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Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 Salary Cap
Steelers 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Active Players (68) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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T.J. Watt | OLB | $29,368,694 | $20,000,000 | $7,118,694 | - | - | - | $2,250,000 | - | ($48,106,082) | $29,368,694 | 12.81 |
Cameron Heyward | DE | $22,256,250 | $15,850,000 | $4,050,000 | - | - | - | $2,356,250 | - | ($12,812,500) | $22,256,250 | 9.71 |
Diontae Johnson | WR | $16,333,333 | $8,000,000 | $5,833,333 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($19,666,667) | $16,333,333 | 7.13 |
Chukwuma Okorafor | RT | $13,083,333 | $6,000,000 | $3,083,333 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($10,166,668) | $13,083,333 | 5.71 |
James Daniels | G | $11,166,666 | $8,250,000 | $2,916,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,833,334) | $11,166,666 | 4.87 |
Mitchell Trubisky | QB | $10,625,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,625,000) | $10,625,000 | 4.64 |
Minkah Fitzpatrick | S | $7,935,000 | $1,080,000 | $3,500,000 | - | - | - | $3,355,000 | - | ($28,500,000) | $7,935,000 | 3.46 |
Mason Cole | C | $6,921,666 | $3,900,000 | $1,521,667 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($4,543,334) | $6,921,666 | 3.02 |
Chris Boswell | K | $5,640,000 | $2,740,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | - | ($6,400,000) | $5,640,000 | 2.46 |
Levi Wallace | CB | $5,482,500 | $4,000,000 | $1,482,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,482,500) | $5,482,500 | 2.39 |
Ahkello Witherspoon | CB | $5,482,500 | $4,000,000 | $1,482,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,482,500) | $5,482,500 | 2.39 |
Larry Ogunjobi | DE | $4,933,333 | $1,400,000 | $3,533,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,000,000) | $4,933,333 | 2.15 |
Patrick Peterson | CB | $4,225,000 | $1,300,000 | $2,925,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,850,000) | $4,225,000 | 1.84 |
Isaac Seumalo | G | $3,616,666 | $1,300,000 | $2,316,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,950,000) | $3,616,666 | 1.58 |
Najee Harris | RB | $3,558,395 | $1,846,132 | $1,712,263 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,709,855) | $3,558,395 | 1.55 |
Montravius Adams | DE | $3,232,500 | $2,500,000 | $732,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($732,500) | $3,232,500 | 1.41 |
Kenny Pickett | QB | $3,197,251 | $1,344,450 | $1,852,801 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,510,104) | $3,197,251 | 1.39 |
Alex Highsmith | OLB | $2,951,074 | $2,743,000 | $208,074 | - | - | - | - | - | ($208,074) | $2,951,074 | 1.29 |
Kevin Dotson | G | $2,907,704 | $2,743,000 | $164,704 | - | - | - | - | - | ($164,704) | $2,907,704 | 1.27 |
Cole Holcomb | LB | $2,720,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,640,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,920,000) | $2,720,000 | 1.19 |
Gunner Olszewski | WR | $2,617,500 | $2,000,000 | $617,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($617,500) | $2,617,500 | 1.14 |
Nate Herbig | G | $2,540,000 | $1,080,000 | $1,460,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $2,540,000 | 1.11 |
Miles Killebrew | S | $2,482,500 | $2,000,000 | $482,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($482,500) | $2,482,500 | 1.08 |
Elandon Roberts | OLB | $2,332,500 | $1,165,000 | $1,167,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,335,000) | $2,332,500 | 1.02 |
Arthur Maulet | CB | $2,290,000 | $1,790,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $2,290,000 | 1.00 |
Damontae Kazee | S | $2,125,000 | $1,250,000 | $875,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $2,125,000 | 0.93 |
Pat Freiermuth | TE | $1,644,049 | $1,208,016 | $436,033 | - | - | - | - | - | ($872,066) | $1,644,049 | 0.72 |
George Pickens | WR | $1,534,586 | $1,011,917 | $522,669 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,579,924) | $1,534,586 | 0.67 |
Kendrick Green | C | $1,329,754 | $1,103,251 | $226,503 | - | - | - | - | - | ($453,006) | $1,329,754 | 0.58 |
James Pierre | CB | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,300,000 | 0.57 |
DeMarvin Leal | DE | $1,178,840 | $940,768 | $238,072 | - | - | - | - | - | ($714,216) | $1,178,840 | 0.51 |
Dan Moore | LT | $1,114,476 | $940,000 | $174,476 | - | - | - | - | - | ($348,952) | $1,114,476 | 0.49 |
Isaiahh Loudermilk | DT | $1,020,072 | $940,000 | $80,072 | - | - | - | - | - | ($160,144) | $1,020,072 | 0.45 |
Tae Crowder | LB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.44 |
Emeke Egbule | LB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.44 |
Elijah Riley | CB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.44 |
Le'Raven Clark | RT | $990,000 | $1,165,000 | $50,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($50,000) | $990,000 | 0.43 |
Tre Norwood | CB | $963,610 | $940,000 | $23,610 | - | - | - | - | - | ($47,220) | $963,610 | 0.42 |
Pressley Harvin III | P | $960,184 | $940,000 | $20,184 | - | - | - | - | - | ($40,368) | $960,184 | 0.42 |
Duke Dawson | CB | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Anthony Miller | WR | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
