
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 (26) | 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 | 16.14 | 26,000,000 |
Miles Mikolas | 34 | SP | Vet | n/a | $18,750,000 | $1,666,666 | $20,416,666 | $20,416,666 | 12.67 | 18,583,333 |
Adam Wainwright | 41 | SP | Vet | n/a | $17,500,000 | - | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 | 11.48 | 17,500,000 |
Nolan Arenado | 32 | 3B | Vet | n/a | $35,000,000 | - | $35,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 8.07 | 14,555,555 |
Steven Matz | 32 | SP | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 6.52 | 11,000,000 |
Willson Contreras | 31 | C | Vet | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.21 | 17,500,000 |
Jordan Montgomery | 30 | SP | Arb 4 (S2) | n/a | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 6.21 | 10,000,000 |
Paul DeJong | 29 | SS | Vet | n/a | $9,000,000 | $166,668 | $9,166,668 | $9,166,668 | 5.69 | 4,333,333 |
Jack Flaherty | 27 | SP | Arb 3 | n/a | $5,400,000 | - | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | 3.35 | 5,400,000 |
Giovanny Gallegos | 31 | RP | Vet | 1 | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 2.95 | 5,500,000 |
Tommy Edman | 28 | SS | Arb 1 | 3 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | 2.61 | 4,200,000 |
Drew VerHagen | 32 | RP | Arb 2 | 0 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 1.86 | 2,750,000 |
Chris Stratton | 32 | RP | Arb 3 | n/a | $2,800,000 | - | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | 1.74 | 2,800,000 |
Ryan Helsley | 28 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,150,000 | - | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | 1.33 | 2,150,000 |
Jordan Hicks | 26 | RP | Arb 3 | n/a | $1,837,500 | - | $1,837,500 | $1,837,500 | 1.14 | 1,837,500 |
Andrew Knizner | 28 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,100,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | 0.68 | 1,100,000 |
Genesis Cabrera | 26 | RP | Arb 1 | 1 | $950,000 | - | $950,000 | $950,000 | 0.59 | 950,000 |
Brendan Donovan | 26 | 2B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,600 | - | $728,600 | $728,600 | 0.45 | 728,600 |
Nolan Gorman | 23 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $726,950 | - | $726,950 | $726,950 | 0.45 | 726,950 |
Alec Burleson | 24 | RF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $721,450 | - | $721,450 | $721,450 | 0.45 | 721,450 |
Andre Pallante | 24 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $728,600 | - | $728,600 | $646,305 | 0.40 | 646,305 |
Juan Yepez | 25 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $623,231 | 0.39 | 623,231 |
Jordan Walker | 21 | 3B | Pre-Arb | '24 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $576,779 | 0.36 | 576,779 |
Tres Barrera | 28 | C | Pre-Arb | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $572,908 | 0.36 | 572,908 |
Matthew Liberatore | 23 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $530,327 | 0.33 | 530,327 |
Oscar Mercado | 28 | OF | Pre-Arb | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $530,327 | 0.33 | 530,327 |
2023 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
Player (6) | Age | Pos. | Status | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Payroll % | Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyler O'Neill (10-day, Back) |
28 | LF | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,950,000 | - | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 | 3.07 | 4,950,000 |
Dylan Carlson (10-day, Ankle) |
24 | CF | Pre-Arb | 3 | $742,400 | - | $742,400 | $742,400 | 0.46 | 742,400 |
Jake Woodford (15-day, Shoulder) |
26 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $739,800 | - | $739,800 | $739,800 | 0.46 | 739,800 |
Lars Nootbaar (10-day, Back) |
25 | CF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $732,400 | - | $732,400 | $732,400 | 0.45 | 732,400 |
Packy Naughton (60-day, Arm) |
27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $728,750 | - | $728,750 | $728,750 | 0.45 | 728,750 |
Wilking Rodriguez (60-day, Shoulder) |
33 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $720,400 | - | $720,400 | $720,400 | 0.45 | 720,400 |
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 | $164,693,100 | $6,583,334 | $1,000,000 | $172,276,434 | $149,427,711 | |
Injured List Money | $8,613,750 | - | - | $8,613,750 | $8,613,750 | |
Deferred Salary | $2,000,000 | - | - | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
Active Total Payroll | $173,306,850 | $6,583,334 | $1,000,000 | $180,890,184 | $158,041,461 |
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 | $163,501,952 | ||||||
Est. Player Benefits | $16,500,000 | ||||||
Est. Minor League Contracts | $3,071,604 | ||||||
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | ||||||
Est. Tax Payroll | $184,740,222 | ||||||
Est. Tax Bill Details |
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Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space | $48,259,778 |
2023 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
Player (11) | Status | Age | Pos. | Waiver Options | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Adj. Salary |
Lux. Tax Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dakota Hudson | Arb 2 | 28 | RP | 3 | $2,650,000 | - | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | 2,650,000 |
Zack Thompson | Pre-Arb | 25 | RP | 2 | $725,000 | - | $725,000 | $132,532 | 132,532 |
James Naile | Pre-Arb | 30 | RP | 2 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $46,452 | 46,452 |
JoJo Romero | Pre-Arb | 26 | RP | 1 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $81,291 | 81,291 |
Guillermo Zuniga | Pre-Arb | 24 | RP | 3 | $720,000 | - | $720,000 | $15,484 | 15,484 |
Jose Fermin | Pre-Arb | 24 | 2B | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Moises Gomez | Pre-Arb | 24 | OF | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Ivan Herrera | Pre-Arb | 23 | C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Connor Thomas | Pre-Arb | 25 | SP | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Jake Walsh | Pre-Arb | 27 | RP | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Taylor Motter | Pre-Arb | 33 | SS | 1 | $775,000 | - | $775,000 | $145,845 | 145,845 |
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 | - | - | - | - |