Golden State Warriors 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Golden State Warriors
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$220.8M
Cap Space
-$55.9M
Tax Room
-$20.4M
1st Apron Room
-$12.3M
2nd Apron Room
+$0.3M
Est. Tax Bill
$86.2M
Hard Cap
2nd Apron
Tax Payer

Cap Position

Payroll$220.8M
Salary Cap$165.0M
Luxury Tax$200.4M
1st Apron$209.0M
2nd Apron$221.7M
KEYTeam OptionPlayer OptionMutual OptionEstimated SalaryNon-Guaranteed
Active Roster15/15 + 2/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
PGStephen Curry38$62.59MUFA / $65.7M
SFJimmy Butler37$56.83MUFA / $65.5M
PFDraymond Green36$27.68MTrade Kicker: 15%
PFKristaps Porzingis31$20.00M$20.00MUFA / $30.0M
SGMoses Moody24$12.50M$13.43MUFA / $20.9M
CAl Horford40$6.82M$7.16MTrade Kicker: 15%
PFYaxel Lendeborg23$6.10M$6.40M$6.71M$8.90MRFA / $22.3M
SGDe'Anthony Melton28$6.06M$6.37MUFA / $10.9M
SGBrandin Podziemski23$5.68MRFA / $17.0M
SFGui Santos24$4.63M$5.00M$5.37MUFA / $10.2M
PGGary Payton II33$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
PFGeorges Niang26$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
CCharles Bassey25$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
PGBrandon Williams26$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
GWill Richard25$2.15M$2.53M$2.74MUFA / $2.8M
PGL.J Cryer24Two-WayYear 2
PFMalevy Leons26Two-WayYear 2
Total$220.84M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
SGSeth Curry36$2.45M
PFDavid West46$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFAnthony Lamb28$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFJonas Jerebko39$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFAndre Iguodala42$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFJaMychal Green36$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFUsman Garuba24$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
CAndrew Bogut41$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PFNemanja Bjelica38$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFMatt Barnes46$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SGNate Williams Jr27$2.19M
SGJerome Robinson29$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
GTaran Armstrong24$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
PGNico Mannion25$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
Total$33.23M
Summary
CAP2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
Salary Cap$164,961,000$176,000,000$187,778,000$200,344,000$213,751,000
Active Salary$220,838,432$60,883,406$14,812,268$8,899,080
Dead Money
Luxury Tax Total$220,838,432$60,883,406$14,812,268$8,899,080
Luxury Tax Room-$20,410,432$152,956,594$213,337,732$234,518,920$259,707,000
Apron Total$221,338,432$60,883,406$14,812,268$8,899,080
1st Apron Space-$12,323,432$162,118,594$223,112,732$244,947,920$270,834,000
2nd Apron Space$347,568$175,637,594$237,536,732$260,336,920$287,253,000
Cap Holds$33,234,674$30,514,020$32,555,991$34,734,600$37,058,997
Total Cap Allocations$254,073,106$91,397,426$47,368,259$43,633,680$37,058,997
Cap Space (after holds)-$89,112,106$84,602,574$140,409,741$156,710,320$176,692,003

The Golden State Warriors carry $220,838,432 in salary for 2026–27, the largest payroll in the league.

That is $55.9M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They are $20.4M over the $200.4M luxury-tax line, and at that payroll the tax bill projects to $86,226,416 — a combined cost of $307,064,848.

Above the first apron at $209.0M, they lose the non-taxpayer mid-level, cannot take back more salary than they send out in a trade, and cannot acquire a player by sign-and-trade. They stay +$0.3M clear of the second apron.

They are hard-capped at the 2nd Apron ($221.7M), a ceiling the payroll cannot cross for the rest of the season by any means.

This team has 15 players on standard contracts and 2 two-way deals.

Stephen Curry is the largest cap hit on the roster at $62,587,158, 28.3% of team payroll, ahead of Jimmy Butler ($56.8M) and Draymond Green ($27.7M).

They have $2,221,677 of spending power available across 1 exception, the largest a $2.2M TPE (Trayce Jackson-Davis).

Committed salary drops to $60,883,406 for 2027-28, held by 7 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.