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The New York Yankees carried a $205,669,863 payroll in 2021 across 62 players, an average of $3,317,256 and a median of $583,525. The highest-paid player was Gerrit Cole at $36,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | SP | Veteran | Active | $36,000,000 | $36,000,000 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Stanton | DH | Veteran | Active | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 |
| 3 | D.J. LeMahieu | 3B | Veteran | Injured | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 |
| 4 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | Veteran | Active | $17,200,000 | $14,838,710 |
| 5 | Zack Britton | RP | Veteran | Injured | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| 6 | Corey Kluber | SP | Veteran | Active | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
| 7 | Aaron Hicks | CF | Veteran | Injured | $10,785,714 | $10,785,714 |
| 8 | Luis Severino | SP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $10,750,000 | $10,750,000 |
| 9 | Aaron Judge | RF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $10,175,000 | $10,175,000 |
| 10 | Gary Sánchez | C | Arbitration 2 | Active | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 |
| 11 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | Retained | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 12 | Luke Voit | 1B | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 |
| 13 | Giovanny Urshela | 3B | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $4,650,000 | $4,650,000 |
| 14 | Gleyber Torres | SS | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 15 | Brett Gardner | LF | Veteran | Active | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 |
| 16 | Andrew Heaney | RP | Arbitration 4 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $6,750,000 | $2,358,850 |
| 17 | Jameson Taillon | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 18 | Chad Green | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 |
| 19 | Jordan Montgomery | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $2,130,000 | $2,130,000 |
| 20 | Clint Frazier | OF | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Injured | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 |
| 21 | Justin Wilson | RP | Retained | $1,823,359 | $1,823,359 | |
| 22 | Adam Ottavino | RP | Retained | $1,774,956 | $1,774,956 | |
| 23 | Darren O'Day | RP | Veteran | Injured | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| 24 | Brett Gardner | LF | Dead | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | |
| 25 | Wandy Peralta | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $925,000 | $795,000 |
| 26 | Darren O'Day | RP | Dead | $700,000 | $700,000 | |
| 27 | Luis Cessa | RP | Retained | $671,785 | $671,785 | |
| 28 | Lucas Luetge | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 29 | Jonathan Loaisiga | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $595,800 | $595,800 |
| 30 | Kyle Higashioka | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $594,000 | $594,000 |
| 31 | Miguel Andujar | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $639,000 | $583,950 |
| 32 | Domingo German | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $619,675 | $583,100 |
| 33 | Tyler Wade | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $603,000 | $534,930 |
| 34 | Michael King | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $586,500 | $517,092 |
| 35 | Joely Rodriguez | RP | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 36 | Clarke Schmidt | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $571,925 | $421,275 |
| 37 | Nestor Cortes | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $386,442 |
| 38 | Rob Brantly | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $309,767 |
| 39 | Tim Locastro | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $589,100 | $297,698 |
| 40 | Albert Abreu | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $266,829 |
| 41 | Clay Holmes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $241,155 |
| 42 | Nick Nelson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,150 | $216,440 |
| 43 | Brooks Kriske | P | Retained | $138,015 | $138,015 | |
| 44 | Ryan LaMarre | LF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $131,881 |
| 45 | Jay Bruce | RF | Retained | $130,644 | $130,644 | |
| 46 | Andrew Velazquez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $113,479 |
| 47 | Trey Amburgey | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $107,345 |
| 48 | Chris Gittens | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $98,144 |
| 49 | Mike Tauchman | CF | Retained | $90,596 | $90,596 | |
| 50 | Greg Allen | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $61,340 |
| 51 | Sal Romano | RP | Retained | $58,273 | $58,273 | |
| 52 | Jonathan Davis | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $579,800 | $52,989 |
| 53 | Estevan Florial | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $52,139 |
| 54 | Brody Koerner | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $49,072 |
| 55 | Luis Gil | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $42,938 |
| 56 | Stephen Ridings | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $42,938 |
| 57 | Mike Ford | 1B | Retained | $34,948 | $34,948 | |
| 58 | Sal Romano | RP | Retained | $27,603 | $27,603 | |
| 59 | Hoy Park | 2B | Retained | $18,402 | $18,402 | |
| 60 | Asher Wojciechowski | SP | Retained | $8,064 | $8,064 | |
| 61 | Deivi Garcia | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 62 | Sal Romano | RP | Dead | $3,067 | $3,067 | |
| 63 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $0 |
| 64 | Joely Rodriguez | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,500,000 | $0 |
| 65 | Joey Gallo | RF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $6,200,000 | $0 |
| 66 | Luis Medina | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 67 | Matt Bowman | RP | Veteran | Minors | $900,000 | $0 |
| 68 | Oswald Peraza | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 69 | Rougned Odor | 2B | Veteran | Active | $12,333,333 | $0 |
| 70 | Yoendrys Gomez | P | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2021 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $205,669,863 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.
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.