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The Kansas City Royals carried a $150,429,892 payroll in 2026 across 62 players, an average of $2,403,663 and a median of $761,246. The highest-paid player was Seth Lugo at $21,500,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Lugo | SP | Veteran | Active | $21,500,000 | $21,500,000 |
| 2 | Michael Wacha | SP | Veteran | Active | $18,050,000 | $18,050,000 |
| 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $14,161,111 | $14,161,111 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Active | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 |
| 5 | Carlos Estevez | RP | Veteran | Injured | $10,100,000 | $10,100,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan India | 2B | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 7 | Matt Strahm | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 8 | Cole Ragans | SP | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Injured | $4,583,333 | $4,583,333 |
| 9 | Kris Bubic | SP | Dead | $4,341,160 | $4,341,160 | |
| 10 | Maikel Garcia | 3B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $4,260,000 | $4,260,000 |
| 11 | Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 12 | Lane Thomas | CF | Dead | $4,127,849 | $4,127,849 | |
| 13 | John Schreiber | RP | Dead | $3,178,610 | $3,178,610 | |
| 14 | Kyle Isbel | CF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,700,000 | $2,700,000 |
| 15 | Bailey Falter | RP | Dead | $2,521,925 | $2,521,925 | |
| 16 | Starling Marte | OF | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 17 | Nick Mears | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 18 | Michael Massey | 2B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,570,000 | $1,570,000 |
| 19 | Michael Lorenzen | SP | Dead | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 20 | Randal Grichuk | RF | Dead | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 21 | Josh Rojas | SS | Veteran | Active | $2,500,000 | $1,294,118 |
| 22 | Daniel Lynch | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,025,000 | $1,025,000 |
| 23 | Alex Lange | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 24 | Luke Maile | C | Veteran | Active | $1,000,000 | $941,176 |
| 25 | James McArthur | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $810,000 | $810,000 |
| 26 | Noah Cameron | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $802,000 | $802,000 |
| 27 | Isaac Collins | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $799,750 | $799,750 |
| 28 | Alec Marsh | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $797,500 | $797,500 |
| 29 | Stephen Kolek | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $793,250 | $786,806 |
| 30 | Jac Caglianone | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,000 | $784,000 |
| 31 | Carter Jensen | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $781,150 | $781,150 |
| 32 | Lucas Erceg | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $803,500 | $741,342 |
| 33 | Steven Cruz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $780,000 | $705,988 |
| 34 | Tyler Tolbert | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $783,000 | $698,384 |
| 35 | Luinder Avila | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $682,240 |
| 36 | Randy Dobnak | SP | Veteran | Active | $780,000 | $622,727 |
| 37 | Beck Way | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $492,193 |
| 38 | Nate Pearson | RP | Veteran | Active | $1,350,000 | $483,690 |
| 39 | John Rave | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $453,819 |
| 40 | Eli Morgan | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,000,000 | $453,129 |
| 41 | Connor Seabold | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $800,000 | $444,920 |
| 42 | Elias Diaz | C | Dead | $406,417 | $406,417 | |
| 43 | Mason Black | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $333,096 |
| 44 | Mitch Spence | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $316,911 |
| 45 | José Cuas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $850,000 | $290,285 |
| 46 | Tony Gonsolin | SP | Veteran | Injured | $780,000 | $245,989 |
| 47 | Kameron Misner | CF | Dead | $308,190 | $208,190 | |
| 48 | Connor Thomas | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $191,917 |
| 49 | Matthew Lugo | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $173,792 |
| 50 | Anthony Gose | RP | Veteran | Active | $820,000 | $171,123 |
| 51 | Easton McGee | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $159,809 |
| 52 | Nolan Hoffman | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $131,651 |
| 53 | Ryan Bergert | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $127,100 | $127,100 |
| 54 | Eric Cerantola | RP | Dead | $98,618 | $98,618 | |
| 55 | Andrew Velazquez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $64,171 |
| 56 | Ben Kudrna | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $63,600 | $63,600 |
| 57 | Steven Zobac | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $63,600 | $63,600 |
| 58 | Luke Little | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $53,029 |
| 59 | Carlos Duran | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $48,178 |
| 60 | Spencer Bivens | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $43,757 |
| 61 | Aaron Bummer | RP | Dead | $25,027 | $25,027 | |
| 62 | Drew Waters | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $16,898 |
Each row is one player’s 2026 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $150,429,892 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.