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 Quarterback Rankings

Cap Hit

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $37,133,825
  2. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $36,600,000
  3. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $30,975,000
  4. Dak Prescott
    DAL, QB
    $26,832,647
  5. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $22,150,000

Total Cash

  1. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $80,000,000
  2. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $59,350,000
  3. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $46,000,000
  4. Daniel Jones
    NYG, QB
    $46,000,000
  5. Joe Burrow
    CIN, QB
    $45,545,018

Base Salary

  1. Ryan Tannehill
    TEN, QB
    $27,000,000
  2. Jared Goff
    DET, QB
    $20,975,000
  3. Kirk Cousins
    MIN, QB
    $10,000,000
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $8,000,000
  5. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    $7,500,000

Workout Bonus

  1. Kyler Murray
    ARI, QB
    $1,000,000
  2. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    $550,000
  3. Jacoby Brissett
    WAS, QB
    $500,000
  4. Daniel Jones
    NYG, QB
    $500,000
  5. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    $500,000

Contract Length

  1. Patrick Mahomes
    KC, QB
    10
  2. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    6
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    5
  4. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    5
  5. Jalen Hurts
    PHI, QB
    5

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. Josh Allen
    BUF, QB
    23.56%
  3. Justin Herbert
    LAC, QB
    23.35%
  4. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    23.30%
  5. Lamar Jackson
    BAL, QB
    23.13%

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. Russell Wilson
    DEN, QB
    $50,000,000
  5. Deshaun Watson
    CLE, QB
    $44,965,000

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

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