The Baltimore Orioles carried a $23,478,635 payroll in 2020 across 49 players, an average of $479,156 and a median of $209,259. The highest-paid player was Chris Davis at $7,801,986. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Davis | 1B | Veteran | Injured | $21,065,362 | $7,801,986 |
| 2 | Alex Cobb | SP | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $4,582,187 |
| 3 | Trey Mancini | RF | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $4,750,000 | $1,759,259 |
| 4 | Jose Iglesias | SS | Veteran | Active | $2,500,000 | $925,926 |
| 5 | Wade LeBlanc | SP | Veteran | Injured | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 6 | Mychal Givens | RP | Retained | $677,432 | $677,432 | |
| 7 | Hanser Alberto | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,650,000 | $611,111 |
| 8 | Kohl Stewart | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Exempt | $800,000 | $296,296 |
| 9 | Miguel Castro | RP | Retained | $226,377 | $226,377 | |
| 10 | John Means | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $580,000 | $214,815 |
| 11 | Renato Nunez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,000 | $214,074 |
| 12 | Pedro Severino | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $576,000 | $213,333 |
| 13 | Shawn Armstrong | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $212,407 |
| 14 | Rio Ruiz | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,000 | $212,222 |
| 15 | Anthony Santander | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $572,500 | $212,037 |
| 16 | Chance Sisco | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,000 | $211,481 |
| 17 | Paul Fry | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,000 | $211,481 |
| 18 | Tanner Scott | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $568,500 | $210,556 |
| 19 | Richie Martin | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $568,000 | $210,370 |
| 20 | Austin Hays | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,500 | $210,185 |
| 21 | Tommy Milone | SP | Retained | $210,058 | $210,058 | |
| 22 | Travis Lakins | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $566,000 | $209,630 |
| 23 | Cole Sulser | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,000 | $209,259 |
| 24 | Dillon Tate | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $565,000 | $209,259 |
| 25 | Hunter Harvey | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,000 | $209,259 |
| 26 | Pat Valaika | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $208,704 |
| 27 | Cedric Mullins | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $190,015 |
| 28 | Bryan Holaday | C | Veteran | Active | $575,000 | $184,356 |
| 29 | Thomas Eshelman | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $183,785 |
| 30 | Andrew Velazquez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $564,900 | $181,134 |
| 31 | Asher Wojciechowski | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $178,024 |
| 32 | Jorge López | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $586,750 | $158,956 |
| 33 | D.J. Stewart | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,500 | $128,617 |
| 34 | Keegan Akin | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $118,370 |
| 35 | Ryan Mountcastle | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $118,370 |
| 36 | Evan Phillips | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $566,500 | $109,620 |
| 37 | César Valdez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $99,680 |
| 38 | Dwight Smith Jr. | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $571,000 | $94,680 |
| 39 | David Hess | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $87,220 |
| 40 | Dean Kremer | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $56,070 |
| 41 | Mason Williams | LF | Retained | $52,955 | $52,955 | |
| 42 | Ramon Urias | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $50,864 |
| 43 | Richard Bleier | RP | Retained | $50,580 | $50,580 | |
| 44 | Carson Fulmer | RP | Retained | $40,963 | $40,963 | |
| 45 | Bruce Zimmermann | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $34,265 |
| 46 | Branden Kline | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 47 | Cody Carroll | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $565,000 | $28,107 |
| 48 | Dilson Herrera | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $24,920 |
| 49 | Chandler Shepherd | RP | Retained | $6,230 | $6,230 | |
| 50 | Austin Wynns | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $567,500 | $0 |
| 51 | Ryan McKenna | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $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 $23,478,635 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 (2 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.