayden Wesneski | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $115,380 |
| 54 | Anderson Espinoza | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $107,688 |
| 55 | Jeremiah Estrada | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $88,458 |
| 56 | Kervin Castro | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $84,612 |
| 57 | Esteban Quiroz | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $69,228 |
| 58 | Luke Farrell | RP | Retained | $53,844 | $53,844 | |
| 59 | Jared Young | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $49,998 |
| 60 | Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | Retained | $46,152 | $46,152 | |
| 61 | Conner Menez | P | Retained | $30,769 | $30,769 | |
| 62 | Caleb Kilian | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $30,768 |
| 63 | Narciso Crook | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $19,230 |
| 64 | Brendon Little | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $11,538 |
| 65 | Eric Stout | P | Retained | $11,538 | $11,538 | |
| 66 | Locke St. John | P | Retained | $7,526 | $7,526 | |
| 67 | Nicholas Padilla | RP | Retained | $3,846 | $3,846 | |
| 68 | Adrian Sampson | RP | Retained | $3,763 | $3,763 | |
| 69 | Alexander Canario | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 70 | Alexander Vizcaino | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $0 | $0 |
| 71 | Brailyn Marquez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 72 | Miguel Amaya | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2022 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $151,054,737 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.