Padres Payroll 2025: Total MLB Salary & Highest-Paid Players

San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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The San Diego Padres opted to cut costs last offseason but still made the playoffs in 2024. If they are more aggressive this winter, the Padresโ€™ World Series odds could improve.

San Diego Padres 2025 Payroll

According to Spotrac, the Padres are eighth in MLB with a total payroll of $150,385,453.

Here is a look at where the Padres have ranked in total payroll in recent seasons:

  • 2024: $170,855,090 (15th)
  • 2023: $253,450,531 (third)
  • 2022: $224,511,694 (fifth)
  • 2021:$179,767,346 (eighth)

Highest-Paid Padres Players in 2025

RankPlayer2025 Salary
1Xander Bogaerts$25.45 million
2Yu Darvish$21 million
3Fernando Tatis Jr.$20.71 million
4Joe Musgrove$20 million
5Manny Machado$17.09 million

Who Makes the Most Money on the Padres in 2025?

Xander Bogaerts will make the most money on the Padres in 2025 with a payroll salary of $25,454,545.

Bogaerts, 32, is under an 11-year, $280 million contract that keeps him in San Diego through 2033.

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Shane Jackson

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.

Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.