| Cardinals Salaries |
| Rank |
Player |
Salary
(US$) |
| 1 |
Matt Holliday |
$16,292,362 |
| 2 |
Carlos Beltran |
$13,000,000 |
| 3 |
Kyle Lohse |
$12,187,500 |
| 4 |
Lance Berkman |
$12,000,000 |
| 5 |
Adam Wainwright |
$9,000,000 |
| 6 |
Chris Carpenter |
$8,500,000 |
| 6 |
Jake Westbrook |
$8,500,000 |
| 8 |
Yadier Molina |
$7,000,000 |
| 9 |
Rafael Furcal |
$6,500,000 |
| 10 |
Jaime Garcia |
$3,375,000 |
| 11 |
Kyle McClellan |
$2,500,000 |
| 12 |
Jason Motte |
$1,950,000 |
| 13 |
Skip Schumaker |
$1,500,000 |
| 14 |
Scott Linebrink |
$850,000 |
| 15 |
David Freese |
$508,000 |
| 16 |
Mitchell Boggs |
$506,000 |
| 17 |
Jon Jay |
$504,000 |
| 17 |
Marc Rzepczynski |
$504,000 |
| 19 |
Fernando Salas |
$498,000 |
| 20 |
Allen Craig |
$495,000 |
| 20 |
Daniel Descalso |
$495,000 |
| 22 |
Tyler Greene |
$483,000 |
| 23 |
Lance Lynn |
$482,000 |
| 24 |
Tony Cruz |
$481,000 |
| 25 |
Matt Carpenter |
$480,000 |
| 25 |
Shane Robinson |
$480,000 | |
|
| MLB Team Payrolls |
| Rank |
Team |
Payroll(US$) |
| 1 |
Yankees |
$198,478,289 |
| 2 |
Red Sox |
$178,686,617 |
| 3 |
Phillies |
$174,538,938 |
| 4 |
Angels |
$144,998,266 |
| 5 |
Tigers |
$126,319,000 |
| 6 |
Rangers |
$120,510,974 |
| 7 |
Marlins |
$118,078,000 |
| 8 |
Giants |
$117,620,683 |
| 9 |
Cardinals |
$109,070,862 |
| 10 |
Dodgers |
$103,493,575 |
| 11 |
White Sox |
$102,419,500 |
| 12 |
Brewers |
$97,653,944 |
| 13 |
Twins |
$94,561,000 |
| 14 |
Mets |
$93,353,983 |
| 15 |
Cubs |
$83,931,033 |
| 16 |
Braves |
$83,309,942 |
| 17 |
Reds |
$82,203,616 |
| 18 |
Orioles |
$82,178,999 |
| 19 |
Mariners |
$81,969,900 |
| 20 |
Nationals |
$80,855,143 |
| 21 |
Indians |
$78,430,700 |
| 22 |
Rockies |
$78,069,571 |
| 23 |
Blue Jays |
$76,289,200 |
| 24 |
Diamondbacks |
$74,284,833 |
| 25 |
Rays |
$64,656,000 |
| 26 |
Pirates |
$63,431,999 |
| 27 |
Athletics |
$61,370,000 |
| 28 |
Royals |
$60,916,225 |
| 29 |
Astros |
$60,651,000 |
| 30 |
Padres |
$49,736,600 | |