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The Chicago Cubs carried a $231,700,554 payroll in 2024 across 68 players, an average of $3,407,361 and a median of $614,638. The highest-paid player was Cody Bellinger at $27,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Bellinger | RF | Veteran | Active | $27,500,000 | $27,500,000 |
| 2 | Dansby Swanson | SS | Veteran | Active | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
| 3 | Ian Happ | LF | Veteran | Active | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 4 | Seiya Suzuki | DH | Veteran | Active | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 5 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Veteran | Active | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| 6 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| 7 | Nico Hoerner | 2B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 |
| 8 | Drew Smyly | RP | Veteran | Active | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 9 | Shota Imanaga | SP | Veteran | Active | $9,250,000 | $9,250,000 |
| 10 | Hector Neris | RP | Retained | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |
| 11 | Trey Mancini | OF | Retained | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| 12 | Yan Gomes | C | Retained | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 13 | David Bote | 2B | Arbitration 3 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $5,510,000 | $5,510,000 |
| 14 | Cody Bellinger | CF | Dead | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 15 | Justin Steele | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 16 | Tucker Barnhart | C | Retained | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | |
| 17 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,725,000 | $2,725,000 |
| 18 | Drew Smyly | RP | Dead | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 19 | Adbert Alzolay | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $2,110,000 | $2,110,000 |
| 20 | Mike Tauchman | CF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 |
| 21 | Yency Almonte | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 22 | Nick Madrigal | 2B | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Injured | $1,810,000 | $1,810,000 |
| 23 | Trey Wingenter | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 24 | Julian Merryweather | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 |
| 25 | Isaac Paredes | 3B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $3,400,000 | $1,169,892 |
| 26 | Mark Leiter Jr. | RP | Retained | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 27 | Brad Boxberger | RP | Dead | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| 28 | Javier Assad | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $755,000 | $755,000 |
| 29 | Miguel Amaya | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $746,500 | $746,500 |
| 30 | Jordan Wicks | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $741,500 | $741,500 |
| 31 | Michael Busch | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $741,500 | $741,500 |
| 32 | Ben Brown | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $740,000 | $732,043 |
| 33 | Colten Brewer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $740,000 | $656,370 |
| 34 | Hayden Wesneski | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $636,480 |
| 35 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $592,795 |
| 36 | Tyson Miller | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $548,964 |
| 37 | Keegan Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $533,052 |
| 38 | Caleb Kilian | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,500 | $525,492 |
| 39 | Christopher Morel | 3B | Retained | $507,188 | $507,188 | |
| 40 | Porter Hodge | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $497,311 |
| 41 | Miles Mastrobuoni | LF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $746,000 | $421,155 |
| 42 | Jorge López | RP | Veteran | Injured | $740,000 | $369,954 |
| 43 | Ethan Roberts | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $343,862 |
| 44 | Shawn Armstrong | RP | Retained | $308,616 | $308,616 | |
| 45 | Tomás Nido | C | Retained | $286,416 | $286,416 | |
| 46 | Nate Pearson | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $800,000 | $275,264 |
| 47 | Daniel Palencia | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $274,516 |
| 48 | Christian Bethancourt | C | Arbitration 2 | Active | $740,000 | $258,570 |
| 49 | Garrett Cooper | 1B | Retained | $241,950 | $241,950 | |
| 50 | Luke Little | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $740,500 | $207,021 |
| 51 | Luis Vazquez | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $186,989 |
| 52 | Jack Neely | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $135,268 |
| 53 | Alexander Canario | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $123,318 |
| 54 | José Cuas | RP | Retained | $118,968 | $118,968 | |
| 55 | Richard Lovelady | RP | Retained | $81,720 | $81,720 | |
| 56 | Brennen Davis | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $740,000 | $63,648 |
| 57 | Enoli Paredes | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 58 | Gavin Hollowell | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 59 | Jimmy Herget | RP | Dead | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 60 | Shawn Armstrong | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 61 | Trey Wingenter | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 62 | Tyson Miller | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 63 | Matt Mervis | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $43,758 |
| 64 | Hunter Bigge | RP | Retained | $35,802 | $35,802 | |
| 65 | Vinny Nittoli | RP | Retained | $19,892 | $19,892 | |
| 66 | Enoli Paredes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $19,890 |
| 67 | Kevin Alcantara | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $15,912 |
| 68 | Gavin Hollowell | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $3,978 |
| 69 | Jesus Tinoco | RP | Retained | $0 | $0 | |
| 70 | Jimmy Herget | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $740,000 | $0 |
| 71 | Marcus Stroman | SP | Retained | $2,666,667 | $0 | |
| 72 | Michael Arias | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2024 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $231,700,554 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.