St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table

An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Current Payroll Allocations

$125,019,167

Projected Total Allocations

$137,659,167

2025 Active Roster Payroll

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Player (39) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Gray Sonny Gray SP 11.061 0 Veteran $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 - - -
Arenado Nolan Arenado 3B 11.155 0 $32,000,000 $21,000,000 $32,000,000 - - -
Contreras Willson Contreras 1B 8.108 0 Veteran $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 - - -
Mikolas Miles Mikolas SP 8.037 0 Veteran $17,666,667 $17,666,667 $16,000,000 $1,666,667 - -
Matz Steven Matz SP 9.099 0 Veteran $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,000,000 $500,000 - -
Helsley Ryan Helsley RP 5.105 0 Arbitration 3 $8,200,000 $8,200,000 $8,200,000 - - -
Fedde Erick Fedde SP 5.099 0 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 - - -
Donovan Brendan Donovan LF 3.000 3 Arbitration 1 $3,075,000 $3,075,000 $3,075,000 - - -
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar CF 3.076 2 Arbitration 1 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 - - -
Romero JoJo Romero RP 4.045 0 Arbitration 2 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 - - -
Pallante Andre Pallante SP 2.145 1 Arbitration 1 (S2) $2,012,500 $2,012,500 $2,012,500 - - -
King John King RP 3.145 1 Arbitration 2 (S2) $1,605,000 $1,605,000 $1,605,000 - - -
Baker Luken Baker 1B 0.122 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Burleson Alec Burleson RF 2.029 3 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Fermin Jose Fermin 2B 0.166 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez RP 1.000 0 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Gorman Nolan Gorman 2B 2.114 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Graceffo Gordon Graceffo RP 0.004 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Hence Tink Hence SP 3 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Herrera Iván Herrera C 1.034 0 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Horn Bailey Horn RP 0.060 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Koperniak Matt Koperniak 3B 3 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Leahy Kyle Leahy RP 0.140 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore RP 1.144 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Loutos Ryan Loutos RP 0.021 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
McGreevy Michael McGreevy SP 0.014 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Munoz Roddery Munoz SP 0.087 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
O'Brien Riley O'Brien RP 1.008 1 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Pages Pedro Pages C 0.166 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Robberse Sem Robberse SP 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Roby Tekoah Roby SP 3 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Roycroft Chris Roycroft RP 0.083 2 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Saggese Thomas Saggese SS 0.020 3 Pre-Arbitration $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - -