The Cleveland Guardians carried a $107,113,214 payroll in 2024 across 57 players, an average of $1,879,179 and a median of $740,200. The highest-paid player was José Ramírez at $17,225,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Ramírez | 3B | Veteran | Active | $17,225,000 | $17,225,000 |
| 2 | Shane Bieber | SP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $13,125,000 | $13,125,000 |
| 3 | Jean Segura | 3B | Retained | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | |
| 4 | Scott Barlow | RP | Retained | $6,700,000 | $6,700,000 | |
| 5 | Josh Naylor | 1B | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 6 | Andres Gimenez | 2B | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $5,621,429 | $5,621,429 |
| 7 | Ramon Laureano | RF | Retained | $5,150,000 | $5,150,000 | |
| 8 | Myles Straw | CF | minor-buried (buried) | Minors | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 |
| 9 | Austin Hedges | C | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 10 | Alex Cobb | SP | Veteran | Injured | $10,000,000 | $3,333,333 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Clase | RP | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 |
| 12 | Carlos Carrasco | SP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 13 | Jean Segura | 3B | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 14 | James Karinchak | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Injured | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 15 | Lane Thomas | CF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $5,450,000 | $1,816,662 |
| 16 | Trevor Stephan | RP | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Injured | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 17 | Triston McKenzie | SP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 18 | Tyler Beede | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,500,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 19 | Sam Hentges | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $1,162,500 | $1,162,500 |
| 20 | Nick Sandlin | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 |
| 21 | Steven Kwan | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $757,600 | $757,600 |
| 22 | Ben Lively | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 23 | Tanner Bibee | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $745,700 | $745,700 |
| 24 | Bo Naylor | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $742,100 | $742,100 |
| 25 | Gavin Williams | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $742,100 | $742,100 |
| 26 | David Fry | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $741,000 | $741,000 |
| 27 | Tim Herrin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,800 | $740,800 |
| 28 | Hunter Gaddis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,700 | $740,700 |
| 29 | Brayan Rocchio | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,200 | $740,200 |
| 30 | Cade Smith | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $740,000 |
| 31 | Will Brennan | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $744,900 | $704,851 |
| 32 | Angel Martinez | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $688,279 |
| 33 | Tyler Freeman | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $742,000 | $682,119 |
| 34 | Pedro Avila | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $746,600 | $658,296 |
| 35 | Eli Morgan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $751,200 | $626,045 |
| 36 | Logan Allen | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $744,300 | $488,196 |
| 37 | Daniel Schneemann | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $477,419 |
| 38 | Gabriel Arias | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $744,100 | $420,056 |
| 39 | Jhonkensy Noel | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $381,935 |
| 40 | Matthew Boyd | SP | Veteran | Active | $740,000 | $373,932 |
| 41 | Kyle Manzardo | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $290,430 |
| 42 | Estevan Florial | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $748,500 | $261,560 |
| 43 | Xzavion Curry | RP | Retained | $240,893 | $240,893 | |
| 44 | Erik Sabrowski | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $131,290 |
| 45 | Joey Cantillo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $123,333 |
| 46 | Wes Parsons | RP | Retained | $108,060 | $108,060 | |
| 47 | Peter Strzelecki | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $103,428 |
| 48 | José Tena | SS | Retained | $103,062 | $103,062 | |
| 49 | Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $95,484 |
| 50 | Andrew Walters | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $71,613 |
| 51 | Zak Kent | P | (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $64,839 |
| 52 | Spencer Howard | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $63,648 |
| 53 | Darren McCaughan | RP | Retained | $61,566 | $61,566 | |
| 54 | Wes Parsons | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 55 | Anthony Gose | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $37,632 |
| 56 | Anthony Gose | RP | Retained | $32,256 | $32,256 | |
| 57 | Connor Gillispie | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $23,868 |
| 58 | Daniel Espino | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 59 | George Valera | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 60 | Juan Brito | SS | 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 $107,113,214 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 (3 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.