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The Cleveland Guardians carried a $100,265,946 payroll in 2025 across 56 players, an average of $1,790,463 and a median of $764,850. The highest-paid player was José Ramírez at $19,300,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Ramírez | 3B | Veteran | Active | $19,300,000 | $19,300,000 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana | 1B | Retained | $11,885,591 | $11,885,591 | |
| 3 | Lane Thomas | CF | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $7,825,000 | $7,825,000 |
| 4 | Shane Bieber | SP | Dead | $7,321,242 | $7,321,242 | |
| 5 | Emmanuel Clase | RP | Arbitration 2 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 |
| 6 | Jake Junis | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 7 | Steven Kwan | LF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,175,000 | $4,175,000 |
| 8 | Paul Sewald | RP | Retained | $4,096,774 | $4,096,774 | |
| 9 | Austin Hedges | C | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 10 | Tanner Bibee | SP | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 |
| 11 | Trevor Stephan | RP | Arbitration 2 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 |
| 12 | Ben Lively | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 13 | Triston McKenzie | RP | Arbitration 2 (buried) | Minors | $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 |
| 14 | Sam Hentges | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Injured | $1,377,500 | $1,377,500 |
| 15 | John Means | SP | Veteran | Injured | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 16 | Myles Straw | CF | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 17 | Kolby Allard | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $822,580 |
| 18 | Bo Naylor | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $790,300 | $790,300 |
| 19 | Cade Smith | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $785,100 | $785,100 |
| 20 | Luis Ortiz | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $782,600 | $782,600 |
| 21 | David Fry | C | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $781,900 | $781,900 |
| 22 | Gavin Williams | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,300 | $780,300 |
| 23 | Hunter Gaddis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $778,900 | $778,900 |
| 24 | Logan Allen | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $777,200 | $777,200 |
| 25 | Gabriel Arias | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $770,200 | $770,200 |
| 26 | Nolan Jones | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $770,000 | $770,000 |
| 27 | Daniel Schneemann | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,000 | $766,000 |
| 28 | Slade Cecconi | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $765,000 | $765,000 |
| 29 | Erik Sabrowski | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $764,700 | $764,700 |
| 30 | Kyle Manzardo | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $763,200 | $763,200 |
| 31 | Angel Martinez | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $727,037 |
| 32 | Nic Enright | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $760,000 | $686,451 |
| 33 | Tim Herrin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $777,300 | $639,391 |
| 34 | Matt Festa | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $612,903 |
| 35 | Will Brennan | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $760,000 | $572,043 |
| 36 | Brayan Rocchio | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $771,000 | $563,742 |
| 37 | Joey Cantillo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $762,800 | $537,240 |
| 38 | Andrew Walters | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $760,000 | $506,666 |
| 39 | Zak Kent | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $452,656 |
| 40 | Jhonkensy Noel | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,900 | $432,927 |
| 41 | Carlos Hernandez | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $1,160,000 | $367,983 |
| 42 | Kolby Allard | RP | Retained | $310,760 | $310,760 | |
| 43 | Will Wilson | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $302,365 |
| 44 | Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,900 | $298,632 |
| 45 | C.J. Kayfus | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $236,989 |
| 46 | Parker Messick | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $163,441 |
| 47 | Daniel Espino | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $123,900 | $123,900 |
| 48 | Juan Brito | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $123,900 | $123,900 |
| 49 | George Valera | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $114,409 |
| 50 | Matt Krook | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $81,268 |
| 51 | Franco Aleman | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $62,000 | $62,000 |
| 52 | Cody Bolton | RP | Retained | $60,264 | $60,264 | |
| 53 | Petey Halpin | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,000 | $36,774 |
| 54 | Vince Velasquez | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $32,258 |
| 55 | Dom Nunez | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $24,516 |
| 56 | Doug Nikhazy | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $16,344 |
Each row is one player’s 2025 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $100,265,946 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. 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.