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St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2024 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$175,932,759
2024 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 12.059 | 0 | Vet | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 10.155 | 0 | Vet | $35,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $35,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 7.037 | 0 | Vet | $17,666,667 | $17,666,667 | $16,000,000 | $1,666,667 | - | - |
| Matz Steven Matz | SP | 8.099 | 0 | Vet | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - |
| Gibson Kyle Gibson | SP | 10.039 | 0 | Vet | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 4.105 | 0 | Arb 2 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | - | - | - |
| Kittredge Andrew Kittredge | RP | 5.070 | 0 | Arb 3 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | - | - | - |
| Fedde Erick Fedde | SP | 4.099 | 0 | $7,500,000 | $2,500,026 | $7,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| King John King | RP | 2.148 | 1 | Arb 1 (S2) | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | - | - | - |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | LF | 2.076 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 | - | - | - |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | 2B | 2.000 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $757,200 | $757,200 | $757,200 | - | - | - |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | DH | 1.029 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $750,050 | $750,050 | $750,050 | - | - | - |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 0.144 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $747,200 | $747,200 | $747,200 | - | - | - |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 0.045 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $742,250 | $742,250 | $742,250 | - | - | - |
| Siani Mike Siani | CF | 0.033 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $741,650 | $741,650 | $741,650 | - | - | - |
| Carpenter Matt Carpenter | DH | 11.145 | 0 | Vet | $740,000 | $740,000 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 0 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $740,000 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| O'Brien Riley O'Brien | RP | 0.008 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $740,450 | $676,770 | $740,450 | - | - | - |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $656,370 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 1.166 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $756,900 | $614,419 | $756,900 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 0.063 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $743,150 | $567,290 | $743,150 | - | - | - |
| Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 0.017 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $429,624 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 0.070 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $377,910 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 0.149 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $747,450 | $265,254 | $747,450 | - | - | - |
| Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $262,548 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 0.081 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $159,120 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $75,582 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| McGreevy Michael McGreevy | SP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $47,736 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (6) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contreras Willson Contreras | C | 7.108 | 0 | Vet | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 10.061 | 0 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Lynn Lance Lynn | SP | 12.119 | 0 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Middleton Keynan Middleton | RP | 6.023 | 0 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 3.045 | 0 | Arb 1 | $860,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 | - | - | - |
| Rom Drew Rom | P | 0.044 | 2 | Pre-Arb | $742,200 | $742,200 | $742,200 | - | - | - |
2024 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (11) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | |||||||
| Edman Tommy Edman | SS | $4,466,692 | $4,466,692 | |||||||
| DeJong Paul DeJong | SS | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||||||
| Crawford Brandon Crawford | SS | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||||||
| Carlson Dylan Carlson | CF | $1,665,054 | $1,665,054 | |||||||
| Pham Tommy Pham | LF | $382,259 | $382,259 | |||||||
| Armstrong Shawn Armstrong | RP | $352,704 | $352,704 | |||||||
| Robertson Nick Robertson | P | $302,604 | $302,604 | |||||||
| Carpenter Matt Carpenter | DH | $54,465 | $54,465 | |||||||
| Ingram Kolton Ingram | RP | $34,365 | $34,365 | |||||||
| Raposo Nick Raposo | C | $15,912 | $15,912 |
2024 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 10.155 | 0 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 14.000 | 0 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 17.027 | 0 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $112,213,666 | 12th | |||||
| Injured List | $44,602,200 | 8th | |||||
| Retained | $18,024,055 | 22nd | |||||
| Minor | $1,092,838 | 29th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $175,932,759 | 12th | |||||
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (8) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Nolan Gorman
|
2B | 1.139 | 3 | Pre-Arb | $755,550 | $597,114 | $755,550 | - | - | - |
|
2 Victor Scott II
|
CF | 0 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $262,548 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
|
3 Zack Thompson
|
SP | 1.045 | 1 | Pre-Arb | $750,850 | $113,036 | $750,850 | - | - | - |
|
4 Ryan Loutos
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RP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $75,582 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
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5 Jacob Bosiokovic
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $28,646 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
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6 Gordon Graceffo
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RP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $11,934 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
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7 Adam Kloffenstein
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RP | 3 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $3,978 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
|
8 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
