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St. Louis Cardinals 2026 - payroll & player salaries

Major League Baseball, the top tier American baseball league in the United States and Canada.

YEARLY TOTAL$91,614,819$91.6m
WEEKLY TOTAL$1,761,823$1.8m
ACTIVE ROSTER25
PLAYERS LISTED63
HIGHEST PAIDCaleb Ferguson · $4,500,000
PAYROLL RANK28th in MLB

Payroll by archived season

9 archived seasons, 2017 to 2025 · peaked in 2021 at $158,820,966 · down 14% since 2017

Season archives

Historic payrolls for St. Louis Cardinals

202520242023202220212020201920182017

Active roster · 25 players

Top 16 of 25 players

Caleb Ferguson $4.5m Andre Pallante $4.0m Ryne Stanek $3.5m Alec Burleson $3.3m Matthew Liberatore $2.3m Justin Bruihl $850k Masyn Winn $799k Jordan Walker $799k Iván Herrera $799k
Pedro Pages $797k
Kyle Leahy $796k
Riley O'Brien $795k George Soriano $793k Jose Fermin $792k
Hunter Dobbins $788k
Michael McGreevy $785k
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Active roster · 25 players - St. Louis Cardinals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARY
Andre Pallante $4,000,000$4.0m Starting pitcher 3 yr 145 d Arbitration 2 (S2) $4,000,000$4.0m $4,000,000$4.0m
Ryne Stanek $3,500,000$3.5m Relief pitcher 8 yr 38 d Veteran $3,500,000$3.5m $3,500,000$3.5m
Alec Burleson $3,300,000$3.3m First baseman 3 yr 29 d Arbitration 1 $3,300,000$3.3m $3,300,000$3.3m
Matthew Liberatore $2,260,000$2.3m Starting pitcher 2 yr 144 d Arbitration 1 (S2) $2,260,000$2.3m $2,260,000$2.3m
Caleb Ferguson $4,500,000$4.5m Relief pitcher 7 yr 93 d Veteran $1,323,520 $4,500,000$4.5m
Justin Bruihl $850,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 112 d Pre-Arbitration $850,000 $850,000
Masyn Winn $799,450 Shortstop 2 yr 45 d Pre-Arbitration $799,450 $799,450
Jordan Walker $799,400 Right fielder 2 yr 44 d Pre-Arbitration $799,400 $799,400
Iván Herrera $798,800 Catcher 2 yr 34 d Pre-Arbitration $798,800 $798,800
Pedro Pages $796,900 Catcher 1 yr 166 d Pre-Arbitration $796,900 $796,900
Kyle Leahy $795,600 Starting pitcher 1 yr 140 d Pre-Arbitration $795,600 $795,600
Riley O'Brien $795,050 Relief pitcher 1 yr 129 d Pre-Arbitration $795,050 $795,050
George Soriano $793,350 Relief pitcher 1 yr 95 d Pre-Arbitration $793,350 $793,350
Jose Fermin $792,350 Second baseman 1 yr 75 d Pre-Arbitration $792,350 $792,350
Michael McGreevy $784,550 Starting pitcher 0 yr 91 d Pre-Arbitration $784,550 $784,550
Nathan Church $782,150 Left fielder 0 yr 43 d Pre-Arbitration $782,150 $782,150
JJ Wetherholt $780,000 Second baseman - Pre-Arbitration $780,000 $780,000
Gordon Graceffo $784,550 Relief pitcher 0 yr 91 d Pre-Arbitration $746,710 $784,550
Bryan Torres $780,000 Second baseman - Pre-Arbitration $533,888 $780,000
Jimmy Crooks III $780,000 Catcher 0 yr 31 d Pre-Arbitration $504,691 $780,000
Blaze Jordan $780,000 Third baseman - Pre-Arbitration $446,297 $780,000
Luis Gastelum $780,000 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $337,851 $780,000
César Prieto $780,000 Second baseman 0 yr 31 d Pre-Arbitration $325,338 $780,000
Hunter Dobbins $787,600 Relief pitcher 0 yr 152 d Pre-Arbitration $320,112 $787,600
Peter Strzelecki $780,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 29 d Pre-Arbitration $254,431 $780,000
Listed total$33,379,750$33.4m$33,379,750$33.4m

