NFL Salary Rankings

NFL Salary Rankings NFL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NFL players.

2022 Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $38,600,000
  2. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $35,793,381
  3. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $31,416,668
  4. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $31,150,000
  5. Chris Jones
    KC, DT
    $29,415,667

Total Cash

  1. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $61,500,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $57,000,000
  3. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $46,961,405
  4. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $45,367,500
  5. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $42,000,000

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $29,000,000
  2. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $23,016,000
  3. Carson Wentz
    WAS, QB
    $22,000,001
  4. Joey Bosa
    LAC, OLB
    $21,250,000
  5. Sam Darnold
    CAR, QB
    $18,858,000

Workout Bonus

  1. David Bakhtiari
    GB, LT
    $700,000
  2. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $700,000
  3. Jimmy Garoppolo
    SF, QB
    $600,000
  4. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $550,000
  5. Rasheem Green
    HOU, DE
    $500,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Tyron Smith
    DAL, LT
    8
  3. Trent Williams
    SF, LT
    6
  4. Cameron Brate
    TB, TE
    6
  5. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    6

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $258,034,000
  3. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $242,588,236
  4. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $230,500,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000

Contract AAV

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $50,271,667
  2. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $48,517,647
  3. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $46,100,000
  4. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000
  5. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $45,000,000

AAV % of Cap

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    26.12%
  2. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    25.20%
  3. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    23.95%
  4. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    23.90%
  5. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    23.38%

2-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $101,515,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $91,367,500
  4. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $89,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $85,000,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $150,815,000
  2. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $137,367,500
  3. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $124,000,000
  5. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $120,000,000

Total Guarantees

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $189,500,000
  3. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $161,000,000
  4. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $150,815,000
  5. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $150,000,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $124,000,000
  3. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $103,300,000
  4. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $101,515,000
  5. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $100,038,596

Signing Bonus

  1. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $66,000,000
  2. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $60,000,000
  3. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $50,000,000
  4. Matt Ryan
    IND, QB
    $46,500,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $44,965,000

Career Earnings

  1. Tom Brady
    TB, QB
    $332,962,392
  2. Aaron Rodgers
    GB, QB
    $305,608,010
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $300,806,037
  4. Matt Ryan
    IND, QB
    $291,713,631
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $238,362,520

2022 Positional Rankings Leaders

Cap Hit

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN
    $38,600,000
  2. Ezekiel Elliott
    DAL
    $18,220,000
  3. Kenny Golladay
    NYG
    $21,150,000
  4. Hunter Henry
    NE
    $15,000,000
  5. Garett Bolles
    DEN
    $21,000,000
  6. Braden Smith
    IND
    $11,567,000
  7. Cody Whitehair
    CHI
    $12,300,000
  8. Rodney Hudson
    ARI
    $12,610,000
  9. Chris Jones
    KC
    $29,415,667
  10. Cameron Heyward
    PIT
    $17,406,250
  11. Lavonte David
    TB
    $14,785,000
  12. Joey Bosa
    LAC
    $28,250,000
  13. Jalen Ramsey
    LAR
    $23,200,000
  14. Justin Simmons
    DEN
    $18,850,000

Cash

  1. Matthew Stafford
    LAR
    $61,500,000
  2. Derrick Henry
    TEN
    $14,000,000
  3. D.K. Metcalf
    SEA
    $31,000,000
  4. Mark Andrews
    BAL
    $19,000,000
  5. D.J. Humphries
    ARI
    $21,065,594
  6. Ryan Ramczyk
    NO
    $19,241,608
  7. Quenton Nelson
    IND
    $35,000,000
  8. Frank Ragnow
    DET
    $20,751,529
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $31,500,000
  10. Aidan Hutchinson
    DET
    $23,858,372
  11. De'Vondre Campbell
    GB
    $16,241,176
  12. Travon Walker
    JAC
    $25,065,088
  13. Jaire Alexander
    GB
    $31,076,000
  14. Derwin James
    LAC
    $24,584,000

Contract Average

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    GB
    $50,271,667
  2. Christian McCaffrey
    SF
    $16,015,875
  3. Tyreek Hill
    MIA
    $30,000,000
  4. Darren Waller
    LV
    $17,000,000
  5. Trent Williams
    SF
    $23,010,000
  6. Ryan Ramczyk
    NO
    $19,200,000
  7. Quenton Nelson
    IND
    $20,000,000
  8. Frank Ragnow
    DET
    $13,500,000
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $31,666,667
  10. Myles Garrett
    CLE
    $25,000,000
  11. Shaquille Leonard
    IND
    $19,700,000
  12. T.J. Watt
    PIT
    $28,002,750
  13. Jaire Alexander
    GB
    $21,000,000
  14. Derwin James
    LAC
    $19,133,000