MLB
St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Current Payroll Allocations
$123,631,667
Projected Total Allocations
$133,901,667
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (29) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 11.061 | 0 | Veteran | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | - |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 11.155 | 0 | Veteran | $32,000,000 | $21,000,000 | $32,000,000 | - |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | 1B | 8.108 | 0 | Veteran | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 8.037 | 0 | Veteran | $17,666,667 | $17,666,667 | $16,000,000 | $1,666,667 |
| Matz Steven Matz | SP | 9.099 | 0 | Veteran | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,000,000 | $500,000 |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 5.105 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 | - |
| Fedde Erick Fedde | SP | 5.099 | 0 | Veteran | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | CF | 3.076 | 2 | Arbitration 1 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | - |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | LF | 3.000 | 3 | Arbitration 1 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | - |
| Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 4.045 | 0 | Arbitration 2 | $2,260,000 | $2,260,000 | $2,260,000 | - |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 2.145 | 1 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | - |
| Maton Phil Maton | RP | 7.047 | 0 | Veteran | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - |
| King John King | RP | 3.145 | 1 | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $1,605,000 | $1,605,000 | $1,605,000 | - |
| Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 0.122 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | RF | 2.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 0.166 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 2.114 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 1.034 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 0.140 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 1.144 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| McGreevy Michael McGreevy | SP | 0.014 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | 0.166 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Siani Mike Siani | OF | 1.033 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 1.072 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 1.044 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 1.045 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $123,631,667 | 19th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $123,631,667 | 19th | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $10,270,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $133,901,667 | - | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (11) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Gordon Graceffo
|
RP | 0.004 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
2 Michael Helman
|
2B | 0.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
3 Tink Hence
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
4 Matt Koperniak
|
3B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
5 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 0.021 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
6 Roddery Munoz
|
SP | 0.087 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
7 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 1.008 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
8 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Tekoah Roby
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
10 Thomas Saggese
|
SS | 0.020 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
11 Matt Svanson
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
