The Washington Nationals carried a $93,383,875 payroll in 2023 across 52 players, an average of $1,795,844 and a median of $712,258. The highest-paid player was Patrick Corbin at $24,416,666. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Corbin | SP | Veteran | Active | $24,416,666 | $24,416,666 |
| 2 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | Veteran | Injured | $35,000,000 | $23,571,429 |
| 3 | Trevor Williams | SP | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 4 | Jeimer Candelario | 3B | Retained | $3,333,316 | $3,333,316 | |
| 5 | Kyle Finnegan | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,325,000 | $2,325,000 |
| 6 | Victor Robles | CF | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $2,325,000 | $2,325,000 |
| 7 | C.J. Edwards | RP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 8 | Corey Dickerson | LF | Retained | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| 9 | Lane Thomas | RF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 10 | Dominic Smith | 1B | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 11 | Tanner Rainey | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 12 | Keibert Ruiz | C | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 |
| 13 | Erasmo Ramirez | RP | Retained | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 14 | Michael Chavis | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 15 | Ildemaro Vargas | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $975,000 | $975,000 |
| 16 | Chad Kuhl | RP | Retained | $935,511 | $935,511 | |
| 17 | Victor Arano | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $925,000 | $925,000 |
| 18 | Hunter Harvey | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $870,000 | $870,000 |
| 19 | Anthony Banda | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 20 | Josiah Gray | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $730,000 | $730,000 |
| 21 | Riley Adams | C | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $728,800 | $728,800 |
| 22 | CJ Abrams | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $724,200 | $724,200 |
| 23 | Joey Meneses | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $723,300 | $723,300 |
| 24 | MacKenzie Gore | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $723,300 | $723,300 |
| 25 | Cade Cavalli | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,200 | $720,200 |
| 26 | Thad Ward | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $720,000 |
| 27 | Stone Garrett | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $704,516 |
| 28 | Mason Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $724,400 | $654,360 |
| 29 | Alex Call | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $721,800 | $648,127 |
| 30 | Jake Irvin | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $585,200 |
| 31 | Luis Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $730,000 | $573,888 |
| 32 | Israel Pineda | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,200 | $503,360 |
| 33 | Jordan Weems | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $460,649 |
| 34 | Andrés Machado | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $402,584 |
| 35 | José Ferrer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $361,900 |
| 36 | Cory Abbott | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $352,261 |
| 37 | Carter Kieboom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $733,400 | $323,326 |
| 38 | Rico Garcia | P | Retained | $286,454 | $286,454 | |
| 39 | Jake Alu | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $274,841 |
| 40 | Joan Adon | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $259,357 |
| 41 | Joe La Sorsa | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $247,744 |
| 42 | Robert Garcia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $720,000 | $232,260 |
| 43 | Hobie Harris | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $212,905 |
| 44 | Amos Willingham | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $209,034 |
| 45 | Jeter Downs | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $162,582 |
| 46 | Jacob Young | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $142,450 |
| 47 | Blake Rutherford | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $139,356 |
| 48 | Drew Millas | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $134,750 |
| 49 | Travis Blankenhorn | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $116,130 |
| 50 | Paolo Espino | RP | Retained | $96,775 | $96,775 | |
| 51 | Jackson Rutledge | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $73,150 |
| 52 | Derek Hill | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $54,194 |
| 53 | Jeremy De La Rosa | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 54 | Matt Cronin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 55 | Rico Garcia | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 56 | Roddery Munoz | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $720,000 | $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 $93,383,875 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.