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The Chicago Cubs carried a $189,869,996 payroll in 2023 across 55 players, an average of $3,452,182 and a median of $728,000. 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 | Retained | $21,280,000 | $21,280,000 | |
| 3 | Seiya Suzuki | RF | Veteran | Active | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| 4 | Dansby Swanson | SS | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 5 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 6 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 7 | Cody Bellinger | CF | Veteran | Active | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 |
| 8 | Ian Happ | LF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $10,850,000 | $10,850,000 |
| 9 | Drew Smyly | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 10 | Trey Mancini | OF | Retained | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| 11 | Yan Gomes | C | Veteran | Active | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 12 | David Bote | 2B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $4,010,000 | $4,010,000 |
| 13 | Michael Fulmer | RP | Veteran | Injured | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 14 | Tucker Barnhart | C | Retained | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | |
| 15 | Nico Hoerner | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $2,525,000 | $2,525,000 |
| 16 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | Veteran | Active | $5,800,000 | $2,466,684 |
| 17 | Brad Boxberger | RP | Veteran | Injured | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 18 | Rowan Wick | RP | Retained | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | |
| 19 | Adrian Sampson | SP | Retained | $1,276,885 | $1,276,885 | |
| 20 | Nick Madrigal | 2B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 |
| 21 | Edwin Rios | 3B | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 22 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 23 | Codi Heuer | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $785,000 | $785,000 |
| 24 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $763,000 | $763,000 |
| 25 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $744,750 | $744,750 |
| 26 | Justin Steele | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $740,000 |
| 27 | Julian Merryweather | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $737,000 | $737,000 |
| 28 | Brandon Hughes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $728,000 | $728,000 |
| 29 | Ethan Roberts | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $721,000 | $721,000 |
| 30 | Javier Assad | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $721,500 | $589,608 |
| 31 | Christopher Morel | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $561,295 |
| 32 | Luke Little | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $541,935 |
| 33 | Nick Burdi | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $538,069 |
| 34 | Mike Tauchman | CF | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $522,585 |
| 35 | Miguel Amaya | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $495,488 |
| 36 | Michael Rucker | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $737,000 | $479,402 |
| 37 | Hayden Wesneski | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $721,500 | $457,722 |
| 38 | Miles Mastrobuoni | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,500 | $402,896 |
| 39 | Nelson Velazquez | CF | Retained | $390,971 | $390,971 | |
| 40 | Daniel Palencia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $348,387 |
| 41 | Keegan Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $286,416 |
| 42 | José Cuas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $726,000 | $241,986 |
| 43 | Luis Torrens | C | Retained | $225,748 | $225,748 | |
| 44 | Anthony Kay | RP | Retained | $220,647 | $220,647 | |
| 45 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Retained | $197,421 | $197,421 | |
| 46 | Jeremiah Estrada | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $162,582 |
| 47 | Matt Mervis | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $158,711 |
| 48 | Jordan Wicks | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $143,225 |
| 49 | Jared Young | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $123,872 |
| 50 | Alexander Canario | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $116,130 |
| 51 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $81,290 |
| 52 | Caleb Kilian | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $38,710 |
| 53 | Shane Greene | RP | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $27,097 |
| 54 | Ryan Borucki | RP | Retained | $11,613 | $11,613 | |
| 55 | Tyler Duffey | RP | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $3,871 |
| 56 | Ben Brown | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 57 | Brennen Davis | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 58 | Edwin Uceta | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $720,000 | $0 |
| 59 | Jake Wong | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $720,000 | $0 |
| 60 | Kevin Alcantara | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2023 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $189,869,996 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.