| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Notes | Years in Majors |
| M. McGwire | 1B | $15,370,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 17 years |
| W. Johnson | SP | $14,960,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 11 years |
| G. Peters | MR | $13,820,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 12 years |
| J. Jackson | CF | $13,770,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Perez | SP | $12,570,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 8 years |
| H. Pollet | SP | $11,880,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 7 years |
| O. Charleston | LF | $11,800,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| R. Nelson | SP | $11,300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 9 years |
| B. Anderson | CF | $10,710,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 12 years |
| T. Bonham | SP | $10,092,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| B. Rhines | SP | $8,071,429 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| D. Hughes | MR | $6,864,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 4 years |
| J. Brewer | MR | $5,510,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 17 years |
| T. Stearns | RF | $4,520,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 9 years |
| A. Adams | CL | $3,514,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| S. Ontiveros | MR | $3,514,286 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 6 years |
| M. Wohlers | CL | $3,342,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 5 years |
| B. MacKey | C | $1,580,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| P. Cavarretta | 1B | $1,580,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 16 years |
| G. Hall | LF | $990,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 4 years |
| R. Schoendienst | 2B | $990,000 | 2012 | 4 years left | | 12 years |
| D. Garms | 3B | $870,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 11 years |
| N. Leibold | CF | $530,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| P. Rizzuto | SS | $460,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 10 years |
| R. Schalk | C | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 2 years |
| B. Chapman | RF | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 12 years |
| K. Nichols | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 15 years |
| R. Faber | SP | Minor-League-Contract | - | - | | 1 years |
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