MLB
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.
Total Payroll Allocations
$188,737,567 / 11th
Adjusted Payroll Total
$174,886,396
2024 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 12.059 | Vet | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 10.155 | Vet | $35,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $35,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | C | 7.108 | Vet | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 7.037 | Vet | $17,666,667 | $17,666,667 | $16,000,000 | $1,666,667 | - | - |
| Matz Steven Matz | SP | 8.099 | Vet | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - |
| Gibson Kyle Gibson | SP | 10.039 | Vet | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 10.061 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Lynn Lance Lynn | SP | 12.119 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 5.085 | Vet | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,500,000 | $250,000 | - | - |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 4.105 | Arb 2 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | - | - | - |
| Kittredge Andrew Kittredge | RP | 5.070 | Arb 3 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | - | - | - |
| Crawford Brandon Crawford | SS | 12.094 | Vet | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| King John King | RP | 2.148 | Arb 1 (S2) | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | $1,005,000 | - | - | - |
| Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 3.045 | Arb 1 | $860,000 | $860,000 | $860,000 | - | - | - |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | CF | 2.076 | Pre-Arb | $761,000 | $761,000 | $761,000 | - | - | - |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | DH | 2.000 | Pre-Arb | $757,200 | $757,200 | $757,200 | - | - | - |
| Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 1.139 | Pre-Arb | $755,550 | $755,550 | $755,550 | - | - | - |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | LF | 1.029 | Pre-Arb | $750,050 | $750,050 | $750,050 | - | - | - |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 0.144 | Pre-Arb | $747,200 | $747,200 | $747,200 | - | - | - |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 0.063 | Pre-Arb | $743,150 | $743,150 | $743,150 | - | - | - |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 0.045 | Pre-Arb | $742,250 | $742,250 | $742,250 | - | - | - |
| Siani Mike Siani | OF | 0.033 | Pre-Arb | $741,650 | $741,650 | $741,650 | - | - | - |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $740,000 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $668,304 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
| Robertson Nick Robertson | P | 0.063 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $640,458 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
| Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 0.070 | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $628,524 | $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 | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edman Tommy Edman | SS | 4.114 | Arb 2 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Middleton Keynan Middleton | RP | 6.023 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Carlson Dylan Carlson | CF | 3.104 | Arb 1 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | - | - | - |
| Rom Drew Rom | P | 0.044 | Pre-Arb | $742,200 | $742,200 | $742,200 | - | - | - |
| O'Brien Riley O'Brien | RP | 0.009 | Pre-Arb | $740,450 | $740,450 | $740,450 | - | - | - |
| Carpenter Matt Carpenter | 3B | 11.145 | Vet | $740,000 | $740,000 | $740,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeJong Paul DeJong | SS | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
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 | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 10.155 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 14.000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 17.027 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $154,887,003 | 9th | |||||
| Injured List | $16,572,650 | 22nd | |||||
| Retained | $3,000,000 | 20th | |||||
| Minor | $426,743 | 14th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $174,886,396 | 12th | |||||
2024 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (9) | Pos | Exp | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Zack Thompson
|
SP | 1.045 | Pre-Arb | $750,850 | $113,036 | $750,850 | - | - | - |
|
2 Jordan Walker
|
RF | 0.149 | Pre-Arb | $747,450 | $112,532 | $747,450 | - | - | - |
|
3 Andre Pallante
|
RP | 1.166 | Pre-Arb | $756,900 | $101,725 | $756,900 | - | - | - |
|
4 Victor Scott II
|
CF | Pre-Arb | $740,000 | $99,450 | $740,000 | - | - | - | |
|
5 Luken Baker
|
1B | 0.081 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
6 Adam Kloffenstein
|
P | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
7 Alfonso Rivas
|
1B | 1.096 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
8 Sem Robberse
|
SP | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
|
9 Jared Young
|
1B | 0.061 | Pre-Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
