| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Cincinnati | 91 | 71 | .562 | -- |
| St. Louis | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5.0 |
| Milwaukee | 77 | 85 | .475 | 14.0 |
| Houston | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15.0 |
| Chi Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 57 | 105 | .352 | 34.0 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Matt Holliday | LF | 30 | $ 16,333,327 | 21 | ||
| Chris Carpenter | P | 35 | $ 15,840,971 | 22 | ||
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 30 | $ 14,595,953 | 32 | ||
| Jeff Suppan | P | 35 | $ 12,750,000 | 46 | ||
| Jake Westbrook | P | 32 | $ 11,000,000 | 73 | ||
| Kyle Lohse | P | 31 | $ 9,187,500 | 90 | ||
| Brad Penny | P | 32 | $ 7,500,000 | |||
| Ryan Ludwick | LF | 31 | $ 5,450,000 | |||
| Adam Wainwright | P | 28 | $ 4,837,500 | |||
| Pedro Feliz | 3B | 35 | $ 4,500,000 | |||
| Yadier Molina | C | 27 | $ 4,312,500 | |||
| Ryan Franklin | P | 37 | $ 3,050,000 | |||
| Aaron Miles | 2B | 33 | $ 2,700,000 | |||
| Trever Miller | P | 37 | $ 2,000,000 | |||
| Dennys Reyes | P | 33 | $ 2,000,000 | |||
| Skip Schumaker | 2B | 30 | $ 2,000,000 | |||
| Randy Winn | CF-LF | 36 | $ 1,100,000 | |||
| Felipe Lopez | 3B-2B | 30 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Jason LaRue | C | 36 | $ 950,000 | |||
| Kyle McClellan | P | 26 | $ 425,000 | |||
| Brendan Ryan | SS | 28 | $ 425,000 | |||
| Colby Rasmus | CF | 23 | $ 418,000 | |||
| Jason Motte | P | 28 | $ 411,000 | |||
| Mitchell Boggs | P | 26 | $ 402,000 | |||
| Blake Hawksworth | P | 27 | $ 402,000 | |||
| Allen Craig | 1B | 25 | $ 400,000 | |||
| David Freese | 3B | 27 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Jaime Garcia | P | 23 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Joe Mather | CF-LF | 27 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Nick Stavinoha | 1B-RF | 28 | $ 400,000 |