New York Yankees 2018 Payroll: Every Player Salary

Season 2018 (full payroll allocation)Ledger 58 of 66 players counting toward the totalDollars Nominal, not inflation adjusted

The New York Yankees carried a $180,098,151 payroll in 2018 across 58 players, an average of $3,105,141 and a median of $526,036. The highest-paid player was Giancarlo Stanton at $25,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.

2018 total payroll$180.1M

Players counting58

Average salary$3.1M

Median salary$526K

Top paidGiancarlo Stanton $25M

2018 player salary ledger66 players

Every New York Yankees 2018 player salary, sorted by adjusted payroll
#		Pos	Service status	Category
1	Giancarlo Stanton	DH	Veteran	Active	$25,000,000	$25,000,000
2	Masahiro Tanaka	SP	Veteran	Active	$22,000,000	$22,000,000
3	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	Veteran	Injured	$21,142,857	$21,142,857
4	Aroldis Chapman	RP	Veteran	Active	$17,200,000	$17,200,000
5	David Robertson	RP	Veteran	Active	$13,000,000	$13,000,000
6	Brett Gardner	LF	Veteran	Active	$11,500,000	$11,500,000
7	CC Sabathia	SP	Veteran	Active	$10,500,000	$10,500,000
8	Didi Gregorius	SS	Arbitration 3 (S2)	Active	$8,500,000	$8,500,000
9	Sonny Gray	SP	Arbitration 2	Active	$6,500,000	$6,500,000
10	Brian McCann	C		Retained	$5,500,000	$5,500,000
11	Dellin Betances	RP	Arbitration 2	Active	$5,100,000	$5,100,000
12	J.A. Happ	SP	Veteran	Active	$13,000,000	$4,612,872
13	Zack Britton	RP	Arbitration 4 (S2)	Active	$12,000,000	$4,387,088
14	Neil Walker	2B	Veteran	Active	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
15	Aaron Hicks	CF	Arbitration 2	Active	$2,825,000	$2,825,000
16	Adam Warren	RP		Retained	$2,209,974	$2,209,974
17	Lance Lynn	SP	Veteran	Active	$12,000,000	$1,999,996
18	Tommy Kahnle	RP	Arbitration 1	Active	$1,312,500	$1,312,500
19	Andrew McCutchen	RF	Veteran	Active	$14,750,000	$1,229,165
20	Austin Romine	C	Arbitration 2	Active	$1,100,000	$1,100,000
21	Aaron Judge	RF	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$622,300	$622,300
22	Gary Sánchez	C	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$620,400	$620,400
23	Luis Severino	SP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$604,975	$604,975
24	Greg Bird	1B	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$582,000	$582,000
25	Jordan Montgomery	SP	Pre-Arbitration	Injured	$580,450	$580,450
26	Chad Green	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$570,800	$570,800
27	Ben Heller	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Injured	$547,475	$547,475
28	Chasen Shreve	RP		Retained	$541,160	$541,160
29	Miguel Andujar	3B	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,800	$539,856
30	Jonathan Holder	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$553,850	$512,216
31	Chase Headley	3B		Dead	$500,000	$500,000
32	A.J. Cole	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$555,300	$480,585
33	Gleyber Torres	SS	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$474,660
34	Ronald Torreyes	2B	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$615,500	$387,153
35	Domingo German	SP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$548,225	$347,746
36	Luis Cessa	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$568,925	$315,077
37	Clint Frazier	OF	Pre-Arbitration	Injured	$559,200	$297,594
38	Kyle Higashioka	C	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$272,490
39	Tyler Wade	1B	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$551,300	$237,120
40	Tyler Austin	1B		Retained	$234,234	$234,234
41	Shane Robinson	CF	Veteran (buried)	Minors	$950,000	$199,212
42	Luke Voit	1B	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$164,080
43	Billy McKinney	OF		Retained	$161,150	$161,150
44	Jonathan Loaisiga	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$137,710
45	Adeiny Hechavarria	SS	Arbitration 3	Active	$5,900,000	$87,900
46	Caleb Frare	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$87,900
47	Stephen Tarpley	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$87,900
48	Chance Adams	SP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$73,250
49	David Hale	RP	Pre-Arbitration (buried)	Minors	$545,000	$55,670
50	Giovanny Gallegos	RP		Retained	$41,398	$41,398
51	Justus Sheffield	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Active	$545,000	$38,090
52	Jace Peterson	LF		Retained	$32,230	$32,230
53	Brandon Drury	3B		Retained	$23,408	$23,408
54	George Kontos	RP	Arbitration 3 (S2) (buried)	Minors	$545,000	$5,860
55	Ryan Bollinger	P	(buried)	Minors	$545,000	$5,860
56	David Hale	RP		Retained	$2,930	$2,930
57	David Hale	RP		Retained	$2,930	$2,930
58	Domingo Acevedo	P	Pre-Arbitration (buried)	Minors	$545,000	$2,930
59	Albert Abreu	RP	Pre-Arbitration	Minors	$0	$0
60	Chace Numata	C		Minors	$0	$0
61	Cody Asche	LF		Minors	$0	$0
62	Giovanny Urshela	3B	Pre-Arbitration	Minors	$548,300	$0
63	Jose Mesa Jr.	P		Minors	$0	$0
64	Mitch Hansen	OF		Minors	$0	$0
65	Nestor Cortes	SP		Minors	$545,000	$0
66	Thairo Estrada	2B	Pre-Arbitration	Minors	$545,000	$0

About this 2018 New York Yankees ledger

Each row is one player’s 2018 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $180,098,151 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 (8 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.

Questions

How many players did the New York Yankees pay in 2018?

66 players appear on the 2018 ledger; 58 of them carry money that counts toward the $180,098,151 club total, the rest are non-buried minor-league allocations.

Why do modern-era payrolls read higher than a simple roster sum?

From 2017 on the total is everything the club paid that season: active roster, injured list, released players still owed money, retained salary from trades, and buried minor-league allocations. That matches the totals clubs and reporters quote.

Can I compare this season with others?

Yes. The New York Yankees year-by-year history links every season from 1985 to the present, and each season has a ledger like this one.

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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.