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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $163,534,311 payroll in 2018 across 50 players, an average of $3,270,686 and a median of $533,322. The highest-paid player was Yadier Molina at $20,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yadier Molina | C | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2 | Adam Wainwright | SP | Veteran | Active | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 |
| 3 | Dexter Fowler | CF | Veteran | Injured | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| 4 | Greg Holland | RP | Retained | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| 5 | Matt Carpenter | 1B | Veteran | Active | $13,750,000 | $13,750,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Martinez | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 |
| 7 | Marcell Ozuna | LF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 8 | Brett Cecil | RP | Veteran | Active | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 |
| 9 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Veteran | Active | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
| 10 | Jedd Gyorko | 3B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $9,000,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 11 | Mike Leake | SP | Retained | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 12 | Michael Wacha | SP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $5,300,000 | $5,300,000 |
| 13 | Luke Gregerson | RP | Veteran | Injured | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 14 | Kolten Wong | 2B | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 15 | Bud Norris | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 16 | Tyler Lyons | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 17 | Paul DeJong | SS | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $1,166,666 | $1,166,666 |
| 18 | Dominic Leone | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,085,000 | $1,085,000 |
| 19 | Matt Adams | 1B | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $881,705 |
| 20 | Francisco Pena | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 21 | Greg Garcia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,600 | $569,600 |
| 22 | Jose Martinez | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $560,400 | $560,400 |
| 23 | Alex Reyes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $545,600 | $545,600 |
| 24 | Jordan Hicks | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| 25 | Tyson Ross | SP | Veteran | Active | $2,700,000 | $536,313 |
| 26 | Harrison Bader | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $530,330 |
| 27 | Luke Weaver | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $550,800 | $512,253 |
| 28 | Mike Mayers | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $477,590 |
| 29 | Yairo Munoz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $454,150 |
| 30 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $433,640 |
| 31 | Tommy Pham | CF | Retained | $380,070 | $380,070 | |
| 32 | John Gant | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $375,040 |
| 33 | John Brebbia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $552,000 | $368,032 |
| 34 | Sam Tuivailala | RP | Retained | $357,788 | $357,788 | |
| 35 | Austin Gomber | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $322,300 |
| 36 | Matt Bowman | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $565,900 | $310,284 |
| 37 | Tyler O'Neill | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $295,930 |
| 38 | Chasen Shreve | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $825,000 | $283,840 |
| 39 | Dakota Hudson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $193,380 |
| 40 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $178,730 |
| 41 | Carson Kelly | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $175,800 |
| 42 | Tyler Webb | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $140,640 |
| 43 | Patrick Wisdom | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $131,850 |
| 44 | Adolis García | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $120,130 |
| 45 | Ryan Sherriff | RP | Retained | $111,340 | $111,340 | |
| 46 | Luke Voit | 1B | Retained | $52,740 | $52,740 | |
| 47 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $549,975 | $29,570 |
| 48 | Steve Baron | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $29,300 |
| 49 | Edmundo Sosa | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $23,440 |
| 50 | Preston Guilmet | RP | Retained | $5,860 | $5,860 | |
| 51 | Conner Greene | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 52 | Derian Gonzalez | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 53 | Edward Mujica | RP | Veteran | Minors | $750,000 | $0 |
| 54 | Justin Williams | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $545,000 | $0 |
| 55 | Oscar Mercado | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2018 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $163,534,311 total, which includes active-roster salary plus injured-list, retained, dead and buried minor-league money. Salary is the full payroll salary published for the season, so the two can differ when money is deferred, prorated or carried by another club. Non-buried minor-league allocations (5 players on this ledger) are real money the club paid but are excluded from that total, so their Adjusted figure reads $0. Amounts are nominal US dollars as recorded; full source credits and access dates live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.