Payroll by Season
Payroll against the league cap, with how the team finished.
| Season | W | L | Win% | SRS | Payroll | League Cap | % of Cap | Playoffs |
|---|
| 2025-2026 | 17 | 65 | .207 | -11.6 | $186,452,748 | $154,647,000 | 120.6% | — |
| 2024-2025 | 18 | 64 | .220 | -12.1 | $169,536,782 | $140,588,000 | 120.6% | — |
| 2023-2024 | 15 | 67 | .183 | -9.3 | $148,282,937 | $136,021,000 | 109.0% | — |
| 2022-2023 | 35 | 47 | .427 | -1.1 | $150,006,207 | $123,655,000 | 121.3% | — |
| 2021-2022 | 35 | 47 | .427 | -3.2 | $127,094,532 | $112,414,000 | 113.1% | — |
| 2020-2021 | 34 | 38 | .472 | -1.9 | $129,649,262 | $109,140,000 | 118.8% | Yes |
| 2019-2020 | 25 | 47 | .347 | -5.2 | $129,994,563 | $109,140,000 | 119.1% | — |
| 2018-2019 | 32 | 50 | .390 | -3.3 | $124,386,652 | $101,869,000 | 122.1% | — |
| 2017-2018 | 43 | 39 | .524 | +0.5 | $124,030,914 | $99,093,000 | 125.2% | Yes |
| 2016-2017 | 49 | 33 | .598 | +1.4 | $102,334,382 | $94,143,000 | 108.7% | Yes |
| 2015-2016 | 41 | 41 | .500 | -0.5 | $84,237,317 | $70,000,000 | 120.3% | — |
| 2014-2015 | 46 | 36 | .561 | +0.2 | $82,708,421 | $63,065,000 | 131.2% | Yes |
| 2013-2014 | 44 | 38 | .537 | +0.5 | $64,064,905 | $58,679,000 | 109.2% | Yes |
| 2012-2013 | 29 | 53 | .354 | -2.8 | $66,343,388 | $58,044,000 | 114.3% | — |
| 2011-2012 | 20 | 46 | .303 | -5.1 | $55,386,345 | $58,044,000 | 95.4% | — |
| 2010-2011 | 23 | 59 | .280 | -7.3 | $58,324,988 | $58,044,000 | 100.5% | — |
| 2009-2010 | 26 | 56 | .317 | -4.7 | $73,440,274 | $57,700,000 | 127.3% | — |
| 2008-2009 | 19 | 63 | .232 | -7.0 | $70,743,317 | $58,680,000 | 120.6% | — |
| 2007-2008 | 43 | 39 | .524 | -0.6 | $65,278,996 | $55,630,000 | 117.3% | Yes |
| 2006-2007 | 41 | 41 | .500 | -0.8 | $62,733,705 | $53,135,000 | 118.1% | Yes |
| 2005-2006 | 42 | 40 | .512 | +1.6 | $54,555,947 | $49,500,000 | 110.2% | Yes |
| 2004-2005 | 45 | 37 | .549 | -0.7 | $49,797,050 | $43,870,000 | 113.5% | Yes |
| 2003-2004 | 25 | 57 | .305 | -6.1 | $45,682,902 | $43,840,000 | 104.2% | — |
| 2002-2003 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -1.5 | $46,691,190 | $40,271,000 | 115.9% | — |
| 2001-2002 | 37 | 45 | .451 | -1.6 | $54,776,087 | $42,500,000 | 128.9% | — |
| 2000-2001 | 19 | 63 | .232 | -6.8 | $59,085,969 | $35,500,000 | 166.4% | — |
| 1999-2000 | 29 | 53 | .354 | -3.5 | $53,194,441 | $34,000,000 | 156.4% | — |
| 1998-1999 | 18 | 32 | .360 | -1.8 | $34,018,500 | $30,000,000 | 113.4% | — |
| 1997-1998 | 42 | 40 | .512 | +1.1 | $40,718,075 | $26,900,000 | 151.4% | — |
| 1996-1997 | 44 | 38 | .537 | +1.8 | — | $24,363,000 | — | Yes |
| 1995-1996 | 39 | 43 | .476 | +1.0 | — | $23,000,000 | — | — |
| 1994-1995 | 21 | 61 | .256 | -5.6 | — | $15,964,000 | — | — |
| 1993-1994 | 24 | 58 | .293 | -7.1 | — | $15,175,000 | — | — |
| 1992-1993 | 22 | 60 | .268 | -6.5 | — | $14,000,000 | — | — |
| 1991-1992 | 25 | 57 | .305 | -4.3 | — | $12,500,000 | — | — |
| 1990-1991 | 30 | 52 | .366 | -4.8 | — | $11,871,000 | — | — |
Roster
13 players paid in 2026-2027.
| Player | Salary | % of Team Payroll | % of League Cap | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|
| Anthony Davis | $58,456,566 | 33.08% | 35.44% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trae Young | $49,488,300 | 28.00% | 30.00% | — | — |