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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $156,428,325 payroll in 2022 across 53 players, an average of $2,951,478 and a median of $703,000. The highest-paid player was Paul Goldschmidt at $26,300,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | Veteran | Active | $26,300,000 | $26,300,000 |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Veteran | Active | $35,150,000 | $23,429,500 |
| 3 | Adam Wainwright | SP | Veteran | Active | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 |
| 4 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Veteran | Active | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 |
| 5 | Yadier Molina | C | Veteran | Active | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 6 | Steven Matz | RP | Veteran | Active | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
| 7 | Paul DeJong | SS | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $6,166,666 | $6,166,666 |
| 8 | Corey Dickerson | LF | Veteran | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 9 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 10 | Harrison Bader | CF | Retained | $3,547,264 | $3,547,264 | |
| 11 | Tyler O'Neill | LF | Arbitration 1 | Injured | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 |
| 12 | Alex Reyes | RP | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 |
| 13 | Albert Pujols | DH | Veteran | Active | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 |
| 14 | Drew VerHagen | RP | Veteran | Injured | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 15 | T.J. McFarland | RP | Retained | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 16 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,410,000 | $2,410,000 |
| 17 | Jordan Montgomery | SP | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $6,000,000 | $2,109,888 |
| 18 | Jose Quintana | SP | Retained | $1,285,715 | $1,285,715 | |
| 19 | Nick Wittgren | RP | Retained | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 20 | Dakota Hudson | SP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 |
| 21 | Chris Stratton | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,700,000 | $949,440 |
| 22 | Jordan Hicks | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $937,500 | $937,500 |
| 23 | Tommy Edman | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $722,900 | $722,900 |
| 24 | Ryan Helsley | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $722,450 | $722,450 |
| 25 | Andrew Knizner | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $718,300 | $718,300 |
| 26 | Jose Quintana | SP | Veteran | Active | $2,000,000 | $714,285 |
| 27 | Dylan Carlson | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $703,000 | $703,000 |
| 28 | Andre Pallante | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $700,000 |
| 29 | Brendan Donovan | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $630,744 |
| 30 | Genesis Cabrera | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $719,200 | $565,136 |
| 31 | Lars Nootbaar | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $705,200 | $538,625 |
| 32 | Juan Yepez | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $480,750 |
| 33 | Nolan Gorman | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $469,212 |
| 34 | Edmundo Sosa | SS | Retained | $456,088 | $456,088 | |
| 35 | Packy Naughton | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $438,444 |
| 36 | Jake Woodford | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $714,350 | $435,675 |
| 37 | Zack Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $369,216 |
| 38 | Aaron Brooks | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $1,400,000 | $230,769 |
| 39 | Johan Oviedo | P | Retained | $226,914 | $226,914 | |
| 40 | Kodi Whitley | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $714,350 | $184,475 |
| 41 | JoJo Romero | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $703,000 | $181,561 |
| 42 | Junior Fernandez | SP | Retained | $173,070 | $173,070 | |
| 43 | Ben DeLuzio | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $130,764 |
| 44 | Alec Burleson | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $107,688 |
| 45 | Austin Romine | C | Retained | $107,688 | $107,688 | |
| 46 | James Naile | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $107,688 |
| 47 | Iván Herrera | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $96,150 |
| 48 | Matthew Liberatore | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $700,000 | $96,150 |
| 49 | Conner Capel | CF | Retained | $61,536 | $61,536 | |
| 50 | Jake Walsh | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $46,152 |
| 51 | Cory Spangenberg | 2B | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $700,000 | $15,384 |
| 52 | Kramer Robertson | SS | Retained | $7,692 | $7,692 | |
| 53 | Angel Rondon | P | Retained | $3,846 | $3,846 | |
| 54 | Austin Allen | C | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $705,000 | $0 |
| 55 | Freddy Pacheco | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 56 | Kramer Robertson | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $700,000 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2022 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $156,428,325 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 (3 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.