The Detroit Tigers carried a $98,607,894 payroll in 2024 across 56 players, an average of $1,760,855 and a median of $552,612. The highest-paid player was Javier Báez at $25,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Báez | SS | Veteran | Injured | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 |
| 2 | Kenta Maeda | RP | Veteran | Active | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 3 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Retained | $9,333,334 | $9,333,334 | |
| 4 | Miguel Cabrera | DH | Dead | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
| 5 | Mark Canha | LF | Retained | $7,790,320 | $7,790,320 | |
| 6 | Shelby Miller | RP | Retained | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | |
| 7 | Andrew Chafin | RP | Retained | $2,879,060 | $2,879,060 | |
| 8 | Colt Keith | 2B | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $2,833,333 | $2,833,333 |
| 9 | Tarik Skubal | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 |
| 10 | Carson Kelly | C | Retained | $2,333,346 | $2,333,346 | |
| 11 | Jake Rogers | C | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 |
| 12 | Akil Baddoo | LF | Arbitration 1 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 |
| 13 | Giovanny Urshela | 3B | Retained | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 14 | Casey Mize | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $830,000 | $830,000 |
| 15 | Jason Foley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,300 | $766,300 |
| 16 | Riley Greene | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,300 | $766,300 |
| 17 | Andy Ibanez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,100 | $766,100 |
| 18 | Matt Vierling | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $766,000 | $766,000 |
| 19 | Zach McKinstry | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $764,400 | $764,400 |
| 20 | Kerry Carpenter | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $761,000 | $761,000 |
| 21 | Will Vest | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $760,700 | $760,700 |
| 22 | Tyler Holton | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $758,300 | $758,300 |
| 23 | Reese Olson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $752,300 | $752,300 |
| 24 | Alex Faedo | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $746,600 | $746,600 |
| 25 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | P | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $743,600 | $743,600 |
| 26 | Wenceel Perez | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $692,172 |
| 27 | Joey Wentz | RP | Retained | $626,340 | $626,340 | |
| 28 | Beau Brieske | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $556,989 |
| 29 | Parker Meadows | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $746,900 | $548,235 |
| 30 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $765,700 | $456,987 |
| 31 | Justyn-Henry Malloy | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $421,720 |
| 32 | Keider Montero | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $362,043 |
| 33 | Dillon Dingler | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $250,645 |
| 34 | Shelby Miller | RP | Dead | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| 35 | Brenan Hanifee | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $234,702 |
| 36 | Alex Lange | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $760,600 | $233,073 |
| 37 | Brant Hurter | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $226,774 |
| 38 | Ryan Kreidler | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $210,834 |
| 39 | Brendan White | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $740,000 | $186,966 |
| 40 | Jace Jung | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $179,032 |
| 41 | Trey Sweeney | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $179,032 |
| 42 | Sean Guenther | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $163,098 |
| 43 | Ryan Vilade | 3B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $139,247 |
| 44 | Ty Madden | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $139,247 |
| 45 | Mason Englert | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $139,230 |
| 46 | Bryan Sammons | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $115,362 |
| 47 | Bligh Madris | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $107,406 |
| 48 | Ricky Vanasco | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $900,000 | $77,424 |
| 49 | Matt Manning | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $740,000 | $55,692 |
| 50 | Easton Lucas | RP | Retained | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 51 | Buddy Kennedy | 2B | Retained | $35,802 | $35,802 | |
| 52 | Easton Lucas | RP | Retained | $35,802 | $35,802 | |
| 53 | Miguel Díaz | RP | Retained | $29,167 | $29,167 | |
| 54 | Ty Adcock | RP | Retained | $23,990 | $23,990 | |
| 55 | Jackson Jobe | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $740,000 | $19,890 |
| 56 | Casey Mize | SP | Dead | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| 57 | Eddys Leonard | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 58 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Retained | $933,333 | $0 | |
| 59 | Wilmer Flores | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
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 $98,607,894 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.