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.
Active Players (32) | Age | Pos. | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sonny Gray | 35 | SP | Vet | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 17.96 | 25,000,000 |
Nolan Arenado | 34 | 3B | Vet | $32,000,000 | - | $32,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 15.09 | 25,555,555 |
Willson Contreras | 33 | C | Vet | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 12.93 | 17,500,000 |
Miles Mikolas | 36 | SP | Vet | $16,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $17,666,667 | $17,666,667 | 12.69 | 18,583,333 |
Steven Matz | 34 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | 8.98 | 11,000,000 |
Kyle Gibson | 37 | SP | Vet | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 8.62 | 13,000,000 |
Lance Lynn | 38 | SP | Vet | $11,000,000 | - | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 7.90 | 11,000,000 |
Tommy Edman | 30 | SS | Arb 3 | $9,500,000 | - | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 6.83 | 8,250,000 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 33 | RP | Vet | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4.67 | 6,500,000 |
Keynan Middleton | 31 | RP | Vet | $6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 4.31 | 6,000,000 |
Ryan Helsley | 30 | RP/CL | Arb 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Dylan Carlson | 26 | CF | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
JoJo Romero | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
John King | 30 | RP | Arb 2 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Nolan Gorman | 25 | 2B | Arb 1 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Brendan Donovan | 28 | DH | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Lars Nootbaar | 27 | CF | Arb 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Pallante | 26 | RP | Arb 1 (S2) | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Iván Herrera | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Riley O'Brien | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Matthew Liberatore | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Luken Baker | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Mike Siani | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Alfonso Rivas | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Drew Rom | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Zack Thompson | 27 | SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Nick Robertson | 26 | P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Jordan Walker | 23 | RF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Masyn Winn | 23 | SS | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Alec Burleson | 26 | LF | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Jared Young | 29 | 1B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 790,000 |
Jose Fermin | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | $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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nolan Arenado | 34 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Matt Holliday | 45 | OF | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
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 |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $113,694,446 |