The Pittsburgh Pirates carried a $100,503,030 payroll in 2017 across 50 players, an average of $2,010,061 and a median of $549,250. The highest-paid player was Andrew McCutchen at $14,208,333. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew McCutchen | CF | Veteran | Active | $14,208,333 | $14,208,333 |
| 2 | Francisco Cervelli | C | Veteran | Injured | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 3 | Ivan Nova | SP | Veteran | Active | $8,416,666 | $8,416,666 |
| 4 | Josh Harrison | 2B | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 |
| 5 | Antonio Bastardo | RP | Retained | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |
| 6 | David Freese | 3B | Veteran | Active | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Hudson | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 8 | Jordy Mercer | SS | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,325,000 | $4,325,000 |
| 9 | John Jaso | RF | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 10 | Gerrit Cole | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| 11 | Tony Watson | RP | Retained | $3,672,137 | $3,672,137 | |
| 12 | Starling Marte | CF | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $3,147,540 | $3,147,540 |
| 13 | Juan Nicasio | RP | Retained | $3,011,760 | $3,011,760 | |
| 14 | Jung Ho Kang | 3B | Veteran | Suspended | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 |
| 15 | Joaquin Benoit | RP | Active | $7,500,000 | $2,581,992 | |
| 16 | Drew Hutchison | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 |
| 17 | Gregory Polanco | LF | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | Active | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 18 | Sean Rodriguez | 2B | Veteran | Active | $5,750,000 | $1,584,699 |
| 19 | Chris Stewart | C | Veteran | Active | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 |
| 20 | Wade LeBlanc | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 21 | Felipe Vázquez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $564,500 | $564,500 |
| 22 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,500 | $555,500 |
| 23 | George Kontos | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,750,000 | $554,654 |
| 24 | Chad Kuhl | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $550,000 | $550,000 |
| 25 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $549,500 | $549,500 |
| 26 | Josh Bell | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $549,000 | $549,000 |
| 27 | Trevor Williams | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $544,000 | $544,000 |
| 28 | José Osuna | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $488,141 |
| 29 | Jared Hughes | RP | Retained | $463,114 | $463,114 | |
| 30 | Max Moroff | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $336,145 |
| 31 | Elias Diaz | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $271,839 |
| 32 | Tyler Glasnow | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $541,000 | $268,996 |
| 33 | A.J. Schugel | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $265,993 |
| 34 | Jhan Mariñez | RP | Retained | $245,016 | $245,016 | |
| 35 | Johnny Barbato | RP | Active | $535,000 | $207,533 | |
| 36 | Alen Hanson | RF | Retained | $174,582 | $174,582 | |
| 37 | Philip Gosselin | 2B | Retained | $171,192 | $171,192 | |
| 38 | Josh Lindblom | SP | Retained | $143,227 | $143,227 | |
| 39 | Dovydas Neverauskas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $137,381 |
| 40 | Steven Brault | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $137,381 |
| 41 | Edgar Santana | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $131,535 |
| 42 | Angel Sanchez | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $116,920 |
| 43 | Jacob Stallings | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $113,997 |
| 44 | Jordan Luplow | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $113,997 |
| 45 | Gift Ngoepe | SS | (buried) | Minors | $535,000 | $99,382 |
| 46 | Chris Bostick | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $96,459 |
| 47 | Dan Runzler | RP | Active | $535,000 | $64,306 | |
| 48 | Jack Leathersich | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $535,000 | $64,306 |
| 49 | Danny Ortiz | OF | (buried) | Minors | $535,000 | $23,384 |
| 50 | John Bormann | C | (buried) | Minors | $535,000 | $2,923 |
| 51 | Andrew Potter | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 52 | Brandon Cumpton | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 53 | Clay Holmes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $0 | $0 |
| 54 | Greg Williams | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 55 | Hai-Cheng Gong | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 56 | Jackson Williams | C | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 57 | Jason Stoffel | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 58 | Joey Terdoslavich | LF | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 59 | Johnny Hellweg | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 60 | Jorge Rondon | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 61 | Jose Barraza | C | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 62 | Luis Barajas | C | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 63 | Nick Kingham | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 64 | Zane Chavez | C | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2017 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $100,503,030 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 (14 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.