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The Chicago Cubs carried a $249,319,956 payroll in 2026 across 74 players, an average of $3,309,053 and a median of $787,701. The highest-paid player was Dansby Swanson at $28,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dansby Swanson | SS | Veteran | Active | $28,000,000 | $28,000,000 |
| 2 | Alex Bregman | 3B | Veteran | Active | $35,000,000 | $26,300,000 |
| 3 | Shota Imanaga | SP | Active | $22,025,000 | $22,025,000 | |
| 4 | Ian Happ | LF | Veteran | Active | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
| 5 | Seiya Suzuki | OF | Veteran | Active | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
| 6 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Dead | $17,566,417 | $17,566,417 | |
| 7 | Matthew Boyd | SP | Veteran | Active | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 |
| 8 | Nico Hoerner | 2B | Veteran | Active | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Gausman | SP | Veteran | Active | $23,000,000 | $6,887,701 |
| 10 | Justin Steele | SP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Injured | $6,775,000 | $6,775,000 |
| 11 | Carson Kelly | C | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 12 | Colin Rea | SP | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 13 | Phil Maton | RP | Veteran | Injured | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 14 | Hunter Harvey | RP | Veteran | Injured | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 15 | Caleb Thielbar | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| 16 | David Peterson | SP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $8,100,000 | $4,093,548 |
| 17 | Clay Holmes | SP | Veteran | Active | $13,000,000 | $3,823,545 |
| 18 | Hoby Milner | RP | Dead | $3,637,380 | $3,637,380 | |
| 19 | Cody Bellinger | CF | Retained | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 20 | Dylan Carlson | LF | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 21 | Jacob Webb | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 22 | Justin Turner | 3B | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 23 | Michael Conforto | RF | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 24 | Javier Assad | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 25 | Scott Kingery | 2B | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 26 | Tyler Austin | 1B | Veteran | Injured | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 27 | Tyrone Taylor | CF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $3,800,000 | $1,117,655 |
| 28 | Braxton Garrett | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 |
| 29 | Shelby Miller | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 30 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $894,000 | $894,000 |
| 31 | Michael Busch | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $860,000 | $860,000 |
| 32 | Cade Horton | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $817,500 | $817,500 |
| 33 | Miguel Amaya | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $808,500 | $808,500 |
| 34 | Daniel Palencia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $808,000 | $808,000 |
| 35 | Matt Shaw | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $804,500 | $804,500 |
| 36 | Ben Brown | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 37 | Porter Hodge | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 38 | Trent Thornton | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,000,000 | $775,401 |
| 39 | Ryan Rolison | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $743,514 |
| 40 | Riley Martin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $741,485 |
| 41 | Pedro Ramirez | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $560,459 |
| 42 | Aaron Civale | RP | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $546,150 |
| 43 | Tyler Ferguson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $425,852 |
| 44 | Jordan Wicks | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $786,750 | $410,253 |
| 45 | Kevin Alcantara | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $403,295 |
| 46 | Moisés Ballesteros | C | Dead | $389,899 | $389,899 | |
| 47 | Gavin Hollowell | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $379,561 |
| 48 | Justin Dean | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $284,215 |
| 49 | Ethan Roberts | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $820,000 | $268,891 |
| 50 | Ryan Zeferjahn | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $229,412 |
| 51 | Nicky Lopez | SS | Dead | $172,043 | $172,043 | |
| 52 | Gabriel Arias | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $801,100 | $167,074 |
| 53 | Luke Little | RP | Dead | $163,310 | $163,310 | |
| 54 | James Triantos | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $155,545 |
| 55 | Yosver Zulueta | RP | Dead | $108,883 | $108,883 | |
| 56 | Corbin Martin | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $800,000 | $98,925 |
| 57 | Antoine Kelly | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $92,902 |
| 58 | Jayden Murray | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $88,711 |
| 59 | Drew Pomeranz | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $850,000 | $87,594 |
| 60 | Jake Woodford | RP | Dead | $87,594 | $87,594 | |
| 61 | Vince Velasquez | RP | Dead | $80,214 | $80,214 | |
| 62 | BJ Murray Jr. | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $74,310 |
| 63 | Bryse Wilson | RP | Dead | $73,387 | $73,387 | |
| 64 | Yacksel Ríos | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $52,941 |
| 65 | Luis Peralta | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $49,929 |
| 66 | Charlie Barnes | RP | Dead | $46,761 | $46,761 | |
| 67 | Benjamin Cowles | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $40,791 |
| 68 | Doug Nikhazy | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $35,533 |
| 69 | Owen Miller | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $34,225 |
| 70 | Ty Blach | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $820,000 | $32,258 |
| 71 | Christian Roa | RP | Dead | $30,750 | $30,750 | |
| 72 | Andrew Wantz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $21,390 |
| 73 | Eduarniel Nunez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $15,717 |
| 74 | Julian Aguiar | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $820,000 | $2,036 |
| 75 | Andrew Kittredge | RP | Retained | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2026 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $249,319,956 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 (1 player 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.