Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox 2026 Financials

A current summary of Chicago White Sox 2026 player cap & cash figures.

Summary

  • Adjusted Payroll Total $102,339,780 / 25th
  • Cash Total $133,329,979 / 24th

2026 Active Roster

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Estimate
RK Player
LUXURY TAX CASH TOTAL ADJ. PAYROLL
1 Munetaka Murakami
(1B, 26)
$17,000,000
2 Andrew Benintendi
(LF, 31)
$15,000,000
3 Jordan Hicks
(RP, 29)
$8,500,000
4 Luis Castillo
(SP, 33)
$7,043,287
5 Anthony Kay
(SP, 31)
$6,000,000
6 Sean Newcomb
(RP, 33)
$4,500,000
7 Erick Fedde
(RP, 33)
$1,500,000
8 Trevor Richards
(RP, 33)
$974,462
9 Brenton Doyle
(CF, 28)
$911,790
10 Miguel Vargas
(3B, 26)
$805,700
11 Colson Montgomery
(SS, 24)
$798,500
12 Sean Burke
(SP, 26)
$793,200
13 Chase Meidroth
(2B, 24)
$789,100
14 Grant Taylor
(RP, 24)
$787,900
15 Luisangel Acuna
(CF, 24)
$785,950
16 Bryan Hudson
(RP, 29)
$781,506
17 Tristan Peters
(OF, 26)
$780,350
18 Jake Rogers
(C, 31)
$701,339
19 Sam Antonacci
(LF, 23)
$696,130
20 Drew Romo
(C, 24)
$646,505
21 Randal Grichuk
(RF, 34)
$616,452
22 José Urquidy
(RP, 31)
$505,348
23 Braden Montgomery
(OF, 23)
$458,810
24 Tyler Schweitzer
(RP, 25)
$350,364
25 Huascar Brazoban
(RP, 36)
$308,825
26 Hagen Smith
(RP, 22)
$208,550

2026 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

RK Player
LUXURY TAX CASH TOTAL ADJ. PAYROLL
1 Davis Martin
(SP, 29)
$798,900
2 Mike Vasil
(RP, 26)
$795,050
3 Brooks Baldwin
(SS, 25)
$789,250
4 Drew Thorpe
(SP, 25)
$788,600
5 Kyle Teel
(C, 24)
$788,050
6 Prelander Berroa
(RP, 26)
$785,200
7 Ky Bush
(SP, 26)
$785,200
8 Jordan Leasure
(RP, 27)
$761,881
9 Joey Bart
(C, 29)
$744,095
10 Tyler Gilbert
(RP, 32)
$742,348
11 Tanner Murray
(SS, 26)
$741,485
12 Chris Murphy
(RP, 28)
$722,979

2026 Dead Money

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

RK Player
LUXURY TAX CASH TOTAL ADJ. PAYROLL
1 Seranthony Dominguez
(RP, 31)
$5,903,743
2 Austin Hays
(LF, 30)
$5,000,000
3 Reese McGuire
(C, 31)
$1,200,000
4 Nolan Jones
(RF, 28)
$556,140
5 Everson Pereira
(RF, 25)
$552,948
6 Joe Rock
(RP, 25)
$479,151
7 Derek Hill
(CF, 30)
$380,196
8 Brandon Eisert
(RP, 28)
$360,600
9 Wikelman Gonzalez
(RP, 24)
$254,300
10 Jacob Gonzalez
(SS, 24)
$217,719
11 Jarred Kelenic
(RF, 26)
$172,043
12 Lucas Sims
(RP, 32)
$168,011
13 Duncan Davitt
(SP, 26)
$147,470
14 Osvaldo Bido
(RP, 30)
$91,217
15 Lenyn Sosa
(2B, 26)
$82,083
16 Dustin Harris
(3B, 26)
$50,323
17 Jedixon Paez
(RP, 22)
$41,936
18 Doug Nikhazy
(RP, 26)
$30,254
19 Curtis Mead
(3B, 25)
$12,742
20 Austin Hays
(LF, 30)
$0

2026 Deferred

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

RK Player
LUXURY TAX CASH TOTAL ADJ. PAYROLL
1 Liam Hendriks
(RP, 37)
$0
2 Jose Abreu
(DH, 39)
$0

2026 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals

Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.

Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $244,000,000
Guaranteed Contracts $72,244,068 21st
Injured Contracts $9,243,038 -
Retained Contracts $0 -
Player Benefits $18,000,000 -
Minor League Contracts $2,700,000 -
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Projected Tax Payroll $116,686,885 -
Projected Tax Bill
This team is currently a tax repeater at 20%.
$0 -

Glossary

MLB Tax Rate Penalties

First-Time Payor:

  • 20% for exceeding by $20M or less
  • 32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
  • 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
  • 80% for exceeding by $60M+

Second-Time Payor:

  • 30% for exceeding by $20M or less
  • 42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
  • 75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
  • 90% for exceeding by $60M+

Third-Time (or more) Payor:

  • 50% for exceeding by $20M or less
  • 62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
  • 95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
  • 110% for exceeding by $60M+

Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.

MLB Tax Salaries

Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.

Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.

Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.

Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…

The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

2026 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

RK Player
LUXURY TAX CASH TOTAL ADJ. PAYROLL
1 Noah Schultz
(SP, 22)
$483,836
2 Edgar Quero
(C, 23)
$412,678
3 Tyler Davis
(RP, 33)
$306,252
4 Junior Perez
(OF, 24)
$265,362
5 Jonathan Cannon
(SP, 25)
$105,240
6 Rikuu Nishida
(2B, 25)
$100,858
7 David Sandlin
(SP, 25)
$66,736
8 Shane Smith
(SP, 26)
$66,249
9 Tanner McDougal
(RP, 23)
$25,026

TRANSACTIONS

Aug 15, 2026
Edgar Quero, C

Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHW)

Aug 14, 2026
Tyler Schweitzer, RP

Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHW)

Aug 14, 2026
Tanner McDougal, RP

Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHW)

Aug 14, 2026
Joe Rock, RP

Designated for Assignment by Chicago (CHW)

Aug 14, 2026
Jake Rogers, C

Claimed off waivers by Chicago (CHW)

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