The Pittsburgh Pirates carried a $72,176,474 payroll in 2019 across 58 players, an average of $1,244,422 and a median of $519,597. The highest-paid player was Francisco Cervelli at $11,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Cervelli | C | Retained | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | |
| 2 | Starling Marte | CF | Arbitration 4 Bypassed | Active | $10,333,334 | $10,333,334 |
| 3 | Chris Archer | SP | Arbitration 4 Bypassed | Injured | $7,666,668 | $7,666,668 |
| 4 | Gregory Polanco | RF | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Injured | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 |
| 5 | Corey Dickerson | LF | Retained | $5,712,361 | $5,712,361 | |
| 6 | Felipe Vázquez | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Suspended | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 7 | Keone Kela | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $3,175,000 | $3,175,000 |
| 8 | Lonnie Chisenhall | RF | Veteran | Injured | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 |
| 9 | Francisco Liriano | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 10 | Jordan Lyles | SP | Retained | $1,355,614 | $1,355,614 | |
| 11 | Melky Cabrera | LF | Veteran | Active | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 |
| 12 | Josh Harrison | 2B | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 13 | Michael Feliz | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $850,000 | $648,940 |
| 14 | Richard Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $615,120 |
| 15 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $587,500 | $587,500 |
| 16 | Josh Bell | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $587,000 | $587,000 |
| 17 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $584,000 | $584,000 |
| 18 | Trevor Williams | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $584,000 | $584,000 |
| 19 | Joe Musgrove | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $582,500 | $582,500 |
| 20 | Edgar Santana | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $581,500 | $581,500 |
| 21 | Kyle Crick | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $581,500 | $581,500 |
| 22 | Colin Moran | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $579,500 | $579,500 |
| 23 | Elias Diaz | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,500 | $578,500 |
| 24 | Chad Kuhl | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $578,000 | $578,000 |
| 25 | Erik Gonzalez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $577,000 | $577,000 |
| 26 | Steven Brault | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $574,500 | $571,465 |
| 27 | Nick Burdi | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $559,000 | $559,000 |
| 28 | Kevin Newman | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $557,500 | $557,500 |
| 29 | Jacob Stallings | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $564,000 | $536,664 |
| 30 | José Osuna | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,500 | $502,529 |
| 31 | Bryan Reynolds | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $486,392 |
| 32 | Chris Stratton | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,500 | $430,191 |
| 33 | Clay Holmes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $423,728 |
| 34 | Pablo Reyes | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,500 | $291,840 |
| 35 | Geoff Hartlieb | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $274,528 |
| 36 | Jung Ho Kang | 3B | Dead | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| 37 | Rookie Davis | SP | (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $238,720 |
| 38 | Cole Tucker | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $235,736 |
| 39 | Nick Kingham | RP | Retained | $220,248 | $220,248 | |
| 40 | Dario Agrazal | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $217,832 |
| 41 | Dovydas Neverauskas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,000 | $204,953 |
| 42 | Jason Martin | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,000 | $167,104 |
| 43 | Mitch Keller | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $167,104 |
| 44 | J.B. Shuck | LF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $139,231 |
| 45 | Alex McRae | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $134,280 |
| 46 | Yefry Ramírez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $128,312 |
| 47 | Kevin Kramer | SS | Active | $555,000 | $95,488 | |
| 48 | Steve Baron | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 49 | Wei-Chung Wang | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 50 | Yacksel Ríos | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 51 | Jake Elmore | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $77,584 |
| 52 | Montana DuRapau | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $74,600 |
| 53 | James Marvel | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $65,648 |
| 54 | Luis Escobar | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $56,696 |
| 55 | Williams Jerez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $50,728 |
| 56 | Corban Joseph | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $38,792 |
| 57 | Parker Markel | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $14,920 |
| 58 | Tyler Lyons | RP | Retained | $14,920 | $14,920 | |
| 59 | Brandon Maurer | RP | Veteran | Minors | $1,500,000 | $0 |
| 60 | JT Brubaker | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
| 61 | Jung Ho Kang | 3B | Retained | $0 | $0 | |
| 62 | Tom Koehler | RP | Veteran | Minors | $850,000 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2019 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $72,176,474 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.