J'Marcus Bradley | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Dan Chisena | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Madre Harper | CB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Jamir Jones | LB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Christian Kuntz | LS | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Jonathan Marshall | DT | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Anthony McFarland | RB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Kenny Robinson | S | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Quincy Roche | DE | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Chapelle Russell | LB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Connor Heyward | TE | $908,806 $38,806 | $870,000 | $38,806 | - | - | - | - | - | ($116,418) | $908,806 $38,806 | 0.40 |
Mark Robinson | LB | $898,089 $28,089 | $870,000 | $28,089 | - | - | - | - | - | ($84,267) | $898,089 $28,089 | 0.39 |
Calvin Austin | WR | $876,085 $126,085 | $750,000 | $126,085 | - | - | - | - | - | ($378,255) | $876,085 $126,085 | 0.38 |
Jaylen Warren | RB | $874,000 $4,000 | $870,000 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000) | $874,000 $4,000 | 0.38 |
Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Jason Huntley | RB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Ryan McCollum | C | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Cody White | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Renell Wren | DT | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
William Dunkle | G | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Scott Nelson | S | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Master Teague | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Chris Wilcox | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Rodney Williams | WLB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Breiden Fehoko | DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Zach Gentry | TE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Keanu Neal | SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $218,026,916 | $143,900,534 | $57,370,135 | $9,300,000 | - | - | $7,961,250 | - | - | $218,026,916 | 95.11 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (7) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
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Round 1, Pick #17 | $2,893,430 | $705,000 | $2,188,430 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,893,430 | $2,893,430 | |
Round 2, Pick #32 | $1,800,094 | $705,000 | $1,095,094 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,800,094 | $1,800,094 | |
Round 2, Pick #49 | $1,344,537 | $705,000 | $639,537 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,344,537 | $1,344,537 | |
Round 3, Pick #80 | $979,700 | $705,000 | $274,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $979,700 | $979,700 | |
Round 4, Pick #120 | $910,954 | $705,000 | $205,954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $910,954 | $205,954 | |
Round 7, Pick #234 | $732,592 | $705,000 | $27,592 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $732,592 | $27,592 | |
Round 7, Pick #241 | $728,634 | $705,000 | $23,634 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $728,634 | $23,634 | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $9,389,941 | $9,389,941 | $7,274,941 |
2023 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
Player (16) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Stephon Tuitt | DE | $4,755,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $4,755,000 | - | - | $4,755,000 | 2.07 |
Myles Jack | ILB | $3,250,000 | - | $3,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,250,000 | 1.42 |
Cameron Sutton | CB | $2,100,000 | - | $2,100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,100,000 | 0.92 |
Chase Claypool | WR | $593,023 | - | $593,023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $593,023 | 0.26 |
Joe Haeg | T | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.22 |
Buddy Johnson | LB | $249,672 | - | $249,672 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $249,672 | 0.11 |
Anthony McFarland | RB | $180,607 | - | $180,607 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $180,607 | 0.08 |
Chris Oladokun | QB | $67,464 | - | $67,464 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $67,464 | 0.03 |
Carlos Davis | DT | $23,376 | - | $23,376 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $23,376 | 0.01 |
Mataeo Durant | RB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Jordan Tucker | T | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Donovan Jeter | DT | $8,334 | - | $8,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,334 | 0.00 |
Chris Steele | CB | $8,334 | - | $8,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,334 | 0.00 |
Jake Dixon | T | $8,000 | - | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000 | 0.00 |
T.D. Moultry | DE | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Chris Owens | G | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $11,772,144 | - | $7,017,144 | - | - | - | $4,755,000 | - | - | $11,772,144 | 5.14 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $4,427,145 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $229,227,145 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $143,900,534 | $57,370,135 | $9,300,000 | - | - | $7,961,250 | - | $218,026,916 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $132,440,534 | $57,173,155 | $9,300,000 | - | - | $7,961,250 | - | $206,566,916 | |
Dead Money | - | $7,017,144 | - | - | - | $4,755,000 | - | $11,772,144 | |
Total (All) | $143,900,534 | $64,387,279 | $9,300,000 | - | - | $12,716,250 | - | $229,799,060 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $132,440,534 | $64,190,299 | $9,300,000 | - | - | $12,716,250 | - | $218,339,060 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-571,915 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $10,888,085 |