The San Diego Padres carried a $179,767,123 payroll in 2021 across 61 players, an average of $2,947,002 and a median of $573,100. The highest-paid player was Manny Machado at $32,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manny Machado | 3B | Veteran | Active | $32,000,000 | $32,000,000 |
| 2 | Wil Myers | LF | Veteran | Active | $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Veteran | Active | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 4 | Yu Darvish | SP | Veteran | Injured | $23,000,000 | $19,000,000 |
| 5 | Blake Snell | SP | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Injured | $11,100,000 | $11,100,000 |
| 6 | Tommy Pham | LF | Arbitration 3 | Active | $8,900,000 | $8,900,000 |
| 7 | Drew Pomeranz | RP | Veteran | Injured | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 8 | Ha-seong Kim | SS | Veteran | Active | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 9 | Craig Stammen | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 10 | Joe Musgrove | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,450,000 | $4,450,000 |
| 11 | Jurickson Profar | LF | Veteran | Active | $4,333,333 | $4,333,333 |
| 12 | Dinelson Lamet | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 13 | Mark Melancon | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 14 | Mike Clevinger | SP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 15 | Daniel Hudson | RP | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $2,096,770 |
| 16 | Matt Strahm | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $2,050,000 | $2,050,000 |
| 17 | Pierce Johnson | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 18 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $1,714,286 | $1,714,286 |
| 19 | Emilio Pagan | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,570,000 | $1,570,000 |
| 20 | Victor Caratini | C | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 21 | Keone Kela | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 22 | Mark Melancon | RP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 23 | Dan Altavilla | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 24 | Chris Paddack | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $610,900 | $610,900 |
| 25 | Tim Hill | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $596,000 | $596,000 |
| 26 | Trent Grisham | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $589,200 | $589,200 |
| 27 | Jake Cronenworth | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $584,900 | $584,900 |
| 28 | Austin Adams | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $580,200 | $580,200 |
| 29 | Jose Castillo | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $575,000 | $575,000 |
| 30 | Michel Baez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $574,200 | $574,200 |
| 31 | Javy Guerra | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,100 | $573,100 |
| 32 | Adrian Morejon | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $572,900 | $572,900 |
| 33 | Austin Nola | C | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $571,500 | $571,500 |
| 34 | Jorge Oña | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 35 | Trey Wingenter | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 36 | Ryan Weathers | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,700 | $518,492 |
| 37 | Jake Marisnick | CF | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 38 | Taylor Williams | RP | Retained | $484,380 | $484,380 | |
| 39 | Nabil Crismatt | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $585,000 | $471,750 |
| 40 | Jorge Mateo | SS | Retained | $384,250 | $384,250 | |
| 41 | Jake Marisnick | CF | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $349,440 |
| 42 | Miguel Díaz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $294,432 |
| 43 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,300,000 | $214,690 |
| 44 | Webster Rivas | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $199,355 |
| 45 | Brian O'Grady | LF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $650,000 | $181,740 |
| 46 | Nick Ramirez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $162,551 |
| 47 | Jake Arrieta | SP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $113,479 |
| 48 | Tucupita Marcano | SS | Retained | $104,285 | $104,285 | |
| 49 | Reiss Knehr | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $95,077 |
| 50 | Luis Campusano | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $571,100 | $89,030 |
| 51 | Ross Detwiler | RP | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $58,273 |
| 52 | Daniel Camarena | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $55,206 |
| 53 | James Norwood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $52,139 |
| 54 | Vince Velasquez | SP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $570,500 | $49,072 |
| 55 | Mason Thompson | P | Retained | $42,714 | $42,714 | |
| 56 | Aaron Northcraft | RP | Retained | $33,737 | $33,737 | |
| 57 | Shaun Anderson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $27,603 |
| 58 | John Andreoli | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $24,536 |
| 59 | Patrick Kivlehan | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $15,335 |
| 60 | Ivan Castillo | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $9,201 |
| 61 | Pedro Avila | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 62 | Reggie Lawson | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 63 | Sam McWilliams | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $750,000 | $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 $179,767,123 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.