Albert Pujols
- Net worth $160 million
- Birthday January 16, 1980
- Status -
- Country Dominican Republic
- Source(-s) of wealth Baseball Player
How much is Albert Pujols Worth? Albert Pujols Net Worth in 2026
Albert Pujols’s net worth is estimated at $160 million as of November 2026. The Angels paid him about $1 million for every home run he hit in Anaheim, nearly four times the rate he got from St. Louis. The Dominican-born first baseman retired with 703 home runs and about $342 million in pay, and baseball salary is almost the whole fortune we can document.
| Net worth | $160 million (our estimate, range $120 million to $200 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $2 million before tax (our assumption: $1 million from the Angels deal, the rest from analyst and team work) |
| Born | January 16, 1980, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (age 46) |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Known for | 703 home runs, 3,384 hits, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels |
| Main income sources | MLB contracts, Angels personal services deal, endorsements |
How much is Albert Pujols worth in 2026?
We put him at $160 million, in a range of $120 million to $200 million. The salary is firm. Boardroom, using Spotrac’s data, counted $339.2 million by March 2022, and his final Cardinals contract added a $2.5 million base, which makes $341.7 million. Almost everything outside that pay is assumption, and the table below says so row by row.
Public estimates disagree because many treat career pay as money kept. Half of it, on our assumption, went to tax and fees before he could spend or invest a dollar. Little is public about his endorsements or investments, so anyone’s number moves a lot on those guesses.
How Albert Pujols built it
- Bet big on a long contract. He left St. Louis for a 10-year Angels deal that guaranteed $240 million.
- Wrote his future into the deal. The contract added $1 million a year for 10 years after he stopped playing.
- Started a family foundation early. He and his wife launched the Pujols Family Foundation in 2005, during his St. Louis years.
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Get the Alux appHow we got to $160 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| MLB pay after tax and fees | $171 million | $341.7 million in career pay, from the Boardroom count plus the $2.5 million 2022 base. We keep half, the assumption Alux also uses on its baseball rich list. |
| Endorsements | $11 million | Assumption. We opened no deal value. We use $22 million across 22 seasons and keep half. |
| Angels personal services deal | $2 million | The 2012 contract pays $1 million a year for 10 years after his playing deal ended. He started as a special assistant in February 2023. We assume four payments so far, $4 million, and keep half. |
| Irvine house profit | $3 million | The house last sold for $5.5 million in 2012 and went for $8.8 million in 2024, according to property coverage. That is a $3.3 million gain before selling costs and upkeep. |
| Returns on saved money | $36 million | Assumption: $80 million invested on average, earning 3 percent a year after tax, for 15 years. |
| Spending, family and giving | minus $65 million | Assumption: $2.5 million a year for the 26 years from 2001 to 2026. That covers homes, family and personal giving alongside the foundation he started in 2005. |
| Total | $160 million | The rows sum to $158 million, which we round. This is an estimate, and the rows after the first are mostly assumptions. |
What a home run cost in Anaheim
Boardroom split his pay by team: $114.42 million from the Cardinals over his first 11 seasons and $224.36 million from the Angels. He had 445 home runs when he left St. Louis and hit 222 with the Angels.
By our calculation, that is $114.42 million divided by 445, or about $257,000 per home run in St. Louis, against $224.36 million divided by 222, or about $1.01 million in Anaheim. The Angels share of his career pay comes to $224.36 million out of $341.7 million, or 66 percent. One move across the country produced two-thirds of the money.
The fine print on $240 million
The deal guaranteed $240 million and could reach $265.75 million, and it began low: $12 million in 2012, then $16 million, then $23 million, rising to $30 million in 2021. The extras were odder. St. Louis Public Radio listed four season tickets for a decade, a hotel suite on road trips and a luxury suite for his foundation at 10 home games a year.
It also held out $7 million for a record 763rd home run. He finished at 703, 60 short. The $3 million bonus for 3,000 hits was within reach, and he ended on 3,384.
When the Angels released him in 2021, they still owed him $30 million for that final season. The Dodgers, who picked him up, paid just $426,313 according to Boardroom’s figures. He went home to St. Louis for 2022 on a $2.5 million base.
The job search that could move this number
As of June 2026, he was president of baseball operations for the Estrellas Orientales and had told friends he would be very interested in managing the Mets, according to a report that also credited him with taking the Dominican Republic to the semifinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. No pay figure came with any of it.
A big league manager’s contract would pay far more than the Angels deal, which has about $6 million still to come if the payments began in 2023. That deal depends on him working for the club, so taking another team’s job could put it at risk. He was also reported in 2023 to hold an interest in Baseball United, the league that named him its global ambassador. We carry that stake at nothing until a value is public.
Albert Pujols net worth FAQ
How much did Albert Pujols make from his Angels contract?
Boardroom’s count is $224.36 million in actual pay from the Angels, across nine-plus seasons. The headline deal guaranteed $240 million.
How much did Albert Pujols make with the Cardinals?
He made $114.42 million over his first 11 seasons, then had a $2.5 million base when he returned for 2022.
Do the Angels still pay Albert Pujols?
His 2012 contract set up $10 million in post-career pay, spread over 10 years. He joined the club as a special assistant under that deal in February 2023.
How old is Albert Pujols?
He is 46. He was born on January 16, 1980, in Santo Domingo.
Did Albert Pujols own a restaurant?
Yes. He opened Pujols 5 Westport Grill with the Hanon family in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in 2006. It was renamed after he signed with the Angels.
How is the Albert Pujols net worth figure estimated?
We start from $341.7 million in documented pay, keep half, then add assumed endorsements, the Angels deal, one house gain and investment returns, and subtract $65 million of assumed spending.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.