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The New York Mets carried a $349,082,888 payroll in 2023 across 68 players, an average of $5,133,572 and a median of $627,867. The highest-paid player was Max Scherzer at $43,333,333. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Verlander | SP | Retained | $43,333,333 | $43,333,333 | |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | SP | Retained | $43,333,333 | $43,333,333 | |
| 3 | Francisco Lindor | SS | Veteran | Active | $34,150,000 | $32,477,821 |
| 4 | Edwin Diaz | RP | Veteran | Injured | $21,250,000 | $21,250,000 |
| 5 | Starling Marte | RF | Veteran | Injured | $20,750,000 | $20,750,000 |
| 6 | Robinson Canó | DH | Retained | $20,250,000 | $20,250,000 | |
| 7 | Brandon Nimmo | CF | Veteran | Injured | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 |
| 8 | Kodai Senga | SP | Veteran | Active | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| 9 | Pete Alonso | 1B | Arbitration 2 | Active | $14,500,000 | $14,500,000 |
| 10 | Carlos Carrasco | SP | Veteran | Injured | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 11 | Jose Quintana | SP | Veteran | Active | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 12 | James McCann | C | Retained | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | |
| 13 | Mark Canha | LF | Retained | $10,259,998 | $10,259,998 | |
| 14 | Eduardo Escobar | 3B | Retained | $9,112,903 | $9,112,903 | |
| 15 | Omar Narváez | C | Veteran | Active | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 16 | David Robertson | RP | Retained | $6,505,405 | $6,505,405 | |
| 17 | Jeff McNeil | 2B | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| 18 | Brooks Raley | RP | Active | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| 19 | Tommy Pham | LF | Retained | $4,360,198 | $4,360,198 | |
| 20 | Chris Flexen | RP | Retained | $3,870,990 | $3,870,990 | |
| 21 | Adam Ottavino | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| 22 | Darin Ruf | DH | Retained | $3,250,000 | $3,250,000 | |
| 23 | Elieser Hernandez | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 24 | Luis Guillorme | SS | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 25 | Tomás Nido | C | Arbitration 2 Bypassed (buried) | Minors | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 26 | Dan Vogelbach | DH | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 27 | Tim Locastro | OF | Veteran | Active | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 |
| 28 | Drew Smith | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 29 | Joey Lucchesi | SP | Arbitration 2 (buried) | Minors | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 |
| 30 | Dennis Santana | RP | Retained | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 31 | Bryce Montes de Oca | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $722,500 | $722,500 |
| 32 | Tommy Hunter | RP | Retained | $686,857 | $686,857 | |
| 33 | Francisco Alvarez | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $685,161 |
| 34 | Sam Coonrod | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $775,000 | $675,054 |
| 35 | Trevor Gott | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,200,000 | $580,680 |
| 36 | Tylor Megill | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $750,000 | $572,544 |
| 37 | Brett Baty | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $549,682 |
| 38 | David Peterson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $750,000 | $540,288 |
| 39 | Edwin Uceta | RP | Retained | $468,391 | $468,391 | |
| 40 | Danny Mendick | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $435,456 |
| 41 | John Curtiss | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $775,000 | $408,366 |
| 42 | Mark Vientos | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $402,584 |
| 43 | Dominic Leone | RP | Retained | $358,848 | $358,848 | |
| 44 | D.J. Stewart | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $344,519 |
| 45 | Grant Hartwig | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $344,519 |
| 46 | Josh Walker | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $317,422 |
| 47 | Stephen Ridings | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $732,500 | $307,164 |
| 48 | Stephen Nogosek | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $730,000 | $282,600 |
| 49 | Phil Bickford | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $242,658 |
| 50 | Rafael Ortega | OF | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $236,131 |
| 51 | Jimmy Yacabonis | RP | Retained | $201,292 | $201,292 | |
| 52 | Jonathan Araúz | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $170,324 |
| 53 | Jose Butto | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $154,840 |
| 54 | Sean Reid-Foley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $150,969 |
| 55 | Reed Garrett | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $120,001 |
| 56 | Ronny Mauricio | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $116,130 |
| 57 | Denyi Reyes | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $750,000 | $108,864 |
| 58 | Jeff Brigham | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $760,000 | $106,236 |
| 59 | Gary Sánchez | C | Retained | $80,650 | $80,650 | |
| 60 | T.J. McFarland | RP | Retained | $69,678 | $69,678 | |
| 61 | Abraham Almonte | CF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $58,065 |
| 62 | Michael Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $46,452 |
| 63 | Vinny Nittoli | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $775,000 | $33,336 |
| 64 | Adam Kolarek | RP | Retained | $30,968 | $30,968 | |
| 65 | Anthony Kay | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $27,097 |
| 66 | Zach Muckenhirn | RP | Retained | $23,226 | $23,226 | |
| 67 | Tyson Miller | RP | Retained | $11,613 | $11,613 | |
| 68 | Peyton Battenfield | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $7,742 |
| 69 | Luisangel Acuna | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2023 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $349,082,888 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.