The Cincinnati Reds carried a $55,535,890 payroll in 2020 across 45 players, an average of $1,234,131 and a median of $225,849. The highest-paid player was Joey Votto at $9,259,259. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Votto | 1B | Veteran | Active | $25,000,000 | $9,259,259 |
| 2 | Trevor Bauer | SP | Arbitration 4 (S2) | Active | $17,500,000 | $6,481,481 |
| 3 | Nick Castellanos | RF | Veteran | Active | $16,000,000 | $5,925,926 |
| 4 | Mike Moustakas | 2B | Veteran | Active | $12,000,000 | $4,444,444 |
| 5 | Sonny Gray | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,203,667 | $4,166,630 |
| 6 | Raisel Iglesias | RP | Veteran | Active | $9,000,000 | $3,333,333 |
| 7 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $9,535,714 | $2,878,307 |
| 8 | Shogo Akiyama | CF | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $2,222,222 |
| 9 | Wade Miley | SP | Veteran | Active | $6,000,000 | $2,222,222 |
| 10 | Anthony DeSclafani | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $5,900,000 | $2,212,963 |
| 11 | Freddy Galvis | SS | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $2,037,037 |
| 12 | Tucker Barnhart | C | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $3,937,500 | $1,733,796 |
| 13 | Michael Lorenzen | RP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $3,725,000 | $1,379,630 |
| 14 | Archie Bradley | RP | Retained | $983,927 | $983,927 | |
| 15 | Pedro Strop | RP | Retained | $675,926 | $675,926 | |
| 16 | Curt Casali | C | Arbitration 2 | Active | $1,462,500 | $541,667 |
| 17 | Archie Bradley | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,100,000 | $534,592 |
| 18 | Travis Jankowski | RF | Arbitration 2 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $1,050,000 | $388,889 |
| 19 | Nate Jones | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,100,000 | $370,941 |
| 20 | Brian Goodwin | RF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,200,000 | $340,520 |
| 21 | Matt Bowman | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $865,000 | $320,370 |
| 22 | Luis Castillo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $663,500 | $245,741 |
| 23 | Tyler Mahle | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $609,793 | $225,849 |
| 24 | Jesse Winker | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $605,000 | $224,074 |
| 25 | Amir Garrett | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $595,000 | $220,370 |
| 26 | Robert Stephenson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $592,000 | $219,259 |
| 27 | Lucas Sims | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $577,500 | $213,889 |
| 28 | Kyle Farmer | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,000 | $211,481 |
| 29 | Nick Senzel | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,000 | $211,111 |
| 30 | Tejay Antone | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $196,245 |
| 31 | Matt Davidson | DH | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $149,413 |
| 32 | Tyler Thornburg | RP | Veteran | Injured | $575,000 | $143,035 |
| 33 | Aristides Aquino | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $124,600 |
| 34 | Phillip Ervin | CF | Retained | $114,120 | $114,120 | |
| 35 | Jesse Biddle | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $575,000 | $108,071 |
| 36 | Cody Reed | RP | Retained | $101,440 | $101,440 | |
| 37 | Jose De Leon | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $87,220 |
| 38 | Christian Colon | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $73,117 |
| 39 | Tyler Stephenson | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $59,185 |
| 40 | Sal Romano | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $47,678 |
| 41 | Brooks Raley | RP | Retained | $46,725 | $46,725 | |
| 42 | Mark Payton | LF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 43 | Joel Kuhnel | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $15,575 |
| 44 | R.J. Alaniz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $9,345 |
| 45 | Robel Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $3,115 |
| 46 | Alex Blandino | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $566,000 | $0 |
| 47 | Nick Williams | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $575,000 | $0 |
| 48 | Ryan Hendrix | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 49 | Tony Santillan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $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 $55,535,890 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.