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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.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$135,153,070
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | 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 | RP | 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 | LF | 3.076 | 2 | Arbitration 1 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | - |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | 2B | 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 | - |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | DH | 2.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $778,650 | $778,650 | $778,650 | - |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | SP | 1.144 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $775,800 | $775,800 | $775,800 | - |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 1.045 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $770,850 | $770,850 | $770,850 | - |
| Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 1.044 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $770,800 | $770,800 | $770,800 | - |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 1.034 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $770,300 | $770,300 | $770,300 | - |
| Siani Mike Siani | OF | 1.033 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $770,205 | $770,205 | $770,205 | - |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $768,600 | $768,600 | $768,600 | - |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | 0.166 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $768,300 | $768,300 | $768,300 | - |
| Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 0.140 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $767,000 | $767,000 | $767,000 | - |
| Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 0.122 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $766,100 | $766,100 | $766,100 | - |
| Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $764,150 | $764,150 | $764,150 | - |
| Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $764,150 | $764,150 | $764,150 | - |
| Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 0.020 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $760,000 | $727,312 | $760,000 | - |
2025 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 2.114 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $782,900 | $782,900 | $782,900 | - |
| Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 1.072 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $772,200 | $772,200 | $772,200 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $133,593,884 | 17th | |||||
| Injured List | $1,555,100 | 30th | |||||
| Minor | $4,086 | 23rd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $135,153,070 | 19th | |||||
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Gordon Graceffo
|
SP | 0.004 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $760,000 | $4,086 | $760,000 | - |
|
2 Jose Fermin
|
2B | 0.166 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
3 Michael Helman
|
2B | 0.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
4 Tink Hence
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
5 Matt Koperniak
|
3B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
6 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 0.021 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
7 Michael McGreevy
|
SP | 0.014 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
8 Roddery Munoz
|
SP | 0.087 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
9 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 1.008 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
|
10 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
11 Tekoah Roby
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - | |
|
12 Matt Svanson
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - | - |
