Dodgers Payroll: Player Salaries Information for the 40 Man Roster

Some of the salary information is from COTS. AAV is the Average Annual Value and is what is used to calculate the salaries for luxury tax purposes.

Figures in italics are estimates.

Player
Age Option Salary  
2023 Years 2023  
Bauer, Trevor 32.165 0 / 3 $35,333,333
Freeman, Freddie 33.292 3 / 3 $25,440,000
Betts, Mookie 30.267 2 / 3 $20,694,186
Kershaw, Clayton 35.104 2 / 3 $20,000,000
Taylor, Chris 32.306 1 / 3 $15,000,000
Muncy, Max 32.310 1 / 3 $13,500,000
Syndergaard, Noah 30.306 2 / 3 $13,000,000
Urías, Julio 26.323 1 / 3 $13,000,000
Treinen, Blake 35.001 2 / 3 $8,000,000
Buehler, Walker 28.338 2 / 3 $8,000,000
Hudson, Daniel 36.114 2 / 3 $6,500,000
Smith, Will 28.095 2 / 3 $5,250,000
Barnes, Austin 33.185 0 / 3 $3,500,000
Gonsolin, Tony 29.048 2 / 3 $3,000,000
May, Dustin 25.298 3 / 3 $1,800,000
Almonte, Yency 29.027 0 / 3 $1,600,000
Ferguson, Caleb 26.364 2 / 3 $1,500,000
Miller, Shelby 32.264 2 / 3 $1,500,000
Thompson, Trayce 32.108 0 / 3 $1,400,000
Graterol, Brusdar 24.309 2 / 3 $1,200,000
Phillips, Evan 28.294 0 / 3  
Lux, Gavin 25.220 3 / 3
Feyereisen, J.P. 30.144 3 / 3
González, Victor 27.227 2 / 3
Vesia, Alex 27.081 2 / 3
Bickford, Phil 27.356 1 / 3
Bruihl, Justin 26.005 2 / 3
Reed, Jake 30.275 1 / 3
Hernandez, Yonny 24.058 3 / 3
Vargas, Miguel 23.297 2 / 3
Jackson, Andre 27.061 1 / 3
Grove, Michael 26.195 2 / 3
Pepiot, Ryan 25.314 2 / 3
Outman, James 26.048 2 / 3
Amaya, Jacob 24.301 2 / 3
Busch, Michael 25.234 3 / 3
Cartaya, Diego 21.297 3 / 3
DeLuca, Jonny 24.356 3 / 3
Leonard, Eddys 22.233 2 / 3
Pages, Andy 22.205 3 / 3
Vivas, Jorbit 22.114 2 / 3
Bauer, Trevor ($9,462,365)
0-to-3-year players $5,950,000
0-to-3-year bonus pool
40-man players-minors
Estimated Player Benefits
2023  
Projected 40-man CB Tax Payroll
$232,854,302  
CB Tax Threshold $233,000,000
Amount under threshold
$145,698
Projected CB Tax (third-time payor in 2023)
$0
Projected 26-man Opening Day Payroll
$204,855,154

The “Amount Under Threshold” is the amount before tax penalties begin. The “Amount Under Pick Penalty” is the amount before they start losing draft positions.

Abbreviations

  • Arb-Est: Estimated arbitration-driven salary – MLB Trade Rumors is the primary source
  • FA: Free agent
  • + inc. – plus incentives
  • QO – given or accepted a Qualifying Offer in free agency

Contract Notes

Freddie Freeman:

Contract Incentives

Clayton Kershaw:

  • $1 million each for 16, 20, 22, 24, 26 games pitched.
  • $1.5 million for Cy Young ($500K for second or third).
  • Credit Robert Murray

Tommy Kahnle:

  • 2022 – $250,000 for 60 games and $500,000 for 70 games

Walker Buehler:

  • 2022 – $500K for games started at these points – 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28 – up to $3M. $1.125M for Cy Young winner and $625K if second or third.

Daniel Hudson:

  • 2023 – $1M buyout or $6.5M. Base salary can increase by $100K for each of 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 games finished.

Danny Duffy:

The Competitive Balance Tax

Here is a quick summary of how the competitive balance tax works (copied and pasted from MLB):

A team’s Competitive Balance Tax figure is determined using the average annual value of each player’s contract on the 40-man roster, plus any additional player benefits. Every team’s final CBT figure is calculated at the end of each season. (Note: If a player signs a contract extension that doesn’t kick in until a later season, his AAV for the purposes of the CBT doesn’t change until the new deal begins.)

The following thresholds were put in place per the 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement:

  • 2022: $230 million
  • 2023: $233 million
  • 2024: $237 million
  • 2025: $241 million
  • 2026: $244 million

A club that exceeds the Competitive Balance Tax threshold is subject to an increasing tax rate depending on how many consecutive years it has done so.

First year: 20 percent tax on all overages

Second consecutive year: 30 percent

Third consecutive year or more: 50 percent

If a club dips below the luxury tax threshold for a season, the penalty level is reset. So, a club that exceeds the threshold for two straight seasons but then drops below that level would be back at 20 percent the next time it exceeds the threshold.

There’s also a surcharge threshold for clubs that exceed the base threshold by $20 million or more.

$20 million to $40 million: 12 percent surcharge

$40 million to $60 million: 42.5 percent surcharge for first year; 45 percent for each consecutive year after that

$60 million or more: 60 percent surcharge

Clubs that are $40 million or more above the threshold shall have their highest selection in the next Rule 4 Draft moved back 10 places unless the pick falls in the top six. In that case, the team will have its second-highest selection moved back10 places instead.

To sum it up the Dodgers will have financial penalties if they exceed $230 million in 2022 and would have a draft pick penalty if they exceed $270 million.

h/t: COTS, Baseball-Reference
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