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The Washington Nationals carried a $101,639,888 payroll in 2026 across 72 players, an average of $1,411,665 and a median of $487,005. The highest-paid player was Stephen Strasburg at $33,400,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | Retained | $32,811,200 | $33,400,000 | |
| 2 | Zack Littell | SP | Dead | $7,129,091 | $7,129,091 | |
| 3 | Trevor Williams | RP | Dead | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| 4 | Keibert Ruiz | C | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $5,375,000 | $5,375,000 |
| 5 | Luis Garcia | 1B | Dead | $4,852,941 | $4,852,941 | |
| 6 | CJ Abrams | SS | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 7 | Foster Griffin | SP | Dead | $3,882,353 | $3,882,353 | |
| 8 | Jake Irvin | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 |
| 9 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Dead | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | |
| 10 | Shinnosuke Ogasawara | RP | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 11 | Shinnosuke Ogasawara | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 12 | Cionel Perez | RP | Dead | $1,395,294 | $1,395,294 | |
| 13 | Josiah Gray | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 |
| 14 | Richard Lovelady | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $977,005 |
| 15 | Cade Cavalli | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $862,500 | $862,500 |
| 16 | Ken Waldichuk | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $825,000 | $825,000 |
| 17 | James Wood | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $806,900 | $806,900 |
| 18 | Max Kranick | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $800,000 |
| 19 | Jacob Young | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $794,200 | $794,200 |
| 20 | Jorbit Vivas | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $790,600 | $790,600 |
| 21 | Daylen Lile | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $786,000 | $786,000 |
| 22 | Brad Lord | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $785,200 | $785,200 |
| 23 | José Tena | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,400 | $784,400 |
| 24 | DJ Herz | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,200 | $784,200 |
| 25 | Nasim Nunez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $783,100 | $783,100 |
| 26 | Drew Millas | C | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $782,700 | $782,700 |
| 27 | Mitchell Parker | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $820,000 | $755,466 |
| 28 | Clayton Beeter | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $785,225 | $732,434 |
| 29 | P.J. Poulin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $781,900 | $715,370 |
| 30 | Orlando Ribalta | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $820,000 | $710,195 |
| 31 | Dylan Crews | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $820,000 | $669,677 |
| 32 | Andres Chaparro | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $822,600 | $657,022 |
| 33 | Andrew Alvarez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $584,480 |
| 34 | Curtis Mead | 3B | Dead | $506,953 | $506,953 | |
| 35 | Riley Adams | C | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 36 | Brady House | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $783,200 | $498,372 |
| 37 | Gus Varland | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $785,450 | $475,638 |
| 38 | Paxton Schultz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,600 | $453,987 |
| 39 | Zak Kent | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,850 | $401,600 |
| 40 | Cole Henry | RP | Dead | $385,684 | $385,684 | |
| 41 | Harry Ford | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $382,655 |
| 42 | Carson Palmquist | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $331,601 |
| 43 | Riley Cornelio | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $324,109 |
| 44 | Joey Wiemer | CF | Dead | $311,504 | $311,504 | |
| 45 | Abimelec Ortiz | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $297,292 |
| 46 | Luis Perales | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $288,392 |
| 47 | Tom Cosgrove | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $274,332 |
| 48 | Jake Bird | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $975,000 | $269,118 |
| 49 | Connelly Early | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $789,500 | $265,981 |
| 50 | Justin Lawrence | RP | Dead | $189,973 | $189,973 | |
| 51 | Justin Lawrence | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $1,225,000 | $189,973 |
| 52 | Jackson Kent | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $179,546 |
| 53 | Erik Tolman | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $167,742 |
| 54 | Andrew Pinckney | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $163,951 |
| 55 | Yovanny Cruz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $163,075 |
| 56 | Andre Granillo | RP | Dead | $154,573 | $154,573 | |
| 57 | Matt Waldron | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $796,800 | $153,395 |
| 58 | Julian Fernández | RP | Dead | $127,264 | $127,264 | |
| 59 | Kyle Nicolas | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $125,597 |
| 60 | Eddy Yean | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $124,110 |
| 61 | Yohandy Morales | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $112,620 |
| 62 | Jack Sinclair | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $100,107 |
| 63 | Jared Simpson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $88,180 |
| 64 | Matt Krook | RP | Dead | $87,594 | $87,594 | |
| 65 | Matt Krook | RP | Dead | $87,594 | $87,594 | |
| 66 | Robert Hassell | OF | Dead | $74,765 | $74,765 | |
| 67 | Jackson Rutledge | RP | Dead | $51,135 | $51,135 | |
| 68 | Christian Franklin | OF | Dead | $44,894 | $44,894 | |
| 69 | Will Dion | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $37,583 |
| 70 | Jhancarlos Lara | SP | Dead | $11,555 | $11,555 | |
| 71 | Jhancarlos Lara | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $11,555 | $11,555 |
| 72 | Chase Hampton | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $4,761 | $4,761 |
| 73 | Jake Eder | RP | Dead | $5,437 | $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 $101,639,888 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.