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The Kansas City Royals carried a $91,595,545 payroll in 2021 across 51 players, an average of $1,795,991 and a median of $475,385. The highest-paid player was Danny Duffy at $15,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Duffy | SP | Retained | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | |
| 2 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $14,200,000 | $14,200,000 |
| 3 | Whit Merrifield | RF | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $7,450,000 | $7,450,000 |
| 4 | Carlos Santana | 1B | Veteran | Active | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 |
| 5 | Mike Minor | SP | Veteran | Injured | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 6 | Jorge Soler | DH | Retained | $5,236,827 | $5,236,827 | |
| 7 | Andrew Benintendi | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $6,600,000 | $3,800,000 |
| 8 | Greg Holland | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| 9 | Brad Keller | SP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $3,350,000 | $3,350,000 |
| 10 | Adalberto Mondesi | SS | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,525,000 | $2,525,000 |
| 11 | Hunter Dozier | 3B | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 12 | Michael A. Taylor | CF | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 13 | Jake Junis | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| 14 | Hanser Alberto | 2B | Veteran | Active | $1,650,000 | $1,650,000 |
| 15 | Ervin Santana | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 16 | Jesse Hahn | RP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 |
| 17 | Wade Davis | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 18 | Jarrod Dyson | CF | Retained | $1,201,595 | $1,201,595 | |
| 19 | Scott Barlow | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 20 | Cam Gallagher | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $604,000 | $604,000 |
| 21 | Nicky Lopez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $597,500 | $597,500 |
| 22 | Brady Singer | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $593,700 | $593,700 |
| 23 | Josh Staumont | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $588,700 | $588,700 |
| 24 | Kyle Zimmer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $588,700 | $588,700 |
| 25 | Jake Brentz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 26 | Kris Bubic | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $475,385 |
| 27 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $426,313 |
| 28 | Carlos Hernandez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $404,844 |
| 29 | Daniel Tillo | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $401,777 |
| 30 | Ronald Bolaños | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $315,901 |
| 31 | Richard Lovelady | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $297,499 |
| 32 | Tyler Zuber | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $266,829 |
| 33 | Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $226,958 |
| 34 | Domingo Tapia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $220,824 |
| 35 | Daniel Lynch | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $217,757 |
| 36 | Edward Olivares | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $187,087 |
| 37 | Sebastian Rivero | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $174,819 |
| 38 | Anthony Swarzak | RP | Retained | $161,280 | $161,280 | |
| 39 | Joel Payamps | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $580,000 | $155,900 |
| 40 | Jackson Kowar | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $147,216 |
| 41 | Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | Retained | $138,015 | $138,015 | |
| 42 | Kyle Isbel | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $131,881 |
| 43 | Jake Newberry | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $82,809 |
| 44 | Ryan McBroom | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $583,900 | $59,641 |
| 45 | Gabe Speier | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $55,206 |
| 46 | Jon Heasley | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $49,072 |
| 47 | Dylan Coleman | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $39,871 |
| 48 | Scott Blewett | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $33,737 |
| 49 | Angel Zerpa | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $9,201 |
| 50 | Lucius Fox | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 51 | Brad Brach | RP | Retained | $3,067 | $3,067 |
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 $91,595,545 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. 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.