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The Washington Nationals carried a $144,023,139 payroll in 2021 across 62 players, an average of $2,322,954 and a median of $391,909. The highest-paid player was Max Scherzer at $24,577,623. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer | SP | Retained | $24,577,623 | $24,577,623 | |
| 2 | Patrick Corbin | SP | Veteran | Active | $24,416,666 | $24,416,666 |
| 3 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | Veteran | Injured | $35,000,000 | $23,571,429 |
| 4 | Juan Soto | RF | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
| 5 | Trea Turner | SS | Retained | $8,432,432 | $8,432,432 | |
| 6 | Will Harris | RP | Veteran | Injured | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 7 | Brad Hand | RP | Retained | $6,774,168 | $6,774,168 | |
| 8 | Josh Bell | 1B | Arbitration 2 | Active | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 |
| 9 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Retained | $4,540,541 | $4,540,541 | |
| 10 | Daniel Hudson | RP | Retained | $3,903,230 | $3,903,230 | |
| 11 | Yan Gomes | C | Retained | $3,903,230 | $3,903,230 | |
| 12 | Starlin Castro | 2B | Retained | $2,580,640 | $2,580,640 | |
| 13 | Alex Avila | C | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 14 | Joe Ross | SP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 15 | Jon Lester | SP | Retained | $1,301,055 | $1,301,055 | |
| 16 | Jordy Mercer | SS | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 17 | Ryan Zimmerman | 1B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 18 | Luis Avilan | RP | Veteran | Injured | $950,000 | $950,000 |
| 19 | Yadiel Hernandez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $572,600 | $686,394 |
| 20 | Josh Harrison | 2B | Retained | $650,560 | $650,560 | |
| 21 | Austin Voth | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $587,700 | $587,700 |
| 22 | Kyle Finnegan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $582,400 | $582,400 |
| 23 | Erick Fedde | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $575,000 |
| 24 | Gerardo Parra | RF | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $564,480 |
| 25 | Andrew Stevenson | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $579,100 | $526,097 |
| 26 | Paolo Espino | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $506,055 |
| 27 | Victor Robles | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $614,000 | $505,053 |
| 28 | Sam Clay | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $500,742 |
| 29 | Wander Suero | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $600,700 | $465,120 |
| 30 | Kyle McGowin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $460,050 |
| 31 | Tanner Rainey | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $589,000 | $443,380 |
| 32 | Ryne Harper | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $340,437 |
| 33 | Alcides Escobar | SS | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $282,164 |
| 34 | Riley Adams | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $280,692 |
| 35 | Andrés Machado | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $260,695 |
| 36 | Steven Fuentes | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $257,628 |
| 37 | Luis Garcia | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $256,284 |
| 38 | Carter Kieboom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $226,958 |
| 39 | Jefry Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $226,958 |
| 40 | Mason Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $201,366 |
| 41 | Josiah Gray | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $195,264 |
| 42 | Tres Barrera | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $571,500 | $190,526 |
| 43 | Sean Nolin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $162,551 |
| 44 | Lane Thomas | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $159,484 |
| 45 | Adrián Sanchez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $141,082 |
| 46 | Hernán Pérez | 2B | Retained | $137,088 | $137,088 | |
| 47 | Keibert Ruiz | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $128,142 |
| 48 | Patrick Murphy | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $123,640 |
| 49 | Alberto Baldonado | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $98,144 |
| 50 | Josh Rogers | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $92,010 |
| 51 | René Rivera | C | Retained | $92,010 | $92,010 | |
| 52 | Gabe Klobosits | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $79,742 |
| 53 | Javy Guerra | RP | Retained | $58,273 | $58,273 | |
| 54 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Retained | $43,008 | $43,008 | |
| 55 | Justin Miller | RP | Retained | $42,938 | $42,938 | |
| 56 | Jhon Romero | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $30,670 |
| 57 | Kyle Lobstein | RP | Retained | $24,536 | $24,536 | |
| 58 | Jakson Reetz | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $18,402 |
| 59 | Cody Wilson | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $9,201 |
| 60 | Ben Braymer | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 61 | Humberto Arteaga | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 62 | Joan Adon | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 63 | Gerardo Carrillo | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 64 | Mike Ford | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $570,500 | $0 |
| 65 | Seth Romero | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 66 | Yasel Antuna | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2021 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $144,023,139 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.