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The Boston Red Sox carried a $84,210,390 payroll in 2020 across 56 players, an average of $1,503,757 and a median of $213,056. The highest-paid player was Rusney Castillo at $14,271,428. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusney Castillo | LF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $14,271,428 | $14,271,428 |
| 2 | J.D. Martinez | DH | Veteran | Active | $23,750,000 | $8,796,296 |
| 3 | Chris Sale | SP | Veteran | Injured | $30,000,000 | $7,407,407 |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $7,407,407 |
| 5 | Nathan Eovaldi | SP | Veteran | Active | $17,000,000 | $6,296,296 |
| 6 | David Price | SP | Retained | $5,925,926 | $5,925,926 | |
| 7 | Pablo Sandoval | 3B | Retained | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 8 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | Veteran | Injured | $13,125,000 | $4,762,737 |
| 9 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | Arbitration 4 (S2) | Active | $11,000,000 | $4,074,074 |
| 10 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Injured | $8,300,000 | $3,074,074 |
| 11 | Martín Pérez | SP | Veteran | Active | $5,700,000 | $2,222,222 |
| 12 | Christian Vazquez | C | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $4,200,000 | $1,555,556 |
| 13 | Brandon Workman | RP | Retained | $1,296,316 | $1,296,316 | |
| 14 | Andrew Benintendi | LF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,400,000 | $1,259,259 |
| 15 | Matt Barnes | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $3,100,000 | $1,148,148 |
| 16 | José Peraza | 2B | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $2,850,000 | $1,055,556 |
| 17 | Kevin Pillar | CF | Retained | $916,242 | $916,242 | |
| 18 | Marco Hernandez | 3B | Retained | $650,000 | $650,000 | |
| 19 | Zack Godley | SP | Veteran | Injured | $1,500,000 | $530,680 |
| 20 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | Retained | $525,146 | $525,146 | |
| 21 | Martín Pérez | SP | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 22 | Heath Hembree | RP | Retained | $498,087 | $498,087 | |
| 23 | Kevin Plawecki | C | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $433,333 |
| 24 | Rafael Devers | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $692,500 | $256,481 |
| 25 | Alex Verdugo | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $601,500 | $222,778 |
| 26 | Collin McHugh | RP | Veteran | Exempt | $600,000 | $222,222 |
| 27 | Ryan Brasier | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $584,500 | $216,481 |
| 28 | Josh Taylor | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $577,000 | $213,704 |
| 29 | Austin Brice | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $573,500 | $212,407 |
| 30 | Michael Chavis | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,000 | $211,481 |
| 31 | Tzu-Wei Lin | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,000 | $211,111 |
| 32 | Colten Brewer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $569,500 | $210,926 |
| 33 | Darwinzon Hernandez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $566,000 | $209,630 |
| 34 | Ryan Weber | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $600,000 | $208,971 |
| 35 | Jonathan Araúz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 36 | Phillips Valdez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 37 | Josh Osich | RP | Retained | $183,243 | $183,243 | |
| 38 | Jeffrey Springs | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $585,000 | $171,402 |
| 39 | Marcus Walden | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $579,500 | $166,556 |
| 40 | Christian Arroyo | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,500 | $146,922 |
| 41 | Kyle Hart | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $143,290 |
| 42 | Chris Mazza | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $566,000 | $122,031 |
| 43 | Robert Stock | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $564,500 | $102,993 |
| 44 | Dylan Covey | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $92,191 |
| 45 | Bobby Dalbec | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $90,335 |
| 46 | Yairo Munoz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $575,000 | $88,999 |
| 47 | Mike Kickham | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $87,220 |
| 48 | Andrew Triggs | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $80,990 |
| 49 | Robinson Leyer | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $59,185 |
| 50 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Retained | $58,044 | $58,044 | |
| 51 | Matt Hall | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $565,000 | $56,214 |
| 52 | Domingo Tapia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $49,840 |
| 53 | Tanner Houck | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $40,495 |
| 54 | Cesar Puello | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $28,035 |
| 55 | Nick Pivetta | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $588,000 | $19,500 |
| 56 | Deivy Grullon | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $3,115 |
| 57 | C.J. Chatham | SS | Minors | $563,500 | $0 | |
| 58 | Marcus Wilson | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 59 | Mike Shawaryn | P | Minors | $565,000 | $0 | |
| 60 | Trevor Hildenberger | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $700,000 | $0 |
| 61 | Yoan Aybar | P | 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 $84,210,390 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 (5 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.