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The Kansas City Royals carried a $92,613,711 payroll in 2022 across 57 players, an average of $1,624,802 and a median of $521,796. The highest-paid player was Salvador Perez at $18,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| 2 | Zack Greinke | SP | Veteran | Active | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 3 | Carlos Santana | 1B | Retained | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |
| 4 | Andrew Benintendi | LF | Retained | $5,277,493 | $5,277,493 | |
| 5 | Brad Keller | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,825,000 | $4,825,000 |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier | 1B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor | CF | Veteran | Active | $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 |
| 8 | Whit Merrifield | RF | Retained | $4,538,516 | $4,538,516 | |
| 9 | Adalberto Mondesi | SS | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 10 | Nicky Lopez | 3B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 |
| 11 | Scott Barlow | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
| 12 | Amir Garrett | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,025,000 | $2,025,000 |
| 13 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 14 | Luke Weaver | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,875,000 | $1,026,786 |
| 15 | Mike Minor | SP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 16 | Taylor Clarke | RP | Veteran | Injured | $975,000 | $975,000 |
| 17 | Josh Staumont | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $728,000 | $728,000 |
| 18 | Jake Brentz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $711,250 | $711,250 |
| 19 | Tyler Zuber | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $710,500 | $710,500 |
| 20 | Edward Olivares | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $705,500 | $705,500 |
| 21 | Daniel Lynch | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $703,600 | $703,600 |
| 22 | Dylan Coleman | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,650 | $700,650 |
| 23 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 24 | Kyle Isbel | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $701,900 | $694,260 |
| 25 | Brady Singer | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $726,250 | $650,370 |
| 26 | Kris Bubic | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $713,750 | $643,208 |
| 27 | MJ Melendez | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $603,822 |
| 28 | Cam Gallagher | C | Retained | $573,768 | $573,768 | |
| 29 | Joel Payamps | SP | Retained | $521,796 | $521,796 | |
| 30 | Jon Heasley | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $473,058 |
| 31 | José Cuas | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $446,136 |
| 32 | Collin Snider | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $411,522 |
| 33 | Carlos Hernandez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $708,750 | $404,976 |
| 34 | Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $384,600 |
| 35 | Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | Retained | $349,986 | $349,986 | |
| 36 | Gabe Speier | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $702,000 | $300,846 |
| 37 | Angel Zerpa | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $700,000 | $288,450 |
| 38 | Sebastian Rivero | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $265,374 |
| 39 | Michael Massey | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $257,682 |
| 40 | Nick Pratto | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $226,914 |
| 41 | Nate Eaton | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $211,530 |
| 42 | Wyatt Mills | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $192,300 |
| 43 | Jackson Kowar | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $702,000 | $169,708 |
| 44 | Drew Waters | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $169,224 |
| 45 | Ronald Bolaños | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $169,224 |
| 46 | Anthony Misiewicz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $714,900 | $164,976 |
| 47 | Matt Peacock | P | Retained | $149,994 | $149,994 | |
| 48 | Brent Rooker | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $115,380 |
| 49 | Arodys Vizcaino | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $104,405 |
| 50 | Daniel Mengden | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $76,920 |
| 51 | Albert Abreu | RP | Retained | $58,305 | $58,305 | |
| 52 | Dairon Blanco | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $57,690 |
| 53 | Max Castillo | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $57,690 |
| 54 | Maikel Garcia | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $53,844 |
| 55 | Foster Griffin | SP | Retained | $46,152 | $46,152 | |
| 56 | Brewer Hicklen | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $30,768 |
| 57 | Freddy Fermin | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $11,538 |
| 58 | Jonathan Bowlan | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 59 | Nate Webb | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 60 | Ryan Weiss | P | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2022 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $92,613,711 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.