Albert Pujols net worth timeline (2016 to 2026): Inside 'The Machine's' MLB career, salary, and endorsements

| Global Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Jan 17, 2026, 21:00 IST

Albert Pujols, affectionately nicknamed “The Machine” for his consistency and power, is one of baseball’s all-time great hitters. Across a 22-year MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels that culminated in 2022, Pujols amassed extraordinary stats, over 700 home runs, and 3,300 hits, and earned massive contracts that helped build his wealth. Today, even in retirement and post-playing life, his financial journey continues to draw attention worldwide.

MLB earnings and major contracts

Pujols continued to be a marquee power bat with the Los Angeles Angels in 2016, with an annual base salary of approximately $25 million as a result of the 10-year blockbuster contract he signed with the club in 2012. This Angels deal was nearly about $240-$265 million, which was one of the richest deals in baseball history, and had an annual increase in salary till the year 2021. https://www.instagram.com/p/DO89JuxDUWf/?img_index=1

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His salary remained high for several seasons:

For 2017: approximately $26M
For 2018: approximately $30M
For 2019: approximately $28M

These accumulations are recorded in career earnings compilations based on his MLB remuneration on an annual basis. Pujols earned less as the role he played in the field reduced with age. He made approximately $10.7 million in 2020 and $2.5 million in 2022 with the St. Louis Cardinals - a nostalgic visit to a ballclub where he created his legend. Throughout his MLB career, according to the numbers provided by Spotrac, the total career earnings by 2025, which will be in the form of salary and bonuses, will be approximately $340.8 million.

Endorsements, investments, and retirement net worth.

As of 2025, the net worth of Pujols was estimated to be about $170 million. This is considering not only his MLB salaries but also endorsements, investments, and others. For Pujols, endorsement deals add a supplementary source of income via partnerships with companies like Bank of America, Go Rentals, Beats by Dre, and Skechers, among others. According to some financial trackers, his net worth would be around the mark of residual contracts and pensions, as well as additional endorsements and investment growth, which would reach approximately 180 million in 2026.