St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Payroll

Cardinals 2025 Payroll

An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2025 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.

 
Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
Qual. Offer
Estimate
Active Players (32) Age Pos. Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Payroll Salary Adj.
Salary
Payroll % Lux. Tax Salary
Gray Sonny Gray 35 SP Vet $25,000,000 - $25,000,000 $25,000,000 17.96 25,000,000
Arenado Nolan Arenado 34 3B Vet $32,000,000 - $32,000,000 $21,000,000 15.09 25,555,555
Contreras Willson Contreras 33 C Vet $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $18,000,000 12.93 17,500,000
Mikolas Miles Mikolas 36 SP Vet $16,000,000 $1,666,667 $17,666,667 $17,666,667 12.69 18,583,333
Matz Steven Matz 34 SP Vet $12,000,000 $500,000 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 8.98 11,000,000
Gibson Kyle Gibson 37 SP Vet $12,000,000 - $12,000,000 $12,000,000 8.62 13,000,000
Lynn Lance Lynn 38 SP Vet $11,000,000 - $11,000,000 $11,000,000 7.90 11,000,000
Edman Tommy Edman 30 SS Arb 3 $9,500,000 - $9,500,000 $9,500,000 6.83 8,250,000
Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos 33 RP Vet $6,500,000 - $6,500,000 $6,500,000 4.67 6,500,000
Middleton Keynan Middleton 31 RP Vet $6,000,000 - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 4.31 6,000,000
Helsley Ryan Helsley 30 RP/CL Arb 3 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Carlson Dylan Carlson 26 CF Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Romero JoJo Romero 28 RP Arb 2 - - -0 0$0 0 0
King John King 30 RP Arb 2 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Gorman Nolan Gorman 25 2B Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Donovan Brendan Donovan 28 DH Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar 27 CF Arb 1 - - -0 0$0 0 0
Pallante Andre Pallante 26 RP Arb 1 (S2) - - -0 0$0 0 0
Herrera Iván Herrera 25 C Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
O'Brien Riley O'Brien 30 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore 25 RP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Baker Luken Baker 28 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Siani Mike Siani 25 OF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Rivas Alfonso Rivas 28 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Rom Drew Rom 25 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Thompson Zack Thompson 27 SP Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Robertson Nick Robertson 26 P Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Walker Jordan Walker 23 RF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Winn Masyn Winn 23 SS Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Burleson Alec Burleson 26 LF Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Young Jared Young 29 1B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000
Fermin Jose Fermin 26 2B Pre-Arb - - -0 0$0 0 790,000


2025 Deferred Salaries

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (3) Age Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Total Salary Adj.
Salary
Arenado Nolan Arenado 34 3B $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Holliday Matt Holliday 45 OF $1,500,000 - $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Wainwright Adam Wainwright 43 SP $1,000,000 - $1,000,000 $1,000,000


2025 Payroll Totals

 
Payroll Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Total Salary Total Adj. Salary
Active Payroll $148,000,000 $2,166,667 - $150,166,667 $139,166,487
Deferred Salary $4,500,000 - - $4,500,000 $4,500,000
Active Total Payroll $148,000,000 $2,166,667 - $150,166,667 $139,166,487

 

2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Note: Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.

Payroll Type Total
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $241,000,000
Est. Active AAV/Payroll $105,888,888
Est. Player Benefits $17,500,000
Est. Minor League Contracts $2,250,000
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666
Est. Tax Payroll $127,305,554
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $127,305,554

Est. Tax Bill Details
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $113,694,446