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.

2023 Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $37,133,825
  2. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $36,600,000
  3. Leonard Williams
    NYG, DE
    $32,260,000
  4. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $30,975,000
  5. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $29,368,694

Total Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $80,000,000
  2. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $59,350,000
  3. Nick Bosa
    SF, DE
    $51,010,000
  4. Daniel Jones
    NYG, QB
    $46,000,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $27,000,000
  2. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $20,975,000
  3. T.J. Watt
    PIT, OLB
    $20,000,000
  4. Amari Cooper
    CLE, WR
    $20,000,000
  5. D.J. Moore
    CHI, WR
    $19,965,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Marcus Davenport
    MIN, DE
    $1,000,000
  2. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $1,000,000
  3. Kenny Clark
    GB, DT
    $700,000
  4. David Bakhtiari
    GB, LT
    $700,000
  5. Jaire Alexander
    GB, CB
    $700,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Tyron Smith
    DAL, LT
    8
  3. Trent Williams
    SF, LT
    6
  4. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    6
  5. Von Miller
    BUF, DE
    6

Contract Value

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $450,000,000
  2. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $275,000,000
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $262,500,000
  4. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $260,000,000
  5. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $258,034,000

Contract AAV

  1. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $55,000,000
  2. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $52,500,000
  3. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $52,000,000
  4. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $51,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $48,517,647

AAV % of Cap

  1. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    24.47%
  2. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    23.35%
  3. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    23.13%
  4. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    22.69%
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    21.58%

2-Year Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $112,500,000
  2. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $111,259,018
  3. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $95,000,000
  4. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $91,367,500
  5. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $89,000,000

3-Year Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $156,000,000
  2. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $146,509,018
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $137,367,500
  4. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $133,738,376
  5. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $126,000,000

Total Guarantees

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $219,010,000
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $218,738,376
  4. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $185,000,000
  5. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    $179,399,000

Guarantees at Signing

  1. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $230,000,000
  2. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $146,510,000
  3. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $135,000,000
  4. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    $133,738,376
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $124,000,000

Signing Bonus

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $72,500,000
  2. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $66,000,000
  3. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $60,000,000
  4. Nick Bosa
    SF, DE
    $50,000,000
  5. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $50,000,000

Career Earnings

  1. Aaron Rodgers
    NYJ, QB
    $342,496,898
  2. Matthew Stafford
    LAR, QB
    $328,306,037
  3. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $266,362,520
  4. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $231,669,486
  5. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $195,975,979

2023 Positional Rankings Leaders

Cap Hit

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC
    $37,133,825
  2. Derrick Henry
    TEN
    $16,367,647
  3. Amari Cooper
    CLE
    $23,776,000
  4. Hunter Henry
    NE
    $15,500,000
  5. Laremy Tunsil
    HOU
    $26,610,834
  6. Brian O'Neill
    MIN
    $19,659,688
  7. Cody Whitehair
    CHI
    $14,100,000
  8. Frank Ragnow
    DET
    $16,450,000
  9. Chris Jones
    KC
    $26,808,355
  10. Leonard Williams
    NYG
    $32,260,000
  11. C.J. Mosley
    NYJ
    $21,476,000
  12. T.J. Watt
    PIT
    $29,368,694
  13. Adoree' Jackson
    NYG
    $19,076,563
  14. Justin Simmons
    DEN
    $18,150,000

Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL
    $80,000,000
  2. Bijan Robinson
    ATL
    $13,719,844
  3. Davante Adams
    LV
    $26,640,000
  4. T.J. Hockenson
    MIN
    $19,392,000
  5. Orlando Brown Jr.
    CIN
    $33,723,000
  6. Tytus Howard
    HOU
    $20,702,000
  7. Chris Lindstrom
    ATL
    $35,702,000
  8. Ryan Jensen
    TB
    $12,500,000
  9. Daron Payne
    WAS
    $31,010,000
  10. Nick Bosa
    SF
    $51,010,000
  11. Roquan Smith
    BAL
    $27,000,000
  12. Joey Bosa
    LAC
    $24,000,000
  13. Denzel Ward
    CLE
    $23,041,000
  14. Jessie Bates III
    ATL
    $23,000,000

Contract Average

  1. Joe Burrow
    CIN
    $55,000,000
  2. Christian McCaffrey
    SF
    $16,015,875
  3. Tyreek Hill
    MIA
    $30,000,000
  4. Darren Waller
    NYG
    $17,000,000
  5. Laremy Tunsil
    HOU
    $25,000,000
  6. Lane Johnson
    PHI
    $20,187,500
  7. Chris Lindstrom
    ATL
    $20,500,000
  8. Jason Kelce
    PHI
    $14,250,000
  9. Aaron Donald
    LAR
    $31,666,667
  10. Nick Bosa
    SF
    $34,000,000
  11. Roquan Smith
    BAL
    $20,000,000
  12. T.J. Watt
    PIT
    $28,002,750
  13. Jaire Alexander
    GB
    $21,000,000
  14. Derwin James
    LAC
    $19,133,000