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The Kansas City Royals carried a $125,670,914 payroll in 2024 across 61 players, an average of $2,060,179 and a median of $744,500. The highest-paid player was Salvador Perez at $20,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2 | Michael Wacha | SP | Veteran | Active | $16,450,000 | $16,450,000 |
| 3 | Seth Lugo | SP | Veteran | Active | $15,100,000 | $15,100,000 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier | 1B | Retained | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| 5 | Jordan Lyles | RP | Retained | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | |
| 6 | Will Smith | RP | Veteran | Injured | $5,625,000 | $5,625,000 |
| 7 | Hunter Renfroe | RF | Veteran | Active | $5,570,000 | $5,570,000 |
| 8 | Brady Singer | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $4,850,000 | $4,850,000 |
| 9 | Chris Stratton | RP | Veteran | Injured | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 10 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $3,211,111 | $3,211,111 |
| 11 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Dead | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 12 | Kris Bubic | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 |
| 13 | Adam Frazier | 2B | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 14 | Garrett Hampson | SS | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 15 | Kyle Wright | SP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 16 | Nick Anderson | RP | Retained | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | |
| 17 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | Veteran | Active | $5,800,000 | $1,500,028 |
| 18 | Tommy Pham | RF | Veteran | Active | $3,000,000 | $1,367,741 |
| 19 | John Schreiber | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,175,000 | $1,175,000 |
| 20 | Josh Taylor | RP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Injured | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| 21 | Jake Brentz | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 |
| 22 | Carlos Hernandez | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,012,500 | $1,012,500 |
| 23 | Hunter Harvey | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $2,325,000 | $962,500 |
| 24 | Kyle Isbel | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $758,250 | $758,250 |
| 25 | Michael Massey | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $757,000 | $757,000 |
| 26 | MJ Melendez | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $754,750 | $754,750 |
| 27 | Cole Ragans | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $753,750 | $753,750 |
| 28 | Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $752,750 | $752,750 |
| 29 | Maikel Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $751,250 | $751,250 |
| 30 | James McArthur | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $745,750 | $745,750 |
| 31 | Freddy Fermin | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $744,500 | $744,500 |
| 32 | Dairon Blanco | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $743,750 | $743,750 |
| 33 | Paul DeJong | 3B | Veteran | Active | $1,900,000 | $714,540 |
| 34 | Angel Zerpa | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $748,250 | $671,841 |
| 35 | Alec Marsh | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $744,750 | $620,620 |
| 36 | Sam Long | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $525,096 |
| 37 | Dan Altavilla | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $850,000 | $397,590 |
| 38 | Nick Loftin | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $741,900 | $366,988 |
| 39 | Nelson Velazquez | DH | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $747,000 | $357,424 |
| 40 | Lucas Erceg | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $750,000 | $241,920 |
| 41 | Matt Sauer | RP | Retained | $234,731 | $234,731 | |
| 42 | Robbie Grossman | RF | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $233,885 |
| 43 | Tyler Duffey | RP | Retained | $204,301 | $204,301 | |
| 44 | Daniel Lynch | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $202,878 |
| 45 | Yulieski Gurriel | 1B | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $150,538 |
| 46 | Nick Anderson | RP | Retained | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| 47 | Jesus Tinoco | RP | Retained | $95,472 | $95,472 | |
| 48 | Will Klein | RP | Retained | $95,015 | $95,015 | |
| 49 | John McMillon | P | Retained | $80,400 | $80,400 | |
| 50 | Steven Cruz | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $71,604 |
| 51 | Drew Waters | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $67,626 |
| 52 | Robbie Grossman | RF | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 53 | Tommy Pham | LF | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 54 | C.J. Alexander | 3B | Retained | $43,758 | $43,758 | |
| 55 | Austin Nola | C | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $975,000 | $31,452 |
| 56 | Colin Selby | RP | Retained | $23,868 | $23,868 | |
| 57 | Tyler Gentry | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $23,868 |
| 58 | Anthony Veneziano | P | Retained | $19,890 | $19,890 | |
| 59 | Walter Pennington | RP | Retained | $15,089 | $15,089 | |
| 60 | Nick Pratto | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $11,934 |
| 61 | Jonathan Bowlan | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $7,956 |
Each row is one player’s 2024 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $125,670,914 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.