Here Are The Top Paid Phillies Players In 2026

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Phillies will carry the fourth highest payroll in baseball into the 2026 season, reflecting ownership's continued investment into keeping a championship contender on the field into the future.

The Phillies have the fourth highest overall payroll in MLB, per online tracker Sportrac, along with the 5th highest paid player in baseball in starting pitcher Zack Wheeler.

Despite that, they also have several stars on what are widely considered "team-friendly" deals, or salaries significantly below similarly talented players. That includes two-time MVP Bryce Harper, whose average annual value of $26 million is only 38th in baseball. Recently extended ace pitcher Cristopher Sanchez, similarly, is not even in the top 50 at $17.8 million a year, despite finishing 2025 as the second best pitcher in the National League.

Only the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and New York Mets have higher payrolls for 2026 than the Phillies.

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Below are the average annual salaries for every player on the Phillies 26 man roster to start 2026, along with salaries for three players expected to join the team once they are healthy.

If the player is within the top 50 salaries in MLB, that ranking has also been noted. Figures are compiled from Sportrac.

1. Zack Wheeler, $42.2 million (injured list to start season), 5th in MLB
2. Kyle Schwarber, $30 million, 23rd in MLB
3. Trea Turner, $27.2 million, 27th in MLB
4. Jesus Luzardo, $27 million, 30th in MLB
5. Bryce Harper, $26 million, 38th in MLB
6. Aaron Nola, $24.5 million, 45th in MLB
7. Taijuan Walker, $18 million
8. Cristopher Sanchez, $17.8 million
9. JT Realmuto, $15 million
10. Brad Keller, $11 million
11. Alec Bohm, $10.2 million
12. Adolis Garcia, $10 million
13. Jhoan Duran, $7.5 million
14. Jose Alvarado, $7.3 million
15. Bryson Stott, $5.9 million
16. Brandon Marsh, $5.2 million
17. Edmundo Sosa, $4.4 million
18. Dylan Moore, $1.85 million
19. Tim Mayza, $1.75 million
20. Tanner Banks, $1.2 million
21. Zach Pop, $900,000
22. Rafael Marchan, $860,000
23. Orion Kerkering, $820,000 (injured list to start season)
24. Max Lazar, $820,000 (injured list to start season)
25. Kyle Backhus, $820,000
26. Jonathan Bowlan, $820,000
27. Justin Crawford, $820,000
28. Andrew Painter, $820,000

The $820,000 figure for the last several players on the list, including highly touted rookies Painter and Crawford, is the league minimum salary for players that have not yet reached arbitration. Players must accrue three years of MLB service time to reach an arbitration panel to determine their salary.

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