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The Boston Red Sox carried a $187,100,784 payroll in 2021 across 62 players, an average of $3,017,755 and a median of $576,750. The highest-paid player was Chris Sale at $20,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | SP | Veteran | Active | $30,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez | DH | Veteran | Active | $19,350,000 | $19,350,000 |
| 4 | Nathan Eovaldi | SP | Veteran | Active | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| 5 | David Price | SP | Retained | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | |
| 6 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | Retained | $12,125,000 | $12,125,000 | |
| 7 | Garrett Richards | RP | Veteran | Active | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| 8 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Arbitration 4 (S2) | Active | $8,300,000 | $8,300,000 |
| 9 | Adam Ottavino | RP | Veteran | Active | $7,225,044 | $7,225,044 |
| 10 | Christian Vazquez | C | Veteran | Active | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| 11 | Rafael Devers | 3B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,575,000 | $4,575,000 |
| 12 | Enrique Hernandez | 2B | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 13 | Martín Pérez | RP | Veteran | Active | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 14 | Matt Barnes | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 15 | Hunter Renfroe | RF | Veteran | Active | $3,700,000 | $3,700,000 |
| 16 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Dead | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| 17 | Marwin Gonzalez | 3B | Retained | $2,911,051 | $2,911,051 | |
| 18 | Andrew Benintendi | LF | Retained | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | |
| 19 | Kyle Schwarber | LF | Veteran | Active | $7,000,000 | $2,459,459 |
| 20 | Danny Santana | OF | Veteran | Injured | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| 21 | Matt Andriese | RP | Retained | $1,721,171 | $1,721,171 | |
| 22 | Hirokazu Sawamura | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 23 | Kevin Plawecki | C | Arbitration 2 | Active | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 24 | Garrett Richards | SP | Dead | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 25 | Ryan Brasier | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 26 | Hansel Robles | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,075,000 | $698,945 |
| 27 | Alex Verdugo | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $649,500 | $649,500 |
| 28 | Nick Pivetta | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $613,500 | $613,500 |
| 29 | Christian Arroyo | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $581,500 | $581,500 |
| 30 | Josh Taylor | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $580,500 | $580,500 |
| 31 | Darwinzon Hernandez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,500 | $578,500 |
| 32 | Bobby Dalbec | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $575,000 |
| 33 | Garrett Whitlock | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 34 | Martín Pérez | SP | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 35 | Travis Shaw | 1B | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $395,185 |
| 36 | Phillips Valdez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $578,500 | $388,750 |
| 37 | Michael Chavis | 2B | Retained | $361,998 | $361,998 | |
| 38 | Brandon Workman | RP | Retained | $360,192 | $360,192 | |
| 39 | Austin Brice | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $870,000 | $266,589 |
| 40 | Eduard Bazardo | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $242,293 |
| 41 | Austin Davis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $588,000 | $205,465 |
| 42 | Tanner Houck | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $577,000 | $192,324 |
| 43 | Jarren Duran | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $187,087 |
| 44 | Yacksel Ríos | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $184,020 |
| 45 | Jonathan Araúz | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $162,551 |
| 46 | Franchy Cordero | LF | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $800,000 | $116,127 |
| 47 | Yairo Munoz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $113,479 |
| 48 | Jose Iglesias | SS | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $82,809 |
| 49 | Connor Wong | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $79,742 |
| 50 | Michael Feliz | RP | Retained | $73,612 | $73,612 | |
| 51 | Jack López | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $49,072 |
| 52 | Stephen Gonsalves | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $42,938 |
| 53 | Brad Peacock | SP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $39,871 |
| 54 | Colten Brewer | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $21,469 |
| 55 | Brandon Brennan | RP | Retained | $18,402 | $18,402 | |
| 56 | John Schreiber | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $18,402 |
| 57 | Kaleb Ort | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $12,268 |
| 58 | Taylor Motter | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $9,201 |
| 59 | Connor Seabold | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 60 | Kutter Crawford | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 61 | Raynel Espinal | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $3,067 |
| 62 | Ryan Weber | SP | Retained | $3,067 | $3,067 | |
| 63 | Bryan Mata | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 64 | Daniel Gossett | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $750,000 | $0 |
| 65 | Geoff Hartlieb | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $570,500 | $0 |
| 66 | Hudson Potts | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 67 | Jay Groome | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 68 | Jeisson Rosario | OF | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 69 | Ronaldo Hernandez | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $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 $187,100,784 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 (7 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.