
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals 2023 Payroll
Cardinals 2023 Payroll
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2023 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
Active Players (40) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Goldschmidt | 35 | 1B | Vet | n/a | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 17.98 | 26,000,000 |
Adam Wainwright | 41 | SP | Vet | n/a | $17,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 12.79 | 17,500,000 |
Miles Mikolas | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | 11.58 | 17,000,000 |
Nolan Arenado | 32 | 3B | Vet | n/a | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 8.99 | 14,555,555 |
Steven Matz | 32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 7.26 | 11,000,000 |
Willson Contreras | 31 | C | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.92 | 17,500,000 |
Jordan Montgomery | 30 | SP | Arb 4 (S2) | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.92 | 10,000,000 |
Paul DeJong | 29 | SS | Vet | n/a | $9,000,000 | $166,668 | $9,166,668 | $9,166,668 | 6.34 | 4,333,333 |
Jack Flaherty | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | n/a | $5,400,000 | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 3.73 | 5,400,000 |
Tyler O'Neill | 28 | LF | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,950,000 | - | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | 3.42 | 4,950,000 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 31 | RP | Vet | 1 | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 3.28 | 5,500,000 |
Tommy Edman | 28 | 2B | Arb 1 | 3 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.90 | 4,200,000 |
Drew VerHagen | 32 | RP | Vet | 0 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2.07 | 2,750,000 |
Chris Stratton | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | n/a | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 1.94 | 2,800,000 |
Dakota Hudson | 28 | RP | Arb 2 | 3 | $2,650,000 | - | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | 1.83 | 2,650,000 |
Jordan Hicks | 26 | RP | Arb 3 | n/a | $1,837,500 | - | $1,837,500 | $1,837,500 | 1.27 | 1,837,500 |
Andrew Knizner | 28 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.76 | 1,100,000 |
Ryan Helsley | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Genesis Cabrera | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Alec Burleson | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Dylan Carlson | 24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Brendan Donovan | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Jose Fermin | 24 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Moises Gomez | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Nolan Gorman | 23 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Ivan Herrera | 23 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Matthew Liberatore | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
James Naile | 30 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Packy Naughton | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Lars Nootbaar | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Freddy Pacheco | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Andre Pallante | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Wilking Rodriguez | 33 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
JoJo Romero | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Connor Thomas | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Zack Thompson | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Jake Walsh | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Jake Woodford | 26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Juan Yepez | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
Guillermo Zuniga | 24 | P | Vet | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0 |
2023 Deferred Salaries
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nolan Arenado | 32 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
2023 Payroll Totals
Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Payroll | $159,687,500 | $5,916,668 | $1,000,000 | $166,604,168 | $144,604,168 | |
Est. Arbitration Salaries | - | - | - | - | $3,503,575 | |
Deferred Salary | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
Active Total Payroll | $159,687,500 | $5,916,668 | $1,000,000 | $166,604,168 | $144,604,168 | |
Projected Total Payroll | - | - | - | - | $148,107,743 |
2023 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 | $233,000,000 | ||||||
Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $149,076,388 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $16,500,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $169,493,054 | ||||||
Est. Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $3,503,575 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $172,996,629 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $63,506,946 |
2023 Signing Bonus
Does not count against team payroll.
Player (0) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hancel Almonte | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Andru Arthur | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Luis Atocha | 18 | C | - | - | - | - |
Jarol Baez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Emisael Carrera | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Xavier Cruz | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Angel Gil | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Reiner Lopez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Bernard Mack | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Ruben Menes | 21 | P | - | - | - | - |
Keiverson Ramirez | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Rojas | 17 | SS | - | - | - | - |
Stiveen Rojas | 16 | P | - | - | - | - |
Fernando Roquez | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |
Bracewell Taveras | 17 | SS | - | - | - | - |
Giovanni Vargas | 17 | P | - | - | - | - |
Facundo Velasquez | 17 | OF | - | - | - | - |