| 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 | |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 29 | $ 14,427,326 | 26 | ||
| Matt Holliday | LF | 29 | $ 13,500,000 | 34 | ||
| Chris Carpenter | P | 34 | $ 13,302,583 | 36 | ||
| Troy Glaus | 3B | 32 | $ 12,137,000 | 52 | ||
| Julio Lugo | SS-3B | 33 | $ 9,250,000 | 94 | ||
| Joel Pineiro | P | 30 | $ 7,500,000 | |||
| Kyle Lohse | P | 30 | $ 7,437,500 | |||
| Khalil Greene | SS | 29 | $ 6,500,000 | |||
| John Smoltz | P | 42 | $ 5,500,000 | |||
| Ryan Ludwick | LF | 30 | $ 3,700,000 | |||
| Rick Ankiel | CF | 29 | $ 2,825,000 | |||
| Adam Wainwright | P | 27 | $ 2,787,500 | |||
| Ryan Franklin | P | 36 | $ 2,500,000 | |||
| Dennys Reyes | P | 32 | $ 1,000,000 | |||
| Chris Duncan | IF | 28 | $ 825,000 | |||
| Brad Thompson | P | 27 | $ 650,000 | |||
| Trever Miller | P | 36 | $ 500,000 | |||
| Joe Thurston | 2B | 29 | $ 475,000 | |||
| Blaine Boyer | P | 27 | $ 432,500 | |||
| Skip Schumaker | 2B | 29 | $ 430,000 | |||
| Kyle McClellan | P | 25 | $ 411,000 | |||
| Josh Kinney | P | 30 | $ 405,000 | |||
| Brendan Ryan | SS | 27 | $ 403,000 | |||
| Brian Barden | 3B | 28 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Jason Motte | P | 27 | $ 400,000 | |||
| Colby Rasmus | CF | 22 | $ 400,000 |