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.
Current Payroll Allocations
$125,019,167
Projected Total Allocations
$137,659,167
2025 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (39) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
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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 | - | - |