Additional contracts · 2 players

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Additional contracts · 2 players - St. Louis Cardinals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARYSIGNING BONUS
Ramon Urias $1,500,000$1.5m Second baseman 5 yr 25 d Veteran $1,500,000$1.5m $1,500,000$1.5m -
Max Rajcic $780,000 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $421,271 $780,000 -

Additional contracts · 10 players

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All 10 players

Dustin May $8.5m Lars Nootbaar $3.8m JoJo Romero $3.0m Yohel Pozo $385k Nelson Velazquez $300k
Matt Pushard $296k
Chris Roycroft $142k
Bruce Zimmermann $30k
Nick Raquet $9,516
Luis Peralta $5,730
Additional contracts · 10 players - St. Louis Cardinals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLL
Dustin May $8,470,588$8.5m Starting pitcher $8,470,588$8.5m
Lars Nootbaar $3,776,471$3.8m Left fielder $3,776,471$3.8m
JoJo Romero $3,023,226$3.0m Relief pitcher $3,023,226$3.0m
Yohel Pozo $385,142 Catcher $385,142
Nelson Velazquez $300,312 Center fielder $300,312
Matt Pushard $296,150 Relief pitcher $296,150
Chris Roycroft $141,738 Relief pitcher $141,738
Bruce Zimmermann $29,947 Starting pitcher $29,947
Nick Raquet $9,516 Relief pitcher $9,516
Luis Peralta $5,730 Relief pitcher $5,730
Listed total$16,438,820$16.4m

Additional contracts · 3 players

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Additional contracts · 3 players - St. Louis Cardinals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONADJUSTED PAYROLLACQUIRED VIA
Sonny Gray $20,000,000$20.0m Starting pitcher $20,000,000$20.0m traded
Nolan Arenado $16,000,000$16.0m Third baseman $16,000,000$16.0m traded
Willson Contreras $4,000,000$4.0m First baseman $4,000,000$4.0m traded
Listed total$40,000,000$40.0m

Payroll summary

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Payroll summary - St. Louis Cardinals
ALLOCATIONAMOUNTMLB RANK
Active Roster $27,420,438$27.4m 30th
Injured List $1,921,271$1.9m 30th
Dead Money $16,438,820$16.4m 14th
Retained $40,000,000$40.0m 1st
Minor $5,834,290$5.8m 8th
Deferred $0 5th
Signing Bonus $0 5th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $91,614,819$91.6m 28th

Additional contracts · 15 players

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Additional contracts · 15 players - St. Louis Cardinals
NAMEPAYROLL SALARYPOSITIONEXPERIENCESTATUSADJUSTED PAYROLLBASE SALARY
Nolan Gorman $2,655,000$2.7m Third baseman 3 yr 114 d Arbitration 1 $2,655,000$2.7m $2,655,000$2.7m
Cade Winquest $780,000 Relief pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $780,000 $780,000
Victor Scott II $792,750 Center fielder 1 yr 83 d Pre-Arbitration $546,784 $792,750
Matt Svanson $785,800 Relief pitcher 0 yr 116 d Pre-Arbitration $539,228 $785,800
Thomas Saggese $787,200 Shortstop 0 yr 144 d Pre-Arbitration $467,985 $787,200
Ryan Fernandez $793,100 Relief pitcher 1 yr 90 d Pre-Arbitration $443,156 $793,100
Richard Fitts - Starting pitcher 0 yr 164 d Pre-Arbitration $303,601 -
Quinn Mathews $780,000 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $241,925 $780,000
Jared Shuster $820,000 Relief pitcher 1 yr 148 d Pre-Arbitration $159,091 $820,000
Tekoah Roby - Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $127,100 -
Tink Hence - Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $88,358 -
Brycen Mautz $780,000 Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $71,262 $780,000
Joshua Baez - Outfielder - Pre-Arbitration $63,600 -
Leonardo Bernal - Catcher - Pre-Arbitration $63,600 -
Cooper Hjerpe - Starting pitcher - Pre-Arbitration $63,600 -
Listed total$8,973,850$9.0m$8,973,850$9.0m

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Frequently asked questions

What is St. Louis Cardinals' yearly total?

St. Louis Cardinals' yearly total is $91,614,819.

How many players are on the St. Louis Cardinals roster?

25 players on the St. Louis Cardinals active roster. We list a further 30 carried beyond it.