| Central | W | L | Pct | GB |
| St. Louis | 91 | 71 | .562 | -- |
| Chi Cubs | 83 | 78 | .516 | 7.5 |
| Milwaukee | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11.0 |
| Cincinnati | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13.0 |
| Houston | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 |
| Player | Pos | Age | Salary | Avg? | Lg Rank | |
| Jeff Suppan | P | 34 | $ 12,750,000 | 46 | ||
| Mike Cameron | CF-RF | 36 | $ 10,000,000 | 82 | ||
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 25 | $ 7,000,000 | |||
| Bill Hall | 2B-3B | 29 | $ 6,925,000 | |||
| Trevor Hoffman | P | 41 | $ 6,000,000 | |||
| Jason Kendall | C | 35 | $ 5,000,000 | |||
| Braden Looper | P | 34 | $ 4,750,000 | |||
| J.J. Hardy | SS | 26 | $ 4,650,000 | |||
| David Riske | P | 32 | $ 4,250,000 | |||
| David Bush | P | 29 | $ 4,000,000 | |||
| Felipe Lopez | 3B-2B | 29 | $ 3,500,000 | |||
| Dave Weathers | P | 39 | $ 3,500,000 | |||
| Corey Hart | 1B-RF | 27 | $ 3,250,000 | |||
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | 26 | $ 2,450,000 | |||
| Jody Gerut | RF-LF | 31 | $ 1,775,000 | |||
| Seth McClung | P | 28 | $ 1,662,500 | |||
| Ryan Braun | LF | 25 | $ 1,032,500 | |||
| Craig Counsell | 2B-SS | 38 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Jorge Julio | P | 30 | $ 950,000 | |||
| Todd Coffey | P | 28 | $ 800,002 | |||
| Carlos Villanueva | P | 25 | $ 447,000 | |||
| Manny Parra | P | 26 | $ 426,000 | |||
| Mike Rivera | C | 32 | $ 415,000 | |||
| Yovani Gallardo | P | 23 | $ 414,000 | |||
| Mitch Stetter | P | 28 | $ 407,500 | |||
| Mark DiFelice | P | 32 | $ 403,000 | |||
| Chris Duffy | OF | 29 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Casey McGehee | 1B | 26 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Brad Nelson | 1B | 26 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Claudio Vargas | P | 31 | $ 400,000 |