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The Detroit Tigers carried a $202,081,991 payroll in 2026 across 67 players, an average of $3,016,149 and a median of $764,523. The highest-paid player was Javier Báez at $24,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Báez | SS | Veteran | Active | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| 2 | Framber Valdez | SP | Veteran | Active | $22,826,679 | $22,826,679 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | SP | Dead | $22,417,112 | $22,417,112 | |
| 4 | Gleyber Torres | 2B | Veteran | Active | $22,025,000 | $22,025,000 |
| 5 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 6 | Kenley Jansen | RP | Veteran | Active | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 7 | Kyle Finnegan | RP | Veteran | Injured | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 |
| 8 | Justin Verlander | SP | Veteran | Active | $13,000,000 | $7,800,000 |
| 9 | Drew Anderson | SP | Veteran | Active | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 10 | Riley Greene | LF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 11 | Casey Mize | SP | Dead | $4,341,176 | $4,341,176 | |
| 12 | Colt Keith | 3B | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | Injured | $4,333,333 | $4,333,333 |
| 13 | Zach McKinstry | 2B | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 14 | Spencer Torkelson | 1B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,075,000 | $4,075,000 |
| 15 | Will Vest | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $3,950,000 | $3,950,000 |
| 16 | Kerry Carpenter | RF | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $3,275,000 | $3,275,000 |
| 17 | Matt Vierling | OF | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $3,255,000 | $3,255,000 |
| 18 | Jake Rogers | C | Dead | $2,087,701 | $2,087,701 | |
| 19 | Tyler Holton | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 |
| 20 | Enmanuel De Jesus | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 21 | Burch Smith | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,500,000 | $1,275,401 |
| 22 | Beau Brieske | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,157,500 | $1,157,500 |
| 23 | Paul Sewald | RP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 24 | Randy Dobnak | RP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 25 | Dillon Dingler | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $834,900 | $834,900 |
| 26 | Reese Olson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $818,100 | $818,100 |
| 27 | Parker Meadows | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $805,300 | $805,300 |
| 28 | Brant Hurter | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $796,200 | $796,200 |
| 29 | Trey Sweeney | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $788,700 | $788,700 |
| 30 | Troy Melton | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $785,500 | $785,500 |
| 31 | Jackson Jobe | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,300 | $784,300 |
| 32 | Bailey Horn | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $784,100 | $784,100 |
| 33 | Kevin McGonigle | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| 34 | Wenceel Perez | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $820,000 | $764,523 |
| 35 | Keider Montero | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $820,000 | $763,694 |
| 36 | Hao-Yu Lee | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $649,746 |
| 37 | Jacob Waguespack | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $850,000 | $577,540 |
| 38 | Ty Madden | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $566,746 |
| 39 | Drew Sommers | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $560,040 |
| 40 | John Brebbia | RP | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 41 | Jahmai Jones | OF | Dead | $498,430 | $498,430 | |
| 42 | Ben Malgeri | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $404,599 |
| 43 | Sawyer Gipson-Long | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $783,600 | $388,857 |
| 44 | Brenan Hanifee | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $382,989 |
| 45 | Eduardo Valencia | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $347,096 |
| 46 | James Outman | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $797,550 | $332,112 |
| 47 | Connor Seabold | RP | Dead | $273,797 | $273,797 | |
| 48 | Max Clark | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $246,097 |
| 49 | Zack Short | 2B | Dead | $188,236 | $188,236 | |
| 50 | Brett Callahan | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $179,359 |
| 51 | Jace Jung | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $168,997 |
| 52 | Ricky Vanasco | RP | Dead | $152,843 | $152,843 | |
| 53 | Tyler Kinley | RP | Veteran | Active | $780,000 | $145,989 |
| 54 | Gage Workman | 3B | Dead | $131,773 | $131,773 | |
| 55 | River Ryan | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $130,455 |
| 56 | Tanner Rainey | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $122,995 |
| 57 | Andrew Sears | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $122,229 |
| 58 | John Peck | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $116,792 |
| 59 | Trei Cruz | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $116,792 |
| 60 | Troy Watson | SP | Dead | $116,792 | $116,792 | |
| 61 | Corey Julks | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $108,821 |
| 62 | Jake Miller | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $63,600 | $63,600 |
| 63 | Thayron Liranzo | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $63,600 | $63,600 |
| 64 | Grant Holman | RP | Dead | $26,514 | $26,514 | |
| 65 | Andre Granillo | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $781,500 | $16,312 |
| 66 | Yoniel Curet | SP | Dead | $16,312 | $16,312 | |
| 67 | Yoniel Curet | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $16,312 | $16,312 |
| 68 | Dylan Smith | RP | Dead | $4,078 | $0 | |
| 69 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | Retained | $0 | $0 | |
| 70 | Yilber Diaz | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $780,000 | $0 |
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 $202,081,991 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.