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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $173,762,164 payroll in 2019 across 50 players, an average of $3,475,243 and a median of $555,000. 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 | Dexter Fowler | CF | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | Veteran | Active | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 |
| 4 | Matt Carpenter | 3B | Veteran | Active | $14,750,000 | $14,750,000 |
| 5 | Marcell Ozuna | LF | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $12,250,000 | $12,250,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Martinez | RP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $11,700,000 | $11,700,000 |
| 7 | Andrew Miller | RP | Veteran | Active | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 |
| 8 | Adam Wainwright | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 9 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Veteran | Active | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 |
| 10 | Brett Cecil | RP | Veteran | Injured | $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 |
| 11 | Kolten Wong | 2B | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 12 | Michael Wacha | SP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $6,350,000 | $6,350,000 |
| 13 | Luke Gregerson | RP | Retained | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
| 14 | Jedd Gyorko | 3B | Retained | $5,376,344 | $5,376,344 | |
| 15 | Mike Leake | SP | Retained | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 16 | Paul DeJong | SS | Pre-Arbitration Bypassed | Active | $1,666,666 | $1,666,666 |
| 17 | Matt Wieters | C | Veteran | Active | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 18 | Dominic Leone | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $1,260,000 | $1,260,000 |
| 19 | Jose Martinez | RF | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 |
| 20 | Tony Cingrani | RP | Arbitration 3 | Injured | $2,650,000 | $869,067 |
| 21 | John Gant | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,300 | $571,300 |
| 22 | John Brebbia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,300 | $569,300 |
| 23 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $562,100 | $562,100 |
| 24 | Dakota Hudson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $559,100 | $559,100 |
| 25 | Adolis García | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| 26 | Austin Gomber | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| 27 | Jordan Hicks | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| 28 | Yairo Munoz | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $562,000 | $540,938 |
| 29 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $522,200 |
| 30 | Harrison Bader | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,300 | $509,876 |
| 31 | Tyler Webb | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $492,360 |
| 32 | Mike Mayers | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,700 | $478,898 |
| 33 | Tyler O'Neill | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $564,000 | $394,160 |
| 34 | Tommy Edman | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $340,176 |
| 35 | Ryan Helsley | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $310,336 |
| 36 | Lane Thomas | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,000 | $256,624 |
| 37 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $229,768 |
| 38 | Andrew Knizner | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $217,832 |
| 39 | Chasen Shreve | RP | Arbitration 2 (S2) (buried) | Minors | $900,000 | $217,741 |
| 40 | Rangel Ravelo | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $158,152 |
| 41 | Genesis Cabrera | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $146,216 |
| 42 | Junior Fernandez | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $137,264 |
| 43 | Justin Williams | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,100 | $113,392 |
| 44 | Randy Arozarena | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $104,440 |
| 45 | Edmundo Sosa | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $95,488 |
| 46 | Joe Hudson | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $86,536 |
| 47 | Merandy Gonzalez | RP | (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $54,133 |
| 48 | Alex Reyes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $564,600 | $30,350 |
| 49 | Drew Robinson | LF | Retained | $30,330 | $30,330 | |
| 50 | Adalberto Mejia | RP | Retained | $21,077 | $21,077 | |
| 51 | Chris Ellis | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
| 52 | Zac Rosscup | RP | Veteran | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2019 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $173,762,164 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 (2 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.