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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $73,246,343 payroll in 2020 across 51 players, an average of $1,436,203 and a median of $212,370. The highest-paid player was Paul Goldschmidt at $12,148,148. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | Veteran | Active | $26,000,000 | $12,148,148 |
| 2 | Yadier Molina | C | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $7,407,407 |
| 3 | Dexter Fowler | RF | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $7,370,370 |
| 4 | Matt Carpenter | 3B | Veteran | Active | $18,500,000 | $6,851,852 |
| 5 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Veteran | Injured | $16,750,000 | $6,833,333 |
| 6 | Carlos Martinez | SP | Veteran | Injured | $11,700,000 | $4,459,259 |
| 7 | Andrew Miller | RP | Veteran | Active | $11,537,000 | $4,296,259 |
| 8 | Mike Leake | SP | Retained | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| 9 | Kolten Wong | 2B | Veteran | Active | $10,250,000 | $3,796,296 |
| 10 | Adam Wainwright | SP | Veteran | Active | $6,111,111 | $2,962,963 |
| 11 | Brett Cecil | RP | Retained | $7,000,000 | $2,842,593 | |
| 12 | Kwang-hyun Kim | SP | Veteran | Active | $4,000,000 | $1,481,481 |
| 13 | Kolten Wong | 2B | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 14 | Brad Miller | 2B | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $740,741 |
| 15 | Matt Wieters | C | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $740,741 |
| 16 | Paul DeJong | SS | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $1,666,666 | $722,222 |
| 17 | John Gant | RP | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $1,300,000 | $481,481 |
| 18 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $604,500 | $223,889 |
| 19 | Harrison Bader | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $590,100 | $218,556 |
| 20 | John Brebbia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $587,600 | $217,630 |
| 21 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $582,400 | $215,704 |
| 22 | Tommy Edman | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $581,800 | $215,481 |
| 23 | Dakota Hudson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $580,500 | $215,000 |
| 24 | Jordan Hicks | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Exempt | $578,800 | $214,370 |
| 25 | Tyler Webb | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,800 | $213,259 |
| 26 | Tyler O'Neill | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,400 | $212,370 |
| 27 | Austin Gomber | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,000 | $211,111 |
| 28 | Ryan Helsley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $569,000 | $210,741 |
| 29 | Rangel Ravelo | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $566,000 | $209,630 |
| 30 | Austin Dean | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 31 | Kodi Whitley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 32 | Jake Woodford | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $186,900 |
| 33 | Lane Thomas | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $568,800 | $172,920 |
| 34 | Alex Reyes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,000 | $171,666 |
| 35 | Genesis Cabrera | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $168,210 |
| 36 | Dylan Carlson | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $140,175 |
| 37 | Ricardo Sanchez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $563,500 | $137,060 |
| 38 | Rob Kaminsky | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $137,060 |
| 39 | Andrew Knizner | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $133,945 |
| 40 | Junior Fernandez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $133,945 |
| 41 | Daniel Ponce de Leon | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $572,800 | $132,972 |
| 42 | Seth Elledge | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $121,485 |
| 43 | Edmundo Sosa | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $109,025 |
| 44 | Johan Oviedo | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $102,795 |
| 45 | Max Schrock | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $80,990 |
| 46 | Roel Ramírez | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $77,875 |
| 47 | Nabil Crismatt | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $56,070 |
| 48 | Ryan Meisinger | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $21,805 |
| 49 | Justin Williams | OF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $15,575 |
| 50 | John Nogowski | 1B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $12,460 |
| 51 | Jesús Cruz | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $3,115 |
| 52 | Alvaro Seijas | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 53 | Elehuris Montero | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2020 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $73,246,343 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.