The Pittsburgh Pirates carried a $25,343,022 payroll in 2020 across 57 players, an average of $444,614 and a median of $213,889. The highest-paid player was Gregory Polanco at $3,562,963. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Polanco | RF | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $8,600,000 | $3,562,963 |
| 2 | Chris Archer | SP | Veteran | Injured | $9,000,000 | $3,333,333 |
| 3 | Felipe Vázquez | RP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Suspended | $5,750,000 | $2,444,444 |
| 4 | Josh Bell | 1B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,800,000 | $1,777,778 |
| 5 | Keone Kela | RP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $3,725,000 | $1,379,630 |
| 6 | Trevor Williams | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,825,000 | $1,046,296 |
| 7 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,800,000 | $1,037,037 |
| 8 | Joe Musgrove | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,800,000 | $1,037,037 |
| 9 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $2,250,000 | $833,333 |
| 10 | Starling Marte | CF | Retained | $1,500,000 | $555,556 | |
| 11 | Michael Feliz | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $1,100,000 | $407,407 |
| 12 | Jarrod Dyson | CF | Retained | $398,005 | $398,005 | |
| 13 | Derek Holland | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $370,370 |
| 14 | Luke Maile | C | Veteran | Injured | $900,000 | $333,333 |
| 15 | J.T. Riddle | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $850,000 | $314,815 |
| 16 | Chad Kuhl | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $840,000 | $311,111 |
| 17 | Erik Gonzalez | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $725,000 | $268,519 |
| 18 | Chris Archer | SP | Dead | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| 19 | Richard Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $633,500 | $234,630 |
| 20 | Colin Moran | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $593,500 | $219,815 |
| 21 | Steven Brault | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $590,500 | $218,704 |
| 22 | Kyle Crick | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $590,000 | $218,519 |
| 23 | Bryan Reynolds | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $589,500 | $218,333 |
| 24 | Kevin Newman | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $589,000 | $218,148 |
| 25 | Chris Stratton | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $588,500 | $217,963 |
| 26 | Jacob Stallings | C | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $586,500 | $217,222 |
| 27 | Clay Holmes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $579,500 | $214,630 |
| 28 | Cole Tucker | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $577,500 | $213,889 |
| 29 | Mitch Keller | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $577,500 | $213,889 |
| 30 | John Ryan Murphy | C | Veteran | Active | $575,000 | $212,963 |
| 31 | Nick Burdi | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $574,500 | $212,778 |
| 32 | Dovydas Neverauskas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $572,000 | $211,852 |
| 33 | Kevin Kramer | SS | Injured | $570,500 | $211,296 | |
| 34 | JT Brubaker | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 35 | Nik Turley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 36 | Phillip Evans | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 37 | Geoff Hartlieb | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $193,130 |
| 38 | Yacksel Ríos | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $575,000 | $178,024 |
| 39 | Sam Howard | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $177,555 |
| 40 | José Osuna | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $589,500 | $159,691 |
| 41 | Carson Fulmer | RP | Retained | $129,191 | $129,191 | |
| 42 | Tyler Bashlor | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $127,715 |
| 43 | Nick Tropeano | RP | Veteran | Active | $575,000 | $114,444 |
| 44 | Anthony Alford | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $566,800 | $84,591 |
| 45 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $84,105 |
| 46 | Robbie Erlin | RP | Retained | $82,920 | $82,920 | |
| 47 | Guillermo Heredia | CF | Retained | $77,392 | $77,392 | |
| 48 | Jason Martin | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $74,760 |
| 49 | Brandon Waddell | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $71,645 |
| 50 | Austin Davis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $52,955 |
| 51 | Cody Ponce | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $52,955 |
| 52 | Blake Cederlind | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $40,495 |
| 53 | Miguel Del Pozo | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $37,380 |
| 54 | Nick Mears | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $24,920 |
| 55 | Jared Oliva | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $21,805 |
| 56 | Will Craig | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $12,460 |
| 57 | Andrew Susac | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $3,179 |
| 58 | Carson Fulmer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $570,000 | $0 |
| 59 | Edgar Santana | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $0 | $0 |
| 60 | Oneil Cruz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 61 | Socrates Brito | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Exempt | $0 | $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 $25,343,022 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.