The Cincinnati Reds carried a $126,608,690 payroll in 2021 across 58 players, an average of $2,182,908 and a median of $398,108. The highest-paid player was Joey Votto at $25,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Votto | 1B | Veteran | Active | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| 2 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | Veteran | Injured | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 3 | Nick Castellanos | RF | Veteran | Active | $14,075,000 | $13,849,496 |
| 4 | Sonny Gray | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,866,667 | $10,866,667 |
| 5 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | Veteran | Active | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 |
| 6 | Wade Miley | SP | Veteran | Injured | $8,150,000 | $8,150,000 |
| 7 | Shogo Akiyama | CF | Veteran | Injured | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 8 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | Arbitration 4 (S2) | Active | $4,437,500 | $4,437,500 |
| 9 | Luis Castillo | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 10 | Tucker Barnhart | C | Veteran | Active | $4,187,500 | $4,187,500 |
| 11 | Jesse Winker | LF | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $3,150,000 | $3,150,000 |
| 12 | Tyler Mahle | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
| 13 | Amir Garrett | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 14 | Tyler Naquin | RF | Veteran | Injured | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 15 | Mychal Givens | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $4,050,000 | $1,458,858 |
| 16 | Sean Doolittle | RP | Retained | $1,193,530 | $1,193,530 | |
| 17 | Justin Wilson | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,850,000 | $1,011,318 |
| 18 | Heath Hembree | RP | Retained | $786,240 | $786,240 | |
| 19 | Michael Feliz | RP | Retained | $763,456 | $763,456 | |
| 20 | Kyle Farmer | SS | Veteran | Active | $640,000 | $640,000 |
| 21 | Lucas Sims | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $598,500 | $598,500 |
| 22 | Jeff Hoffman | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $585,500 | $585,500 |
| 23 | Nick Senzel | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $580,500 | $580,500 |
| 24 | Tejay Antone | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $580,500 | $580,500 |
| 25 | Aristides Aquino | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $579,000 | $579,000 |
| 26 | Brandon Bailey | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 27 | Jonathan India | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 28 | Tyler Stephenson | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 29 | Alex Blandino | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $573,000 | $409,773 |
| 30 | Vladimir Gutierrez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $386,442 |
| 31 | Luis Cessa | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,050,000 | $378,215 |
| 32 | Art Warren | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $368,040 |
| 33 | Brad Brach | RP | Retained | $352,705 | $352,705 | |
| 34 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,750,000 | $348,133 |
| 35 | Ryan Hendrix | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $300,566 |
| 36 | Noé Ramirez | RP | Retained | $284,274 | $284,274 | |
| 37 | Tony Santillan | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $266,829 |
| 38 | Cionel Perez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $572,500 | $233,625 |
| 39 | Max Schrock | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $233,092 |
| 40 | Mike Freeman | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $205,489 |
| 41 | Carson Fulmer | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $587,500 | $164,268 |
| 42 | Sal Romano | RP | Retained | $138,028 | $138,028 | |
| 43 | Cam Bedrosian | RP | Retained | $137,105 | $137,105 | |
| 44 | Josh Osich | RP | Retained | $122,680 | $122,680 | |
| 45 | Mark Payton | LF | Retained | $119,613 | $119,613 | |
| 46 | Scott Heineman | OF | Retained | $115,164 | $115,164 | |
| 47 | Jose De Leon | RP | Retained | $107,905 | $107,905 | |
| 48 | Jose Barrero | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $107,345 |
| 49 | Alejo Lopez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $104,278 |
| 50 | Delino DeShields | CF | Veteran | Active | $570,500 | $98,144 |
| 51 | R.J. Alaniz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $95,077 |
| 52 | Ashton Goudeau | P | Retained | $76,675 | $76,675 | |
| 53 | T.J. Friedl | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $46,005 |
| 54 | Dauri Moreta | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $33,737 |
| 55 | Edgar Garcia | RP | Retained | $29,034 | $29,034 | |
| 56 | Reiver Sanmartin | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $18,402 |
| 57 | Mark Kolozsvary | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 58 | Riley O'Brien | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 59 | Jared Solomon | SP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 60 | Mac Sceroler | RP | Minors | $570,500 | $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 $126,608,690 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 (2 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.