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The Cleveland Guardians carried a $74,459,014 payroll in 2026 across 58 players, an average of $1,283,776 and a median of $624,466. The highest-paid player was José Ramírez at $18,356,711. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Ramírez | 3B | Veteran | Active | $25,000,000 | $18,356,711 |
| 2 | Steven Kwan | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $7,725,000 | $7,725,000 |
| 3 | Tanner Bibee | SP | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 |
| 4 | Austin Hedges | C | Veteran | Active | $4,125,000 | $4,125,000 |
| 5 | Shawn Armstrong | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 6 | Trevor Stephan | RP | Arbitration 3 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 7 | Rhys Hoskins | 1B | Veteran | Injured | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
| 8 | Nolan Jones | RF | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 9 | Foster Griffin | SP | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $1,617,647 |
| 10 | Jo Adell | RF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $5,200,000 | $1,529,385 |
| 11 | Colin Holderman | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 12 | Myles Straw | CF | Dead | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| 13 | David Fry | C | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 |
| 14 | Matt Festa | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 15 | Connor Brogdon | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $900,000 | $900,000 |
| 16 | Cade Smith | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $824,600 | $824,600 |
| 17 | Gavin Williams | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $822,200 | $822,200 |
| 18 | Hunter Gaddis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $809,500 | $809,500 |
| 19 | Tim Herrin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $801,200 | $801,200 |
| 20 | Brayan Rocchio | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $797,600 | $797,600 |
| 21 | Joey Cantillo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $796,600 | $796,600 |
| 22 | Slade Cecconi | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $795,600 | $795,600 |
| 23 | Erik Sabrowski | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $791,600 | $791,600 |
| 24 | Parker Messick | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $788,400 | $788,400 |
| 25 | Angel Martinez | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $788,000 | $788,000 |
| 26 | Chase DeLauter | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| 27 | Daniel Schneemann | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $800,700 | $713,586 |
| 28 | Kyle Manzardo | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $798,300 | $673,513 |
| 29 | Travis Bazzana | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $638,183 |
| 30 | Patrick Bailey | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $810,000 | $610,749 |
| 31 | Petey Halpin | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $605,429 |
| 32 | Gabriel Arias | SS | Dead | $578,334 | $578,334 | |
| 33 | Andres Gimenez | 2B | Dead | $571,429 | $571,429 | |
| 34 | Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | Veteran | Active | $1,750,000 | $514,706 |
| 35 | Logan Allen | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $820,000 | $441,400 |
| 36 | Emmanuel Clase | RP | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Suspended | $6,400,000 | $400,000 |
| 37 | Daniel Espino | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $383,617 |
| 38 | Bo Naylor | C | Dead | $378,119 | $378,119 | |
| 39 | Franco Aleman | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $354,570 |
| 40 | Codi Heuer | RP | Dead | $326,738 | $326,738 | |
| 41 | Peyton Pallette | RP | Dead | $279,465 | $279,465 | |
| 42 | Angel Genao | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $270,475 |
| 43 | Craig Yoho | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,600 | $234,742 |
| 44 | Andrew Walters | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,700 | $225,720 |
| 45 | George Valera | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,700 | $222,562 |
| 46 | Khalil Watson | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $197,686 |
| 47 | C.J. Kayfus | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $783,400 | $190,613 |
| 48 | Stuart Fairchild | OF | Dead | $182,888 | $182,888 | |
| 49 | Will Dion | RP | Dead | $180,253 | $180,253 | |
| 50 | Juan Brito | SS | Dead | $138,542 | $138,542 | |
| 51 | Blake Perkins | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $120,657 |
| 52 | Cooper Ingle | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $109,279 |
| 53 | Kolby Allard | RP | Dead | $96,774 | $96,774 | |
| 54 | Austin Peterson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $82,224 |
| 55 | Yorman Gómez | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $63,600 | $63,600 |
| 56 | Carlos Hernandez | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $36,898 |
| 57 | Doug Nikhazy | RP | Dead | $8,200 | $8,200 | |
| 58 | Johnathan Rodriguez | OF | Dead | $4,020 | $4,020 | |
| 59 | Luis Ortiz | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $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 $74,459,014 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.