| Name | Pos | Salary | Through | Years Left | Note | Years in Majors |
| E. Renteria | SS | $8,500,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| D. Lee | 1B | $7,500,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 12 years |
| L. Scott | RF | $5,000,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Blanton | SP | $5,000,000 | 2013 | 5 years left | | 6 years |
| J. Williams | SP | $4,128,572 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $4,030,000) | 3 years |
| J. Gibbons | RF | $4,000,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 8 years |
| B. Sheets | SP | $3,750,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| J. Estrada | C | $3,500,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| J. Giambi | 1B | $3,350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 14 years |
| B. Broussard | LF | $2,750,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| C. Marmol | CL | $2,600,000 | 2010 | 2 years left | | 7 years |
| D. Relaford | 3B | $1,500,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 13 years |
| C. Almanzar | MR | $1,500,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 7 years |
| J. Lugo | SS | $1,000,000 | 2011 | 3 years left | | 9 years |
| M. Bellhorn | SS | $800,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 5 years |
| A. Huff | 1B | $575,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 8 years |
| M. DeRosa | 3B | $442,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Free agent after this season! | 5 years |
| A. Cintron | 2B | $442,857 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $490,000) | 4 years |
| D. Reyes | MR | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $400,000) | 3 years |
| W. Taveras | CF | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $1,010,000) | 4 years |
| H. Blalock | 3B | $350,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $300,000) | 3 years |
| B. Wilson | CL | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $3,360,000) | 2 years |
| J. Weaver | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $370,000) | 2 years |
| D. Nippert | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| L. Cormier | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
| T. Watson | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| S. Chacon | SP | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Arbitration (Estimate: $420,000) | 2 years |
| T. Johnson | MR | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 0 years |
| L. Powell | C | $300,000 | 2009 | 1 years left | Automatic Resign. | 1 years |
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