St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals 2024 Payroll
Cardinals 2024 Payroll
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2024 payroll table, including base pay, bonuses, options, & tax allocations.
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| Active Players (39) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Payroll Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 36 | 1B | Vet | n/a | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | 16.52 | 26,000,000 |
| Nolan Arenado | 33 | 3B | Vet | n/a | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $24,000,000 | 15.25 | 25,555,555 |
| Willson Contreras | 32 | C | Vet | n/a | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 11.44 | 17,500,000 |
| Miles Mikolas | 35 | SP | Vet | n/a | $16,000,000 | $1,666,667 | $17,666,667 | $17,666,667 | 11.22 | 18,583,333 |
| Steven Matz | 33 | SP | Vet | n/a | $12,000,000 | $500,000 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | 7.94 | 11,000,000 |
| Kyle Gibson | 36 | SP | Vet | n/a | $12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 7.62 | 12,000,000 |
| Sonny Gray | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.35 | 25,000,000 |
| Lance Lynn | 37 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.35 | 11,000,000 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 32 | RP | Vet | 1 | $5,500,000 | $250,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | 3.65 | 5,500,000 |
| Tommy Edman | 29 | SS | Arb 2 | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 8,100,000 |
| Tyler O'Neill | 29 | LF | Arb 3 | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 5,400,000 |
| Ryan Helsley | 29 | RP/CL | Arb 2 | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 3,000,000 |
| Dylan Carlson | 25 | CF | Arb 1 | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 2,100,000 |
| John King | 29 | RP | Arb 1 (S2) | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 1,300,000 |
| JoJo Romero | 27 | RP | Arb 1 | 0 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 1,000,000 |
| Luken Baker | 27 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Alec Burleson | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Brendan Donovan | 27 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Jose Fermin | 25 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Moises Gomez | 25 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Nolan Gorman | 24 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Ivan Herrera | 24 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Buddy Kennedy | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Adam Kloffenstein | 23 | P | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| James Naile | 31 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Lars Nootbaar | 26 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Riley O'Brien | 29 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Pedro Pages | 25 | C | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Richard Palacios | 27 | LF | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Andre Pallante | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Sem Robberse | 22 | SP | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Drew Rom | 24 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Mike Siani | 24 | OF | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Zack Thompson | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Jordan Walker | 22 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Masyn Winn | 22 | SS | Pre-Arb | 3 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Jared Young | 28 | 1B | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
| Guillermo Zuniga | 25 | P | Pre-Arb | 2 | - | - | - | $0 | 0 | 770,000 |
2024 Retained Salaries
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Age | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul DeJong | 30 | SS | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.91 | - |
2024 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 | 33 | 3B | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Matt Holliday | 44 | OF | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Adam Wainwright | 42 | SP | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2024 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives | Total Salary | Total Adj. Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Payroll | $140,500,000 | $6,416,667 | - | $146,916,667 | $135,916,637 | |
| Est. Arbitration Salaries | - | - | - | - | $20,900,000 | |
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Salaries | - | - | - | - | $8,470,000 | |
| Retained Salary | $3,000,000 | - | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| Deferred Salary | $4,500,000 | - | - | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| Active Total Payroll | $143,500,000 | $6,416,667 | - | $149,916,667 | $138,916,637 | |
| Projected Total Payroll | - | - | - | - | $168,286,637 | |
2024 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 | $237,000,000 | ||||||
| Est. Active AAV/Payroll | $152,138,888 | ||||||
| Est. Player Benefits | $17,000,000 | ||||||
| Est. Minor League Contracts | $2,250,000 | ||||||
| Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
| Est. Tax Payroll | $173,055,554 | ||||||
| Est. Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $20,900,000 | ||||||
| Est. Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $8,470,000 | ||||||
| Est. Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $202,425,554 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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| Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $63,944,446 | ||||||