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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $148,793,028 payroll in 2023 across 52 players, an average of $2,861,404 and a median of $614,265. The highest-paid player was Paul Goldschmidt at $26,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | Veteran | Active | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 |
| 2 | Miles Mikolas | SP | Veteran | Active | $20,416,666 | $20,416,666 |
| 3 | Adam Wainwright | SP | Veteran | Active | $18,500,000 | $18,500,000 |
| 4 | Steven Matz | SP | Veteran | Injured | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 5 | Willson Contreras | C | Veteran | Injured | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Veteran | Injured | $35,025,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 7 | Paul DeJong | SS | Retained | $7,690,864 | $7,690,864 | |
| 8 | Jordan Montgomery | SP | Retained | $6,612,931 | $6,612,931 | |
| 9 | Tyler O'Neill | LF | Arbitration 2 | Injured | $4,950,000 | $4,950,000 |
| 10 | Giovanny Gallegos | RP | Arb Avoided | Injured | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 |
| 11 | Tommy Edman | SS | Arbitration 1 | Active | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 |
| 12 | Jack Flaherty | SP | Retained | $3,629,048 | $3,629,048 | |
| 13 | Drew VerHagen | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| 14 | Dakota Hudson | SP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 |
| 15 | Ryan Helsley | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 |
| 16 | Chris Stratton | RP | Retained | $1,851,598 | $1,851,598 | |
| 17 | Andrew Knizner | C | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| 18 | Dylan Carlson | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $742,400 | $742,400 |
| 19 | Lars Nootbaar | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $732,400 | $732,400 |
| 20 | Packy Naughton | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $728,750 | $728,750 |
| 21 | Brendan Donovan | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $728,600 | $728,600 |
| 22 | Nolan Gorman | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $726,950 | $726,950 |
| 23 | Alec Burleson | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $721,450 | $721,450 |
| 24 | Wilking Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,400 | $720,400 |
| 25 | Jake Woodford | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $739,800 | $656,205 |
| 26 | Andre Pallante | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $728,600 | $646,305 |
| 27 | Genesis Cabrera | RP | Retained | $582,224 | $582,224 | |
| 28 | Jordan Walker | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $576,779 |
| 29 | Zack Thompson | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $725,000 | $448,270 |
| 30 | Matthew Liberatore | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $445,165 |
| 31 | JoJo Romero | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $433,552 |
| 32 | Taylor Motter | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $775,000 | $325,026 |
| 33 | Luken Baker | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $301,938 |
| 34 | Jose Fermin | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $263,228 |
| 35 | Andrew Suarez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $251,615 |
| 36 | John King | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $236,131 |
| 37 | Juan Yepez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $236,131 |
| 38 | Casey Lawrence | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $181,937 |
| 39 | Oscar Mercado | OF | Retained | $181,937 | $181,937 | |
| 40 | Richard Palacios | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $174,195 |
| 41 | Masyn Winn | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $170,324 |
| 42 | Guillo Zuniga | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $720,000 | $166,453 |
| 43 | Drew Rom | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $158,711 |
| 44 | Jacob Barnes | RP | Veteran | Active | $720,000 | $154,840 |
| 45 | James Naile | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $154,840 |
| 46 | Iván Herrera | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $120,001 |
| 47 | Tres Barrera | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $112,259 |
| 48 | Juniel Querecuto | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $69,678 |
| 49 | Kyle Leahy | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $720,000 | $61,936 |
| 50 | Irving Lopez | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $34,839 |
| 51 | Mike Siani | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $720,000 | $34,839 |
| 52 | Ryan Tepera | RP | Retained | $11,613 | $11,613 | |
| 53 | Connor Thomas | SP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 54 | Moises Gomez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2023 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $148,793,028 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.