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The Kansas City Royals carried a $34,934,696 payroll in 2020 across 50 players, an average of $698,694 and a median of $208,797. The highest-paid player was Ian Kennedy at $6,111,111. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Kennedy | RP | Veteran | Injured | $16,500,000 | $6,111,111 |
| 2 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $14,200,000 | $6,014,815 |
| 3 | Danny Duffy | SP | Veteran | Active | $15,250,000 | $5,648,148 |
| 4 | Jorge Soler | DH | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $7,300,000 | $2,703,704 |
| 5 | Whit Merrifield | CF | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $5,000,000 | $1,851,852 |
| 6 | Maikel Franco | 3B | Veteran | Active | $3,340,000 | $1,482,593 |
| 7 | Alex Gordon | LF | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $1,481,481 |
| 8 | Greg Holland | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 9 | Mike Montgomery | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $3,100,000 | $1,148,148 |
| 10 | Wily Peralta | RP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 11 | Trevor Rosenthal | RP | Retained | $409,061 | $409,061 | |
| 12 | Jesse Hahn | RP | Veteran | Active | $637,037 | $259,259 |
| 13 | Scott Barlow | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $240,741 |
| 14 | Brad Keller | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $613,000 | $227,037 |
| 15 | Hunter Dozier | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $610,500 | $226,111 |
| 16 | Adalberto Mondesi | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $604,500 | $223,889 |
| 17 | Glenn Sparkman | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $604,500 | $223,889 |
| 18 | Cam Gallagher | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $580,500 | $215,000 |
| 19 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $576,950 | $213,685 |
| 20 | Nicky Lopez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,250 | $211,574 |
| 21 | Franchy Cordero | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,100 | $211,519 |
| 22 | Bubba Starling | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $568,250 | $210,463 |
| 23 | Josh Staumont | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,950 | $209,611 |
| 24 | Kyle Zimmer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $565,750 | $209,537 |
| 25 | Gabe Speier | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $564,000 | $208,889 |
| 26 | Foster Griffin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 27 | Tyler Zuber | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 28 | Brady Singer | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $202,474 |
| 29 | Jake Junis | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $608,000 | $201,660 |
| 30 | Jake Newberry | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,500 | $195,858 |
| 31 | Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $186,900 |
| 32 | Kris Bubic | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $183,784 |
| 33 | Nick Heath | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $161,980 |
| 34 | Ryan McBroom | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $564,775 | $159,222 |
| 35 | Chance Adams | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,750 | $150,096 |
| 36 | Randy Rosario | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,175 | $133,560 |
| 37 | Matt Harvey | RP | Veteran | Injured | $575,000 | $130,339 |
| 38 | Meibrys Viloria | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $93,450 |
| 39 | Kevin McCarthy | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $607,000 | $90,585 |
| 40 | Carlos Hernandez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $90,335 |
| 41 | Edward Olivares | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $77,875 |
| 42 | Erick Mejia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $68,530 |
| 43 | Jorge López | SP | Retained | $51,904 | $51,904 | |
| 44 | Óscar Hernández | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 45 | Ronald Bolaños | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 46 | Scott Blewett | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $31,150 |
| 47 | Richard Lovelady | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,100 | $28,215 |
| 48 | Matt Reynolds | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $12,460 |
| 49 | Jeison Guzmán | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $9,345 |
| 50 | Brett Phillips | RF | Retained | $3,149 | $3,149 | |
| 51 | Lucius Fox | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 52 | Nick Dini | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 53 | Stephen Woods | RP | 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 $34,934,696 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 (3 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.