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The St. Louis Cardinals carried a $96,396,498 payroll in 2026 across 57 players, an average of $1,691,167 and a median of $553,293. The highest-paid player was Nolan Arenado at $20,398,219. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Retained | $16,000,000 | $20,398,219 | |
| 2 | Sonny Gray | SP | Retained | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | |
| 3 | Dustin May | SP | Dead | $8,470,588 | $8,470,588 | |
| 4 | Andre Pallante | SP | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 5 | Willson Contreras | 1B | Retained | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| 6 | Lars Nootbaar | LF | Dead | $3,776,471 | $3,776,471 | |
| 7 | Alec Burleson | 1B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $3,300,000 | $3,300,000 |
| 8 | JoJo Romero | RP | Dead | $3,023,226 | $3,023,226 | |
| 9 | Nolan Gorman | 3B | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,655,000 | $2,655,000 |
| 10 | Ryne Stanek | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| 11 | Matthew Liberatore | SP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $2,260,000 | $2,260,000 |
| 12 | Ramon Urias | 2B | Dead | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 13 | Caleb Ferguson | RP | Dead | $1,323,529 | $1,323,529 | |
| 14 | Justin Bruihl | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $850,000 | $950,000 |
| 15 | Masyn Winn | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $799,450 | $799,450 |
| 16 | Jordan Walker | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $799,400 | $799,400 |
| 17 | Iván Herrera | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $798,800 | $798,800 |
| 18 | Pedro Pages | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $796,900 | $796,900 |
| 19 | Kyle Leahy | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $795,600 | $795,600 |
| 20 | Riley O'Brien | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $795,050 | $795,050 |
| 21 | George Soriano | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $793,350 | $793,350 |
| 22 | Jose Fermin | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $792,350 | $792,350 |
| 23 | Michael McGreevy | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,550 | $784,550 |
| 24 | Nathan Church | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $782,150 | $782,150 |
| 25 | JJ Wetherholt | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $780,000 |
| 26 | Gordon Graceffo | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $784,550 | $752,358 |
| 27 | Victor Scott II | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $792,750 | $606,080 |
| 28 | Bryan Torres | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $557,802 |
| 29 | Thomas Saggese | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $787,200 | $553,293 |
| 30 | Matt Svanson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $785,800 | $539,228 |
| 31 | Hunter Dobbins | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $787,600 | $522,694 |
| 32 | Ryan Fernandez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $793,100 | $481,391 |
| 33 | Jimmy Crooks III | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $455,296 |
| 34 | Blaze Jordan | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $450,482 |
| 35 | Max Rajcic | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $425,455 |
| 36 | Yohel Pozo | C | Dead | $385,142 | $385,142 | |
| 37 | Nelson Velazquez | CF | Dead | $356,150 | $356,150 | |
| 38 | Luis Gastelum | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $342,033 |
| 39 | César Prieto | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $315,638 |
| 40 | Richard Fitts | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $303,601 | $303,601 |
| 41 | Matt Pushard | RP | Dead | $296,150 | $296,150 | |
| 42 | Joshua Baez | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $780,000 | $232,165 |
| 43 | Peter Strzelecki | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $223,904 |
| 44 | Everson Pereira | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $783,300 | $217,816 |
| 45 | Brycen Mautz | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $186,193 |
| 46 | Quinn Mathews | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $182,571 |
| 47 | Tink Hence | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $180,115 | $180,115 |
| 48 | Leonardo Bernal | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $167,038 |
| 49 | Jared Shuster | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $820,000 | $159,091 |
| 50 | Chris Roycroft | RP | Dead | $141,738 | $141,738 | |
| 51 | Cooper Hjerpe | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $780,000 | $136,389 |
| 52 | Cade Winquest | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $133,476 |
| 53 | Tekoah Roby | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $127,100 | $127,100 |
| 54 | Hancel Rincon | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $780,000 | $46,283 |
| 55 | Bruce Zimmermann | SP | Dead | $29,947 | $29,947 | |
| 56 | Nick Raquet | RP | Dead | $9,516 | $9,516 | |
| 57 | Luis Peralta | RP | Dead | $5,730 | $5,730 | |
| 58 | Scott Blewett | RP | Dead | $42,781 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2026 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $96,396,498 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 (1 player 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.