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The Washington Nationals carried a $75,067,703 payroll in 2020 across 52 players, an average of $1,443,610 and a median of $359,314. The highest-paid player was Max Scherzer at $17,801,286. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | SP | Veteran | Active | $35,920,616 | $17,801,286 |
| 2 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | Veteran | Injured | $35,000,000 | $8,730,159 |
| 3 | Patrick Corbin | SP | Veteran | Active | $19,416,666 | $7,453,703 |
| 4 | Adam Eaton | RF | Veteran | Injured | $9,500,000 | $3,518,519 |
| 5 | Aníbal Sánchez | SP | Veteran | Active | $9,555,555 | $3,148,149 |
| 6 | Will Harris | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,000,000 | $2,962,963 |
| 7 | Trea Turner | SS | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $7,450,000 | $2,759,259 |
| 8 | Sean Doolittle | RP | Veteran | Injured | $6,500,000 | $2,407,407 |
| 9 | Howie Kendrick | 2B | Dead | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| 10 | Kurt Suzuki | C | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $2,222,222 |
| 11 | Starlin Castro | 2B | Veteran | Injured | $6,000,000 | $2,222,222 |
| 12 | Aníbal Sánchez | SP | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 13 | Daniel Hudson | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,148,148 | $2,000,000 |
| 14 | Adam Eaton | RF | Dead | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 15 | Howie Kendrick | 2B | Veteran | Injured | $4,000,000 | $1,481,481 |
| 16 | Yan Gomes | C | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $1,481,481 |
| 17 | Michael A. Taylor | CF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $3,325,000 | $1,231,481 |
| 18 | Eric Thames | 1B | Veteran | Active | $3,000,000 | $1,111,111 |
| 19 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 3B | Veteran | Active | $2,685,000 | $1,110,926 |
| 20 | Eric Thames | 1B | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 21 | Ryan Zimmerman | 1B | Veteran | Exempt | $2,000,000 | $740,741 |
| 22 | Roenis Elias | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $1,975,000 | $731,481 |
| 23 | Joe Ross | SP | Arbitration 2 | Exempt | $1,500,000 | $555,556 |
| 24 | Hunter Strickland | RP | Retained | $387,096 | $387,096 | |
| 25 | Javy Guerra | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,000,000 | $370,370 |
| 26 | Wilmer Difo | SS | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $370,370 |
| 27 | Josh Harrison | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $348,258 |
| 28 | Juan Soto | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $629,400 | $233,111 |
| 29 | Victor Robles | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $592,800 | $219,556 |
| 30 | Wander Suero | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $582,200 | $215,630 |
| 31 | Sam Freeman | RP | Veteran | Injured | $575,000 | $212,963 |
| 32 | Tanner Rainey | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $572,200 | $211,926 |
| 33 | Austin Voth | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $568,900 | $210,704 |
| 34 | Erick Fedde | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 35 | Kyle Finnegan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 36 | Carter Kieboom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $564,700 | $177,954 |
| 37 | Seth Romero | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $143,290 |
| 38 | Ryne Harper | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $142,650 |
| 39 | Dakota Bacus | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $140,175 |
| 40 | Luis Garcia | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $140,175 |
| 41 | James Bourque | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $112,140 |
| 42 | Brock Holt | 2B | Veteran | Active | $563,500 | $93,450 |
| 43 | Emilio Bonifacio | CF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $82,920 |
| 44 | Kyle McGowin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $80,990 |
| 45 | Andrew Stevenson | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $71,645 |
| 46 | Ben Braymer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $65,415 |
| 47 | Yadiel Hernandez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $49,840 |
| 48 | Jake Noll | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $43,610 |
| 49 | Aaron Barrett | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $40,495 |
| 50 | Wil Crowe | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $28,035 |
| 51 | Paolo Espino | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $21,805 |
| 52 | Raudy Read | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $15,575 |
| 53 | Adrián Sanchez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 54 | Austen Williams | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $565,100 | $0 |
| 55 | Sterling Sharp | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 56 | Tres Barrera | C | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2020 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $75,067,703 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 (4 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.